Serial port on an APAD - where to discuss this?
<p>I've got an application that is written in Java and which talks to a device using virtual serial port (ie a USB CDC ACM device). Currently it runs an a PC (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X),
but it would be a perfect match to be able to port this to a cheap tablet PC to create a stand alone system. </p>

<p>I've been googling for hours now and it seems quite a lot of people are interested in this sort of thin (no surprise there) and some have managed, but I've not found a good match for what I'm looking for or a good place to discuss this.</p>

<p>I'm looking at something like this:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.prlog.org/10776061-101-inch-android-ipad-android-google-mid-tablet-pc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.prlog.org/10776061-101-inch-android-ipad-android-google-mid-tablet-pc.html</a></p>

<p>I would like to discuss the following:</p>

<p>This says that it supports USB host so it should be doable, eh? </p>

<p>Android is a kind of Linux so I should be able to use a serial dongle there, right? </p>

<p>Has Android got drivers so that I could just plug in a serial port dongle and open it as /dev/tty?</p>

<p>Would the above quoted APAD be usable as a development platform ?</p>

<p>So where would be a best place to discuss this?</p>

<p>br Kusti</p>
