How can I use a Morse Code key to enter Morse Code on an iPad?

Yes. These “keys” are meant to be plugged into a radio or practice device that recognizes closed circuit short/long press. Somewhere out there, someone has made a Bluetooth CW key that might work, but it’s such a niche thing there’s little inducement to produce them en-masse. I fear trying to interface a mechanical device with an iPad is so out of the ordinary no one wants to do it. Arcade style interfaces would work, too, but they require programming.

Thanks for your response!

Thanks for your reply! Yes. There are numerous apps. I’m using Morse Mania. The other really good one is Morse-It. They both make provision for a CW key.

My problem is getting the iPad to recognize, via USB serial interface, the key/keys that I have.

Still looking for some help here.

Tim

Thank you, again. Both apps have an option for hardware CW key. Although they are designed to use on-screen controls. There is an option in both apps in the settings section to choose an external key. I suspected the choice might be for what the on-screen display looks like, but hardware selection is possible. Neither app finds my hardware, though.

Yes. There’s in-app guidance that suggests a keyboard would work, then the ability to re-map the on-short (dit), on-long (dah) to keys can happen.

I think this might be a lost cause. There are arcade style USB interfaces that might work, but it’s beyond my ken to figure that out.

Thanks for the response!