Anyone messed with the iPad 30-pin connector?

[mulletchuck]

i got an ipad recently, and the 30 pin connectors have stereo in and out on pins 3-6.  Has anyone ever ripped apart a connector so they could hook it up to a line-out device and connect some mics to the unit?  Might be a pretty cheap way to get some nice audio paired with the HD cameras these things have.

http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/Apple_iPod,_iPad_and_iPhone_dock

 

[PRR]

> Has anyone ever ripped apart a connector

You'll go blind. Buy a breakout:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8295
http://www.podgizmo.com/ipod-iphone-ipad-podbreakout-mini

 

[mulletchuck]

Yup!  Found one of those shortly after disassembling my cable lol.  It should be here next week :-D

 

[sodderboy]

Check chatters regarding the stereo analog ins.  They said they were available on the iPhone 4 but were not, only digital.
I haven't checked the 5 yet.
It is possible to solder the connectors from Sparkfun, you just need good optics and cut unnecessary pins.  I made a conn for an old iPhone3 for use with AudioTools but it is really only AudioToys.
Mike

 

[sr1200]

the "HD" camera isn't really an HD camera in the sense you would have with a REAL camera.  It's HD in resolution alone.

 

[erikb1971]

Did you get the break out working Mulletchuck?