Modeling

Prepare model for hardware connection, add blocks to support hardware protocols

The set of Simulink^® blocks and core functionality available to create apps for your Android™ devices.

Blocks

Sensors

Accelerometer	Measure linear acceleration along X, Y, and Z axes
Ambient Temperature Sensor	Measure ambient temperature
Gyroscope	Measure rate of rotation around X, Y, and Z axes
Humidity Sensor	Measure relative air humidity
Light Sensor	Measure ambient light
Location Sensor	Measure GPS latitude, longitude, and altitude
Pressure Sensor	Measure atmospheric pressure
Magnetometer	Measure magnetic field along X, Y, and Z axes
Orientation	Measure device rotation along X, Y, and Z axes

Communications

BLE Send	Send data using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol
BLE Receive	Receive data using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol
UDP Send	Send UDP packets
UDP Receive	Receive UDP packets
ThingSpeak Write	Publish data to the Internet of Things using ThingSpeak
ThingSpeak Read	Read data stored in ThingSpeak channel
TCP/IP Send	Send data over TCP/IP network to another remote host
TCP/IP Receive	Receive data over TCP/IP network from remote host
Serial Transmit	Send buffered data to the serial port
Serial Receive	Receive an [Nx1] array of data on the serial port and write it to the data block output. When data is not available, write 0 to the data block output

Audio and Video

Audio Capture	Capture audio stream from device microphone
Audio File Read	Add audio file from computer into mobile application
Audio File Write	Write audio frames to an audio file
Audio Playback	Play audio on the device speaker
Video Display	Display video on device display
Camera	Capture video using front or rear camera

User Interface

Slider	Display slider widget
Data Display	Display numerical data on your app screen
Button	Display button widget on device screen
Data Input	Generate data input field on device screen

Advanced

FromApp	Receive data from Android app
ToApp	Send data to Android app

Functions

androidlib Open the Simulink Library Browser to blocks for Android Devices

Topics

Model Configuration Parameters for Android Devices

Parameter and configuration options for creating and running applications on an Android Device.

Tune Parameters and Monitor Data in Model Running on Android Devices

Use your host computer to monitor and control a model running on Android device

Publish or Retrieve Data to Internet of Things Using ThingSpeak

Publish Data to Internet of Things using ThingSpeak

Log Signals in MAT-Files on an Android Device

Log signals from Simulink models on an Android device.

STEP 1: Prerequisites for Logging Signals
STEP 2: Configure Board Parameters and Enable MAT-File Logging
STEP 3: Configure Model to Log Signals on the Android Device
STEP 4: Run Model on the Android Device
STEP 5: Import MAT-Files into MATLAB

Tutorials

Get Started

Getting Started with Android™ Devices

This example shows you how to use Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices to run a Simulink model on an Android device.

Working with Android™ Devices Block Library

This example shows how to use blocks from the Simulink Support Package for Android Devices to create a Simulink® model and run it on an Android device.

Scope Block with Android Devices

This example shows how to plot real-time data on an Android device by using the Simulink® Scope block with Simulink Support Package for Android Devices.

Array Plot with Android Devices

This example shows how to create an Android™ app to plot vector or array data on an Android device using the Array Plot block of DSP System Toolbox™ through a Simulink® model.

Work with BLE Blocks on Android Devices

This example shows how to configure your Android™ device to send data over Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) Protocol and receive that data on another Android device using the Simulink® Android BLE blocks.

Accept Input from Android Keyboard

This example shows how to accept input values from the Android™ keyboard and convert it to a logical output using Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices.

Working with Android™ Audio File Write Blocks

This example illustrates the usage of Audio File Write block to save processed audio data or recorded audio data.

Applications

Sensor Application

This example shows you how to use Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices to design an algorithm and augment the same with a custom GUI.

Parametric Audio Equalizer

This example shows how to use Audio File Read and Audio Playback blocks from the Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices to implement a parametric audio equalizer algorithm with a Simulink model and run the model on an Android device to hear and visualize output of it.

Color Detection

This example shows you how to develop a Simulink® model for an image processing application - color detection by using Simulink Support Package for Android™ Devices.

Color Replacement

This example shows you how to use sliders and buttons from Simulink Support Package for Android™ Devices to develop an interactive system for color replacement application

Enhanced Color Replacement with Customized Code

This example shows how to use FromApp block from Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices to receive data and add a touch interface in an Android application.

Advanced Parametric Audio Equalizer

This example shows how to create an Android™ app using Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices with Audio System Toolbox™ to implement a parametric audio equalizer.

Human Activity Recognition Simulink Model for Smartphone Deployment

This example shows how to prepare a Simulink® model that classifies human activity based on smartphone sensor signals for code generation and smartphone deployment.

Plot Route and Speed on a Map Using MAT-File Logging on an Android Device

This example shows you how to plot the route and speed of your journey on a web map using MAT-file logging on an Android™ device.

Add Echo and Reverberation Effects to an Audio Signal on an Android Device

This example shows how to create an application to add echo and reverberation effects to an audio signal captured from the microphone of an Android™ device.

Set Position of Bebop Drone on Gazebo Simulator from Android Device Using ROS

This example shows how to generate an Android™ application to set the position of the Parrot® Bebop drone on the Gazebo® simulator using Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices.

Visualize Sensor Data from Android Device in RViz

This example shows how to generate an Android™ application to visualize live sensor data from an Android device on the ROS visualization (RViz) tool using Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices.

MultiChannel Audio to Stereo Converter

This example shows how to convert five-channel audio to stereo using Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices.

Surround Sound Matrix Encoding

This example shows how to generate a stereo signal from a multichannel audio signal using matrix encoder from the Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices.

3-D Audio Processing with Android Device

This example shows how to use the interpolateHRTF MATLAB function to produce a 3-D audio effect on stereo audio using Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices.

Detect and Track Face on Android Device

This example shows how to detect faces captured by an Android™ camera using Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices.

Digit Classification Using HOG Features on MNIST Database

This example shows how to classify digits using HOG features and a multiclass SVM classifier.

Recognize Handwritten Digits Using MNIST Data Set on Android Device

This example shows you how to recognize images of handwritten digits captured on your Android™ device using Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices.

Create and Customize Android Application Dashboard for Audio Visualizer

This example shows how to create and customize an Android™ application to add reverberation effects to a real-time audio signal.

Communicating with Raspberry Pi Hardware

Raspberry Pi® LED Control

This example shows you how to control Raspberry Pi LED from an Android™ device.

Surveillance Camera with Raspberry Pi®

This example shows how to use Raspberry Pi hardware board and an Android™ device to build a surveillance camera.

Communicating with LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3

Connect Android Device to LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3

This example shows how to connect an Android™ device to a LEGO® MINDSTROMS® EV3

Control LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robot Using Android Device

This example shows how to use the Accelerometer sensor data of an Android™ device to control the motion of a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 robot.

Tune PID Controller Parameters Using Android Application for LEGO EV3 Object Tracking System

This example shows how to create an Android™ application to tune the PID controller parameters of an object tracking system using an Android device.

Communicating with Arduino Hardware

Control Brightness of Arduino Onboard LED from Android Device

This example shows how to control the brightness of the Arduino LED from an Android device.

USB Serial Communication Using Android Devices

This example shows how to use the Simulink® Support Package for Android™ Devices to send and receive serial data from Arduino hardware.

Using MATLAB Function Block

Shift the Audio Signal Pitch Using MATLAB Function Block on Android Device

This example shows you how to shift the pitch of an audio signal on an Android™ device by using a MATLAB® Function block with the Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices.

Detect Boundaries of Objects Within Video Using MATLAB Function Block on Android Device

This example shows you how to identify the boundaries of objects in a live video stream on Android™ device by using a MATLAB® Function block with the Simulink® Support Package for Android Devices.