New Andriod Application Project: RPUtility.apk

[kylemathias]

Android devices are more readily available in the field then laptops. For this reason there is a strong pull to create an Android app that can help configure and deploy the BeLL Raspberry Pi app completely from an Android Device.

The current Process is as follows on a laptop:

1. Download Raspberry Pi Image.
2. Configure the Image with DD Linux Command (Data Duplicator).
3. Put Image on SD Card.
4. Put SD Card in Raspberry Pi.
5. Launch the image on the Raspberry Pi
6. Configure the wireless network on the Raspberry Pi.

What we want to create is an Application for Android that does these steps. If someone wanted to get BeLLApps working on a a Raspberry Pi using an Android Device and our application, they would:

1. Put the SD card in the Android Device
2. Launch Our RPUtility app
3. The Utility would configure the Raspberry Pi image by download the BeLL App image online then put it on the SD card (using the Linux DD commands).
4. User would then put the SD card in the Raspberry Pi and power it on.
5. The Application would then connect to the Raspberry pi through Bluetooth to configure the Raspberry pi's WiFi hotspot/network settings.

This is the basic idea @leonardmensah had conveyed to me, and we would like all of you to research and contribute your thoughts on Thursday the 25th @ 10am PST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST in http://talk.ole.org/ . This would be a great way for all of us to build something from the ground up. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

[timecomplexity]

I really like this idea. It sounds like a worthy challenge.