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MIDIX30 Routing Matrix Manual

1. MIDIX30 MIDI Routing Matrix with MIDI Recall Receive e z 5 12034 5 6 7 8 9 10 0110120301415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 o O cle o s a0 A CA e o O Pond Tania CLEAR Transmit Dec eccccieccccloocce PE ccccclooecccccce AS 67 O 010 Th iP ip tb 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 In en PANICI FRONT PANEL CONTROLS MIDIX 30 has five front panel pushbuttons which allow limited standalone operation and emergency features The INC DEC buttons to the right of the numeric display change the Patch number or Step number when in Chain mode Both of these buttons have a slow auto repeat and the new Patch or Step is selected on release This allows the intervening patch or step numbers to be skipped To cancel the effect of a button release while holding either button down simply press the other button as well then release both The PANEL LOCK button deactivates the other buttons to prevent accidental opera tion The front panel may also be locked or unlocked with the F command The PANIC button has a delayed action to prevent accidental use After holding for about 2 seconds a universal Clear Event will be sent to all Outputs unless they are listed in Illegal Group 0 After a further 2 seconds a full Panic sequence equivalent to the command is transmitted The HOLD button
2. Input 1 Hex Moni tor lt and any MIDI codes received on that input will be displayed as hex bytes until another key is pressed Note that the translation is preceded with a lt and terminated with a gt so that it may be copied into Event and Output Message definitions Using the previous example if the same data were sent the screen would now show c0 07 E0 04 42 E 00 42 B0 01 01 01 00 which is exactly the bytes transmitted A newline is inserted at every Status change to improve readability Every nuance of the MIDI protocol is displayed as it is often violations of this that cause compatibility problems between equipment Note that for every MIDI byte received at 31k25Bd three RS232 bytes are generated at 38k4Bd This may cause the data to lag behind with large bursts Even more data is generated in English mode so use with caution M lt HH gt N FILTER MIDI MONITOR STATUS To reduce the amount of data being processed by the MIDIX MIDI Monitor there are independent filters for every MIDI Status type Any filter may be set to pass or remove a MIDI Status with N lt hh dn where hh is the MIDI Status in hex and n is O for pass and 1 for remove When a Filter is on it removes both that Status and its associated Data from the MIDI stream A special form of this command 8M lt gt will clear all filtering hh must be between 80h and FFh and FOh operates both System Exclusive Start and End i e there is not
3. or inspected by typing X nv and saved with the Dump Illegal Groups command DX There is a special Illegal Group 0 which is a list on the Outputs which the Clear and Panic Events should not be sent to EVERYDAY USE Now that we have defined Names some Clear Events and Illegal Groups we can use MIDIX to make some routing connections MIDIX is always in edit mode and routing may be changed at any time There are several Output commands we have already used the Output Name 0 All routing is accomplished with the Output equals command 0 On me where n is the destination Output number and m is the source Input number to be routing to it For no output m may be O After typing Return MIDIX will report the connection made using the already defined Input and Output names To see what source an output is set to type 0 nev and to see what destination s an input is routed to there may be more than one type I nv The complete current routing may be shown with the Dump Current Status command Dv Once a routing configuration has been set up it may be stored in one of the 50 Patch Memories The current setting is kept in an Edit Buffer and it is possible to toggle between changes and the last Patch with a compare recall action like synthesizer program memories To Store a Patch type S nne where nn is the memory number between 1 and 50 and defaults to the last recalled HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton in
4. MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands The first line entering the command is a request to select Patch 4 The second line is an acknowledgement that the patch has been updated If the same patch were already selected there would be no response to the request Patch acknowledgements will also appear on the screen when the patch is changed by front panel manual control or by Chaining P RECALL COMPARE PATCH If a patch has been edited either manually or by using the O command entering P with no argument and typing CR will toggle between the routing in the edit buffer and the memory store Extending the previous example typing P three times after editing the patch would produce on the screen Patch 4 Recall Patch 4 Patch 4 title Patch 4 Edit Patch 4 Patch 4 title Patch 4 Recall Patch 4 Patch 4 title This action will also result from Chained patch changes if the edit buffer has been altered Starting editing when in the Recall state will lose the previous edit PNN PATCH NAME Directly sets the title of the specified patch number to be up to twenty characters following the quote terminated by a CR If more than twenty characters are entered they will be ignored To produce the title in the examples above enter P4 Patch 4 titlev the screen will actually show Patch 4 Patch 4 title CHI NN NN DEFINE CHAIN LIST C is an ambiguous command see CL below qualifying with an H w
5. Merger Input Switch n A B C D s 0 off 1 on Each of the four Merger Inputs may be turned completely on or off Filter Commands To reduce the amount of data being processed and unnecessary delays each Input has independent filters for every MIDI Status type except Active Sensing and Reset which are not merged Any Filter set may be switched in or out with the following command n s where n A B C D s O off 1 on Any filter may be set to pass or remove a MIDI Status with Fn lt hh gt s e where n specifies the set for Input numbers A B C D hh is the MIDI Status in hex and s is 0 for pass and 1 for remove When a Filter is on it removes both that Status and its associated Data from the MIDI stream HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 22 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands A special form of this command Fn lt 0 gt will clear all filtering on Input n hh must be between 80h and FDh and FOh operates both System Exclusive Start and End i e there is not an F7h filter e g To clear Input 1C Filters and then setup filtering for Polyphonic Aftertouch on Channel 5 and MIDI TimeCode C lt O gt C lt B4 gt 1 C lt F 1 gt 1 HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 23 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual Appendix CONNECTORS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 2 10 11 12 13 Multi MIDI p
6. OS lt 90 3C 40 3C 0 gt will transmit a middle c Note On and Off to a unit connected to Output 5 03 lt C8 0 C 5 gt will transmit a Program Change 1 MIDI Channel 1 and Program Change 6 MIDI Channel 3 to Output 3 While this command is in use normal connection is suspended to the selected Output and incoming data is lost There is no limit to the number of bytes transmitted so it may be used to send large System Exclusive blocks and complex equipment setups All Recall commands see below save data in this format A series of these commands in a file for all outputs can completely or partially configure all connected MIDI equipment in a setup CLNN MM CLEAR OUTPUT NN WITH EVENT LIST MM Each output may have an Event associated with it that will be sent to connected equipment before any patch changes that would result in that equipment becoming disconnected from a source take place i e selecting a new input or Stopping the output On typing CL C is ambiguous the screen will show Clear output nn where nn is the last output addressed by a command On entering or defaulting the HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 16 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands output number the screen will show Clear output nn with Event mm where mm is the event number already set up for that output If mm 0 no event will be used A new event number may be entered or CR will leave th
7. an F7h filter e g To clear the Monitor Filters and then setup filtering for Polyphonic Aftertouch on Channel 5 and MIDI TimeCode N lt O gt M lt B4 gt 1 MN lt F 1 gt 1 HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 19 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands R MIDI RECALL COMMANDS Ann lt ID gt mm lt hh hh gt Ann lt ID gt mm nn Ron lt ID gt mm lt hh hh gt Recall from Input nn the next System Exclusive block with ID after sending on output mm the MIDI message lt hh hh gt On typing R the screen will show Reca11 from Input nn where nn is the last output adressed The command has been preceded with a semicolon turning the line into a comment so that it is safe to store to disc without being interpreted as a command when reloaded The input number may now be entered for the equipment that the data dump is expected on The system exclusive ID is then entered in hex an ID of 00 may be used for any ID The screen may then show Recall from Input nn lt ID gt after sending Output nn the output number will default to the same number as the input but if equipment is not connected to the matrix on a one to one basis a different number may be entered The command may now be qualified with a free format ASCII hex string containing the system exclusive dump request data Information should be provided in the equipment manuals on how to request dat
8. but several devices may get connected in a loop or a loop may be formed external to the matrix If feedback happens one or more of the I O activity LEDs will be fully on and the only way to break the loop is to press the front panel Hold button or type the Emergency Hold command E All MIDI Inputs will be disabled and the routing may be changed to a safe state Press the Hold button again or type to continue normal operation HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 5 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation MESSAGES MONITORING FILTERS ADVANCED USE There is one final Output command that is perhaps the most powerful or them all Output Message The format is O n lt hh hh hh where n is the Output number and hh are MIDI data in hex From the start of the opening bracket lt to the closing bracket gt the selected Output is switched over to the MIDIX Controller instead of whatever it was connected to Any amount of data may be sent and when finished the patch is restored It is hardly likely that anyone would ever attempt to type anything more than a Program Change or two by hand so where is all this data originated The MIDIX Controller can function in two modes of acquiring MIDI data It can Monitor any MIDI source and translate the data stream into either Hex or English subject to selectable Filtering or it can capture specific manufacturers System Exclusive b
9. 2 globally 3 Clear Transmits both Event 1 and Event 2 4 Panic Generates Stop All Notes Off Reset All Controllers All Sound Off Pitchbend centre Modulation Wheel 0 Hold 0 Volume max Channel Aftertouch 0 then individual Note Offs for every note on every MIDI Channel Up to twenty characters may be entered after the quote to identify the unit This will be shown at the top right of the Header Window in VT100 mode All characters following a semicolon are treated as comments until an ESC or CR This may be used to annotate commands within a text file or for disabling commands HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 10 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands PATCH CONTROL COMMANDS Snn Store Patch nn Lnn Load Patch nn Pnn Recall Patch nn P Recall Compare Patch Pnn Name Patch nn CH nn nn define Chain List Xnn nn nn define Illegal Group SNN STORE PATCH Loads the current matrix routing in the edit buffer to the specified patch memory nn If no number is specified the current patch selected will be overwritten including any edits made since it was recalled An error will occur if the patch number is out of range or Memory Protect has been set on On typing S Store nn will appear in the screen where nn is the current patch number A new patch number may be entered terminated by any non numeric character usually a CR LNN LOAD
10. 3 17 Input Exclusive 2 7 3 17 Interogate Version Revision 3 4 K Keypad Operation 2 9 L Load Patch 3 11 M Memory Protect 2 1 2 10 Merger Filters 2 13 3 22 Merger Input Switch 3 22 Messages 2 6 MIDI Cables 1 2 MIDI Implementation Chart 2 15 MIDI Monitor 3 18 MIDI Recall 2 7 3 20 MIDI Recall Commands 3 3 3 20 Monitoring 2 6 Monitor Filter 2 13 3 19 Monitor Page 2 12 N Name Event List 2 2 3 14 Name Input 2 1 3 17 Name Output 2 1 3 15 Name Patch 2 4 3 12 Nuts 1 1 O Optional Merger Commands 3 3 3 22 Output Commands 3 3 3 15 Output Event 3 16 Output Message 3 16 Output Panic Sequence 3 16 P Panel Lock 2 10 Panic 2 5 3 4 Patches 2 3 Patch Control Commands 3 3 3 11 PF Keys 2 11 3 10 HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page Index1 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual R Rear Panel 1 5 Recall Compare 3 12 Recall Patch 3 11 Routing 2 3 RS232 Cables 1 2 Running Status 2 11 3 22 S Select Input Stop 3 15 Send Event List 3 16 Send MIDI message 3 16 Show Event List 3 14 Show Input 3 15 Show Status 3 4 Single Character Commands 3 2 3 4 Status Page 2 10 Store Patch 3 11 T Terminal Modes 2 8 Troubleshooting 2 14 V VT100 codes A 2 VT100 Mode 2 8 W Wait 3 10 HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk MIDIX 30 Operating Manual Page Index2
11. Offs for all sixteen MIDI Channels and finally one Active Sensing message to guarantee clearing any stuck notes in any equipment The sequence is transmitted on all MIDI Outputs apart from those listed in Illegal Group 0 The sequence is sent as a series of blocks with a variable delay between them to avoid overflowing the input buffers of the connected equipment This delay may be altered with the B command HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 4 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands CHAIN CONTROL ENTER CHAIN EXIT CHAIN Panic Clear will appear on the screen and the front panel Output activity LEDs will show the operation in progress All buffers are cleared When completed the matrix will revert to its previous routing A chain of patch selections set by the Chain Define command may be sequenced by four commands selects the first patch defined in the chain and enables advance retard action If the first patch is already selected then it will be unchanged The patch number and title appearing on the terminal screen shows that the patch has been changed disables further advancing or retarding of the chain sequence The last selected patch will remain unchanged ADVANCE CHAIN SA RETARD CHAIN selects the next patch forwards or backwards in the Chain The Chain may be cycled indefinitely until the Exit command E EMERGENCY HOLD H HELP is to allow the
12. PATCH Directly loads a patch memory without effecting the current routing or edit buffer This is a quicker way of loading a set of memories as it does not involve setting every output in the edit buffer and then storing into a memory On typing L the screen will show Load 1 where 1 is a default memory number A new number may be entered and then all characters are ignored until an open parenthesis followed by a list of input selections in strict output order and ending with a close parenthesis e g Load 1C 1 2 0 0 0 6 7 8 means an output is set to Stop and is the default condition Any remaining outputs after the gt termination will be set to Stop A null list will Stop all outputs An error occurs if a number is out of range All patch dumps output in this format but if a dump from a larger matrix is loaded only the relevant number of outputs will the accepted and the remainder of the command will be treated as a comment PNN RECALL PATCH NN Sets the matrix routing and the edit buffer to the patch store in memory nn On typing P aP will appear on the screen a this is an ambiguous command see PF command above until qualified by a number As soon as a number is entered say 4 the screen will show Patch 4 which may be further entered or deleted upon typing CR the screen will display the following line Patch 4 Patch 4 title HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 11
13. Xx Changed 1 16 X Mode Default Messages O O Altered Note Number True Voice O Note 1 Velocity Note On O O Note 1 Note Off O O Note 1 Aftertouch Key O O Note 1 Channel O O Note 1 Pitch Bend O O Note 1 Control Change O O Note 1 Program Change O O Note 1 System Exclusive O O Note 1 System Common MTC O O Note 1 Song Position O O Note 1 Song Select O O Note 1 Tune O O Note 1 System Real Time Clock O O Note 1 Commands O O Note 1 Aux Messages Local ON OFF O O All Notes Off O O Note 1 Active Sense O O Note 1 Reset O O Note 1 Notes 1 Every MIDI Byte is passed without processing O Yes X No HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 15 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX Commands MIDIX may be completely controlled from the RS232 port by either a terminal dumb or smart or a computer either emulating a terminal or running a program specific to MIDIX The commands are given as readable lines of ASCII characters and are structured for entry by hand typing or by transmitting from a saved text file There is one command per line determined by the first character after a Carriage Return CR Line Feeds are ignored Upper and lower case are treated as the same and any illegal command will generate an error message H for Help There are three types of command Single Character commands that take immediate effect Double Character commands and Compound Commands ending wi
14. breaking of MIDI feedback loops This command should only be used to get out of the lockup condition caused by a MIDI data processing unit accidentally having its outputs connected to its input and continuously circulating data As MIDIX employs a safe switching technique so that routing is only changed between MIDI messages if there are no longer and gaps then any routing changes will never be made If this condition arises some MIDI activity LEDs will become solidly on and panel and command operations will appear inoperative When E is typed all matrix routing is disconnected and the cause of the feedback should be dealt with before typing CR to resume normal operation Hold may also be activated deactivated with the front panel switch displays several pages of concise descriptions of every available command The information is similar to the summary of commands at the beginning of this section After each page the message More ESC to abort any key to continue will be shown until the end of the information In VT100 mode the help information will be shown in the central window rather than the command window which will be restored when completed or aborted with a double ESC HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 5 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands DOUBLE CHARACTER COMMANDS D CR Dump current status D nn Dump Patch number nn DP Damp all Patches DC Dump Cle
15. commands and is a special case for capturing system exclusive dumps from older equipment where the dump could only be manually initiated After qualifying the input number with a lt the manufacturer s ID should be entered in hex An ID of 00 may by used for any ID including three byte types The next single system exclusive block received from the specified input will be HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 17 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands INN MM lt gt MIDI MONITOR captured up to the maximum capture block size and then formatted on the screen in ASCII hex within lt and gt This data may be copied to a file but will require Onn entered before the lt to convert it into a send MIDI message command or a nn to convert it into a define event command Once started only receiving the block or typing Esc to abort will end this command CR will be ignored CAPTURE EVENT MM FROM INPUT NN This command allows any MIDI data to be captured to define an event After typing the input number and event number capture is started on typing lt and stopped on typing gt or the event memory being filled Data is shown in hexadecimal on the screen as it is being captured There is no abort for this command once started the previous data for the event number is lost The MIDIX Controller can monitor any MIDIX input and interpret the MIDI data into either hexadecimal
16. disables all MIDI Inputs The button has a delayed action to turn on but not to turn off This may be used in an emergency to break a MIDI Feedback Loop which will lock up the matrix from changes The cause of the feedback should be dealt with before releasing the Hold This is equivalent to the E command HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 1 4 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Installation Rear Panels HINTON E i 3 TxD E yevew hinton instruments co uk Sica ji CI j N2 n Xof MIDIY6 MIDIX30 A Made i n England A User serviceable parts inside TA Mains fuse and spare in inlet drawer gt ai yl shock Hazard FCC Class A 03 Disconnect mains before opening Digital Device x P to 230 Vac 50 60Hz 15W max 2 This equipment must be earthed 010 The MIDIX 30 rear is divided into two panels The MIDI I O panel and the MIDIX Controller panel All MIDI I O is via Multi MIDI ports based on a DB25 socket comprising five MIDI Ins and five MIDI Outs A multicore loom terminated with a DB25 plug with UNC 4 40 screwlocks is required for each Multi MIDI port A substantial cable tie bar is provided to support the looms which should be laced in position to prevent the weight of the cable pulling on the connectors Do not rely on the screwlocks alone the socket contacts may get stretched which will cause inter
17. necessary information to construct System Exclusive requests is usually and should be provided with the equipment manual If this is lacking in any way Hinton Instruments HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 7 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation COMMENTS HELP TERMINAL MODES VT100 MODE will obtain and provide this information ready for use upon request Now that all major operations performed by MIDIX have been covered and the general style and scope of the command set introduced it should be possible to perform a complete system setup of MIDIX and all connected equipment from one disc file To make such archived data MIDIX has a Comment command any line starting with a semicolon 5 is ignored until the following Return Descriptions maybe freely inserted within files provided that they begin with a semicolon Tabs spaces carriage returns and line feeds are also ignored Online help may be obtained by typing H and the summary of commands in this manual will be paged onto the screen This is intended as an aide memoire rather than a complete built in manual Section 3 gives a detailed description of each command individually Everything described so far in this section has assumed that MIDIX was connected to a Dumb Terminal as this is the power up default state and all the command dialogue has been conducted on a scrolling screen simulating a paper roll This may be altered with th
18. of equipment incompatibility due to manufacturers HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 6 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation INPUT EXCLUSIVE MIDI RECALL either misunderstanding the MIDI specification or simply being incompetent The display has a new line inserted at every Status change to improve readability but otherwise is in the exact form received If you are receiving large amounts of data at high rates like MTC eventually the buffer will be overloaded and the data lost but this will appear obvious by the irregular pattern Start the Input Monitor command again to reset the buffer In English monitor mode only Pitchbend and Song Position Pointer which are both 14 bit data types are interpreted into a single decimal number All other data is still a strict translation and is in decimal except for System Exclusive and MIDI Time Code which is more readable in hex The nput Exclusive command is intended for use with equipment where bulk dumps may only be initiated manually To enable capture type I n lt hh gt 2 where n is the source Input number and hh is the manufacturer s ID in hex O may be used for don t care or three byte IDs The MIDIX Controller will switch over the matrix and wait for the next block with the specified or unspecified ID All commands and front panel controls are inoperative until the block is completed to allow time to move to the source equip
19. or English on the terminal screen Any MIDI Status and its Data may be selectively filtered to make the display easier to comprehend The commands function differently between the dumb and intelligent terminal modes as there are also dedicated VT100 pages for monitoring and filtering INN E MONITOR INPUT NN DATA IN ENGLISH If an E is typed after setting an input the screen will show Input 1 English Monitor and any MIDI codes received on that input will be displayed until another key is pressed If a keyboard is connected to the MIDIX input and a Program Change slight Pitchbend movement an slight Modulation wheel movement are made the screen will show something similar to Chi Program 8 Chi Pitchbend 260 Ch1 P i tchbend Ch1 Controller 1 Modulation 1 1 Modulation showing that the data is transmitted on MIDI Channel 1 and that the Pitchbend is transmitted with Running Status off while the Modulation has Running Status on Pitchbend and Song Position Pointer which both have two byte 14 bit data are shown as a single decimal number with Pitchbend centre as zero All other data types are shown as transmitted Please refer to our MIDI Protocol Guide for details of MIDI data structure HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 18 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands INN E MONITOR INPUT NN DATA IN HEX If an H is typed after setting an Input the screen will show
20. stop Onn name Output Onn panic clear Output Onn mm_ send Event List mm to Output nn nn 1 30 Onn lt hh hh hh gt send message to Output nn nn 1 30 CLnn mm clear Output nn with Event List mm Input Commands Inn show Input name and connections Inn name Input Inn lt hh gt show next System Exclusive block with ID hh O any Inn H monitor Input nn in Hex InnE monitor Input nn in English Inn mm lt gt capture Event mm from Input nn M lt hh gt n Filter Monitor Status hh n O off 1 on MIDI Recall Commands Rnn lt ID gt mm lt hh hh gt Recall from Input nn the next System Exclusive block with ID hh after transmitting message on Output mm Rnn lt ID gt mm nn Recall from Input nn the next System Exclusive block with ID hh after transmitting Event List nn on Output mm Optional Merger Commands Ain Active Sensing 1 n 0 off 1 on Rin Running Status 1 n O off 1 on Yn s Input n switch n A D s 0 off 1 on n s Filter n Bypass n A D s 0 off 1 on A lt hh gt n Filter Input 1A Status hh n O off 1 on B lt hh gt n Filter Input 1B Status hh n O off 1 on C lt hh gt n Filter Input 1C Status hh n O off 1 on D lt hh gt n Filter Input 1D Status hh n 0 off 1 on HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual Page 3 3 MIDIX 30 Comman
21. 1 DC3 ESC DC1 is used as Xon and DC3 as Xoff Escape Sequences Only 7 bit charactersare used in both 7 bit and 8 bit environments 8 bit Control Sequences are not used Hard terminal reset RIS Esc c Cursor position CUP Esc pl pcH pl line number 1 to 24 decimal ASCII pc column number 1 to 80 decimal ASCII Set Top and Bottom Margins DECSTBM Esc pt pbr pt top line number to be scrolled 1 to 24 decimal ASCII pb bottom line number Erase in desplay ED Esc J Erase in line EL Esc K Save cursor DECSC Esc 7 Restore cursor DECRC Esc 8 Text cursor enable DECTCEM Set on Esc 25 h Set off Esc 25 1 Select Graphic Rendition SGR All attributes off Esc Display negative Esc 7 m HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page A 2 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual Index A Active Sensing 2 11 3 22 B Block Delay 2 11 C Capture Event 3 18 Chains 2 4 Chain Commands 3 5 Clear 3 16 Clear Events 2 2 2 10 Commands Summary 3 2 Comments 2 8 3 10 Compound Commands 3 2 3 9 Config Page 2 11 Connectors A 1 D Define Chain List 3 12 Define Event List 3 14 Define Illegal Group 3 13 Double Character Commands 3 2 3 6 Dumps 2 4 E Earthing 1 2 Event Commands 3 3 3 14 F Filters 2 6 3 19 Filter Page 2 13 Front Panel 1 4 H Help 2 8 3 5 Hold 2 5 3 5 ID string 3 10 Illegal Groups 2 2 Input Commands 3 3
22. MIDIX30 MIDI Routing Matrix with MIDI Recall Operating Manual HINTON INSTRUMENTS Professional MIDI Management Systems Oldford Somerset BA11 2NN England 01373 451927 Int 44 1373 451927 http www hinton instruments co uk support hinton instruments co uk Contents MIDIX SPECIFICATION iii 1 MIDIX INSTALLATION General EMC Compliance ee ee ee ee ee 1 1 ESO e s 6 bak Om bea a a eee eR Eee ee ee ee ee MIDI Cables 5 6 kao G8 Ge ee Se Se ee 12 CHSCs a e464 iG on td SoM eS Eee a ete a kS Front Panel Controls 14 Rear Panel se o as aia as we es ae D 2 MIDIX OPERATION Seting UP e e s aus Rm te Baw Oe SS Be ode ww are ell Everyday Use deca a a Sok oe oe Ee eee AS Advanced US 5 4 45444844484 44K RS wee Ee EH ES 2 6 NE WOO OCR ote ie Sk ent DEA ke ee a ee 2 9 Troubleshooting gt 6 V4 A GOK OE OO OOH OE w we OS 2 14 MIDI Implementation Chart 2 15 3 MIDIX COMMANDS SUMMA oe ma s met anos dae Be Bow HP Oe we ell Single Character Commands 34 Double Character Commands 36 Compound Commands OY MIDI Recall Commands ca444 85 240 ee eh ooo we we O20 Optional Merger Commands 3 22 1992 2010 Hinton Instruments MIDIX Operating Manual Revision 3 0 28 September 2010 All Rights Reserved Reproduction of any part of thi
23. a dumps If in doubt please contact Hinton Instruments technical support The MIDI message will be sent exclusively to the specified output Any outputs connected to the dumping equipment will not be Stopped to allow programmed transfers of data between different units using the matrix If this is not intended make sure such outputs are stopped before issuing the recall command The next single system exclusive block received from the specified input will be captured up to the maximum block size and then shown formatted on the screen in ASCII hex within lt and gt preceded by an Omm to make it into an Output Message command It is assumed that the block will be sent back to the same output as the request was transmitted on but may obviously be edited offline for different use N B system exclusive blocks often include checksums so are not suitable for editing in ASCII format As long as everything between an FO and an F7 is kept intact different system exclusive blocks may be cut and pasted in the stored files Once the MIDI message is terminated with a gt the screen will show e gt Waiting and will time out after approximately 30 seconds if nothing is received and ring the terminal bell This is the one situation where typing Esc will not abort a command which is necessary to ensure correct operation running from prepared files HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 20 MIDIX 30 Operating M
24. anual MIDIX 30 Commands Rnn lt ID gt mm nn Recall from Input nn the next System Exclusive block with ID after sending on output mm the Event nn This is very similar to the previous command except that one of the defined Event Lists may be used instead of the MIDI message Page 3 21 HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk MIDIX 30 Operating Manual INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Commands Optional Four Input Merger Commands Ain Output 1 Active Sensing n 0 off 1 on Rin Output 1 Running Status n O off 1 on Yn s Input n switch n s Filter n Bypass A lt hh gt n Filter Input 1A Status hh B lt hh gt n Filter Input 1B Status hh C lt hh gt n Filter Input 1C Status hh D lt hh gt n Filter Input 1D Status hh Aln Output 1 Active Sensing n 0 off 1 on When set On a MIDI Active Sensing Clock FEh is automatically generated at the Merger Output approximately every 90ms whenever no MIDI data is being transmitted This feature is essential for some MIDI devices that require Active Sensing and will shut down if not received within 300ms of the last MIDI byte received R1n Output 1 Running Status n O off 1 on When set On redundant Channel Status bytes are removed from the Merger Output data according to Running Status protocol to reduce possible accumulative delays This is reset after any 90ms pause to ensure that Data does not become separated from its Status Yn s
25. ar List DX Dump Illegal Groups D Dump Input Output Names D Dump Chain List D Dump MIDI Input Filters D Dump Event Lists D amp Dump Everything All the commands in this group invoke a partial or complete dump in readable ASCII format These commands may be given to view the current setups or to save them to disk via a computer When using a terminal emulator with disk filing enable capture reception before issuing the Dump command and then save the capture buffer to disk when the dump seen on the screen has finished All dumps are in MIDIX command format so that the file may be simply transmitted back to restore that state As the dumps are in printable ASCII they may be edited with any word processor and cut and pasted to make new setup files Comments may be added to the files for future reference by preceding with a semicolon e g patch dump on Tuesday afernoon All D commands cause the message Dump to appear on the screen to acknowledge that the command has been started The message starts with a semicolon to turn it into a safe comment in case the dump is being save to disk otherwise it would be interpreted as a command when sent back This line may be deleted when editing files When shipped MIDIY contains factory presets of useful events It is recommended that a complete dump is saved to disk and used as a template to produce new files D CR DUMP CURENT STATUS produces a dump of the curre
26. ata will be scrolled in the central Display Window Data scrolled off the top of this area may be kept in your Terminal Emulator s buffer In English Mode all data is shown as transmitted except for Pitchbend and Song Position Pointer which both have two byte 14 bit data fields which are shown as a single decimal value with Pitchbend converted to signed centre zero Please refer to our online MIDI Protocol Guide for details of MIDI structure HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 12 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation AAA Local This page has five sub pages one for the Monitor Filter and one for each of the Merger Input Filters 1A 1B 1C 1D Every MIDI Status has an individual filter and there is additional filter for All Channels of Channel Messages which overrides any individual Channel filters In the example shown the sub page parameter is set to Monitor Filters MIDI Time Code Clocks and Active Sensing are being filtered Note Although Active Sensing and Reset are shown on ecah sub page they are always filtered on Merger Input regardless of the setting HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 13 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation TROUBLESHOOTING For diagnosing MIDI transmission and distribution related problems we recommend fitting both a 5 pin DIN plug and a 5 pin DIN line socket with an LED soldered across pin 4 and 5 wi
27. ds SINGLE CHARACTER COMMANDS Show Status A Interrogate Vers Rev Global Panic Clear Enter Chain Exit Chain Advance Chain Retard Chain E Emergency Hold H Help The single character commands are all operations requiring a single keystroke for fast manual entry SHOW STATUS Also invoked at power on reset shows the title software version and revision and the current status e g MIDIX 38 Controller with MIDI Recall TM Vers 3 2q c 1985 2010 Hinton Instruments MIDIX Matrix Size 30 Inputs into 30 Outputs 50 Patches 50 Event Lists of up to 320 MIDI bytes each Maximum System Exclusive Block capture size 16369 bytes Buffer 1A Size 16375 Buffer 1B Size 16375 Buffer 1C Size 16375 Buffer 1D Size 16375 Block delay 3 Running Status 1 1 Active Sensing 1 1 Memory Protect 0 Front Panel enable 1 A INTERROGATE VERSION REVISION This character returns the program title and software version and revision number followed by the serial number It is intended to be used by a computer program to check that it is connected to the correct equipment and firmware but is useful if sharing one terminal between several units GLOBAL PANIC CLEAR will transmit a generated MIDI Panic sequence comprising Stop All Notes Off and Reset all Controllers a delay followed by centre Pitchbend zero Modulation Wheel maximum Volume and zero Channel Aftertouch another delay and then 128 Note
28. e Terminal command with has two other settings Typing T Ov will turn off all expansion of commands and is intended for driving MIDIX with a dedicated computer application If you terminal emulator has VT100 capability type T 22 and the screen will change a fixed page display that may be controlled using the cursor and numeric keypad keys as well as all the commands When using a terminal emulator with VT100 capability comprehensive paged screens of all the MIDIX settings may be viewed This technique is common to a lot of our products and ensures immunity from the hectic changes of the computer industry In ten years time this software will still function on some computer with some emulator just like it did ten years ago All information on the current state of MIDIX is shown as a series of tabular displays starting on the Main Status page The screen is divided into three parts the Header which shows the page name in the top right corner the Display Window taking up most of the screen and the Command Window at the bottom The Command Window behaves exactly as the Dumb Terminal mode and all commands may still be entered here When MIDIX is altered by command or front panel button operation the displays will update to show the correct current state The Current Parameter is always shown in reverse video and may be moved around the screen with the Cursor Keys Parameter Names are shown ending with a colon and are not active the Value
29. e events may be dumped with the Dump Events command D This is quite a lot of information and will be more than a screen full and is really intended for saving to disc To associate an Event with an Output type CL n nn where n is the output number and nn is the event number Notice how the command is expanded when you type it and the current setting is shown if you do not wish to change it simply type Return The complete Clear List may be obtained using the Dump Clear List command DC If no event is required to clear an Output enter O for the event number Events may be used for other purposes which will be covered later Each Output can have a defined Illegal Group This is a list of Inputs that cannot be connected to that Output Certain MIDI device such as sequencers and mergers can lock up if they have their output connected to their input forming a MIDI Feedback Loop and this is the first line of defence To define an Illegal Group type Xn Cn n 342 HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 2 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation ROUTING PATCHES where the first n is the Output number and the ns in the list are Inout numbers that should not be connected to that Output Of course this cannot prevent two MIDI devices being connected in series in a loop but please refer to the Hold command for use in that eventuality An Illegal Group may be cleared by typing Xn
30. e setup intact This action is not only required by keyboards and sound modules to prevent droning notes Effects units and MIDI data processors that map different controllers to various functions may also require setting to a safe state I INPUT COMMANDS Inn Show Input name and connections Inn Name Input Inn lt ID gt Show next System Exclusive black from Input nn Inn mm lt gt Capture Event mm from Input nn Inn H Monitor MIDI data in Hex Inn E Monitor MIDI data in English M lt hh gt n Filter Monitor Status hh n 0 off 1 on Typing I will produce on the screen Input nn were nn defaults to the last input addressed by a command A different number may be entered or if the default is correct simply type CR and the source and destination names will be shown following as a comment E g 172 might result in Input 7 CZ101 not connected or Input 7 CZ101 to 1 Fairlight III with any further connections shown in the same format on following lines INN NAME INPUT Up to sixteen printable characters my be entered following the quote Further characters or trailing comments will be ignored Delete and Backspace both delete backwards and the string may be aborted by typing Esc or entered by typing CR This name will be used in displaying all connections with this input INN lt ID gt SHOW NEXT SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE BLOCK FROM INPUT NN This command really belongs with the MIDI Recall
31. ed if it becomes disconnected from an input The Clear List is a set of commands to establish the correspondence of an Event List with an output DX DumP ILLEGAL GROUPS dumps all the Illegal patching Group for each output as a set of define Illegal Group commands D DUMP INPUT OUTPUT NAMES will output a list of Name Input and Name Output commands for the matrix size D DUMP CHAIN LIST will output a Chain Define command for the current Chain If the is no Chain set up a clear chain command is dumped i e Chain D DumP MIDI FILTERS dumps the current state of the Input filters as an Open All Filters command followed by HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 7 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands a series of Status filter definitions for each closed filter e g if only one Pitchbend Filter for Channel 7 were closed the dump would be ZALO A lt E6 gt 1 B lt 0 gt C lt O gt D lt O gt The command to open all the filters first saves having a command for every single filter DF Dump EVENT LISTS gives all the Events as Name Event and Define Event commands D amp DUMP EVERYTHING is equivalent to all of the above Dump commands in turn HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 8 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands COMMANDS TERMINATED WITH CR Bn Block Delay Mn Memory Protect Tn Terminal type Fn Front Pa
32. eypad numbers followed by Enter set the parameter directly Keypad Homes to Page Selector ESC twice to abort command or redraw screen Single Character Commands 2 Show Status A Interrogate Vers Rev Global Panic Enter Chain Exit Chain Advance Chain Retard Chain E Emergency Hold until CR H Help Double Character Commands DP Dump all Patches DC Dump Clear List DX Dump Illegal Groups D Dump Filters D Dump Events D Dump Input Ouput Names D Dump Chain List D amp Dump Everything Commands terminated with CR D CR Dump current status Dnn Dump Patch Number nn Bn Block Delay n O 10 Mn Memory Protect n 0 off 1 on Fn Front Panel enable n 0 off 1 on PFt n Define Function t 1 2 3 4 n 0 5 Tn Terminal type n O off 1 Dumb 2 VT100 Wnn Wait nn x 100ms delay pn set unit ID pate Comment HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual Page 3 2 MIDIX 30 Commands Patch Control Commands Snn Store Patch nn Lnn n n n Load Patch nn Pnn Recall Patch nn P Recall Compare Patch Pnn Name Patch nn CH nn nn define Chain List Xnn nn nn define Illegal Group Event Commands nn show Event List nn nn name Event List nn nn lt hh hh gt define Event List nn Output Commands Onn show Input connection Onn mm select Input mm O
33. g may be aborted by typing Esc or entered by typing CR This name will be used in displaying all connections with this output HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 15 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands The remaining Output commands all transmit MIDI data from the specified output After typing the qualifying character or lt following the output number the output will be switched exclusively to the MIDIX Controller At the completion of the command the patch will be restored ONN OUTPUT PANIC SEQUENCE Transmits a Panic Sequence as used in the Global Panic command but only to the specified Output This command needs a CR before entering the next command ONN MM SEND EVENT LIST MM TO OUTPUT NN Transmits any of the stored Event Lists to the current output This may be used for specific initialisation request or preset Out of range arguments produce an error message null events will be ignored ONN lt HH HH gt SEND MIDI MESSAGE TO OUTPUT NN This is a free format version of the previous command Each MIDI byte is transmitted from the selected Output as soon as it is delimited so that Delete and Backspace only function within each byte rather than the whole message CR will not end this command until the hex entry is first ended by typing gt Leading Spaces TAB s and CR s will be ignored so that data may go over more than one line in a file e g
34. he Commands section The MIDIX 30 matrix has thirty two input buses and outputs of which thirty are available for external connections The Controller has its own special MIDI inputs and outputs to the matrix and does not take up user ports Each MIDI input is a full specification optical isolated circuit with fast turn on and off times Each MIDI output is a current loop driver which is disabled at power on to prevent false data being sent Most equipment has a MIDI In and a MIDI Out so would logically be associated with the same port number but does not have to be Some devices have an unequal number of Ins and Outs so some thought is needed to allocate them to the matrix in a manageable fashion Equipment with no Outs may be connected in a chain to another by its Thru output If you require further advise on connecting please contact Hinton Instruments MEMORY PROTECT The first task to be done with a new system or after equipment rearrangements is to NAMING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS name all the matrix inputs and outputs Memory Protect must first be set to off by typing MO 7 where is the Return character When all the changes have been made this may be set back on by typing M1 Each connection may have up to a sixteen character long name which will be used on all displays giving routing information There is no extra knowledge associated with the name like identifying particular models of equipment it is simply a label for the operato
35. ill produce on the screen Chain define all characters are then ignored until an open bracket and then a sequence of patch numbers may be entered terminated by a close bracket 1 The patch numbers may be in any order up to a maximum chain length of fifty The patches in the chain will be sequenced using the and commands Tabbing will automatically increment the patch numbers in the chain E g entering CH 6 gt 1212114 9191 2 will result in Chain define 6 7 8 14 15 1 Note that the first tab each time delimits the patch number A chain may be cleared by entering the close bracket as the first step i e CHI 1 HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 12 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands XNN NN NN DEFINE ILLEGAL GROUP An Illegal Group is a list of all inputs that cannot be connected to a certain output On typing X the screen will show Illegal Group 1 and like all commands the argument may be altered and the current state shown or redefined A null list enables an output to be connected to any input to the MIDIX matrix Illegal Group 10O MIDI devices that should always be prevented from being connected to themselves include Sequencers and Mergers Less obvious are certain expander modules with soft Thru or data repeating functions and modules that may get confused receiving a System Exclusive block dump at the same time they are transmitting it It is also good
36. in any MIDI setup especially for live work is getting notes stuck on The Clear List and Safe Switching features of MIDIX go a long way towards preventing this but if it does happen a Panic Sequence may be sent out to all equipment simultaneously by simply typing or by pressing and holding the front panel button The sequence comprises Stop All Notes Off on all channels then centre all Pitchbend Wheels zero all Modulation Wheels and Reset All Controllers on all channels then every Note Off on all Channels and finally a single Active Sensing Clock There are pauses within this massive stream of data to avoid overflowing the buffers in all the receiving equipment The pause time is set with the Block Delay command Bn where n 0 to 9 There is also an Output Panic command that sends the same sequence to one specified Output type On v where n is the Output number Don t forget the carriage return as this is not a single character command The other problem area is MIDI Feedback Loops formed by connecting the output of a merger or sequencer back to its own input directly or indirectly Nothing will happen until a MIDI byte is transmitted and then it will circulate endlessly causing the matrix to appear locked This is because MIDIX has Safe Switching which only changes routings in the gaps between MIDI codes and when feedback occurs there are no gaps The Illegal Group definitions should be used to prevent foreseeable loops being routed
37. locks All available RAM not used for parameter and system storage is used as a buffer for MIDI input and in the current version is about 16Kbytes This is equivalent to over 5 seconds worth of solid head to tail MIDI transmission and should be adequate for most situations Monitoring is started by typing I nH for Hex format where n is the source Input number or IneE for English Note that this command starts immediately on the H or E and stops on the next character typed so it cannot be given from a file In Hex format the data is bracketed with lt and gt ready for saving and converting into an Event Define or an Output Message command Every different type of MIDI data may be independently filtered to eliminate unwanted data such as Aftertouch Clocks MIDI Time Code or Active Sensing The filters operate before placing data into the buffer and may be set or cleared by typing lt hh gt nv where hh is the MIDI Status and n is 0 for pass i e no filter and 1 for remove or filter All filters may be cleared by typing lt gt A The filters are only removing data from the MIDIX Controller input for selective display If you need processing of data within the matrix you will require a MIDIC Processor or MIDIY Merger In Hex mode the Input Monitor display is an exact translation of the incoming data showing every nuance of Running Status and Undefined data types This makes it possible to diagnose obscure fault conditions
38. lter in the mains of the other equipment e In the case of radio interference where 300 ohm ribbon antennas are used try changing to 75 ohm coaxial cable If for any reason you should need additional information relating to radio and TV interference you may find a booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington D C 20402 Stock 004 000 00345 4 This product is fully compliant with the European EMC Directive 89 336 EEC which applies to apparatus which is liable to cause electromagnetic disturbance or is itself liable to be affected by such disturbance Tests performed and passed are EN50082 1 1992 EN55022 1994 Class B This product may contain nuts HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 1 1 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Installation EARTHING MIDI CABLES RS232 CABLES The case is connected to mains earth and must be grounded for safety The ground reference should be provided via the mains inlet Do not remove the ground from the mains connector Do not provide a ground via the rack mounting bars Use insulating mounting kits if this is the practise For installations that have separate safety and technical earth systems please consult with Hinton Instruments before proceeding WARNING Failure to observe this p
39. ment and manually persuade it to transmit its System Exclusive data This command may be aborted with Esc and so should not be driven from a file as it will read all following characters looking for an Esc The two Recall commands are similar one may use an Event to request a System Exclusive block and the other uses a hex list To execute an automatic Capture type R n lt hh gt m lt hh hh hh or R n lt hh gt m nn where n is the source Input number hh is the ID m the Output number to transmit the request on and lt hh etc gt is the request in hex bytes or nn is the Event number containing the request Neither command may be aborted once completed but they will time out if a reply is not received in about 30 seconds The next block captured will be formatted as an Output Message command using Output m All that is necessary to do to save and restore a complete setup is to have one file containing all the Recall commands for each piece of equipment and transmit it with text reception enabled The resulting data is already in the correct format for retransmitting as Output Message commands The saved file may be edited with a text editor and different dumps may be cut and pasted together The System Exclusive data within the lt gt brackets should not normally be altered without careful consultation of the manufacturer s documentation as it often contains Checksums that require a hexadecimal calculator to compute The
40. mittent connections The Controller panel includes the RS232 ports and a fused IEC mains inlet An Earth must be provided via the mains cord DO NOT USE with two pin mains sockets Panels should not be removed while the unit is powered Please consult the service manual before doing so HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 1 5 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX Operation IN USE The MIDIX 30 MIDI Routing Matrix is a sophisticated digital switching system for the interconnection of large numbers of MIDI devices in a professional environment MIDIX is not a simple devices and has many advanced features but has been designed to by easy to use to be reliable and to enhance rather than obstruct All the MIDI equipment is connected to the MIDIX matrix where they are inter routed under the direction of the MIDIX Controller which is connected both to the matrix via MIDI and to an external computer via RS232 All settings are stored in the MIDIX Controller s nonvolatile memory and may also be loaded and dumped by the external computer Please refer to the installation section for full information on setting up the MIDIX hardware and connecting to the computer This section is intended to familiarise an operator with the basic concepts and day to day use and assumes that you have powered up the rack and have a Terminal Emulator running on the computer More detailed descriptions of the commands are given in t
41. nel enable Wn Wait PFt n Define Function set unit ID 3 Comment BN BLOCK DELAY n may be in the range 0 to 10 and sets the duration of the delay between data blocks in the Panic and Clear sequences The value should be adjusted to be the smallest compatible with the MIDI equipment being used Too small a value may cause this sequence to overload some of the MIDI Receive buffers and so have the opposite effect to that intended Too large a value will increase the total time taken unnecessarily MN MEMORY PROTECT n may be 0 to turn protection of or 1 to turn it on A default argument may be entered by typing CR to show the current state without altering it When set On all commands that alter the stored memory will be treated as errors TN TERMINAL TYPE n may be O for off 1 for dumb terminal and 2 for intelligent terminal VT100 and defaults to 1 after power up or reset When n 1 MIDIX assumes that it is communicating with a dumb terminal and expands all responses to make them readable to the user When n 0 responses are minimal and terse and are intended for communication with a computer program that does not require superfluous information The dumb terminal mode will work with any terminal or emulator on any computer and uses only a single scrolling screen The intelligent terminal mode uses a subset of the VT100 protocol that will work on any hardware or software emulation of the VT100 i e it does not
42. nt settings as a series of abbreviated commands e g B 2 R1 0 R2 0 S1 0 S2 0 11 1 etC When reloaded these commands will update or restore the operational settings for Block Delay Running Status Active Sensing Input Switches Filtering Bypass and the Page 3 6 HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands Programmable Functions D NN DUMP PATCH NUMBER NN Not strictly a Double Character command but included here with the other dumps requests a specific patch to be dumped in the form of a Patch Title and a Load command see P and L sections If the number nn is out of range an error mesage bellring will be given and the command ignored eg D9 might dump Patch 9 Magic hot formula L 90 dy 2 3 Ey Sy Gs 7 By By editing the number 9 in the save file this patch could be reloaded in a different patch location When reloaded only the patch memory will be updated the current status will be unaltered unless that patch number is currently selected DP Dump ALL PATCHES as above but dumps all patches as Name Patch and Load Patch commands Again the dumped file may be edited and the patch numbers and data changed to produce new setups offline If there are repeated patch number in a file the last one will overwrite the other DC DUMP CLEAR LIST Each MIDIX Output may have an Event List associated with it that will be transmitt
43. on instruments co uk Page 3 14 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands O OUTPUT COMMANDS Onn CR Show Input Onn mm Select Input Stop Onn Name Output Om Panic Clear Output Onn Hmm send Event List mm to Output Onn lt hh hh hh gt send Message to Output ONN CR SHOW INPUT Typing O will produce on the screen Output nn where nn is the default of the last output number used by a command A different number may be entered or if the default is correct simply type CR and the source and destination names will be shown following as a comments E g typing ole might result in Output 1 7 5302101 to Fairlight III if Output 1 were named Fairlight III and Input 7 were named CZ101 If that output were in the Stop state Output 1 CZ101 to Fairlight III would result with the names showing the connection that would be made if Stop is changed ONN MM SELECT INPUT STOP After entering the output number if is typed the current selected input will be shown This may be overtyped with a new input number 1 to 30 or 0 to Stop After entering CR the new connection will be shown Eg OF 12 might result in Output 7 1 Fairlight III to CZ101 ONN NAME OUTPUT Up to sixteen printable characters may be entered following the quote further characters or trailing comments will be ignored Delete and Backspace both delete backwards and the strin
44. on of all may be configured on the Main Status Page To abort any command type the Escape key ESC twice if no command has been started this will redraw the screen This is also useful if the terminal has been disconnected or changed and is out of step with the MIDIX state Online Help pages are available by typing H HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 9 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation THE MIDIX STATUS PAGE AAA Local STATUS v Page STATUS CONFIG MONITOR FILTER changes to other screen pages Panel Lock On Off disables front panel controls Memory Protect On Off prevents settings being altered Chain On Off Patch 1 to 50 Patch number and title Outputs 1 10 of 30 11 20 of 30 21 30 of 30 selects group of ten Outputs shown below Inputs 1 30 shows the source number and title connected to the Output on the same line O off Clear Event 1 50 shows the Event number which will be sent to the Output on the same line when it is disconnected from a source 0 no Event associated HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 10 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation AAA Local y Block Delay 0 9 sets the delay between large generated blocks of data to prevent overflowing the data buffers of receiving equipment Running Status 1 On Off determines whether Merger Output 1 is converted to R
45. ort DB25S MIDI In 1 MIDI In 1 MIDI Out 1 MIDI Out 1 MIDI Out 1 Screen MIDI In 2 MIDI In 2 MIDI Out 2 MIDI Out 2 MIDI Out 2 Screen MIDI In 3 MIDI In 3 MIDI Out 3 MIDI Out 3 MIDI Out 3 Screen MIDI In 4 MIDI In 4 MIDI Out 4 MIDI Out 4 MIDI Out 4 Screen MIDI In 5 MIDI In 5 MIDI Out 5 MIDI Out 5 MIDI Out 5 Screen RS232 port DB25P 4 DCD DSR RxD RTS TxD CTS DTR RI COM Data Carrier Detect Data Set Ready Receive Data Request to Send Transmit Data Clear to Send Data Terminal Ready Ring Indicator Signal Ground HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk MIDIX 30 Operating Manual Page A 1 VT100 EMULATION VT100 CODES RECOGNISED VT100 CODES USED In Terminal Mode 2 the Controller uses a subset of the VT100 Intelligent Terminal protocol to provide a friendlier and computer independent user interface The subset used has been chosen to give correct results with emulation software on computers not capable of simulating the dim double size underline or flashing characters To enable checking or emulation to be implemented the following code sequences are the only ones used ANSI Mode Normal Cursor Control Keys Cursor Up Esc A CursorDown Esc B Cursor Right Esc I C Cursor Left Esc D Auxiliary Keys PF1 Esc P PF1 Esc Q PF1 Esc R PF1 Esc S CO ASCII Control Characters BEL BS HT CR LF FF DC
46. pinout There is an optional second DB9 for the MIDIY6 Merger which handles the additional merging The computer should be set to 38k4Bd 8 Data bits 2 Stop bits No Parity XON XOFF handshaking A null modem crossover cable is required HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 1 1 2 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Installation Checking When connected turn the power on to the MIDIX rack The presence of internal power will be shown by the front panel numeric display lighting up If not on check the mains fuse in the IEC inlet and that mains is present on the IEC cable If the power supply fuse blows this should be changed and the power supply should be sent for repair Fuses in switch mode power supplies are blown if the supply develops a fault and if replaced may damage the supply and the circuitry it powers If connected MIDI equipment is generating data the corresponding red Receive LEDs should flicker Check that the three LEDs above the individual pushbuttons are off and that pressing the Panel Lock pushbutton turns it s LED on and off alternating Leave in the off state Run your preferred terminal emulation software on your computer and set to VT100 emulation if it has it If active when MIDIX is turned on a sign message should appear similar to MIDIX 38 Controller with MIDI Recall TM Vers 3 2q c 1985 2018 Hinton Instruments MIDIX Matrix Size 30 Inputs into 30 Output
47. practise to limit MIDI Clocks and MIDI Time Code to only those devices that actually require them Although the MIDI specification states that all devices should ignore all MIDI data codes that are not used most common equipment has poor handling of this type of data If a SMPTE timecode to MIDI Clock MTC converter is being used include its input number in every Illegal Group list except the computer or sequencer and any automation devices Illegal Group 0 is a special group that defines the outputs that global events should not be transmitted to HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 13 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands EVENT COMMANDS nn CR show Event List nn nn name Event List nn nn lt hh hh gt define Event List nn NN CR SHOW EVENT LIST Typing will produce on the screen Event 1 the event number may now be entered followed by a CR and if within range the event title will be shown followed by the event list data on the next lines Event 1 All Notes Off 1 lt BO 7B 0 B1 7B 00 B2 7B 00 B3 7B 80 B4 7B 88 B5 7B 00 B6 7B 80 B 7B 00 B8 7B 00 B9 7B 0 BA 7B 80 BB 7B 88 BC 7B 00 BD 7B 00 BE 7B 00 BF 7B 00 gt This command is intended for use by an operator to check the contents of an Event List the first line should not be saved to disk as it is not a command Use D to dump events If the event type i
48. r s convenience All commands associated with naming use the quotation mark to start the string and a carriage return to end it extra characters are ignored To name an Input type I n sixteencharacter HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 1 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation NAMING AND DEFINING EVENTS CLEAR EVENTS ILLEGAL GROUPS where n is a number between 1 and 30 or to name an Output type On sixteencharacter Names may be changed at any time and like all settings it is recommended that a file is kept as a backup To check what all the names currently are the Dump Names command may be used Typing D will give a list of all the Inputs and Outputs in a system Each MIDIX Output may have an Event associated with it that will be transmitted whenever it is disconnected from an Input An Event is an arbitrary user definable list of MIDI codes up to 320 bytes in length MIDIX is supplied with several common and useful ones already defined in its memory and these may be redefined as needed at any time Events are referred to by the number sign and a number from 1 to 50 they also have a sixteen character name To define an Event type n lt hh hh Hh hh gt where n is the event number and hh are the MIDI codes in hex To name it type n sixteencharacter To check an event type tn and the name followed by the hex list will be given All th
49. ractise may result in hazard to life or damage to connected equipment After siting the unit connect all permanent cabling MIDIX has six Multi MIDI port connectors on the rear panel The MIDIY Mergers have an additional two ports Each Multi MIDI port has five MIDI In and Out Ports on a DB25 socket the pin connections are given in the Appendix Screened twisted pair cable should be used to break out to DIN MIDI connectors The Out ground should be connected to the Out cable screen the In cable screen should be taken up to the connector and sleeved so that it does not contact other screens Connect the MIDI Ins and Outs to all the MIDI equipment to be controlled MIDIX may be inserted transparently in any MIDI connection scheme without any adverse delay effects Use only quality cables intended for MIDI use and not hi fi cables Cable lengths should not exceed 15 metres Longer cables including special long run types cannot be guaranteed to work in all circumstances as they have no control over the opto isolator type used in the receiving equipment its sensitivity or its aging characteristic MIDI is an optically isolated system and the cable screens are connected to the driving circuitry ground but not the receiver ground Do not connect the cable screens to the plug shells as this will connect the case ground via the receptacle chassis and may cause grounding related problems MIDIX has a DB9M connector conforming to the IBM PC AT
50. rmat so that all that is necessary to save and restore a complete setup is to keep the ASCII data as a text file To save any MIDIX setup first enable your Terminal Emulator to receive data for filing then type the appropriate dump command or commands and watch the information in the window When it is finished close reception and save the file All the information is printable ASCII and may be edited with any text editor It may be preferable to design Event Lists offline with an editor than to type into MIDIX directly To restore any setup or partial setup select the file for transmission with the Terminal Emulator and send it You should see all the information on screen confirming that MIDIX has accepted it Note that the information has been expanded from the minimum condensed format used for dumping HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 4 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation PANIC HOLD MIDIX is completely independent of computer types and disc formats When MIDIX was first designed 8 bit 6502 based personal computers were still considered seriously and Windows and MacOS were barely on the horizon Now many versions of these platforms are obsolete and unsupported but MIDIX continues to perform the same role with the same data regardless of where it is stored There are two special commands to deal quickly with problem situations These are PANIC and HOLD The major fear
51. roups Stop Panic Clear and Clear Events in software Hex and English MIDI Monitoring with Filtering VT100 Paged displays Number of Patches 50 Number of Events 50 Event List Size 320 bytes Chain Length 50 steps This specification and the information presented in this document may change without notice in the interests of continuing product improvement While every effort is made to make this document accurate Hinton Instruments cannot accept any responsibility for the interpretation of the information provided or any liability for any injury loss or damage direct or consequential caused by application or inability to use the equipment or information provided HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page iii INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX Installation GENERAL The MIDIX MIDI Processing Rack takes 3U of rack space and requires a mains power supply with IEC connector on the left hand side MIDIX will work on a mains voltage in the range of 85V 250V AC 50 or 60 Hz The unit is cooled only by natural convection If sited in a rack with vertical convection or fan cooling spacing panels may be necessary to ensure that air flow is not obstructed Please take the normal precautions for siting an electronic instrument Do not place on a source of direct heat in direct sunlight or near another instrument that may result in interference with either s operation The following statement is provided to comply wi
52. s 90 Patches 50 Event Lists of up to 320 MIDI bytes each Maximum System Exclusive Block capture size 16369 bytes Buffer 1A Size 16375 Buffer 1B Size 16375 Buffer 1C Size 16375 Buffer 1D Size 16375 Block delay 3 Running Status 1 1 Active Sensing 1 1 Memory Protect 0 Front Panel enable 1 Patch 1 title If using a terminal with VT10 compatibility first enable this mode and then type T2 lt ret gt The actual patch number and title will be the last one selected If MIDIX is already on when the terminal is started its window will be blank but typing a character will induce a response Typing should produce a short response showing the software and version number typing H should produce a longer Help message If random characters appear in the window the computer is probably set to the wrong Baud rate If messages appear but with characters missing there may be a handshaking problem Sometimes XON XOFF handshaking may be slow to respond in this case RTS CTS hardware handshaking may be used If you experience any difficulty with the above operations or require any further information please contact Hinton Instruments support hinton instruments co uk More reference information and contact details are available on our website http www hinton instruments co uk HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 1 3 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Installation Front Panel
53. s manual in any form is forbidden This documentation is provided solely to assist Hinton Instruments clients achieving better usage of purchased equipment and additional copies will be provided free on request All documentation circuit diagrams panel layouts pcb layouts software and screen layouts are copyright and remain Hinton Instruments intellectual property Disclosure to third parties is forbidden MIDIC MIDIP MIDIQ MIDIX MIDIY MIDIZ Z1 Z2 Z4 Long Haul Converter MIDI Recall VCA and the Hinton Instruments logo are Trademarks or Registered Trademarks of Hinton Instruments All other manufacturers trademarks are acknowledged MIDIX Specification CASE 3U 19 rack mounting Eurocard Case W 482 X H 132 x D 270 mm Anodised aluminium panels POWER 85V 250V mains 50 60Hz 15W max FRONT PANEL Patch Number Display Input and Output MIDI Activity LEDs Manual operation pushbuttons Inc Dec Panel Lock Panic Hold REAR PANEL MIDI Connections DB25S Multi MIDI port 5 MIDI ports per connector 6 x Matrix ports 1 30 2 x Merger ports 1 10 RS232 Control Ports DB9 38k4Bd Mains IEC filtered inlet 20 mm fuse holder Earth via Mains Inlet pin MIDIX30 MIDI ROUTING MATRIX Maximum MIDI Inputs 30 Maximum MIDI Outputs 30 In to Out Delay lt 200ns Pulse Width Distortion lt 0 7 MIDIX CONTROLLER WITH MIDI RECALL Software Version 3 2 September 2010 Manual and RS232 control Illegal G
54. s not delimited with a CR the event data may be entered with the following commands FENN NAME EVENT LIST NN Up to sixteen printable characters may be entered following the quote character further characters or trailing comments will be ignored Delete and Backspace both delete backwards and the string may be aborted by typing ESC or stored by typing CR NN lt HH HH gt DEFINE EVENT LIST After typing the lt character to start hexadecimal entry up to 320 bytes may be given to define the Event List CR will not terminate this command until the hex entry is ended by typing gt Leading Spaces TAB s and CR s will be ignored so that the event list may go over more than one line in a file and be formatted for clarity The data defining an Event List will be used whenever that event is invoked The validity of the MIDI protocol within the list is not checked either on entry or use MIDIX is shipped with preset Event Lists which may be dumped and used as a template for editing into new events All MIDI equipment should include all the MIDI codes it recognises in its manual and if any difficulty is encountered translating this information into Event Lists or such information is not given by the manufacturer please consult Hinton Instruments web site or contact technical support The MIDI Protocol Guide gives a synopsis of MIDI structure with Controller numbers and System Exclusive IDs HINTON http www hint
55. s of parameters are to the right of the Names and may be decreased with the minus key or increased with the plus or comma keys This makes sense when looking at a real VT100 application keypad which has a comma instead of the plus used by most computer keyboards Using these keys the value may HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 8 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation KEYPAD OPERATION be cycled through its range or the numeric keypad may be used for short cuts Simply navigate the Selected item shown here on STATUS around the screen with the Cursor Keys and then use or to scroll through the available options for each parameter When the current parameter is the Page Name the page may be incremented or decremented The Application Keypad section of the keyboard has special usage The Decimal Point key will always home to the Page Name parameter The Keypad numbers may be used to directly set a decimal value terminated by the Keypad Enter key the screen will not update until the number is terminated If the parameter is non numeric the number will select a list member and if the number is out of range it will be ignored The top four keys of a real VT100 keypad are known as the Programmable Function keys PF1 PF2 PF3 and PF4 and these are usually the same on emulator programs or an equivalent is provided PF1 and PF2 correspond to the real front panel buttons and the acti
56. struments co uk Page 2 3 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation NAMING PATCHES CHAINS DUMPS DUMPING SETUPS TO DISC RELOADING SETUPS FROM DIsc memory To Recall a Patch type P nne and to toggle between the Edit Buffer and this Patch after subsequent editing simply type Po Each Patch may have up to a twenty character name Patches may be named directly by typing P nn twentycharactername Patches may be joined into a Chain to create a cycle for working A Chain is a list of Patch numbers in sequence a number may appear more than once up to a total of 50 steps and is defined by typing CH nn nn nn nnlg The Chain is entered by typing open bracket advanced with a slash retarded with a backslash 1 and exited with a close bracket 1 When active the front panel display will have C as the first character instead of P To show the current Chain List type CH All the information that we have set up may be dumped separately or altogether with the Dump commands Dump Names Dump Events Dump Clear List Dump Illegal Groups and Dump Current Status have already been introduced The remaining commands are Dump Patch Onn Dump All Patches DP Dump Chain List D Dump Filters 0 and Dump Everything D amp Most of these commands are executed immediately the second character is typed without waiting for a Return or allowing a correction All the dumps are in MIDIX command fo
57. th FCC regulations in the U S A but the precautions and corrective measures are applicable worldwide WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense FE CE MIDIX and its accessories have been tested to exceed the requirements of the above FCC rules however this does not guarantee that interference will not occur especially if connected to other devices that do not comply with these rules If interference is experienced after installation of this equipment turn it off to determine whether it is the source If interference is still experienced try to correct the situation by one or more of the following measures e Relocate either MIDIX and its associated equipment and cabling or the equipment affected by the interference e Utilise different mains power outlets MIDIX incorporates a mains line filter try installing a fi
58. th a Carriage Return Apart from the single character commands all may be aborted by sending the ASCII Escape character ESC lt 1Bh gt once or if in VT100 mode twice It is only necessary to type the minimum number of characters to make a command unambiguous e g 11 for Input 1 or 12 for Input 2 any following characters will be ignored until a valid argument is entered Some arguments may be defaulted by entering a TAB or CR but not a Space This has been done for ease of manual entry and for keeping commands saved in ASCII files HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 1 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands Conventions symbol a key on the computer terminal keyboard CR Carriage Return Line Feeds are ignored n small decimal number usually 0 to 16 nn decimal number nnnn large decimal number hh hexadecimal number 00 to FF hhhh 16 bit hexadecimal number lt gt a byte string in hex Aut an alphanumeric string in ASCII BS and DEL both delete backwards ESC aborts command Commands may be entered manually or transmitted from an ASCII file All Dumps and Recalls are in the correct command format for saving and retransmitting with Terminal Emulation software Command files may be edited with a text editor In VT100 mode the cursor keys move parameter selection shown in reverse or increments the selected parameter and decrements it K
59. th the anode to pin 4 so that the LED body just protrudes through the cable support DIN 5 LINE SOCKET 1 4 Y These testers may be used to check that MIDI data is being transmitted by substituting them for the receiving equipment They should not be used in parallel Starting with a MIDI source plug the line plug into its MIDI Out and observe the LED flicker when MIDI data should be sent Replace the normal MIDI cable and plug the line socket into the other end to check that the cable is not faulty Pin 4 shorted to pin 5 or to the screen will cause this LED to be permanently off whereas pin 5 shorted to screen will cause the LED to be fully on Work along the MIDI data route until you are sure that data is being presented to the final MIDI input The MIDIX 30 Routing Matrix should give years of fault free operation many Hinton Instruments products have been in continuous use for over twenty years or used on major international tours and events but it has been designed for ease of servicing in the event of any component failure Spare components and sub assemblies are available for critical maintenance applications Please enquire if you need this support HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 14 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognised Remarks Basic Channel Default 1 16
60. unning Status Active Sensing 1 On Off automatically generates Active Sensing Clocks Input 1A 1B 1C 1D On Off any Merger input may be locked out Filter 1A 1B 1C 1D Bypass On Off enables the individual filter sets on each input PF1 PF2 PF3 amp PF4 PF1 4 are the VT100 keys which have a programmable function 0 off 1 Event 1 Transmits user defined Event 1 2 Event 2 Transmits user defined Event 2 3 Clear Transmits a Clear Event 4 Panic Generates Stop All Notes Off Reset All Controllers All Sound Off Pitchbend centre Modulation Wheel 0 Hold 0 Volume max Channel Aftertouch 0 then individual Note Offs for every note on every MIDI Channel HINTON INSTRUMENTS http www hinton instruments co uk Page 2 11 MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Operation i gt OnE y Monitor Source Input 1 30 selects the matrix Input to Monitor Format English Hex chooses the style of data presentation IMPORTANT Monitoring is only intended to help sort out equipment setup and filtering problems it is not intended to be left running during normal operation The Monitor has its own buffer post filtering and interprets each byte into either hexadecimal shown as three characters or English which takes several more characters Even at the fastest connection speed it is possible to generate much more data than is being received in the same time so use with care Incoming MIDI d
61. use dim underline or double size attributes that are often unavailable This mode features a number of paged displays for better visual presentation and it is recommended for manual setting up and control For dumps and restoring files it may be preferable to work in dumb terminal mode If changing from VT100 mode to another a VT100 reset terminal command is sent which will clear the screen but may cause some emulators to reload their settings from disk so do not be alarmed if you notice your disk activity at this point FN FRONT PANEL ENABLE n may be 0 to disable the front panel manual controls or 1 to enable them The default HINTON http www hinton instruments co uk Page 3 9 INSTRUMENTS MIDIX 30 Operating Manual MIDIX 30 Commands WNN WAIT state upon reset is enabled The Panel Lock status is shown by an LED Wait for nn 100ms delays where nn 0 to 255 This command may be inserted between Output data commands in setup files when using with equipment that has a dead time after just receiving a block of data If inserted in a Request file it will be transferred to the correct place in the Dump file PFT N DEFINE FUNCTION KEY t 1 4 n 0 4 A VT100 terminal has four programmable function keys PF1 to PF4 at the top of the keypad The functions of these controls is set by an argument in the range 0 4 0 off 1 Event 1 Transmits user defined Event 1 globally 2 Event 2 Transmits user defined Event

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