Is there an alternate resolution or adapter that permits for connecting
my iPad Air 5 to each a guitar and my Mac concurrently, contemplating
the restrictions of the USB-C mannequin?
Have you ever tried the USB-C to Lightning adapter and the outdated Lightning to audio + sync adapter? I’ve my doubts it might work however it’s doable.
What follows has a little bit of hypothesis primarily based on what I realized in performing some circuit design and studying of the USB spec. Since Apple is not precisely open on how Lightning works there’s quite a lot of hypothesis about on how Lightning works on the web so I’ll as properly pile on.
To take an informed guess why the Lightning adapter permits for information, energy, and audio when the USB-C adapter doesn’t requires a little bit of what is thought about Lightning. We are able to begin with the pin identifiers proven on the Wikipedia web page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_(connector)
On the Lightning connector is energy, floor, then three information paths. There’s “lane 0”, “lane 1”, and a lane for ID and configuration. I’d speculate that with the audio + sync adapter the Lightning connector places one lane into USB host mode for a standard USB audio I/O chip, and the opposite lane into USB gadget mode for syncing to a pc or to speak energy with an “old-fashioned” USB-BC charger. The ID/config lane simply then tells the iProduct the adapter is plugged in and what sort of alerts to anticipate on the info lanes, and that it could move by way of energy.
USB-C is like Lightning in some ways, resembling having a configuration information lane for figuring out the form of adapter and a number of information lanes that may be switched into totally different modes. The totally different modes that USB-C can go into could be seen on the USB-C Wikipedia web page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#USB-C_receptacle_pin_usage_in_different_modes
The obvious mode for an adapter meant to supply energy in and audio out is the “audio accent mode”. This could be supported by Apple iProducts in addition to most any USB-C gadget designed and constructed after that mode was added to the USB-C spec in 2016 or so. On this mode the USB-C lanes usually used for USB 2.0 information are used for audio, the facility path is put in a low energy 5 volt mode, and the opposite “tremendous pace” pins are ignored. I’d anticipate Belkin to make use of the audio accent mode for max compatibility amongst totally different merchandise, not simply these from Apple.
At this level I’ll wade deeper into hypothesis.
Apple goes to need to preserve customers of their iProducts blissful in order that they produced an adapter for connecting outdated Lightning cables and adapters to their new USB-C iProducts. Wanting on the adapter product description on the Apple web site it states it’s going to help audio, charging, and information. https://www.apple.com/us_smb_83039/store/product/MUQX3AM/A/usb-c-to-lightning-adapter
How does this adapter assist? I speculate that this adapter places USB-C ports on Apple iProducts right into a form of “Lightning mode”. How does that work? The USB-C spec has a “debug accent mode” which is basically extra of an “something goes mode”. It could be comparatively trivial to have this Lightning adapter set off a mode in Apple USB-C port to help Lightning alerts. I can consider a half dozen methods to make this work, and since Apple controls what goes of their iProducts and adapters it might be trivial to choose one thing that might work and add help for this adapter with a software program replace.
I went by way of that lengthy clarification for 2 causes. First, I am an enormous pc geek and I like to debate how computer systems work. Second, I would like the reader to have some background on how Lightning and USB-C work in order that they’ll higher perceive what to anticipate of their Lightning and USB-C units. With that understanding comes why I think a Lightning to USB-C adapter and the Lighting audio + cost adapter would permit for information however the USB-C audio + cost adapter wouldn’t.
If anybody tries this then please let me know the way it goes. I am pondering of shopping for the USB-C to Lightning adapter to play with despite not having any actual want for it. No want but anyway, that may change. If it really works like I think then that is simply another reason to get it.
