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| ====== Updated and translated from the German version ====== | ====== Updated and translated from the German version ====== | ||
| By Digineural (aka Dan) | By Digineural (aka Dan) | ||
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| ===== Which modules do I need for Midibox LC? ===== | ===== Which modules do I need for Midibox LC? ===== | ||
| - | * 1x core module with PIC18F452 | + | * 1x [[core module]] with PIC18F452 |
| - | * 1x graphic LCD (240×64 of pixels) or 2 characters LCDs (2×40 characters) or 2 GLCDS (256X64) | + | * 1x graphic LCD (240×64 of pixels) or 2 characters LCDs (2×40 characters) or 2 GLCDS (2x 128X64) |
| * 4x DINX4 module for 96 switches | * 4x DINX4 module for 96 switches | ||
| * 3x DOUTX4 module for LED rings and LEDs | * 3x DOUTX4 module for LED rings and LEDs | ||
| * 1x LTC module | * 1x LTC module | ||
| - | * 1x MF module if Motorfaders are to be used. | + | * 1x [[mf_ng_module]] if Motorfaders are to be used. |
| If not "in main.asm, you have to set "ENABLE_MOTORDRIVER" to 0, this disables the motor control." as per TK [[http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=5262.0|here]] | If not "in main.asm, you have to set "ENABLE_MOTORDRIVER" to 0, this disables the motor control." as per TK [[http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=5262.0|here]] | ||
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| * 8x Motorfader or Faders | * 8x Motorfader or Faders | ||
| - | ===== Do I have to build the PCBs for themselves? ===== | + | |
| + | ===== Do I have to build the PCBs by myself? ===== | ||
| No. Look here [[http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=where_to_order_pre-made_printed_circuit_boards_pcbs_and_parts_kits|Premade PCBs & Kits]] | No. Look here [[http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=where_to_order_pre-made_printed_circuit_boards_pcbs_and_parts_kits|Premade PCBs & Kits]] | ||
| - | ===== How do I configure the DIN and Douts for my Switches, Encoder and LEDS? ===== | + | |
| + | ===== How do I configure the DINs and DOUTs for my Switches, Encoder and LEDS? ===== | ||
| * Switches and LED in lc_io_table.inc, | * Switches and LED in lc_io_table.inc, | ||
| * Encoders in mios_tables.inc | * Encoders in mios_tables.inc | ||
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| ===== Why does the value of the Encoder change automatically after few seconds, even when nothing is touched? ===== | ===== Why does the value of the Encoder change automatically after few seconds, even when nothing is touched? ===== | ||
| That can happen, if no Motorfader is attached. In main.asm set the ENABLE_MOTORDRIVER flag to the value set 0, afterwards this effect should disappear. | That can happen, if no Motorfader is attached. In main.asm set the ENABLE_MOTORDRIVER flag to the value set 0, afterwards this effect should disappear. | ||
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| ===== Can I replace the Encoders with normal potentiometers to save money? ===== | ===== Can I replace the Encoders with normal potentiometers to save money? ===== | ||
| - | No, in the Logic/Mackie Encoder movements are defined control minutes as relative Events. Check the Wiki for places to order with good prices. | + | No, in the Logic/Mackie Encoder movements are defined as relative Events. \\ |
| + | "What?"\\ | ||
| + | This means that the midibox sends a signal for "+1" when you turn your encoder clockwise, and a slightly different signal for "-1" when you turn the encoder anti-clockwise. | ||
| + | If you use a potentiometer, the MidiBox can only send the absolute value of the pot, and will only do so when it changes.\\ | ||
| + | Check out [[encoders]] for specifications and where to order. | ||
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| + | ===== I want to build a Mackie C4 type box, does the MBLC do this? ===== | ||
| + | No.\\ | ||
| + | That is, not yet.\\ | ||
| + | There is nothing to prevent a Midibox LC/C4 box from working, but some research needs to be done. | ||
| + | When Mackie made the LC, and then the MCU, they made the protocol public. This was //probably// done to encourage software application support. Unfortunately, the Mackie C4 is not a public protocol. While it is most likely based on a similar design to the MCU, the two are not interchangable.\\ | ||
| + | Short answer: Now is your time to step up and do this research. Make the C4 possible, and win the adoration of your peers! | ||
| ===== Your Turn ===== | ===== Your Turn ===== | ||
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| Dietmar wrote an interesting HowTo for using MBLC as display and meter unit for Nuendo - the controllers (Motorfaders/Buttons/LEDs) are provided from a Tascam US2400 unit, so that the construction was easier than building a complete MIDIbox LC: [[http://www.tsrecords.at/pult_main.htm|see his homepage]] | Dietmar wrote an interesting HowTo for using MBLC as display and meter unit for Nuendo - the controllers (Motorfaders/Buttons/LEDs) are provided from a Tascam US2400 unit, so that the construction was easier than building a complete MIDIbox LC: [[http://www.tsrecords.at/pult_main.htm|see his homepage]] | ||
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