Is 'hi' object broken in w10?
Im on w10/M4L and none of the examples work for the hi object. Device manager shows quite a lot of entries but even keyboard keyword in example is broken...am I missing something?
Pic is clicking 'info' and 'Keyboard' in hi example
Thanks
Windows Hi object does not support keyboards as Hid devices.
You must use key objects instead.
Thanks. So why does the example use 'keyboard'? And why does the example/tut not work when I have not found any errors in any of the other (many many) examples? It looks pretty broken unless Im missing something. There are NO devices registering, as in '0'...the menu doesnt populate...
Also on the M4L ableton forum, there are a number of posts...the most sane, highlighting that hi is the only real object to use in these particular applications.
I cant use key objects because they require window focus. I have a wireless numeric HID keypad which Im hacking to make a wireless floor board...which is definitely regd as a HIDevice. I didnt think it would be that hard...but Im noob...so Im gathering I must be missing something...done a lot of PD but this is a bit frustrating...so close yet so far
As You can se in Max console - Hi 0 devices ...
Says it all
Examples are probably for both mac and windows, but whoever
made them did not bother to point the limit of Hi object on windows.
Windows does not allow access to keyboard or mouse as gaming devices.
It is OS problem actually, there were enough posts about that in the past.
Can't You get the input from that keypad into serial object.
If it is bluetooth i t should work.
Thanks...the example error is a bit of a trip up for noobs...for sure.
There are so many HIDs listed, I thought eg even the pen would show up. I can hack a gaming device...just need 8 triggers. The keypad is a 2.4g...was meant to be a bluetooth...but using serial coms is a lot of work for what is simply keypad stuff.
So you are saying, a genuine gaming device would work?
Is there support for BLE in windows/Max? Cant see any mention in help. Already spent way too long on this project...forgetting what its like to play music...hehe.
There was a discussion on that in the forum :
https://cycling74.com/forums/data-transfer-via-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-from-sensor-to-max-msp
does it really have to be wireless ?
That discussion didnt resolve...max is not capable without hack hack hack...but at least Im not wasting my time down that path...thanks. Definitely has to be wireless...Ill use wired in the meantime.
What Im proposing, to make it simple, because someone else has done most of the work, is to use a ADA bluefruit and the code from this project I found yesterday, to make the floor board;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPgYpVHFSQY
Then simply use MIDIberry to bridge the BLE to a loopmidi port and into Live. Im thinking Ill just build the pedal behaviours in C and have them standard output msgs and do away with max altogether...keep it simple with the 'Selected Track Control' remote script by keeping the behaviours in hardware. Couple of days of wasted coding learning max but worst case, I can use my original PD stuff on the incoming midi if the hardware doesnt work out etc.
Thanks for your help though!
Maybe if it works, Ill put up a single post as a solution so other w10/wireless midi guys dont have to go through the same pain.
Ive got an irig blueboard which (firmware 1.2) connects using ble to MIDIberry but doesnt transmit anything even though its in correct mode...ie for testing but its a hack using it on the ipad anyway, you still have to use the irig bridge prog or eg midittr to get anything reliable into the system AND still have to manually set it anytime you reboot.
Cheers
I would prefer some other wireless protocal than ble.
Bluetooth can let You down on the stage.
Before You start working on it check lower frequency
communication modules, like RFM69 and similar,
avoiding 2.4g range etc
Cheers. I was basing it on pretty reliable use of the irig blueboard. Havent had any issues with it at all...except it not working for w10 and ipad not being a very professional platform...good to toy around with though...the youtube thing isnt too expensive to try.