MFi Accessory Software Development Kit (SDK)

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MFi (Made for iPhone^®, iPad^®, iPod^®) Accessory Software Development Kit (SDK)

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The MFi Accessory Software Development Kit (SDK) from NXP^® offers support for iPhone^®, iPad^® and iPod touch^® for the development of audio and non-audio accessories connected via the Apple Lightning or USB-C connector.

The MFi SDK from NXP is custom configured for the specific combination of processor, development platform, development tools, and MFi functionality required. An estimate of the number of necessary Professional Support hours for a specific configuration will be provided during the purchase process. Typically 50 to 200 hours Professional Support are required, with package costs of $11.5K to $34.5K respectively, but some configurations could require significantly more hours to implement.

All NXP MCU and MPU families are supported, but the required number of Professional Support hours may vary significantly depending on the processor, development hardware, development environment, and required functionality.

*The MFi SDK is only available to valid MFI licensees and license will be checked before delivery.

Please contact Mike.Toh@nxp.com for more information.

Software Details

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Features

Supports Lightning and USB-C connector accessories
External Accessory support
Digital audio streaming input and output
Music Library Browsing
USB Full-Speed and High-Speed, and Serial
Typical Professional Support price of $10K to $30K depending on required functionality and system configuration, but could be significantly more for some configurations
Price estimate is provided prior to purchase commitment

System Requirements

MCUs

Arm Cortex-M0+/M4/M7/M33
- Minimum 64 KB Flash
- Minimum 16 KB SRAM
- USB interface
- I2S interface for audio accessories

MPUs

i.MX processor running Linux
- Minimum 50 KB Flash
- Minimum 10 KB RAM
- USB interface
- I2S interface for audio accessories

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