[sdiy] MIDI merging info requested

[Byron G. Jacquot]

> >  Sysex is complicated by the fact that the
> >EOX is optional and the timing inside the message might be critical,
> >which causes big problems as you can't send any other data while a
> >sysex data transmission might still be in progress.
> 
> Can you explain  about the EOX being optional?  What terminates the
> Sysex?

Sysex data is limited to 7-bits.  Values of 0-127 only.

Receiving a byte with the MSB set (128 and above) indicates a new 
command, thus the end of the sysex transfer.

Byron Jacquot