GNSS (Timing, Automotive/Industrial) 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)

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-86GN-87GV-86GV-87

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