[sdiy] optocouplers and MIDI

[James Patchell]

I use this part in my projects as well.  Seems to be about as fool proof as 
you can get....although, sometimes, it can be difficult to locate.

At 10:59 PM 3/25/2004 +0100, Jaroslaw Ziembicki wrote:
>I recommend using the SHARP PC900 for MIDI.
>It's an optocoupler with a digital output, there's
>a Schmitt trigger inside, so the part can be connected
>directly to an UART input. Used in many - if not in
>most - professional MIDI devices.
>Regards,
>Jarek

         -Jim
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