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

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

Overview

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

The MFi Accessory SDK may be used with a range of hardware development platforms, including the low-cost Freedom and feature-rich Tower^® System development board platforms for Kinetis^® microcontrollers (MCU) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M cores, and select i.MX development boards for i.MX Application Processors based on Cortex-A cores. The MFi SDK from NXP is custom configured for a 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.

*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.

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Features

Supports Lightning connector accessories
External Accessory support
Digital audio streaming input and output
Music Library Browsing
USB Full-Speed & High-Speed, and Serial
Typical Professional Support price of $2K to $10K depending on required functionality and system configuration
Price estimate is provided prior to purchase commitment

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Features

Supports Lightning connector accessories
External Accessory support
Digital audio streaming input and output
Music Library Browsing
USB Full-Speed & High-Speed, and Serial
Typical Professional Support price of $2K to $10K depending on required functionality and system configuration
Price estimate is provided prior to purchase commitment

MFi Software Development Kit from NXP-Block Diagram

MFi Software Development Kit from NXP-Block Diagram

MFi Software Development Kit from NXP-Block Diagram

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System Requirements

MCU

Arm Cortex-M0+/M4/M7
Audio Applications
- Minimum 64 KB Flash
- Minimum 16 KB SRAM
- I2S and USB interface required
Non-Audio Application:
- Minimum 32 KB Flash
- Minimum 8 KB SRAM

MPU

i.MX processor running Linux

Support Policy

Target Applications

Accessories for iPhone and iPad
Consumer and Professional Audio
Battery and Memory Cases
Medical and Fitness
Commercial systems
Test and Diagnostic interfaces
Toys
Automotive
Home automation
Outdoor sports
Smart metering
Point of sales/transaction
Input devices
And many more

MFI-SDK: MFi (Made for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod®) Accessory Software Development Kit (SDK)

Overview

Features

MFi Software Development Kit from NXP-Block Diagram

MFi Software Development Kit from NXP-Block Diagram

System Requirements

Support Policy

Target Applications

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