Project Ara MDK 0.2 released in advance of Developers Conference

With a little more than a month to go before the second Project Ara Developers Conference, Google has released the Module Developers Kit (MDK) version 0.2. This update contains information on many hardware and software updates to the new Spiral 2 prototype that you can read prior to the February 14th conference.

Some of the information included talks about the magnetic module connection system, as well as the new software protocol called “Greybus”. This protocol basically handles all the communication between the modules and the endoskeleton.

Additionally, the MDK 0.2 discusses the Ara Manager App and an overview of the Ara Module Marketplace. 

The manager app will allow Ara users to control the functions of the modules, provide detailed information about the attached modules, and will allow for the hot-swap of attached modules with other modules. Hot-swap, in Project Ara terms, means the user will be able to switch out the modules on the fly without having to shutdown the device.

The overview of the Ara Module Marketplace details how Google is planning on creating a new Play Store specifically for Project Ara. Like the one we currently use, Google will control the sale and quality assurance of modules and apps, provide assistance to module developers for payments and sales, and will be partnering with a third-party for the delivery of storage and delivery of the device components.

Source: PhoneBloks

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