R-Car/Boards/Kingfisher/Android/Android P

Introduction
This page contains information on building and running Android on:
 * Infotainment Carrier Board For R-Car Starter Kit(Kingfisher)

Only R-Car Starter Kit Premier(R-Car H3) + Kingfisher is supported.

Host PC
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64bit) is recommended as an OS for building Android(Ubuntu 18.04 is also supported). Building Android BSP requires a lot of RAM at least 16GB. 32bit version is not supported.

Required packages
Detailed environment configuration description can be found in Google Android setup guide: https://source.android.com/source/initializing.html#setting-up-a-linux-build-environment

Unpack Android Package
Unpack the Renesas Android package to workspace.
 * 1) DL from below URL to your ${workdirectory}
 * https://www.renesas.com/us/en/solutions/automotive/rcar-download/rcar-demoboard.html
 * Download file:
 * R-Car_H3_INF_Software_package_for_Android_P_v5.3.0.zip(Gen3_Android_v5.3.0.zip)

Preparing OpenMAX (OMX), Graphics(GFX) library package
Copy Proprietary Software Packages (OMX and GFX) to pkgs_dir:

Building the BSP for R-Car Starter Kit Premier(H3)
Please check additional build options and apply any if needed prior to starting the build process.

Flashing SREC bootloader files
It's needed to update the Loader, ARM Trusted firmware, Certification, OP-Tee and u-boot in the QSPI Flash memory as it's described in R-Car/Boards/H3SK

Flashing images using fastboot
Note: this step should be done after successful IPL and U-Boot flashing.

Booting device

 * 1) Connect Monitor to microHDMI(CN4) port in Starter Kit board(Mandatory).
 * 2) Connect Starter Kit board to host PC via debug port(CN12).
 * 3) Connect usb cable to Kingfisher OTG(CN13) for adb debug.
 * 4) (Optional) Connect Ethernet cable(CN7).
 * 5) Power on device.
 * 6) Wait until Android boot is completed.

Resolution parameters
By default HWComposer selects resolutions not higher than Full HD with display aspect ratio.

Measuring FPS on HWC level
To enable fps show: Fps values can be found in logcat log like: To disable fps show:

Microphone level amplification
By default, audio volume may be low when recording from the microphone. This can be affected by using a microphone preamplifier integrated into KF extension. Microphone preamplifier is equipped with three switches (SW3, SW4 and SW5). Every switch contains two toggles, responsible for the left and right audio channels. Turning on the toggle will provide the microphone amplification by 20dB.

Known issues
See also:
 * 1) Suspend to RAM is not supported.
 * 2) UI is displayed with distortions on some displays if an interlaced resolution is set.
 * R-Car/Boards/Kingfisher.

Q&A site
http://renesasrulz.com/r-car-h3-m3-cockpit/

FAQ page
https://elinux.org/R-Car/Boards/Yocto-Gen3-CommonFAQ