Android Studio Programming Tutorial

Introduction

This tutorial is a complete getting-started path for a team programming in Java with Android Studio. It takes you step-by-step through setting up and configuring your Control System hardware, installing and managing the Android Studio project, and writing, deploying, and running your first OpMode. You do not need to have worked through the Blocks or OnBot Java tutorials first.

The tutorial is written for the officially supported setup: a REV Robotics Control Hub as the ROBOT CONTROLLER and a REV Robotics Driver Hub as the DRIVER STATION. Smartphones are legal to use in competition but are not officially supported, and the pages this tutorial links to cover those setups separately.

Android Studio is an advanced integrated development environment for creating Android apps. This tool is the same tool that professional Android app developers use. Android Studio is only recommended for advanced users who have extensive Java programming experience.

Note

AS indicates that the content is specific to Android Studio Programming

Start with Before You Start, which lists the documentation a Java team needs alongside this tutorial and gives a checklist to complete before writing code.

• Before You Start AS
  • Supported Control System Setup
  • Documentation You Will Need
  • Before Writing Code
• Introduction AS
  • The Control System
  • Required Materials
  • Using Your Android Device
• Configuring your Hardware AS
  • Configuring your Android Devices
  • Connecting Devices To a Control or Expansion Hub
  • Configuring Your Hardware
• Installing Android Studio AS
  • Installing Android Studio AS
  • Downloading the Android Studio Project Folder AS
• Managing an Android Studio Project AS
  • Fork and Clone from GitHub AS
• Writing an Op Mode AS
  • Enabling Developer Options (Smartphone Robot Controller)
  • Creating and Running an OpMode AS
  • Controlling a Servo AS
  • Using Sensors AS