cameraipadlightningusb
My iPad came with the normal Lightning -> USB Type A Male charger cable.
I want to connect it to my Roland piano and the piano's manual mentions the need for a camera connection kit – so apparently I need this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD821ZM/A/lightning-to-usb-camera-adapter
Now these cables (charger and the above adapter) look very similar to me (both have USB Type A at one end, although one is male and the other is female).
Do they have different wiring/chips?
Unlikely as lightning cables have circuitry in them.
If you are just replacing the USB end of the cable it MIGHT work, but it would depend on what kind of circuitry is in the cable and where it is located.
If there is anything beyond a bog-standard USB on one end then probably not, if one end IS just USB then this might work.
If you do it post back to this question with your results.
The only official Lightning / Micro USB adapter sold by Apple is the Lightning to Micro USB adapter as shown below:
There doesn't seem to be an adapter for the reverse of this.
Best Answer
I use an apple camera connection kit adaptor to connect my iPad to both my RolandRD800 & Kurzweil Forte keyboards. My iPad runs the Unrealbook app which contains all my set lists & songs, and behind each song PDF is a midi HEX string which is sent to both keyboards automatically when I select a song, and this midi HEX string selects the correct patches on each keyboard I require to play the song.
Here is exactly how I set up my connections:
There you go. All good. Works a treat. You should now be connected.
NOTE: Your iPad will not charge from your Roland. There is no voltage at the Roland computer port connection to provide a charge. Also the iPad camera connection adaptor is not configured to provide charge to your iPad. It is made purely to connect to a camera and transfer photos.