I can't help you on the technical side, but there is another guy from sweden called ridax, his real name is Mikael, if I remember correctly.

He modified apples ipod docks, so you can control your ipod via a Beocenter, Beomaster, Beosound, whatever has a 7 pin DIN socket for audio source.

Just search ridax in the archived forum. I was in contact with him for some time, and I also have one of his modified ipod docks - if this helps....

Stefan

Hi Stefan,

Thank you for your help.

I have searched through the threads of the archived forum, some of which suggest that Ridax had a more active profile in the pre-historic incarnations of Beoworld Mark 1 and Mark 2.  Are any of these threads still available through the archives, or are they long lost and forgotten?

I would be very interested to see the construction of his modified iPod dock, and be interested to see the method that was taken to achieve what I am also trying to achieve.

I don't know whether the old threads are still available somewhere, maybe Keith (Saunders) or Lee (Mariott) does.

But I know that iit was quite difficult to contact Mikael even years ago...

There is a similiar product made by oneremote http://shop.oneremote.dk/content/2601u4uk.pdf

Can be controle via IR (455 khz) and via Datalibk through 7 pin DIN plug.

And Bosscom also has some ipod, iphone, ipad docks - these are controled via IR.

I don't know whether you are interested in building your own control dock, or you just want an ipod dock for your BS.

I use mine ( Ridax version) with my old BC9500 connected to A.TAPE2 socket and controled in N.MUSIC mode via Beo4 or in A.TAPE2 mode with Beolink 7000.

works great even in linkrooms. The connection is the 'old' big apple plug like on iphone 4.

Stefan

Ridax old homepage is still active

 http://home.swipnet.se/ridax/beopc.htm">

Here you can find some information on the Ridax iPod and B&O integration. Ridax solution was based on a PIC.

About the format of the data link it self try to look in the arcive here

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