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[Reply #120 on:]

Well I got it to work using this code.

Code:

byte incomingByte;
byte note;
byte velocity;
byte check;
int statusLed = 13;  


void setup()
{
  //start serial with midi baudrate 31250 or 38400 for debugging
  Serial.begin(31250);
  digitalWrite(statusLed, HIGH);
}


void loop ()
{

  if (Serial.available() > 0)
  {
    incomingByte = Serial.read();
    delayMicroseconds(400);

    if (incomingByte== 144)
    {
      note = Serial.read();
      delayMicroseconds(400);
      velocity = Serial.read();

      while (check!= 128 )
      {
        check = Serial.read();
        freqout(note);
      }
    }
    check=0;
  }
}


void freqout(int freq)
{
  int hperiod;

  hperiod = (500000 / (freq*2));
  analogWrite(12, 255);
  delayMicroseconds(hperiod);
  digitalWrite(12, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(hperiod-1);
}

But it only works if I send midi from live on my computer.  If i try to use my keyboard controller it will triger a note and the just hold it on forever *shrug*

Also I had to use the micro second delays to read the serial info, but now if I have 2 note trigger right next to the other it will miss the second one, I assume due to the delay.

[Reply #121 on:]

If you have and LCD, this could be a way to know what's exactly happening. Some keyboard are strange sometimes.
But note that often keyboards send a note on with velocity instead on note off.

[Reply #122 on:]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking is going on.  I wish I could get rid of those delays but when I do it quits working.

[Reply #123 on:]

Yes, it should be possible, I didn't use some in my controller.

[Reply #124 on:]

I just can't get it to work without the delays, is it just blowing by the data in the serial stream with no delays?

I rigged up a LCD and when there is no delays both the note and velocity are read as 255 all the time, no idea!

[Reply #125 on:]

You perhaps modified it now, but that is a bit strange...

Code:

     while (check!= 128 )
      {
        check = Serial.read();
        freqout(note);
      }
    }

[Reply #126 on:]

Hey guys,

I've managed to get a small instrument working using this code, but I've also encountered the same problem as Captain Credible (reply #41 on page 3), in that through some MIDI interfaces I can't play more than one note.

If I connect the instrument directly to my MIDI keyboard, I can play polyphonically, but if I play through my keyboard into MIDI-OX and out through a separate MIDI interface (a MOTU MIDI Express XT) I can only play monophonically.

Does anyone have an idea as to why this might be happening?

At first I thought it was because of the note-off differences, between actually specifying a note-off message (128) and a note-on with velocity = 0, but as far as I can tell they both do the note-on, vel=0 thing.

I've been racking my brain all day over this, but I'm truly stumped. Any help would be very gratefully received.

MIDI portion of code below:

Code:

 if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    blink();
    incomingByte = Serial.read();
    if (incomingByte == 144) {
      action = 1;
    }else if (incomingByte == 128) {
      action = 0;
    }else if ((action == 0) && (note == 0)) {
      note = incomingByte;
      playNote(note, 0);
      note = 0;
      velocity = 0;
      action = 2;
    }else if ((action == 1) && (note == 0)) {
      note = incomingByte;
    }else if ((action == 1) && (note != 0)) {
      velocity = incomingByte;
      playNote(note, velocity);
      note = 0;
      velocity = 0;
      action = 0;
    }else{
    }
  }

[Reply #127 on:]

Hi All.
I am new to the arduino, but i am fairly handy with electronics. i built my setup according to the schematic, except with a 4 channel opto from sparkfun which i had lying around. I connected everything to the correct corresponding pins, and now all that happens when everything is connected is a stream of serial gibberish that doesnt change when i do something on the piano. Any ideas?

Thank you!

[Reply #128 on:]

Hi everyone,
Ive been trying to get this to work for a while,but no luck.  It seems that the arduino is not recieving any data through RX.   Like others, many posts back,  I get a LED to flicker when connected to +5v and pin 5 of the optoisolator( when the RX is not connected).  I measure about 5.2 v on the pin and a 10th of a volt difference corresponding to keystrokes.
I get nothing  coming in on the serial monitor and even the simplest, one led sketches dont work.  I am using a microkorg but have also tried a sci prohet 600.  I tried changing the baud. I checked for loose connections, cold soldered joint, and my diecimila is fine other wise.  
Any suggestions?    It seems a few others had this problem but there were no real solutions posted.  Id really appreciate any  help.  Thanks

[Reply #129 on:]

ok, I got it to work briefly but then I unhooked the RX input and when i put it back it no longer works.  I used this:

Code:

//variables setup
byte incomingByte;

int statusLed = 13;   // select the pin for the LED


//setup: declaring iputs and outputs and begin serial
void setup() {
  pinMode(statusLed,OUTPUT);   // declare the LED's pin as output
  Serial.begin(31250);        //start serial with midi baudrate 31250 or 38400 for debugging
  digitalWrite(statusLed,LOW);
}


void loop () {
 if (Serial.available() > 0) {

    incomingByte = Serial.read();
    // wait for as status-byte, channel 1, note on or off
    if (incomingByte==144){ // 144 is note on ch1
      digitalWrite(statusLed, HIGH);
      delay(20);
      digitalWrite(statusLed, LOW);
      delay(1);
    }

 }
}

This is how I got it to work ... uploaded this sketch (for like the 20th time)  and it didnt work...no surprise.
then I took the lead from pin 5 of the opto and directly touch pin 2 on the atmega( the rx pin)  then I stuck a 1k resistor between therx and tx sockets, removed it  and then put the lead from pin 5 of the opto back into the rx socket.  Ta-DA  that did it  ...worked fine!   However... After I removed the input lead and put it back it stoped working and now nothing.   I checked continuity.... I think everything is good.  I get a strong beep when the probes are directly on the opto's output and the atmega RX pin 2.  I am pretty sure the hardware is ok. I think somehow my arduino doesnt want to read incoming data, though it loads sketches fine.

[Reply #130 on:]

Ok,  I got it to work, but not with a 4n28.  I tried 10 of them, with every resistor combo imaginable.  I could get a led flicker (between +5v and pin 5,with the rx disconnected ), but it did nothing for the arduino.  Nothing was being read.  Finally i tried another opto, a cny 17-4.  It has a similar pinout as the 4n28 and I substituted the 100k for a 220k and the 3.3k for 2.2k. works perfectly(for me).  

It seems that there were/are a few others who had trouble with this circuit and the  arduino seemingly not being able to read any data.  
Perhaps for some, there is a problem with using the 4n28.  i dont know what, though.   It makes no sense to me.    A circuit this simple and that has  been repeatedly verified by so many, shouldnt be this contrary.  

Anyone have any ideas?

[Reply #131 on:]

As I said a few pages before, for me the solution was not to connect the OptoPin6-100k-GND part, all the rest of the circuit like described on the first post. I built this circuit a few times.
In case of a standalone setup without FTDI the 3,3k resistor has to be 1k.

[Reply #132 on:]

All of the  4n28s that I tried,  wouldnt even make a  LED flicker with ANY resistor value between ground and pin 5.

[Reply #133 on:]

A resistor between Ground and Pin 5 ? You mean 6 or +5V I think.
Anyway I didn't test the flicker think on my side but it worked...
If you have time, rebuild it with my schema ?

You're using MIDI on the same serial as a FTDI right ? If it is a Mega I  guess it is 1k instead of 3,3k but all the rest the same.

[Reply #134 on:]

Oops, I meant...a resistor between pin 6 and ground.  Also my  arduino doesnt read midi data when the jack is connected to the arduino.  (midi 4>rx, midi 5> ground)  I thought that using the optoisolator was just a precaution.??