################################################################################ # # Pi-Pico-ExpressionPedal2Midi (Multiple Pedals) # # Using USB midi. Midi messages are sent simultaneoulsy to UART1 and USB. # Set desired midi channel, change control, and maximum and minimum values # # Upon run/power on, move expresson pedal from maximum to minimum to calibrate # your pedal. CC commands will immediately start sending once calibrated. # # Ashley Strahle # https://github.com/ashstrahle # ################################################################################ import sys import struct import time import board import busio import analogio import digitalio import math import usb_midi import adafruit_midi from adafruit_midi.timing_clock import TimingClock from adafruit_midi.note_on import NoteOn from adafruit_midi.note_off import NoteOff from adafruit_midi.pitch_bend import PitchBend from adafruit_midi.control_change import ControlChange # Midi output settings midi_channel = 1 # Target midi channel # Expression pedal settings logarithmic = True # Expression pedal logarithmic or linear. Set to False for linear log_base = 100 # This value changes the feel of the log curve # Required percentage of expression pedal movement for calibration exp_pedal_calibration_percent = 80 # 0 - 100 # Define expression pedals expression_pedals = [ # Set expression pedal midi control change number, and min/max values {"pin": board.GP26, "cc": 1, "cc_min": 0, "cc_max": 127}, # Pedal 1. Pin 31 {"pin": board.GP27, "cc": 2, "cc_min": 0, "cc_max": 127}, # Pedal 2. Pin 32 {"pin": board.GP28, "cc": 3, "cc_min": 0, "cc_max": 127} # Peadl 3. Pin 34 ] # Devices led = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.LED) led.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT uart = busio.UART(tx=board.GP4, rx=board.GP5, baudrate=31250, timeout=0.001) # UART Midi device on pin 6 uart_midi = adafruit_midi.MIDI(midi_out=uart, out_channel=midi_channel - 1) usb_midi = adafruit_midi.MIDI( midi_out=usb_midi.ports[1], out_channel=midi_channel - 1) # Initialize expression pedals exp_values = [analogio.AnalogIn(pedal["pin"]) for pedal in expression_pedals] exp_previous = [exp.value for exp in exp_values] exp_min = [65535 for _ in expression_pedals] exp_max = [1e-6 for _ in expression_pedals] exp_calibration_threshold = [int(abs(exp_max[i] - exp_min[i]) * exp_pedal_calibration_percent / 100) for i in range(len(expression_pedals))] # This function translates the expression pedal value to the equivalent CC value def translate(exp_val, exp_min, exp_max, cc_min, cc_max): if logarithmic: scaled_val = math.log(exp_val, log_base) # Apply logarithmic scaling return int((((scaled_val - math.log(exp_min, log_base)) * (cc_max - cc_min)) / (math.log(exp_max, log_base) - math.log(exp_min, log_base))) + cc_min) else: return int((((exp_val - exp_min) * (cc_max - cc_min)) / (exp_max - exp_min)) + cc_min) # Main loop while True: for i, exp in enumerate(exp_values): exp_current = exp.value if exp_current == 0: exp_current = 1e-6 # Small offset to avoid log(0) error # Only process if the change ratio is greater than the possible number of CC values if abs(exp_current - exp_previous[i]) / exp_max[i] > 1/(cc_max[i] - cc_min[i]): if exp_current > exp_max[i]: exp_max[i] = exp_current elif exp_current < exp_min[i]: exp_min[i] = exp_current exp_previous[i] = exp_current # Only send midi when calibration threshold has been reached if exp_max[i] - exp_min[i] > exp_calibration_threshold[i]: led.value = True # Turn led on cc_val = translate(exp_current, exp_min[i], exp_max[i], cc_min[i], cc_max[i]) uart_midi.send(ControlChange(expression_pedals[i]["cc"], cc_val)) usb_midi.send(ControlChange(expression_pedals[i]["cc"], cc_val)) led.value = False # Turn led off print("Pedal {}: Writing Midi Channel: {}, ControlChange: {}, Value {}. Exp Pedal: cur: {}, min: {}, max: {}".format( i + 1, midi_channel, expression_pedals[i]["cc"], cc_val, exp_current, exp_min[i], exp_max[i]))