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by u543fds 2620 days ago
First time that I see that something can be connected to an IPhone. I wonder if you need special privileges from Apple, or there is an API available that can do some data (serial ?) transfer.
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mtw 2620 days ago
what do you mean? You can connect an FLIR to an iPhone to get thermo reading. You can connect a payment terminal to an iPhone for credit card processing. There's the 1inch DXO camera etc.
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saagarjha 2620 days ago
I don’t think there is any public API for this: you probably have to be in the MFI program to send data through the Lightning port.
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Maxious 2620 days ago
"iOS app developers do not need to join the MFi Program. Everything app developers need is in the External Accessory Framework" https://developer.apple.com/documentation/externalaccessory/...

Technically there is a serial cable you can buy for hobbyist/personal/internal use but "Under current Apple policy this cable may not be used with apps sold on the App Store." https://redpark.myshopify.com/products/serial-cable-l2-db9v

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saagarjha 2620 days ago
I thought the hardware manufacturer needed to get MFI approval allow for developers to distribute apps that rely on ExternalAccessory?
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