Hi, Thanks. So it would be searched by iPhone it self.
I found another confusing article on web. http://www.objectpartners.com/2010/09/14/communicating-with-external-devices-from-the-iphone-and-ipad/ Would that mean when we go to a nearby MFi Device could our application be locally notified and get its name ?? Thanks, Tharindu On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Rick Mann <rm...@latencyzero.com> wrote: > Once you build a compliant device, you can communicate with it in any way > you want. > > But as I said in the last email, you have to first pair it, using the > Settings app, and establish a connection between the iPhone and the hardware > device. Once you have that connection established, then the handshaking is > done, and only after all that will the device appear in the EA framework. > > You will not be able to search for the device and find its name until after > all that is done. > > -- > Rick > > On Feb 2, 2011, at 02:59:54, Tharindu Madushanka wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Let's say if we build a Hardware Device that is MFI- complient by getting > Apple approval for hardware. Would that mean our iPhone application can > search for that hardware with External Accessory Framework ? and find it's > name.. ?? > > > > Thanks a lot for your info. :) > > > > Tharindu > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Rick Mann <rm...@latencyzero.com> wrote: > > Nope. The MFi-compliant device must first establish a Bluetooth RFCOMM > connection to the phone (which means it needs to be paired). Then the MFi > authorization happens over that RFCOMM channel, and once that's complete, > only then does the device show up in the External Accessory framework. > > > > -- > > Rick > > > > On Feb 2, 2011, at 00:52:45, Tharindu Madushanka wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Actually, I found this link. > > > > > > http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa2009/qa1657.html > > > > > > Does it mean that iPhone could search for MFI hardware and get its name > using External Accessory Framework. Could someone confirm on this ? > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Tharindu > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Rick Mann <rm...@latencyzero.com> > wrote: > > > I don't think it is. The app can't really get at the BT radio hardware, > and only sees things that have already been paired via the Settings app. > > > > > > -- > > > Rick > > > > > > On Feb 1, 2011, at 20:36:15, Tharindu Madushanka wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I would like to know whether its possible from iPhone SDK app to > detect and > > > > find the Name of a [MFI] Bluetooth device other than an iPhone or > iPod > > > > touch. > > > > > > > > If its possible could someone kindly provide few guides to look into > it. > > > > > > > > Thanks and Kind Regards, > > > > > > > > Tharindu > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > > > > > > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > > > > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > > > > > > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > > > > > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/rmann%40latencyzero.com > > > > > > > > This email sent to rm...@latencyzero.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
