CODEWITHSUNDEEP
iphoneobjective-c
Sonu
Sonu

Reputation: 957

Connect Credit card reader

I want to develop application like this : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypodd/id341546114?mt=8

I am going to develop one application for credit card reader but i have no idea for connect external device to iPhone. right now i am using ExternalAccessory Class for find connected device but i am not getting any event after connect any Accessory to my iPhone

if anyone has developed this kind of application please provide me the flow i am really confused..

My Card reader is like this

Thanks .!

Upvotes: 6

Views: 1996

Answers (1)

user149341
user149341

Reputation:

Do you plan on producing your own credit card reader for the iPhone/iPod? If so, you will probably need to go through Apple's "Made For iPod" (MFi) program. See: http://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi/

If not, your options for connecting the reader to the iOS device are limited. You cannot connect generic USB or Bluetooth devices -- one of the few devices I'm aware of which gets around this is the Square reader, which is a custom hardware device which communicates over the audio jack. Setting this up likely involved a lot of custom audio engineering on Square's part; it is not an easy task, nor is it something that can be done with off-the-shelf parts.

If you have other plans for what type of reader to use, please add details to your question!

Upvotes: 5

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