Designed by:

Peter Arendt

James Pachan

Paul Sobczak

Initial Concept

Foot operated deviceMusical Instrument Digital

Interface (MIDI) controllerRecord Loops…

Design Requirements

• Sturdy Box• Heavy duty switches

• Microcontroller• Ease of Use

• Keep costs down

Wk 1 – Finalize Design Idea

Wk 2 – Investigate MIDI

Wk 3 – Breadboard-up a circuit

Wk 4 – Design switch implementation

Wk 5 – Finalize Code

Wk 6 – Design and Print PCB

Wk 7 – Finalize enclosure

Wk 8 – Put it all together

Timeline

Components Budget

Enclosure

5V DC power supply

PIC16F876A

Switches

Finishing Stickers

Printed Circuit Board

PCB Jacks

PCB components

Expected Cost

$10 0

$3 0

$5.90 0

$15 12

$3 2

$0 0

$0 0

$0 0$36.90 14

Schematic

More Work

Lessons Learned

• MIDI Commands• The Joys of Top-Down Programming• Don’t Demolish Working PCB• Serial Communication with PIC• Teamwork Can be Very Helpful

Future Work

• Extremely Versatile• Easily Reprogrammed• Software Controller

Demonstration