Status : Work In Progress.

The MidiBox Project : http://www.midibox.org

I’m actually in the phase of building a developpement prototype board using redesigned standard modules and beginning to define what the final hardware should look like.

Preliminary Specs

• Big alphanumeric or dot-matrix LED based display for song titles …

Status : Frozen

The MidiBox Project : http://www.midibox.org

Significant improvements against the original design

• Only six bridges : NO wires under the board.
• Fully equiped with in-circuit components.
• 7 pin DIN connector for phantom power support through MIDI IN.
• Ready for direct rear panel mount.

First let’s take a …

Status : Frozen.

The MidiBox Project : http://www.midibox.org

Significant improvements against the original design

• Support for both PIC18F452 and PIC16F87x using R4 pull-down resistor.
• Only one single bridge : NO wires under the board.
• Integrated external PSU support.

First let’s take a look at the schematic :

: JDM schematic

This …

Status : Frozen.

The MidiBox Project : http://www.midibox.org

Significant improvements against the original design

• Only one single bridge.
• Fully equiped with in-circuit components.
• Ready for direct rear panel mount.

First let’s take a look at the schematic :

: LTC schematic

This is how the board looks like after about …