I'm new to the forum, and came with a few questions that I can't seem to find detailed info on... My plans are to incorporate the mini into the dash of my truck using a mounting kit from a company called fifieldfab. The kit is called the (mini-u), and is pretty nifty. So my plan is to mount the Sony MEX-GS600BT in the radio cavity of my dash board, then install the mini-u mounting kit directly in front of the head unit. This head unit has a USB port that works with the ipad and has an app that controls all radio functions from the iPad, hence i won't have to use the radio controls and can use the dash mounted mini to control my system instead, yet still leaving access to the head unit for playing cd's, using bluetooth functios, as well as the radio and other on board functions on the Sony. I have a powered USB hub in the truck that powers up with my ignition. I want to hook up my seagate 1TB external hard drive containing all of my media to the powered hub, and then from the hub to the mini. I believe there is an app that supports this on Cydia called iFile....?
My question is, will I be able to hook the lightning adapter to the iPad, and then use a USB Y-cable to split at the other end of the lightning adapter to plug one USB wire to the USB input on the Sony head unit, and the other USB wire to the powered USB hub which my external hard drive will be powered from? Will this setup work correctly, or is there another way to wire it, or is it just not possible? If there are any questions on the hardware I plan on using, or curiosity of where I got these ideas from, I can post links of the videos, pictures and sites here (if that's allowed).
Thanks in advance for any help, feedback, or suggestions.
This is what I plan on mimicking, only difference is I want to add my powered USB hub, and my 1TB external hard drive ....
My question is, will I be able to hook the lightning adapter to the iPad, and then use a USB Y-cable to split at the other end of the lightning adapter to plug one USB wire to the USB input on the Sony head unit, and the other USB wire to the powered USB hub which my external hard drive will be powered from? Will this setup work correctly, or is there another way to wire it, or is it just not possible? If there are any questions on the hardware I plan on using, or curiosity of where I got these ideas from, I can post links of the videos, pictures and sites here (if that's allowed).
Thanks in advance for any help, feedback, or suggestions.
This is what I plan on mimicking, only difference is I want to add my powered USB hub, and my 1TB external hard drive ....
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