[sdiy] MIDI handshaking?

[Gabriel Lindeborg]

Paul Maddox has written an excellent article about Microcontrolers and 
MIDI called "MIDI and the AVR". It's available at the www.avrfreaks.net 
site, but should be useful for PIC users as well.

Possible URL: 
http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?module=dpDocs&func=index&cid=8

//Gabbe

Matt Simpson wrote:

> Hey all.
> 
> I'm working on a PIC based MIDI knob device, where 4 pots
> simply send continuous controller information out.
> 
> My question - Is there a handshaking protocol to ensure
> delivery of the MIDI signal b/w my device & some other device?
> I've scoured the web for any information on this, and I can
> not find any.  As far as I can tell, as long as I have a 31.25 kbaud
> rate from my device, whatever is sent is simply interpreted
> by whatever it's sent to.
> 
> Am I far off?  If so, how does a MIDI device set up the MIDI
> transaction FROM an out device TO an in device?
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt Simpson