Serial or HID (usb) Communication in iOS (iPhone/iPad)

Question

I want to get data from glucose meter devices by connecting into iPhone or iPad devices. I have different vendors glucose meters some uses simple HID interface for communicate a

Answer 1

There is a device called Lightning Serial Cable, the link is following.Take a look at their SDK.

http://redpark.com/lightning-serial-cable-l2-db9v/

It seems work with your application. I'm also looking for the solution that iOS device can talk to another device via serial port. In PC world, all PC has USB ports, so there is large amount of USB to serial port devices and vendors, such as FTDI and Prolific. I don't know if similar situation happens in iOS world.