User Manual

8
Abbreviations and Port Naming
The iConfig software uses standard abbreviations
for MIDI port names, and the factory-default
names reflect the factory-default MIDI routing.
These are explained below.
Abbreviations:
DIN 1 - 10: the MIDI 5-pin DIN in/out pairs
USB 1 -2: USB computer device jacks (connections
to MAC or PC computers)
HST 1 - 10: USB MIDI host ports (connections to
class-compliant USB MIDI devices, either directly
or via a powered hub to the USB-A jack)
ETH 1-4: the four Network MIDI sessions on the
Ethernet jack
Port Naming:
Each MIDI port can be assigned a custom name in
the MIDI Info Page of iConfig, and the mio10 is
pre-configured at the factory with a default set of
port names.
The names given to the DIN, USB host, and
Ethernet ports simply reflect the port type and
number (i.e. USB host port 2 is named HST 2).
In the case of USB computer device jacks, the
ports have been named according to the routing
in the mio. (i.e. USB device jack 1 port 1 is
routed to DIN 1, so it has been named DIN 1).
The reason for this naming choice is for
convenience when viewing the ports on your
computer’s DAW software.
As shown in the Pro Tools example on the right,
the computer software lists the ports connected
to the MIDI interface and includes the custom
names in the port naming. By assigning names
based on the port routing, you can see the end
destination or source for the MIDI data when
viewing the ports in your DAW software.
USB device jack ports are named based on their
default routing connections in the mio10. This
way you can view the MIDI end destinations or
sources from your DAW software:
Note: After changing a port name in iConfig it may
be necessary to remove the mio10 from the
computer’s device listing and re-connect the
mio10 so that the computer refreshes the port
names.