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Control NeoPixel using CircuityPython and USB MIDI controller
On the MIDI controller, moving fader 1 varies the red brightness, fader 2 varies the green brightness, and fader 3 varies the blue brightness.
Hardware
- Metro M4 Express and on-board NeoPixel
- Trinket M0
- USB OTG to host cable or adapter
- MIDI controller (for example, Korg nanoKontroller)
Connection
MIDI Controller <> USB OTG to host <> Trinket M0 <> Metro M4 (nanoKontrol) cable or adapter Arduino CircuitPython
| M4 | Trinket M0 |
|---|---|
| GND | GND |
| 5V | USB |
| RX/0 | TX/4 |
The M4 must receive 5V power because it powers the Trinket M0. Trinket M0 in turn powers the USB MIDI device.
Source code
- circuitpython/cpmidineo.py
- https://github.com/gdsports/usbhostcopro/
CircuitPython code
The CircuitPython program reads MIDI messages from UART Rx. Control Change messages on Channel 1 control the red, green, and blue brightness of the NeoPixel LED on the board.
# Metro M4 USB Host MIDI is connected to UART Rx
import time
import board
import neopixel
import busio
uart = busio.UART(board.TX, board.RX, baudrate=115200)
# Metro M4 has one LED
pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.NEOPIXEL, 1, brightness=.2)
red_brightness = 0
green_brightness = 0
blue_brightness = 0
def pixels_update():
#print(red_brightness, green_brightness, blue_brightness)
pixels.fill((red_brightness, green_brightness, blue_brightness))
pixels.show()
pixels_update()
while True:
data = uart.read(1)
#print(data) # this is a bytearray type
if data is not None:
# if Change Control message on Channel 1
if data[0] == 0xB0:
control = uart.read(1)
if control is not None:
intensity = uart.read(1)
if intensity is not None:
brightness = intensity[0] * 2
# Control 0 is for red
if control[0] == 0:
red_brightness = brightness
pixels_update()
# Control 1 is for green
elif control[0] == 1:
green_brightness = brightness
pixels_update()
# Control 2 is for blue
elif control[0] == 2:
blue_brightness = brightness
pixels_update()
USB Host co-processor code
The USB Host co-processor is a Trinket M0 (or any other SAMD21 or SAMD51) board using the USB Host Library for SAMD. This library is a port of the USB Host Shield Library 2.0.
The SAMD21/SAMD51 USB port is capable of switching to USB host mode using a USB OTG to host cable or adapter.
The Arduino sketch reads MIDI from the USB MIDI controller and writes the MIDI message out the UART TX pin. The UART TX pin is connected to the Metro M4 UART RX pin. Both UARTs runs 115,200 bits/sec.