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VU-Meter-Bridge.ino

VU-Meter-Bridge

This is an example on how to use an OLED display to display the VU meters and mute/solo states of the eight first tracks, by using the Arduino as a Mackie Control Universal. This is an example modified to work with the ESP32 only, using MIDI over Bluetooth Low Energy.

Boards: 🛈
ESP32

Connections

This example drives two SSD1306 OLED displays over SPI

Add a capacitor between the reset pin of the display and ground, and a resistor from reset to 3.3V. The values are not critical, 0.1µF and 10kΩ work fine.
You do need some way to reset the display, without it, it won't work.
Alternatively, you could use an IO pin from the ESP32 to reset the display, but this just "wastes" a pin.

Behavior

The first display should now display the level meters and mute/solo states of the first 8 tracks.

Mapping

Map "Control Surface" as a Mackie Control Universal unit in your DAW.

Note
There seem to be some differences in the way some applications handle VU meters: some expect the hardware to decay automatically, some don't.
If you notice that the meters behave strangely, try both MCU::VUDecay::Hold and MCU::VUDecay::Default, or try a different decay time.

Demo

Written by PieterP, 2019-08-09
https://github.com/tttapa/Control-Surface

#include <Control_Surface.h> // Include the Control Surface library
// Include the display interface you'd like to use
// ----------------------------- MIDI Interface ----------------------------- //
// ========================================================================== //
// Instantiate a MIDI interface to use for the Control Surface.
// ----------------------------- Display setup ------------------------------ //
// ========================================================================== //
constexpr uint8_t SCREEN_WIDTH = 128;
constexpr uint8_t SCREEN_HEIGHT = 64;
constexpr int8_t OLED_DC = 15; // Data/Command pin of the display
constexpr int8_t OLED_reset = -1; // Use the external RC circuit for reset
constexpr int8_t OLED_CS = 2; // Chip Select pin of the display
constexpr uint32_t SPI_Frequency = SPI_MAX_SPEED;
// Instantiate the displays
Adafruit_SSD1306 ssd1306Display {SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &SPI,
OLED_DC, OLED_reset, OLED_CS,
SPI_Frequency};
// --------------------------- Display interface ---------------------------- //
// ========================================================================== //
// Define and instantiate a display interface
class MySSD1306_DisplayInterface : public SSD1306_DisplayInterface {
public:
MySSD1306_DisplayInterface(Adafruit_SSD1306 &display)
void begin() override {
// Initialize the Adafruit_SSD1306 display
if (!disp.begin())
FATAL_ERROR(F("SSD1306 allocation failed."), 0x1306);
// If you override the begin method,remember to call the superclass method
}
void drawBackground() override {
disp.drawFastHLine(0, 52, 128, WHITE);
disp.drawRect(0, 0, 128, 64, WHITE);
}
} display = ssd1306Display;
// -------------------------- MIDI Input Elements --------------------------- //
// ========================================================================== //
NoteValue mute[8] {
{MCU::MUTE_1}, // The mute status of the first track
};
NoteValue solo[8] {
{MCU::SOLO_1}, // The solo status of the first track
};
constexpr unsigned int decay = MCU::VUDecay::Hold;
// Try this option if your DAW doesn't decay the VU meters automatically:
// constexpr unsigned int decay = 60; // milliseconds to decay one block
// VU meters
MCU::VU VUMeters[8] {
{1, decay}, // The VU meter for the first track, decay time as specified above
{2, decay}, {3, decay}, {4, decay}, {5, decay},
{6, decay}, {7, decay}, {8, decay},
};
// ---------------------------- Display Elements ---------------------------- //
// ========================================================================== //
MCU::VUDisplay<> vuDisp[8] {
// Draw the first VU meter to the display, at position (2, 50),
// (12) pixels wide, blocks of (3) pixels high, a spacing between
// blocks of (1) pixel, and draw in white.
{display, VUMeters[0], {2 + 16 * 0, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[1], {2 + 16 * 1, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[2], {2 + 16 * 2, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[3], {2 + 16 * 3, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[4], {2 + 16 * 4, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[5], {2 + 16 * 5, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[6], {2 + 16 * 6, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
{display, VUMeters[7], {2 + 16 * 7, 50}, 12, 3, 1, WHITE},
};
BitmapDisplay<> muteDisp[8] {
// Draw the first mute indicator to the display, at position (4, 54),
// using bitmap icon mute_7 with a white foreground color.
{display, mute[0], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 0, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[1], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 1, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[2], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 2, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[3], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 3, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[4], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 4, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[5], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 5, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[6], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 6, 54}, WHITE},
{display, mute[7], XBM::mute_7, {4 + 16 * 7, 54}, WHITE},
};
BitmapDisplay<> soloDisp[8] {
// Draw the first solo indicator to the display, at position (4, 54),
// using bitmap icon solo_7 with a white foreground color.
{display, solo[0], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 0, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[1], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 1, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[2], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 2, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[3], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 3, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[4], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 4, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[5], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 5, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[6], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 6, 54}, WHITE},
{display, solo[7], XBM::solo_7, {4 + 16 * 7, 54}, WHITE},
};
// --------------------------------- Setup ---------------------------------- //
// ========================================================================== //
void setup() {
Control_Surface.begin(); // Initialize Control Surface
}
// ---------------------------------- Loop ---------------------------------- //
// ========================================================================== //
void loop() {
Control_Surface.loop(); // Refresh all elements
}
The main header file that includes all Control-Surface header files.
Control_Surface_ & Control_Surface
A predefined instance of the Control Surface to use in the Arduino sketches.
A class that displays a bitmap depending on the state of a MIDINote or any other object that has a ge...
void begin()
Initialize the Control_Surface.
void loop()
Update all MIDI elements, send MIDI events and read MIDI input.
virtual void begin()
Initialize the display.
Displays a MCU level meter.
Definition VUDisplay.hpp:16
A MIDI input element that represents a Mackie Control Universal VU meter.
Definition VU.hpp:190
Generic base class for classes that listen for MIDI Note, Control Change and Key Pressure events on a...
This class creates a mapping between the Adafruit_SSD1306 display driver and the general display inte...
void drawBackground() override=0
Draw a custom background.
#define FATAL_ERROR(msg, errc)
Print the error message and error code, and stop the execution.
Definition Error.hpp:57
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_1
Mute 1 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:40
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_6
Solo 6 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:36
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_5
Mute 5 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:44
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_6
Mute 6 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:45
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_2
Solo 2 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:32
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_1
Solo 1 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:31
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_8
Solo 8 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:38
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_8
Mute 8 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:47
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_4
Solo 4 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:34
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_5
Solo 5 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:35
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_7
Mute 7 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:46
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_4
Mute 4 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:43
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_7
Solo 7 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:37
constexpr uint8_t SOLO_3
Solo 3 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:33
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_2
Mute 2 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:41
constexpr uint8_t MUTE_3
Mute 3 (In/Out)
Definition MCU.hpp:42
constexpr unsigned int Hold
Don't decay automatically, hold the latest value until a new one is received.
Definition VU.hpp:177
constexpr Note F
F (Fa)
Definition Notes.hpp:61
const XBitmap solo_7
XBitmap solo_7 (7px × 7px)
Definition XBitmaps.hpp:129
const XBitmap mute_7
XBitmap mute_7 (7px × 7px)
Definition XBitmaps.hpp:52
A class for MIDI interfaces sending MIDI messages over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection.