arkku
commented
3 years ago It would be nice, but I believe it is not possible without MFi approval for the specific hardware adapter, unfortunately. The best bet is probably to file feature requests to Apple to open up USB access on iPad Pro to developers, or find a hardware manufacturer that is able to get their cable MFi-certified and who provides an SDK. Until then going through ssh/mosh into a Raspberry Pi or similar is the way…
I'm uncertain if this is possible with the iOS /dev tree, but being able to
screen /dev/tty.usbmodem101 115200would be convenient for working with embedded device testing and development.Purchasing a device with onboard Bluetooth and going that way is ok for testing, but seems superfluous since the device is already plugged into my iPad for power. Also less than ideal as it's much bigger and not what would be used in a final project requiring a really small microcontroller....