5 Volts on USB bus ?

[dmitri]

It would be great! I think Mac users will be especially happy:)

[Synthex]

[dmitri]

You are very quick! I cannot wait to test it!:) But I'll have to wait at least until my PIC18F2550 arrives:(

[slayer666]

Nice!!
Does it work well?
Does this mean that we don't need the serial midi driver?

[Synthex]

It works well !
And we don't need the serial midi driver !

MegaDrum is now plug and play

[dmitri]

That is great! When will you post the firmware?

[slayer666]

Synthex is the man (I assume) of the day

[Synthex]

That is great! When will you post the firmware?

I post it very soon !

If you don't have a PIC programmer, i can send you free a chip 18F2550 ...

[dmitri]

That is great! When will you post the firmware?

I post it very soon !

If you don't have a PIC programmer, i can send you free a chip 18F2550 ...

You are the man of the day! Thanks you for your offer but I think I'll manage myself. I have a PIC programmer from the time I built admir's Edrum and I'm expecting a PIC I to arrive soon. When you have the firmware ready, I'll publish it on the website along with the PIC18F2550 USB board schematics and PCB with all proper credits:)

[D_Low]

Hi Dmitri, I have been lurking in all the usual eDrum sites for about 2 months now. I am just about to finish my first set. I bought a used alesis DM5 and built some DIY mesh pads. I already see that I would like more triggers than the 12 I have, so I am thinking about building your edrum module. It looks real nice, I love the fact you do not need pots. What a lot of work that saves in mounting alone.

Your project is so new with not many completed units, it worries me as I am a real electronic armature. I see in this thread, you and Synthex discovering glitches and solving them on the fly.

I like the idea of not needing a pic programmer, but what if I build your first circuit and run into the same problems that Synthex did? I would be lost! I have done a lot of soldering and built a few electronic projects succsefully, but I really can not figure much out on my own.

Do you suggest waiting for the pic version and building a programmer? or do you feel Synthex's problem was unusual and I should not have it?

Thanks and great site you have going here. I think the momentum will pick up for popularity. Your DIY drum module is the best I have seen.

BTW I am in mechanical engineering also.