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MIDI Merger: Two Signals for One Receiver

Whenever two MIDI signals have to be combined to drive a receiver, you need a MIDI merger. In the design presented here, two coupled microcontrollers merge the data. Since the MIDI signal is unidirectional and sequential, the data are transmitted without any feedback from the receiver.

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996038-1.zip

000021-PCB.pdf

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Bill of Materials

Resistors:
R1-R4 = 220?
R5,R6 = 1k?8
Capacitors:
C1,C4-C8 = 100nF
C2 = 18pF
C3 = 22pF
C9,C10 = 100µF 25V radial
Semiconductors:
D1,D2 = 1N4148
D3 = 1N4001
IC1 = 74HCT14
IC2,IC3 = CNY17-2
IC4 = Atmel AT90S2313 (programmed, order code 996531-1a)
IC5 = Atmel AT90S2313 (programmed, order code 996531-1b)
IC6 = 78L05
Miscellaneous:
K1,K2,K3 = 5-way DIN sockets, pins arranged at 180°, PCB mount
K4 = mains adaptor socket
PCB, order code 000021-1
Disk (project source code file), order code 996038-1