How to connect midi to usb 6008

[Brozek_]

I`m doing a school project and I don't know how to connect to the module.
I need to connect midi device to labview and save the digital signals(I and O) then further on from labview control led lights(using that saved signals). If you press a certain  tone on the midi that a certain light lights on.

[PrimaryKey]

Hello Brozek,

MIDI standard uses current to trasmit signal so you cannot connect MIDI directly to 6008 digital inputs, since they work in TTL standard. Also since 6008 is not hardware timed you will have a problem to decode the serial massages sent from the MIDI device. For those reasons you will have to 1. Prepare the corrent output for voltage input. 2. Use serial communication ports from your PC to receive data from MIDI.

For understanding how to do that please use external resources such as this Midi Configuration diagram.

Please ask away if you have any more questions. 

Ciao, Piotr

[Brozek_]

 Hello,

Thanks for the answer Piotr.

I think i found a way to get a midi to USB cable and then connect to LV.  I think that should work, Iˇwe joust ordered the cable so that i can see if it will work.

Best regards,  Jani

[Brozek_]

Hello,

I have I thinny question about writing a program to work with this MIDI-USB interface Picture.

I have connected it thrue VISA, but know i have problems reading the code that the midi device is creating. So if you have any idea how to do that i would be werry happy 🙂 ...

[PrimaryKey]

Unfortunately I do not know what data is given back from that USB converter. The best idea would be to try working out the format of the data with the manuals and specs provided for the device.

Good luck and have a good new years party 🙂 Piotr