ADB

Android Debug Bridge (ADB)

Download and setup ADB to allow communications between a PC and the Car Thing.

Windows

Complete the following steps to flash the Car Thing.

1.) Navigate to android SDK Platform Tools.

2.) Scroll to the Downloads section and select Download SDK Platform-Tools for Windows and accept the terms and conditions.

3.) Extract the the file “platform-tools-latest-windows.zip” and navigate to ”..\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools\adb.exe”

4.) Within Windows, navigate to “Edit the system environment variables”.

5.) Under System Properties within the Advanced tab, select Environment Variables.

6.) Under the System Variables window locate the variable Path and select Edit.

7.) On the right-hand side of the window Edit environment variables select New and a new row will be highlighted.

8.) Enter the file path of the folder platform-tools.

Note

The file path can easily be obtained by holding the shift key, right-clicking the folder, and selecting, copy as path.

9.) Select ok to save the path.

10.) Verify that the tool is working properly by opening Windows PowerShell and entering “adb devices”. A device should now be listed.

Caution

A known issue has been identified regarding compatibility with the adb tool and AMD 5000 series CPUs. AMD has been notified and possibly working on a fix. If you run into this issue, try updating the pc BIOS.

Mac

1.) Navigate to android SDK Platform Tools.

2.) Scroll to the Downloads section and select Download SDK Platform-Tools for Mac and accept the terms and conditions.

…Additional Steps Coming Soon :(

Linux

1.) Navigate to android SDK Platform Tools.

2.) Scroll to the Downloads section and select Download SDK Platform-Tools for Linux and accept the terms and conditions.

…Additional Steps Coming Soon :(