[sdiy] Beginner questions

[Richard Wentk]

At 11:10 24/02/2003 -0700, Ian Fritz wrote:
>I got the code by simply asking.  It uses software to directly drive the 
>MIDI output through an I/O pin.

Interesting idea. Isn't it rather dangerous though? Is there a continuous 
31.25kHz polling of the input line and dumping of the output line, or is it 
cleverer than that? How does it sync with the start/stop bits?

>An easier option is to use a microcontroller with a dedicated USART. But 
>the code illustrates many interesting techniques.

Usually safer too. If perhaps not cheaper.

Richard