Hi All,
I am working on a project to build a wireless midi merge device. There would be 3 devices total, 2 would be remote stations plugged into midi keyboards (or other midi devices), and one would be a base unit that would receive midi data from the two remote stations, merge it, and output the merged data on a midi port. I plan to use a PICmicro controller (or some other low cost controller) to control this, but I am having problems deciding what kind of wireless system to use for this.
It seems like using Bluetooth or 802.11 would be too difficult for use with a PIC. Another option would be to use two dedicated RF links, each on a different frequency, but that seems kind of tacky. My current plan is to use a token ring network with 3 RF transceivers (one for each device) all on the same frequency, but I can't seem to find any good transceivers that fit my specs. I need transceivers capable of at least 31kbps, and each transceiver should be able to transmit and receive (digitally) to either of the other two devices (preferably just broadcast to all devices). The problem is, most RF transceivers are either too slow, only connect in pairs (as far as I can tell), don't have much documentation, or switch between transmitting and receiving too slowly for my application.
Anyone have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Josh R. snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com