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* Display => LCD Module (Liquid Crysal Display) | * Display => LCD Module (Liquid Crysal Display) | ||
* BIOS => the Bootloader | * BIOS => the Bootloader | ||
- | * Operating Sytem (Windows, Linux, Macintosh) => MIOS.syx (MIDIbox Operating System) | + | * Operating Sytem (Windows, Linux, Macintosh) => MIOS.hex (MIDIbox Operating System) |
- | * The application you work with => MB64e.syx, MBSID.syx or MBSeq.syx | + | * The application you work with => for example |
- | Luckily - just as in the example - you don't need to open up your case and desolder the processor just to update " | + | Luckily - just as in the example - you don't need to open up your case and desolder the processor just to update " |
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===== MBHP - The MIDIbox Hardware Platform ===== | ===== MBHP - The MIDIbox Hardware Platform ===== | ||
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The [[MBHP|MIDIbox Hardware Platform]] is the consequential continuation of Thorsten Klose' | The [[MBHP|MIDIbox Hardware Platform]] is the consequential continuation of Thorsten Klose' | ||
- | Well, this method is nothing new, did you ever saw the inner life of an old television, or a HIFI system, or a computer, or - of course - a modular synthesizer system? All are consisting of smaller or larger units, which interact over dedicated interfaces. This way of thinking, which simplifies the understanding of complex technical applications, | + | Well, this method is nothing new, did you ever see the inner life of an old television, or a HIFI system, or a computer, or - of course - a modular synthesizer system? All are consisting of smaller or larger units, which interact over dedicated interfaces. This way of thinking, which simplifies the understanding of complex technical applications, |
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[[MIOS]] is the operating system of the microchip. It can be uploaded by SysEx (via MIDI) thanks to a [[bootstrap]] loader, a special software that is already burned onto the chip if you order at SmashTV' | [[MIOS]] is the operating system of the microchip. It can be uploaded by SysEx (via MIDI) thanks to a [[bootstrap]] loader, a special software that is already burned onto the chip if you order at SmashTV' | ||
- | MIOS provides the basic functionality for a bunch of different applications. There are dozens of precompiled, | + | MIOS provides the basic functionality for a bunch of different applications. There are dozens of precompiled, |
Main features: | Main features: | ||
- | * Bootloader - no PIC burning required | + | * Bootloader - no PIC burning required! Applications are uploaded via MIDI |
* Easy to update | * Easy to update | ||
* Test new or other applications with existing hardware | * Test new or other applications with existing hardware | ||
- | * ASM or C | + | * Assembly language (ASM) or C |
* Application Development is fully cross-platform compatible | * Application Development is fully cross-platform compatible | ||
+ | * [[MIOS Studio]] - an easy-to-use java app for uploading applications to your MIDIbox | ||
* Well defined and documented MIOS functions, no low-level hardcore nerd programming required | * Well defined and documented MIOS functions, no low-level hardcore nerd programming required | ||
* NON-COMMERCIAL! | * NON-COMMERCIAL! | ||
More Informations: | More Informations: | ||
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