Technology Supporting Android™

Supporting Android™

Furuno can provide Android driver and API, which can be used with Furuno's GNSS chip/module for Android application developers. Android driver may help to reduce the development cost to install the GNSS chip/module in the navigation devices or the automotive devices based on Android.

Android driver

Android driver and API can do the following.

To receive the NMEA data (e.g. position data and so on), which is output from GNSS chip/module, with the application that works in Android OS.
To transmit the commands into GNSS chip/module for configuration, verification, etc., through the application that works in Android OS.

Operation Environment and Supported Products

Operation Environment	Android Driver	OS Version Android 4.1.2^(1) or later Target Target in which Android 4.1.2^(1) or later can be installed^(*1)
Operation Environment	API	OS Version Android 4.0 or later Permission Not Available
Supported Products^(*2)		GNSS Chip eRideOPUS 6(ePV6010B) eRideOPUS 7(ePV7010B / ePV7000B) GNSS module GN-86、GN-87、GV-86、GV-87

(*1) Even if the version is Android 4.1.2 or later, the driver may not work depending on the content of OS version up.
(*2)As the supported situation differs depending on the firmware version, please contact us for details.

Android is the registered brand of Google Inc.