No MIDI connection = no LCD messages

[mikee]

hi all

I cannot find this effect listed elsewhere, but it might be of some help to someone, especially when first testing:

No messages will be displayed on the LCD if the MIDI connections are not made to the pc.

It seems that the software waits for a response from your pc during initilization.

Perhaps someone else might expand.

regards all

[nILS]

nILS lost his magic crystal ball again

Details? What app? What hardware?

[mikee]

nILS lost his magic crystal ball again

Details? What app? What hardware?

Sorry bout that friends,

app = ain64_din128_dout128_v1_3

hardware = full compliment pots, switches and leds, 5V/3A lin reg, standard two line LCD etc etc ..... chips etc built on single piece of plain perf board.

I don't assume any fault folks, as all is fine. Its juat that I expected to see MIDI activity on the display without connecting box to MIDI-games port.

MIDI non connect:

Apply power to app.

LCD shows only the standard (undriven) blocks of graphics.

MIDI connect:

Apply power to app.

LCD displays names name then AIN, DIN DOUT etc.

regards all