https://github.com/eocorekuneho/pimgb

Send MIDI data to Game Boy
https://github.com/eocorekuneho/pimgb

arduinoboy game-boy gameboy mgb midi raspberry-pi

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Send MIDI data to Game Boy

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/eocorekuneho/pimgb
• Owner: eocorekuneho
• Created: 2022-02-02T14:24:45.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-02-02T14:39:53.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-12T01:17:43.716Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: arduinoboy, game-boy, gameboy, mgb, midi, raspberry-pi
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# PimGB

Send MIDI data to Game Boy

This is a small, draft like, heavily WIP project to bring the functionalities of the Arduinoboy (https://github.com/trash80/arduinoboy) to the Raspberry Pi Zero.

Currently it's only useful with mGB (https://github.com/defensem3ch/mGB)

You can play the channels one-by-one, and change amongst them sending Program Change 0-5 on Channel 10 to the software.

My far goal with this project is to create a small, convenient and smart USB MIDI host out from the Raspberry Pi Zero. One of its modules is this project, PimGB as a "driver" for Game Boys.

### Wiring:

|Game Boy Link cable PIN#|Raspberry Pi PIN# (wiringPi)  |

|--|--|

| 2 (SOUT) (not in use) | 6 |

| 3 (SIN) | 5 |

| 5 (SCLK) | 4 |

But all of the parameters are configurable.

### Usage

Compile it with gcc:

    gcc -lwiringPi -o main main.c

Run it:

    sudo ./main

The software reads from /dev/midi1 (at the time) and bitbangs the data to the Game Boy.

THIS IS REALLY REALLY WIP.

A snapshot of the code.

Also, the code may be completely garbage. This is my first C code in 10 years, haven't touched it since then.