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From: bjornhk@dhhalden.no (BJORN HAAVARD KLEVEN)
Subject: GUS MIDI connector
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:13:12 GMT
The MIDI connector box for the GUS will not be out for a while, the
work with it at Gravis isn't proceeding too fast. However, a
relatively easy and inexpensive way - that works - is to use an SB
connector kit and replace the 6N136 chip with a 6N138 or -139. In
addition, add a 5.6K ohm ressistor between pin 5 and 7 on the chip,
and one between pin 6 and 8. This definitively works, I'm using one
myself!
Happy soldering,
-=* Bjorn :: bjornhk@sofus.dhhalden.no
ACCESS DATA :: TEL: (+47)-9-17 50 48/61-97 311 FAX: 61-97 312
BBS: 61-97 304/97 94 945
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From: remek@mamura.ee.mu.oz.au (Remek Lipinski)
Subject: GUS: Working MIDI connection circuit.
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 10:35:47 GMT
I have used the following circuit to connect to the Ultrasound to get the
MIDI port working. This has been posted before but to get it to work I
had to change one of the resistors, namely the pullup resistor connected
between pins 6 and 8 of the optoisolator I also used 6N138 insted of 6N135
(I couldn't get it at the time). Also the inverters have to be able to work
at a high speed (i think midi is around 19000 but I am not sure), one of the
inverter chips I used didn't work even though the chip was fine, I guess
it could not handle the speed.
I then tested the port by playing something on the keyboard and listening
back to the seqence, the timing seemed ok. to make sure I installed a
Roland MPU 401 card into the pc and connected its midi out to the midi in
of the Gravis. I then used one sequencer to play something out of the Roland
port and another sequencer to record with the Gravis port. Then I listened
to the recorded sequence by playing it first through the Gravis midi out
and the through the Roland midi out, both sounded exacly like the original.
Anyway I hope this will be useful to someone, I for one am happy to have
the Gravis midi port working (for the fraction of the cost of what the
SB connector box costs).
15 pin D connector
220R
pin-1 +5v ----+--------------------------/\/\/\---------------\
| \ 4
| Gnd--2 MIDI OUT
| |\ |\ 220R / 5
pin-12 tr >---|------| o-----| o----------/\/\/\--------------/
| 14|/ 13 12|/ 10
| 220R
+---------------------------/\/\/\-------------\
| \ 4
pin-15 rx <---|--------------------+ Gnd--2 MIDI THRU
| |\ |\ | 220R / 5
| +--| o-----| o---+-------/\/\/\------------/
| | 1|/ 2 3|/ 4
| |
| +------+
| 270R* | 220R
+--/\/\/\--+ +------+----------/\/\/\--------\
|B |C |A | \ 4
+-|----------|----|-+ | MIDI IN
| 8 6 2 | ----- / 5
| | / \ IN914 or IN4148 +-/
| 6N138** | --- |
| | | |
| 5 3 | | |
+------------|----|-+ | |
| |K | |
pin-5 Gnd --------------+ +------+----------------------+
Inverters are LS7404
Leave pin 2 of the MIDI IN unconnected (Don't connect to ground)
* this resistor was 5.6K in the original post, I used a the 6N138 optoisolator
and found that this value was too high as not enough current was allowed
to sink into the collector of the output transistor.
**In the original post this was 6N135, I could not readily find this here
(Australia) so I used 6N138 which I think is funcionally the same,
one of the catalogues stated that this is a "high speed MIDI standard"
device.
Happy GUSing.
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** Remek Lipinski : remek@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU **
** "I'll be back!" - T800 **
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