Replacing an abandoned amplifier app with an iOS controller
A Hacker News commenter said they used Claude and Codex to decode the proprietary protocol for Devialet amplifiers, then built an iOS controller to replace the manufacturer's abandoned app.
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This comes from a Hacker News thread about Claude writing a macOS printer driver. One commenter said they used Claude and Codex to work out the private protocol that controls Devialet amplifiers (high-end hi-fi gear). They then built their own iOS app to replace the manufacturer's official one, which had been abandoned.
It took about a day of work spread over a week. The commenter said that without AI they wouldn't have started, because they couldn't spare the time. Others in the thread describe similar projects, including mapping a USB-programmable golf-cart motor controller that only had a Windows app, using ILSpy and Wireshark, and turning it into a portable C library.
Forum claim. The linked thread may not be the original source.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Hacker News discussion (candidate thread)
A mirror of the Hacker News thread (348 points) where this and similar stories were shared.
- Hacker News: Ditto (except not being an AI detractor): I used Claude and Codex to reverse engineer the HN commenter: andrewmgPosted
The original comment describing the Devialet protocol and the replacement iOS app.