Comments on: The MIDI Shield is here

By: matte

matte — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:18:55 +0000

This is such a cool project, I would be really interested in one of these shields if you get round to producing kits, it dovetails really nicely with a couple of projects I have in mind.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:07:24 +0000

Howdy again! Can I pre-order a few of these? I have a project idea in mind…

By: linde

linde — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:31:05 +0000

Very cool and useful for fast prototyping. I’d very much like to buy one once they’re done.

By: William

William — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:34:01 +0000

i can’t wait till these are available. So many projects in mind…

Don’t rush perfection, but hurry up

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:46:19 +0000

This is so cool! I have a couple of questions about what the code would look like, and also an idea or two about the design… what do you think? Anyway, drop me a line when you get a chance… I’ve been looking for something just like this, and I really like the perspective shot in the upper left corner!

By: Wayne H

Wayne H — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:15:43 +0000

>With my current design the MIDI Shield has to be unplugged before the Arduino can
> be programmed, which is a pain in the ass. Instead, I’m going to add a jumper to
> the MIDI Shield. Remove the jumper, program the Arduino, then put the jumper back
> on. Much better than pulling the whole shield off every time you need to upload code.

Why not add a mux to the circuit that automatically switches off the Midi Board’s connection to the serial port pins when the reset pin is toggled. I think this would work…

Wayne

By: Michael Una

Michael Una — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:04:32 +0000

Just wanted to say, this looks great and I also am interested in purchasing a few of these little guys once you get them produced. If it’ll help the production, I’d be interested in pre-ordering.

Thanks, and keep up the good work, sir!

By: Amos

Amos — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:55:40 +0000

Yes, I’ll be selling PCBs and possibly complete kits once my final revision is tested and I have a few examples coded. I’ll have a parts list, construction guide, and other documentation posted soon.

By: loydmilligan

loydmilligan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:47:03 +0000

Also very interested in buying a pcb, let me know if you are selling.

Thanks

By: Laen

Laen — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:52:24 +0000

A couple of options on the whole “Serial programming” thing:

* You could use the SoftwareSerial arduino library to talk to the Midi. That clears up your RX and TX pins for the actual serial port.

* I *think* if you put a resistors on RX and TX to your board, it’ll allow enough current to go to the Arduino’s serial port that you’ll be able to program it with the shield in place.

I hear there’s also a “program over MIDI” AVR bootloader out there, but it’s probably not Arduino compatible.

Love the shield!