MISC-TN-001: Triple video output on i.MX6 DualPlus-based Android platform

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History[edit | edit source]

Version Date Notes
1.0.0 December 2017 First release

Introduction[edit | edit source]

As known, Android popularity is growing even in the market segments different than the consumer/mobile.

The use of Android is such applications poses tough technical challenges because the hardware platforms are not designed to be strictly compliant with the specifications defined by Google. Consequently, significant modifications to the [Android Open Source Project https://source.android.com/] has to be implemented in order to achieve a smartphone-like user experience, even if the underlying platform has very few things in common with such a device.

This technical note describes one these cases and refers to an industrial tablet which DAVE Embedded Systems developed for biomedical applications.

Hardware platform overview[edit | edit source]

The block diagram of the hardware platform is depicted in the following image.

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It is clear that the

Simultaneous triple video output[edit | edit source]

One of the advanced features of this device is the capability to drive three video outputs simultaneously.