I noticed some discussion of a USB interface for the MIDIbox. Well, this might be kinda a hackish idea, but over on LinuxFocus, http://www.tldp.org/linuxfocus/English/index.html they have a recent article that involves modifying a serial LCD panel for USB use.
The chip in use is a FT232BM from http://www.ftdichip.com and it looks pretty simple to attach this to the COM module for MIOS. I don’t know if a Serial port MIDI driver would work with this configuration, but I thought it worth mentioning.
Thanks for the very interesting website! I just started making my own PCBs, and I’m just itching for projects. I think I sumbled accross the right place!!!
I noticed some discussion of a USB interface for the MIDIbox. Well, this might be kinda a hackish idea, but over on LinuxFocus, http://www.tldp.org/linuxfocus/English/index.html they have a recent article that involves modifying a serial LCD panel for USB use.
The chip in use is a FT232BM from http://www.ftdichip.com and it looks pretty simple to attach this to the COM module for MIOS. I don’t know if a Serial port MIDI driver would work with this configuration, but I thought it worth mentioning.
Thanks for the very interesting website! I just started making my own PCBs, and I’m just itching for projects. I think I sumbled accross the right place!!!
For those in the experimenting mood who want to DIY instead of buying a keyspan USB-serial, the FTDI chip mentioned in this thread is available on a carrier board (with USB socket) that fits a standard DIP socket. It isn’t cheap @ $25US, but it translates RS232 serial easily with no other parts, and has royalty-free drivers for all platforms.
For those in the experimenting mood who want to DIY instead of buying a keyspan USB-serial, the FTDI chip mentioned in this thread is available on a carrier board (with USB socket) that fits a standard DIP socket. It isn’t cheap @ $25US, but it translates RS232 serial easily with no other parts, and has royalty-free drivers for all platforms.
It’s GOOD!!! FT232BM is so compact/. It has so little number of pins (32). There are a lot of different projects on this IC in Internet. But I can’t find any project with USB-MIDI adapter. I think it’s very interesting thing for many of us. In additional it becames more cheaper then earlier (about $5).
Can anybody show project on this topic? I’d be glad.
It’s GOOD!!! FT232BM is so compact/. It has so little number of pins (32). There are a lot of different projects on this IC in Internet. But I can’t find any project with USB-MIDI adapter. I think it’s very interesting thing for many of us. In additional it becames more cheaper then earlier (about $5).
BTW: I’ve already soldered two AN2131SC modules without problems (Ok, soldering is not so easy ;)).
It is’nt problem for me. I have soldered too many ALTERA’s 100-pin chips. But I’m not a programmer… Now I’m selling out my ordinary MIDI-adapters. But I want to sell more popular now USB-MIDI-adapters. So I try to find cheaper desigion of this problem. May be it will be device on AN2131SC.
The copyright to all Midibox designs belongs to Thorsten Klose. Respect this!
Oh no! Exuse me! I’m not a programmer but I’m an old electronic’s designe engineer. My goal is to analize a lot of information. And I must make up MY USB-MIDI adapter. I know one programmer and think He can help me. But it’s not a crime to get any kind of information on same topic!
