Category: PCB Design

Posts related to designing, building, and testing printed circuit boards.

Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB. https://makertube.net/w/fenpgiuXnZrcCwgVFeVXkU Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to microcontrollers, see the Getting Started pages. Bill of Materials Arduino Pro Mini MIDI … Continue reading Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Build Guide →

Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Design

I've finally decided to create a PCB for my Mini USB-MIDI to MIDI USB Host MIDI converter based on an Arduino Pro Mini and a Mini USB Host Shield. Whilst I was at it, I've also included an option to support the USB-MIDI to MIDI Revisited build based on an Adafruit Trinket M0. Here is the Arduino … Continue reading Arduino Pro Mini MIDI USB HOST PCB Design →

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to microcontrollers, see the Getting Started pages. Bill of Materials Raspberry Pi Pico Touch Keyboard … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Build Guide →

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Design

It's been a while since I last played with Pico capacitive touch, but I was always planning on combining it with my touch keyboard PCB to create a self-contained MIDI controller. I've taken the opportunity to build something that I hope to be able to use with my Educational DIY Synth Thing. Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Touch Keyboard PCB Design →

Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to microcontrollers, see the Getting Started pages. Bill of Materials Korg Volca Modular MIDI to … Continue reading Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Build Guide →

Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Design

I've been playing with a Korg Volca Modular recently, but it doesn't have built-in MIDI. There are some conversion kits available (apparently MIDI is broken out on the PCB inside - more here), but it also has a well-specified CV/Gate interface, so this is a design for a MIDI to CV converter with a Korg … Continue reading Korg Volca Modular MIDI to CV PCB Design →

Pico MIDI “Pack” PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for my Pico MIDI “Pack” PCB Design. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! Bill of Materials PCB link (GitHub link below) 1x H11L1 optoisolator. 1x 1N914 or 1N4148 signal diode. 1x each of 10Ω, … Continue reading Pico MIDI “Pack” PCB Build Guide →

MiniDexed Quad DAC PCB Build Guide

Here are the build notes for the MiniDexed Quad DAC PCB. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to single board computers, see the Getting Started pages. Bill of Materials MiniDexed Quad DAC PCB (GitHub link … Continue reading MiniDexed Quad DAC PCB Build Guide →