I’m building a small controller device that I’d like to partner with a computer. I’ve settled on using OSC out from my custom built hardware and am pretty satisfied with what I can get from WOscLib. Two goals I’d like to achieve are portability and a very nice ratio between battery:computing power, and this has lured me towards using iPhoneOS to accomplish my goals.
I think the iPad would suit my needs perfectly, except that using wifi to broadcast OSC out from my device requires that device to be connected to a third device with a wifi chip, and this would destroy the goal of portability, whilst also introducing potential latency and stability headaches. My question is pretty simple: Can I push OSC commands FROM my controller TO an iPad via USB and the Camera Connection Kit? If I could accomplish this, the two major goals of my project would be fulfilled very nicely.
This seems like it should be a simple little question, but researching this obsessively over the past few weeks has left me more almost more uncertain than if I had done no research at all. I’d really like some more confidence before I go down this route, and it seems like it should be possible. Any insight would be very, very appreciated.
The simple answer is that you can’t 🙁
In order to interface your custom hw you’ll have to
obtain a license from apple.