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indicators, chosen SR must be after ALL POSSIBLE indicators
RELAY_LED_SHIFT_REGISTER - If your using LED indicators for relays, which SR are they connected
to SR should be AFTER the relay SR

USE_LED_INDICATORS - Are you using LED indicators for each footswitch, set 1 for yes, 0 for no

DIGITS_CONNECTED - Numver of LED digits connected (0-2). Set 0 for none.
DOUT_DIGITS_SR - Which SR is the first digit connected to.

Example of pbx_config.h setup

This is an example configured for:

4 expresson pedals, 8 fixed footswitches and 8 banked footswitches.
There are 1 LED digit connected to shift register 3 (start at pin 25).
There will also be 16 LED indicators for the footswitches .
Bank down is at pin 16, bank up at pin 17.
Special buttons for setup modes are the same as the first 2 fixed buttons.
PedalSwap is activated py footswitches connected to pins 19 -24 (LED's on counterpart dout
pins).
Relays are located on Shift Register 4 (pin 32), and it's led indicators are on SR 5 (pin 40)

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Configuration Parameters
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

/* General Settings */

#define   PEDALBOARD             1  // 1 = Pedal Board mode    0 = Pedal Box
mode
#define   ENABLE_MIDI_IN         1  // 1 = yes      0 = no

 

#define   MIDI_MERGER            0  // 0 = off   1 = on
#define   MIDI_MERGER_DISABLE_MASTER 1  // 0 = disabled  1 = enabled - If
set will disable forwarding of events on the master bankstick channel

 
 
 

/* Pedal Settings */

#define   AIN_DEADBAND           7 // 7 for 7-bit midi is best
#define   AIN_NUMBER_INPUTS      4 // 1 - 8 - number of pots connected

 
 

/* Pedal Board Buttons */

#define   DIN_DEBOUNCE_VALUE     20 // debounce value

 

// FIXED BUTTONS MUST CONNECT FIRST

#define   DIN_FIXED_BUTTONS      8 // 0-16 buttons that always stay the
same, regardless of bank

 

Summary of Contents for Pedal Box

Page 1: ...to see patch change CC names as well as their values It has grown far beyond it s original intention Pedal Box Is an expression pedal controller to expand an existing oorboard In addition to adding up...

Page 2: ...dividual option for pedals to be dynamic by changing the midi messages sent based on the Rig COntrol Patch Change Value scaled between pre de ned min and max values can also be di erent for each progr...

Page 3: ...n gurable from box this is a very slow process but can you help you out in pinch it s far quicker to use the PC Editor What s The Di erence Basically Pedal Box is a MIDI Monitor Processor Pedal Board...

Page 4: ...kuwiki doku php id pedal_box http www midibox org dokuwiki Printed on 2020 10 14 01 02 Here are some examples of what is displayed on the LCD Program changes Controllers Controllers Controllers Contro...

Page 5: ...8 Expression pedals and 8 relays can be used Your oorboard provides the buttons Extreme P e d a l B o a r d a n d Pedal Box can taken to the extreme Controlling up to 7 MIDI devices Utilising Rig Con...

Page 6: ...bootloader and MIOS 1 9 or higher You should be familiar with compliling C les for MIOS As well as uploading les to the Core module See http www ucapps de You need to upload the PB software as well as...

Page 7: ...e MIDI input to the output set to 1 Otherwise 0 MIDI_MERGER_DISABLE_MASTER If the MIDI Merger is enabled but you do not want to forward messages targeting functions of PB eg A patch change set to 1 Ot...

Page 8: ...ere will also be 16 LED indicators for the footswitches Bank down is at pin 16 bank up at pin 17 Special buttons for setup modes are the same as the rst 2 xed buttons PedalSwap is activated py footswi...

Page 9: ...LSWAP_BUTTONS 6 0 6 Number of PedalSwap Buttons connected if you wish to have access to all 6 via MIDI with less than 6 buttons connected please set to 6 and leave the DIN pins free THESE SPECIAL BUTT...

Page 10: ...on 2 6 Possble issues with LED s not lighting up correctly minor Tap Tempo LED only fuctions when another led is lit up cool huh Please report bugs in the Pedal Box forum thread History 2 6beta1 Fixed...

Page 11: ...rmance dramatically Lot s of bug xes general usage much more stable 2 0 beta4 Updated to new progarmming platform Separate download for di erent PIC types Added option to enable midi input for Pedal B...

Page 12: ...pression Pedal or pot A MIDI Floorboard HUI PbX OR 1xDINX1 Module and 4 buttons PbD Required for editing settings after upload Analog inputs I use normalising DPST 6 5mm TRS Sockets Tip 5 vd Ring CV A...

Page 13: ...ns pair up with bank down to access the setup menu s these can be any button aside from bank up or bank down pins de ned in pbx_con g h How many of each type of button is de ned in pbx_con g h The amo...

Page 14: ...k display This will only happen when DIGITS_CONNECTED 0 in pbx_con g h Buttons LEDs and LED Digits are only available for Pedal Board mode Relays Up to 8 relays can be connected to trigger external sw...

Page 15: ...since 2 6 The default has only one digit connected to SR 5 With bank and PedalSwap footswitches and LED s attched to SR 4 Pedal Board Test Bench Where to get Pedal Board parts I only built Pedal Box s...

Page 16: ...fault numbers only setup is possible Add MIDI lter Add IIC Midi module so feedback can be recieved from the device if running in pedal box mode with separate oorboard Probably a lot more I expect this...

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