MIDI2600: MIDI Implementation

When the MIDI2600 receives a MIDI note, it sends the corresponding button signal to the game console. The button is then "held" for the duration of the MIDI note.

Each MIDI2600 controller output is independently configured as either a joystick or keypad via the DIP switch.

Joystick Button	Left Controller		Right Controller
	MIDI Note Number	Note	MIDI Note Number	Note
Left	36	C2	48	C3
Down	38	D2	50	D3
Up	40	E2	52	E3
Right	41	F2	53	F3
Fire	43	G2	55	G3

Console Button	MIDI Note Number	Note
Select	57	A3
Reset	59	B3

Keypad Button	Left Controller		Right Controller
	MIDI Note Number	Note	MIDI Note Number	Note
1	60	C4	72	C5
2	61	C#4	73	C#5
3	62	D4	74	D5
4	63	D#4	75	D#5
5	64	E4	76	E5
6	65	F4	77	F5
7	66	F#4	78	F#5
8	67	G4	79	G5
9	68	G#4	80	G#5
*	69	A4	81	A5
0	70	A#4	82	A#5
#	71	B4	83	B5

Device will respond to the MIDI channel specified by the DIP switch (SW1). Channel selection becomes active at power-up.

MIDI Channel	Switch 1	Switch 2	Switch 3	Switch 4
1	-	-	-	-
2	-	-	-	on
3	-	-	on	-
4	-	-	on	on
5	-	on	-	-
6	-	on	-	on
7	-	on	on	-
8	-	on	on	on
9	on	-	-	-
10	on	-	-	on
11	on	-	on	-
12	on	-	on	on
13	on	on	-	-
14	on	on	-	on
15	on	on	on	-
16	on	on	on	on

'-' = off

Each controller output can be independently configured via the DIP switch (SW1). Controller mode selection becomes active at power-up.

Left Controller Output	Right Controller Output	Switch 5	Switch 6
Joystick	Joystick	-	-
Joystick	Keypad	-	on
Keypad	Joystick	on	-
Keypad	Keypad	on	on

'-' = off