Scuzzle

Really sorry Fx3 I've been very busy on other things so haven't been on the forum here for ages :( Better late than never though, I think this is the link you're looking for: http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=266801

Have a look at http://www.futurlec.com/ConnHead.shtml, they start half way down and are refered to as "Connectors for Headers - Single Row". One thing to note is that these are empty connector casings, so you'll also need to buy the female pins further down the page, and getting hold of a crimping tool the right size is a good plan. Hope this helps you, Scuzzle

It's a http://www.pennyandgiles.com/docGallery/85.PDF. Pretty nice looking. :)

John, You'll need a Core running MIOS with the MIDI IO128 application installed for every 128 inputs you require, no mater how many channels you want to use. The MIDI IO128 application is configured with the midiio128.ini file I mentioned previously. A perfectly valid configuration might look like: [pre] ########################################### # Pin # On Evnt # Off Evnt # Behaviour # ########################################### 1 = 90 3C 40 90 3C 00 @OnOff 2 = 91 3C 40 91 3C 00 @OnOff 3 = 92 3C 40 92 3C 00 @OnOff [/pre] This would mean (I'll miss out the note off's "Note On, velocity 0" for brevity): Pin 1 sends a note on ("9") to channel 1 ("0"), middle C ("3C"), velocity 64 ("40") when it goes On. Pin 2 sends a note on ("9") to channel 2 ("1"), middle C ("3C"), velocity 64 ("40") when it goes On. Pin 3 sends a note on ("9") to channel 3 ("2"), middle C ("3C"), velocity 64 ("40") when it goes On. So as you can see, a single core can send messages for as many channels as you like. Your only limiting factor is the 128 inputs that MIDI IO128 provides. I hope this makes it a little clearer, Scuzzle

Hi John, You probably want to have a look at the MIDIIO128 project (http://www.ucapps.de/midio128.html). This will handle upto 128 inputs for you. If you download http://www.ucapps.de/midio128/mk_midio128_syx.zip and have a look in it, you'll find a file called "midiio128.ini". Once you have a look at the files it should all become clear. It basically boils down to are lines in the file like this: [pre] ########################################## # Pin # On Evnt # Off Evnt # Behaviour # ########################################## 1 = 90 30 7F 90 30 00 @OnOff[/pre] Which specifies the midi message to send out when the DIN pin is triggered and another when it's released. To find out more about these messages you could look at http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tech/midispec.htm. And what you'll find is that Note On events start with any byte from 0x90 to 0x9F, where the low (second) nibble indicates the MIDI channel the messages is for, so modification of this nibble gives you a Note On event on MIDI channel 1 (0x90) to channel 16 (0x9F). Hope this helps you a little, Scuzzle

My guess would be you've got the "S2VB10" bridge rectifer, check and see if you can see that extra "10". If you have a check of the C64 Service Manual (http://unusedino.de/ec64/technical1.html) you'll see that it's directly interchangable with the "DBA20B". I don't have datasheets on either of these, but it's used in the C64 circuit and doc says that the DBA20B is fine, so if that's the case, the one you've got should be fine too. YMMV, Scuzzle

Fx3, You could try http://www.futurlec.com/ProtoBoards.shtml, the board you are looking for is at the bottom of the page. They have details on UK postage fees on one of their pages. I've ordered from them once before and had no trouble. Hope this helps, Scuzzle

Hmm, Won't this cause baud rate problems? Being that Midi and Serial use different rates?

The 18F452 is the one the you want. The 18LF452 is the Low Voltage version of the chip and not the one used in the Midibox. After having a quick look at the datasheet I'm not 100% sure if the LF model will work or not, although I'd tend towards that it will. Maybe someone else can comment on its usability...

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Hi Folks, I'm just starting out and this is my first post to the forums, so I thought I'd start it with a *Hi* to everyone who reads them. I've been busy reading over previous posts and you all seem pretty friendly :). And I must say a big thanks to Thorsten for putting together such a collosal effort as this. Oh, yes, back to my actual question... I'm in the UK and I've been putting together a list of suppliers for the various bits and pieces I'm going to need to start experimenting with MIOS. There are a number of suppliers in the UK, for examples www.rswww.com (A bit expensive) or http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/ (Not very complete). A better bet seems to be to order from http://www.reichelt.de/ in Germany. The problem here seems to be paying for the goods :(. After chatting to a nice lady from Reichelt on the phone it turns out that the only way I can pay them is International Bank Transfer to their German bank account once I have recieved a pro-forma invoice from them with all the costs added. International bank transfers cost me £14 (GBP) a shot, about 20 Euro. And it just seems like money down the drain to me >:(. So the question, at long last :-[, has anyone in the UK found a better way of buying from Reichelt, or maybe would recommend a different supplier in the UK? I'm considering the merits of trying to open a German bank account and paying them from there, but I'm not sure what European bank laws are like. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be breaking some law or other to open a bank account in Germany, if I'm not actually a resident there. Well, thanks for taking the time to read, and I'll hope to be a little more active in the community when I get things started.

Hi Folks, I'm just starting out and this is my first post to the forums, so I thought I'd start it with a *Hi* to everyone who reads them. I've been busy reading over previous posts and you all seem pretty friendly :). And I must say a big thanks to Thorsten for putting together such a collosal effort as this. Oh, yes, back to my actual question... I'm in the UK and I've been putting together a list of suppliers for the various bits and pieces I'm going to need to start experimenting with MIOS. There are a number of suppliers in the UK, for examples www.rswww.com (A bit expensive) or http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/ (Not very complete). A better bet seems to be to order from http://www.reichelt.de/ in Germany. The problem here seems to be paying for the goods :(. After chatting to a nice lady from Reichelt on the phone it turns out that the only way I can pay them is International Bank Transfer to their German bank account once I have recieved a pro-forma invoice from them with all the costs added. International bank transfers cost me £14 (GBP) a shot, about 20 Euro. And it just seems like money down the drain to me >:(. So the question, at long last :-[, has anyone in the UK found a better way of buying from Reichelt, or maybe would recommend a different supplier in the UK? I'm considering the merits of trying to open a German bank account and paying them from there, but I'm not sure what European bank laws are like. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be breaking some law or other to open a bank account in Germany, if I'm not actually a resident there. Well, thanks for taking the time to read, and I'll hope to be a little more active in the community when I get things started.