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Re: Best way to "ping" a bcr/bcf

2011-08-17 by Mark v.d. Berg

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, Ron Anderson <bitman2112@...> wrote:
> I have a control surface plug that I amd <still> developing and have found it necessary to enumerate the BCRs actually connected. I have the midi implementation document but don't see specifically that a "ping" of sorts is supported.
> 
> Is there a way to fudge a "ping" and be reasonably confident of it's return?

In "BC MIDI Implementation.pdf", see section 6.1, p. 10: commands $01 (Request Identity) and $02 (Send Identity).
In your case you should probably use $7F (=any) for Device ID and $15 (=BCR) for Model ID.

Hope this helps,
   Mark.

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