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hi - basically want to emulate a bluetooth keyboard and send ascii to an ipad from Max. I know i need to use serial to do it but am a bit stuck. Any ideas?

hi - basically want to emulate a bluetooth keyboard and send ascii to an ipad from Max.  I know i need to use serial to do it but am a bit stuck.  Any ideas?

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seems to me you're going to have to go pretty deep into the bluetooth protocol.. your computer will say it's a computer when it connects on bluetooth - not a keyboard. You'll have to make it pretend it's a keyboard, I have no idea how you'd do that: and I'd imagine it's a bit outside the realm of Max/MSP - although nothing seems to be out of the realm of Max MSP really, at least not on this forum.

I do know that bluetooth devices communicate a list of 'services' they offer: you may be able to find a way of having your computer add the keyboard 'service' so your Ipad allows it to connect as a keyboard.

I imagine that those people that actually develop bluetooth keyboards need to do that to test their stuff: you may be able to find something if you look at bluetooth developer forums.

That's just me thinking along, I actually have no experience in this area...

thanks - probably deeper than i can dive right now! ;)

i took the easy way out and am using this in conjunction with osculator - works well!

thanks - probably deeper than i can dive right now!  ;)

send bluetooth key commands to ipad