How to wire a MIDI DIN 5pin plug..

[ESPguitar]

How do you wire a midi cable (5pin) What kind of cable---??

Thanks,

Robin

[The Tone God]

First two hits from Google using "midi cable wiring" as search criteria.

http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/midi_cable.html

http://www.philrees.co.uk/midiplug.htm

Google and the search function are your friends.

Andrew

[ESPguitar]

Thanks Andrew, i'm a bit lazy

RB

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I thought this was going to be a rant about how ****ing hard it is (at least for me) to wire those plugs!! Here's my tip: have them plugged into a socket while you are soldering. Even so, I usually screw it up.
Personally, I always just use normal 5 pin audio leads (I know the specs say lift the sheilding at one end..)

[ESPguitar]

I thought this was going to be a rant about how ****ing hard it is (at least for me) to wire those plugs!! Here's my tip: have them plugged into a socket while you are soldering. Even so, I usually screw it up.
Personally, I always just use normal 5 pin audio leads (I know the specs say lift the sheilding at one end..)

So you use a 4 conductor cable + shielding?

You don't need to use more then 2+shield after 4 or 5 schems i have looked at now..


RB

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

Quite right RB, the midi spec is a current loop, so you only need two wires and a shield (pretty important to have the shield, otherwise low RF noise sprays into everything!) but, the unused pins have never interfered with any gear I have ever had. So I just use the standard (cheap) audio cables.

[ESPguitar]

Thanks,  

RB