8-OUTPUT MIDI-CONTROLLED RELAY ARRAY
MIDI Solutions R8 Operating Instructions M326 c 2001 MIDI Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in Canada MIDI Solutions, Inc. P.O. Box 3010 Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 3X5 www.midisolutions.
Congratulations on your purchase of the MIDI Solutions R8 8-output MIDI-controlled relay array. The MIDI Solutions R8 contains eight MIDIcontrolled relays, enabling footswitch inputs or other momentary connections to be placed under MIDI control. Each of the eight relays can be programmed to respond to unique Note, Controller, Program Change, and System Exclusive messages. All programmed settings are retained in non-volatile memory.
Connect the In of the R8 to the MIDI Out of the device being used to program the R8. This is the only connection necessary when programming the R8 (the MIDI Out and Rel1-8 may be left disconnected). Once the R8 is programmed, it may be inserted anywhere in the MIDI setup. The relays (Rel1-8) can be connected directly to footswitch inputs using standard 1/4" phone cables.
Clear Settings To clear all of the R8’s settings, send it the following System Exclusive programming message: F0 00 00 50 26 00 F7 (all values in Hexadecimal) It is advisable to send the Clear Settings command to the R8 prior to programming the unit to insure that all previous settings are cleared.
Note To program the R8 to respond to a Note message, send it the following System Exclusive programming message: F0 00 00 50 26 01 rr aa nn cc (pp) F7 All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see p. 10). pp is optional.
Control Change To program the R8 to respond to a Control Change message, send it the following System Exclusive programming message: F0 00 00 50 26 02 rr aa nn cc (tt pp) F7 (all values in Hex) All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see p. 10). tt and pp are optional.
Program Change To program the R8 to respond to Program Change messages, send it the following System Exclusive programming message: F0 00 00 50 26 03 rr (aa pp) cc nn nn ... nn F7 (all values in Hex) All bytes must be in Hexadecimal format (see p. 10). aa pp is optional. rr = relay# (00 for Rel1 through to 07 for Rel8) if aa pp is omitted then relays CLOSE for all nn and OPEN for all other program numbers.
cc must be set according to the following table: Chan. cc Chan. cc Chan.
Relay Contact Ratings Contact Rating: 10 Watts max. Switching Voltage: 200 VDC max. Switching Current: 0.5 Amps DC max. Replacement Fuse 0.5A 3AG Fast Acting MIDI Solutions Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from date of purchase. This warranty is void if the product has been damaged by accident, misuse, alteration, unauthorized repairs or other causes not arising out of defects in material or workmanship.
