Adafruit
Breadboard-friendly MIDI Jack (5-pin DIN)
A sturdy, breadboard-friendly 5-pin DIN MIDI jack with all pins on standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) spacing. Perfect for adding MIDI input or output to your Arduino o...
A sturdy, breadboard-friendly 5-pin DIN MIDI jack with all pins on standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) spacing. Perfect for adding MIDI input or output to your Arduino or microcontroller project without any adapter boards.
This is the same style of connector found on the back of synthesizers, drum machines, and other MIDI-equipped instruments. It's also compatible with DINSYNC cables for vintage drum machines.
Key Features
- Breadboard-Friendly – Pins on standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) pitch for direct insertion into breadboards or perfboard
- 5-Pin DIN Connector – Standard MIDI connector used across the music industry
- DINSYNC Compatible – Works with legacy DINSYNC cables for vintage equipment
- Sturdy Construction – Durable jack suitable for prototyping and permanent installations
Ideal For
- Arduino and microcontroller MIDI projects
- Custom MIDI controllers and interfaces
- Synthesizer and drum machine prototyping
- Music technology education
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- DIN
- DIN means data in, the pin where this display receives data from the controller. Connecting DIN to the correct SPI data output pin is needed for the screen to receive pixel and command information.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- MIDI
- MIDI is a standard way for electronic instruments, controllers, and software to send musical control messages such as notes, velocity, and timing. If a board supports MIDI, it can be triggered from keyboards, drum pads, sequencers, or other music gear rather than only from buttons or code.
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