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  1. Download the SmartGrid installation package from <TBD>, and unzip it.
  2. If you haven't installed Android SDK, install it following the instruction from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html. You don't need to install Eclipse or ADK (Android Development Kit) plugin for Eclipse.
  3. Launch SDK Manager installed in Step 2, and install Android 3.1 (API 12).
  4. Launch AVD Manager installed in Step 2. Click New ... button to create a AVD. Give it a name. In the Target drop down list, select Android 3.1 - API Level 12. Accept default for the rest. Click Create AVD button.
  5. In AVD Manager, select the virtual device you just created, and click Start ... This will launch the virtual device.
  6. In command line window, cd to <SDK path>\platform-tools, where <SDK path> is the location where you installed the Android SDK in step 2.
  7. Run adb install "<path to the SmartGrid.apk>", where <path to the SmartGrid.apk> is the path to the SmartGrid package.
  8. After the package is installed, you should see the SmartGrid app in your virtual device. Click it to launch the app. 

Instructions for AVD on Mac OS X (Intel) or Linux (i386) are similar to Windows.

Instructions for an Android tablet device:

  1. Download the SmartGrid installation package and install Android SDK for Android 3.1 (same as step 1 - 3 as above).
  2. On the Android tablet device, browse to Settings > Applications. Check Unknown sources. This is to allow you to install apps from a non-Market source.
  3. Connect the device to your PC's USB port.
  4. Follow step 6 - 8 above.