Abstract:
This project carried out the design and development of an embedded hardware circuit board for
android applications using Samsung S5PV210 Processor. The designed hardware possesses GPS,
Wi-Fi, capacitive screen, G-sensor and will have ports/interfaces like USB, HDMI, SD-card and
Ethernet. The embedded board may also be used with WinCE and Linux. Altogether the
embedded hardware board constitutes a tablet that offers various useful functions.
The steps that were involved in making a tablet included the designing of schematics and PCB
layout, debugging of that PCB layout and then its fabrication. Furthermore, Device-Drivers and
Android applications were installed onto the tablet.
The schematics were made using Altium Software using the knowledge of linking the sub-sheets
to the main sheet. The PCB layout was designed and manually routed according to the
Schematics provided, so that minimum errors are present in the PCB. Further Debugging of the
PCB layout was done to ensure that there were no mistakes. When the circuit was verified, it was
sent for Fabrication. Methods of installation of Device drivers and booting techniques were
conducted on the kit. Furthermore, a study of android basic applications for verification of tablets
was conducted.
