I wana to develop an application that read data coming from serial port devices like gps etc. I had pl2303 serial to usb cable and the tab i am using for this purpose has the specs..
Ainol Novo 7 Advanced ii Model Number : GTI900 Android Version : 4.0.3 Baseband 0.3 Android Kernel : 3.0.8
As the tab lack pl2303.ko my questions are from where should I get the mentioned kernel also how to install pl2303.ko in the kernel.
Regards
Should Work, No Rooting Required
This is an older thread, but it turns up high in search results...
I thought I'd let people know that as of the stock Android ICS 4.0.3, (and possibly backfilled into earlier versions, I've seen reports that as long as your device supports USB Host mode ie. since Honeycomb 3.1), that Prolific PL2303 (as well as FTDI) chip support should be built in.
I know mine just works on my Toshiba Thrive, no rooting, not fancy stuff. Although I consider that the Thrive is one of the few mass-market tabblies with a full size USB (A) host port, so I think they may have made sure it was working.
Other devices, particularly cellphones, may have had the serial I/O modules stripped out to fit a smaller (cheaper) ROM, even though they have a micro-USB port.
