hi there....
already got 4 pcs brain jr from amazon, (too bad i cant preorder the brain v2 and i just needed 2 brain v2 :((( running on a deadline)
this project is for an installation bicycle where sensors is placed at the fork and sends info to the brain > ableton > speakers.
initaly i wanted to use arduino but the learning curve is tedious on the programming end.. so opt to choose brain v2 since it sends out midi (cutting half of the programming time)
so anyways for my little project that im going to be using ir reflective sensors that i ordered from adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/products/2349 ).
I made some little experimentations over a month on how i wanted it to work, finally as a note on and note off function
only for midi to trigger hits in Ableton live as i wanted only as a single hit per sensor ... no velo or cc as per drumpad.
as of my findings on my research on and offline, ive kinda exhausted my brain to look any further and ask if u peepz could help me a little on this project.
so basically my point in this is i want to make that reflective sensor send note on and note off. on the analog headers
ive gone through using the analog headers , it seems that its reading cc or bend msgs respectively, also ive tried all the fsr modes and including btn mode wich is not working, only working ones are pot,fsr 1, fsr 3 , fsr 4 , fsr 6 , whereby its reading cc msgs as by best the brain configure program can handle.
also i have to make those sensors work as the wheel is going to be covered by a plastic plate and has black and white markings/designs for trigger points , black absorbs the ir and sends note off and white reflects it back to the ir and sends note on.
hope u guys could help me out on this ...
here is some photos of the prototyping that i have done..
another issue is .. i bought the adafruit trellis https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-trellis-diy-open-source-led-keypad/overview also to my mistake i didnt check the i2c function on the livid brain jr/ v2 is unsupported or no documentation on how to program :( . it would be great if u guys implemented i2c. now im planning to purchase the omni board to use as a full 16 buttons to change the beats on the bike.
any other recommendations is greatly appreciated.