Description

ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge, a command-line tool developed by Google for communicating with and debugging Android devices. Although designed for Android devices, ADB can also be used for debugging and log viewing in some systems based on the Linux kernel.

For example: In the Buildroot system, although serial port and SSH are mainly used for debugging and management, the system integrates the ADB service, so ADB can also be used for debugging.

Install ADB Tools

Official Download

The official ADB tools can be downloaded from the Android Developer Official Website🌐, and extracted to the location where you want to store them.

Network Disk Download

Use our provided ADB toolkit, the download link is in Network Disk🚀 at Development Tools/ADB Tools/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip.

And extract it to my own E:\adb\platform-tools directory:

Then, we need to add the platform-tools directory to the system's PATH environment variable:

1. Right-click This PC → Properties

2. Click Advanced System Settings

3. Click Environment Variables

4. Find Path in System Variables, click Edit

5. Click New, and add the `platform-tools` directory

Finally, click OK all the way to save the settings.

Test

Press Win + R to open the Run window, enter cmd and press Enter to open the command prompt:

Then enter the following command to test if ADB is installed successfully:

adb version

Using ADB Shell

Connect the board's OTG Type-C interface to the computer using a data cable for ADB debugging:

After the board's system is fully started, you can see the related devices in the Device Manager:

Enter the following command in the command prompt to enter ADB Shell mode:

adb shell