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Thanx for a long and well thought-through answer. -About the mat, I have no idea except that has a PS/2 cable and 10 different buttons. The buttons are connected to a PCB with two of those strips, don't know what they are called. But like flat wires wrapped in plastic 2x5. Also there is one large strip coming out of the mat for the 5.0V. -My programming experience is good, mainly in C. -I am fully confident that I have the circuitry experience to make this work with a Core and a DIN module. -I am willing to slaughter one mat if necessary since I have access to 12. -I do not need a standalone box. -Time and money in the range of this project should not be a problem. Aside from shipping the stuff from Germany to Sweden I don't have a problem with the cost so far. And about PS/2 or HID or whatever, I am not intending to keep the circuitry.

no problem, I just wasn't clear enough. I'll probably end up using it through a MIDI soundcard most of the time, but at least then I have the option not to. I'm not sure if I have understood this correctly but after I have built my core component, can I program it via MIDI? I thought I read it somewhere but it sounds so cool I just assumed I had made it up. What I'm actually wondering is, having build my components and connected them to the dance mat, how do I assign jobs for the buttons? (I am going to buy the preburned pic btw, I guess that specifies what I am asking for a bit)

I interpret that this means I would have to go through a computer to get my MIDI-signals? I would rather have my mat just sending the MIDI signals directly. I don't mind replacing the original circuits since I have a couple of mats to play with. I am not familiar with Arduino. Do I program it directly with my computer? Serial port? To be clear: I want my pad to be able to send midi signals to tone generators/hardware synths without going through a computer.

thanx for the quick reply. However, I'm not sure if 8 inputs are enough. Either way, if I have a core module, does this mean that I can program some of the buttons to alter things like octave or the tones tied to the other buttons? To explain my situation: I have a dance mat currently sending data via a PS/2 Keyboard cable. I want to use the 10 (8 tones + 2 possible controls) "foot pads" to play midi. So if I get a DIN and a Core I should be able to play as well as control some minor functions?

Hi, I am wondering what I need to build a midi device that Only sends input from 10 buttons or so through a midi cable. I just want to press one of the buttons to play a note. That's it. Should I use the MidiBox kits or should I go for something even simpler? Say that I would use the Core module and a Din module, is that enough to make this work?