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 PEDSCAN
This little board is a scanner of up to 32 contacts, translating their closings into MIDI notes.
Typical application is MIDI controller for pedalboard in organ consoles but it can be any kind of simple MIDI-note triggering devices with buttons.
The board shown above has 12-way socket to be plugged onto typical 0.1'' spacing pin header. If you wish, there's possibility to solder a cable or another header at the bottom side,
where 12 soldering holes are provided. This is for 4x8 diode matrix.
Proper cable with DIN5 jack is supplied with the board, as well as 2 wires terminated with matching plug for connecting power supply.
The button you see at the corner of the board is only to select MIDI channel. Hold it for on second and PEDSCAN starts to blink, Then press any of 16 lowest keys to define channel.
Lowest note means MIDI channel 1, 16th note - channel 16, with all possibilities in between. There are no other user settings, so no danger of accidental misconfiguration.
PEDSCAN is designed to be held in place just by the means of 12-pin header, but if needed you may secure it in place with a dab of a hot glue.
It is designed to be powered from a battery. Best choice is 4x AA cells, but AAA will also last for a very long time. You can even buy at well known online store in China
a 4-cell battery pack with "PH 2.0" plug that matches PEDSCAN power socket, so no soldering is needed at all! No need for power switch, as PEDSCAN gets in low power mode after some time of no use
while about 2 hours later it reduces power consumption even further, down to the level of self-discharge rate of AA cell. It will work also with 3 and even 2 cells, which means 3V, but for better MIDI transmission reliability I wouldn't go under 4V
and this is how it looks like from the other side:
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You may be interested also in the following products (click the image for more info):
REED32
 magnetic reed switch board for easy instalation of pedal contactsREED32WIDE same as above but for wider spread pedals |
