moostapha

Okay, so just get the PIC with the bootloader. It seemed like there was more you had to do to program it. I think i remember something about a PIC ID headder at the place I was going to order from. I can figure out the LCD type and that i'm using MIDI, but ihnfc what the Sysex Device ID is. And how much debugging would you actually need to do? And how much could you do with such a display? Does it give note values or will it let you know if you solder something wrong and the PIC can't find it, or what?

Okay, so I've never undertaken anything like this before, but I want to build a midibox for controlling Ableton Live. I know what I want to build and have more or less completed the external design, but I need someone to reasure me that I'm understanding the hardware correctly. The external design includes three sets of 16 buttons and 16 rotary potentiometers, and one more linear potentiometer. I think I can do all of it with one device, and having extra space for more rotary pots is always good. I'm probably going to order stuff from here because I don't have easy access to a place to fabricate circuit boards and I'm not exactly dying to do more work that I have to. So, if someone cold tell me if I'm thinking correctly to this point, I'd appreciate it. I know what the core module does. I know that the AIN module does analog inputs from potentiometers, and I think that each AIN module can take care of 64 pots. I know the DIN module does digital inputs from buttons, and I think ecah takes care of 64 buttons. And from what I'm reading, I don't think I need anything else, assuming that I have a midi-usb interface. Now, the thing that I'm really confused about: what programing do you need to do? I really don't understand this part and I'd appreciate any help anyone could provide. I have some programming experience in C++, basic, and Java and catch on quickly, but I've never programmed anything like this and I have no idea how to go about it. Thank you all.