A more complex MIDI-DIN Sync convertor?

[Paul Maddox]

All,

>
> There are tonnes of freebie PIC programmer packages out there for the PC.
> Many of these have a help file with them which provides a simple schematic
> diagram showing how to construct the programmer hardware. You could do a
> search on these. I don't know the url offhand but there's a site somewhere
> that has a whole load of shareware PIC programmers.
>

ARGH, I hate that word... PIC, yuck..

If you want to do Midi get an AVR starter kit (35ukp from an Atmel
distributer)
you get software evaluation board and an 8515 which has onboard full duplex
UART, no bit banging needed.

> Tom G might be able to help you here. He uses my MIDI/CV firmware for his
> Bassace and RX/CV designs. He programs the PICs himself and I believe he's
> using a programmer based on a design taken off the net.
>

Ive also done some Midi stuff, its much easy when you have an interupt
driven
UART :-)

Before a flame war starts, I have no problem with PICs..
I just like takeing the path of least resistance.. I speant 5 months looking
at
various micro controllers (scenix,AVR,PIC,COP8,etc) and went for the AVR
as it had UART on board, tonnes of flash space for code (8k) and the starter
kit
was cheap!
There is also some great webpages around for the AVR.
Not as many as the PIC but hey thats half the fun of it.

Also the Assembly language is easy to pick up, I also have 32 registers to
play with!

So please dont flame me, I just happen to love AVRs.
My monowave has 3 in (2 for osc's and 1 controlling it, LCD Midi, wave
selection, buttons and all)
I built a 4 channel Midi>CV convertor in the space of about 2 months from
receiving the starterkit.

Im now working on another bigger synth (more flexible routining/programming)
and it will have an AVR
controlling it all.

enough of my waffle..
theres some details and examples of code on my webpage, in the projects
section.

TTFN
Paul Maddox
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