iPod Breakout Board

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I would love to see a breakout board for the iPod that had a female connector on one end and a male plug on the other end. It would ideally bring all of the connections out to a .1" header. This would be incredibly useful for taping into the communication between an accessory and the iPod. What do you guys think?

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maxwooden:
I would love to see a breakout board for the iPod that had a female connector on one end and a male plug on the other end. It would ideally bring all of the connections out to a .1" header. This would be incredibly useful for tapping into the communication between an accessory and the iPod. What do you guys think?

Did anything come of this? I thought sparkfun had one of these. I searched for iPod but didn’t find anything.

…thanks

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I do not think sparkfun ever came out with such a board. This is the closest they have gotten:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=8295

…unless someone from sparkfun can correct me.

I am not sure where the line to be crossed it, but one of us could use the board lay out service to build a break out board as discussed in this thread and sell it for fun and profit. Maybe then sparkfun will buy it and market it as their own. See what I mean about where the line is / who markets the board / in what form / ect…

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What about a iPad breakout board that would be better because the iPad is like a small entertainment center for videos, music, photos with very high resolution!

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st2000:
This is the closest they have gotten:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=8295

Thanks for the link, st2k! That’s what I was looking for. Pricey, but whatevs.

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ElectroLund:

st2000:
This is the closest they have gotten:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=8295

Thanks for the link, st2k! That’s what I was looking for. Pricey, but whatevs.

FYI, if you google/amazon for “usb firewire ipod”, I have found several small ~$20 to ~$30 (probably 12V to 5V converter) devices. They are NOT breakout boards. They are iPhone / Touch power adapters for older iPod host appliances. By their function, these devices should contain both genders of the iPod 30 pin connector. However, from my experience, such devices are very hard to work with (small pitch connectors already soldered to a board).