[sdiy] MIDI socket diagram

[Thomas Strathmann]

On 8/31/10 14:47 , Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> Does anyone know the location of a *decent* MIDI socket wiring diagram. I never know which way around pins 4 and 5 go, and all the diagrams I can find (there are loads) forget to mention whether we're looking from the front or the back!
>
> It'd be nice to get it right first time and not have to swap the pins over for once.

If you're just building a MIDI cable of some sorts then you just have to 
make sure you connect all pins straight through. Generally: Pin 5 
carries the data signal, pin 2 is ground, and pin 4 the positive supply 
voltage. Dunno what you mean by front or back. Everything I've seen so 
for is drawn from the side which is visible to the end user, i.e. the 
side where things are connected by cables, not the wiring side.

	Thomas