Building iPhone OS Accessories: Use the iPhone Accessories API to Control and Monitor Devices

by Ken Maskrey

Overview

This book provides a serious, in-depth look at Apple's External Accessory framework and the iPhone Accessories API. You'll learn how to create new, integrated solutions that combine iPhone apps with dedicated hardware.

The iPhone OS Accessories API expands the opportunities for innovative iPhone developers, allowing you to control and monitor external devices, whether you've built them yourself or obtained them from a third party.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430229315
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	06/01/2010
Series:	Books for Professionals by Professionals
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

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Table of Contents

What is an Accessory?.- Accessory Overview.- EAAccessory Framework.- EA Framework Design Patterns.- Project Walkthrough.- The Game Controller.- Specifying a Pong Game.- Coding a Pong Game.- Adding the Game Controller.- Improving the Design.- Apple Developer Programs.- Designing an Accessory.- Hardware Design.- Firmware.- Everything Else.