> On May 15, 2017, at 12:22 PM, Karl Kuehn <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On May 15, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I've been googling without success for an external bluetooth camera for an >> iPad. It needs to clip (or somehow attach) to the long edge, as it will be >> held in landscape mode to monitor eye movement. > > You are going to find some external bluetooth cameras, but none of them > are going to work with any iPad at this point. In order for it to work Apple > would have to support (at least) the "Basic Imaging Profile" from the > Bluetooth profile, and they do not: > > https://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/BluetoothDesignGuidelines.pdf > <https://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/BluetoothDesignGuidelines.pdf> > > Look at the list in the table of contents under "2.2 Profiles", there > is a "Audio/Video Remote Control Profile", but not one for getting images (or > video). Without that support there is no way that an App can talk to a device > over Bluetooth to do that. > > There are external cameras that support WiFi, and their own protocols > to deliver photos (maybe even video), and WiFi is a lot more open, so > something could probably be worked through that route, but Bluetooth is out > for the moment... Note that I have no knowledge about what will be unveiled > at WWDC in a few weeks, but I would be surprised if this was unveiled there. >
Thanks for the info. It stands to reason there would be no external cameras for it, as it already has 2 internal ones. But for special purposes, there's probably not enough of a niche market there for a product to be viable. But I'll look into wifi-based cams... Thx! -Carl
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