Sorry to hear that Philip Rees is out of business. But I think Kenton makes excellent stuff too. http://www.kentonuk.com/products/select/midi-utilsel.shtml On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 2:04 PM, <anthony.box@talk21.com> wrote: > ** > > > Regret to say Philip Rees stopped trading years ago. I still have one of > their MIDI devices but recently changed over to MUTU. > > > http://www.wizardwoodcraft.co.uk/ > > Norfolk UK > > > From: achtung_999 <heinrich.himmelwasser@gmail.com> > >To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Tuesday, 1 January 2013, 9:37 > >Subject: Re: [Doepfer_a100] Question about daisy-chain of MIDI modules > > > > >What you want is a Midi Thru connector. As I can see both the 190-2 and > >190-3 don't have a Thru connector. > >Best thing you can do is buy an active midi thru box like a Philip Rees or > >so. http://www.philrees.co.uk/products/thruunit.htm > > > > > > > >On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 1:32 AM, David Kaiser <dkaiser@cdk.com> wrote: > > > >> ** > > >> > >> > >> I have a A-190-3 USB/Midi to CV interface > >> (http://www.doepfer.de/a1903.htm), and recently picked up a A-190-2 > Midi > >> to CV interface (http://www.doepfer.de/a1902.htm) as well. > >> > >> I'm hoping to daisy-chain the serial MIDI data between the two modules, > >> so I can use one MIDI (or USB) cable to my rack, train the 190-3 for one > >> MIDI channel, and train the 190-2 for another MIDI channel, but only use > >> a single MIDI cable as input to my rack for both modules. > >> > >> The Doepfer web site offers an 'excerpt' or single-page of the A-190-3 > >> manual (the "p13" PDF). It has two "jumpers" (dual pins), JP5 for MIDI > >> OUT, and JP6 for MIDI In. And it looks that a 2-wire cable can be used > >> for serial transfer like MIDI. > >> > >> In the PDF for the A-190-2, there is one jumper set, JP5, with only two > >> pins. It is labeled for both MIDI IN and MIDI OUT. > >> > >> I'm assuming the serial data used in both devices is raw MIDI > >> (transmit/receive) as you would see through signal analysis of a MIDI > >> cable. > >> > >> Is there a recommended approach to use JP5 (MIDI OUT) from the A-190-3 > >> and lead it to only one pin of JP5 on the A-190-2 for MIDI IN purposes? > >> > >> In the A-190-3 PDF > >> (http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A190_3_Manual_p13.pdf) one pin of each > >> JP5 and JP6 is marked with a 'T' symbol, and this pin is soldered to the > >> ground plane on the circuit board. > >> > >> Does the A-190-3 module tie the 'T'-marked pins of JP5/JP6 to frame > >> ground through the A-100 System cable? > >> > >> Is the frame ground how to make up for the lack of the second wire on > >> the A-190-2? > >> > >> I am going to try doing a one-wire daisy chain between the A-190-3 out > >> to the A-190-2. Will it work? Has anyone confirmed this? > >> > >> Thanks for any help, and have a Happy New Year! > >> > >> David > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Question about daisy-chain of MIDI modules
2013-01-01 by achtung_999
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