Submitted to the MIDI Association 2022 MIDI Innovation Awards
Prototype Audio-MIDI processor
MIDI In, MIDI Out
Guitar In, Balanced audio out
USB-C power and USB Audio Interface
Display and rotary encoder for controls
Control-config over bluetooth 5.0 or USB to PC
Bass guitar to MIDI with no latency
Internal wavetable synthesizer
Patent pending technology
IoT strike training mitts and strike pads
Bluetooth sync strike data to social web
Measures/records reaction time and strike power
Swarm Intelligence on physical robots
Supervised and unsupervised learning
Neural networks, particle swarm optimization, gramatical evolution, genetic programming, overall swarm AI development platform.
Oids are small, less than 70mm diameter, 2 wheeled robots.
Nordic nRF52840 Bluetooth 5 SOC
ST Micro VL53L1X time of flight multi-zone range sensor
9 axis IMU (accelerometer/gyroscope/magnatometer)
4 DC motor drivers (2 wheels, 2 for expansion)
RGB LEDs
Infrared beacon LED
2 ambient light sensors
2 MEMS PDM microphones
Infrared data receiver
USB Type C Device, typically a COM port
One physical button
One audio speaker
BL-5C batter (charges over USB)
Durable plastic body