Make's Redpark Breakout Pack lets you build iOS apps with Arduino assistance

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In the mood for some homebrew iOS app-building fun? Well, Make's got a kit just for you that bundles the Redpark Serial Cable for iOS with an RS232-to-TTL board and the 60 plus component Minitronics Survival pack for $80. Hailing it as "the first general-purpose serial cable that Apple has approved," this limited supply pack will let you get your Arduino-tinkering hands all sorts of iPhone dirty -- jailbreak not required. And if you're the uninitiated type, the DIY magazine's also put together a helpful, hand-holding guide to walk you through some basic first-timer projects. Hit the source to order your own Jobs-certified cable.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/18/m...s-with-arduin/

Sorry to revive this thread so late, but has anybody had any joy with this device?

More importantly, is it possible to communicate to an "existing" serial device i.e. send/receive values to and from my iPad?

Many thanks in advance.

Joe.