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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/designs/midi-2.0.rst b/Documentation/sound/designs/midi-2.0.rst index 27d0d3dea1b0..45987f256b97 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/designs/midi-2.0.rst +++ b/Documentation/sound/designs/midi-2.0.rst @@ -376,3 +376,191 @@ Sequencer API Extensions name and attributes accordingly, and notifies the changes via the announcement to the ALSA sequencer system port, similarly like the normal port change notification. + + +MIDI2 USB Gadget Function Driver +================================ + +The latest kernel contains the support for USB MIDI 2.0 gadget +function driver, which can be used for prototyping and debugging MIDI +2.0 features. + +`CONFIG_USB_GADGET`, `CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS` and +`CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_F_MIDI2` need to be enabled for the MIDI2 gadget +driver. + +In addition, for using a gadget driver, you need a working UDC driver. +In the example below, we use `dummy_hcd` driver (enabled via +`CONFIG_USB_DUMMY_HCD`) that is available on PC and VM for debugging +purpose. There are other UDC drivers depending on the platform, and +those can be used for a real device, instead, too. + +At first, on a system to run the gadget, load `libcomposite` module:: + + % modprobe libcomposite + +and you'll have `usb_gadget` subdirectory under configfs space +(typically `/sys/kernel/config` on modern OS). Then create a gadget +instance and add configurations there, for example:: + + % cd /sys/kernel/config + % mkdir usb_gadget/g1 + + % cd usb_gadget/g1 + % mkdir configs/c.1 + % mkdir functions/midi2.usb0 + + % echo 0x0004 > idProduct + % echo 0x17b3 > idVendor + % mkdir strings/0x409 + % echo "ACME Enterprises" > strings/0x409/manufacturer + % echo "ACMESynth" > strings/0x409/product + % echo "ABCD12345" > strings/0x409/serialnumber + + % mkdir configs/c.1/strings/0x409 + % echo "Monosynth" > configs/c.1/strings/0x409/configuration + % echo 120 > configs/c.1/MaxPower + +At this point, there must be a subdirectory `ep.0`, and that is the +configuration for a UMP Endpoint. You can fill the Endpoint +information like:: + + % echo "ACMESynth" > functions/midi2.usb0/iface_name + % echo "ACMESynth" > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/ep_name + % echo "ABCD12345" > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/product_id + % echo 0x0123 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/family + % echo 0x4567 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/model + % echo 0x123456 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/manufacturer + % echo 0x12345678 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/sw_revision + +The default MIDI protocol can be set either 1 or 2:: + + % echo 2 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/protocol + +And, you can find a subdirectory `block.0` under this Endpoint +subdirectory. This defines the Function Block information:: + + % echo "Monosynth" > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/name + % echo 0 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/first_group + % echo 1 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/num_groups + +Finally, link the configuration and enable it:: + + % ln -s functions/midi2.usb0 configs/c.1 + % echo dummy_udc.0 > UDC + +where `dummy_udc.0` is an example case and it differs depending on the +system. You can find the UDC instances in `/sys/class/udc` and pass +the found name instead:: + + % ls /sys/class/udc + dummy_udc.0 + +Now, the MIDI 2.0 gadget device is enabled, and the gadget host +creates a new sound card instance containing a UMP rawmidi device by +`f_midi2` driver:: + + % cat /proc/asound/cards + .... + 1 [Gadget ]: f_midi2 - MIDI 2.0 Gadget + MIDI 2.0 Gadget + +And on the connected host, a similar card should appear, too, but with +the card and device names given in the configfs above:: + + % cat /proc/asound/cards + .... + 2 [ACMESynth ]: USB-Audio - ACMESynth + ACME Enterprises ACMESynth at usb-dummy_hcd.0-1, high speed + +You can play a MIDI file on the gadget side:: + + % aplaymidi -p 20:1 to_host.mid + +and this will appear as an input from a MIDI device on the connected +host:: + + % aseqdump -p 20:0 -u 2 + +Vice versa, a playback on the connected host will work as an input on +the gadget, too. + +Each Function Block may have different direction and UI-hint, +specified via `direction` and `ui_hint` attributes. +Passing `1` is for input-only, `2` for out-only and `3` for +bidirectional (the default value). For example:: + + % echo 2 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/direction + % echo 2 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/ui_hint + +When you need more than one Function Blocks, you can create +subdirectories `block.1`, `block.2`, etc dynamically, and configure +them in the configuration procedure above before linking. +For example, to create a second Function Block for a keyboard:: + + % mkdir functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1 + % echo "Keyboard" > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1/name + % echo 1 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1/first_group + % echo 1 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1/num_groups + % echo 1 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1/direction + % echo 1 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1/ui_hint + +The `block.*` subdirectories can be removed dynamically, too (except +for `block.0` which is persistent). + +For assigning a Function Block for MIDI 1.0 I/O, set up in `is_midi1` +attribute. 1 is for MIDI 1.0, and 2 is for MIDI 1.0 with low speed +connection:: + + % echo 2 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.1/is_midi1 + +For disabling the processing of UMP Stream messages in the gadget +driver, pass `0` to `process_ump` attribute in the top-level config:: + + % echo 0 > functions/midi2.usb0/process_ump + +The MIDI 1.0 interface at altset 0 is supported by the gadget driver, +too. When MIDI 1.0 interface is selected by the connected host, the +UMP I/O on the gadget is translated from/to USB MIDI 1.0 packets +accordingly while the gadget driver keeps communicating with the +user-space over UMP rawmidi. + +MIDI 1.0 ports are set up from the config in each Function Block. +For example:: + + % echo 0 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/midi1_first_group + % echo 1 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.0/block.0/midi1_num_groups + +The configuration above will enable the Group 1 (the index 0) for MIDI +1.0 interface. Note that those groups must be in the groups defined +for the Function Block itself. + +The gadget driver supports more than one UMP Endpoints, too. +Similarly like the Function Blocks, you can create a new subdirectory +`ep.1` (but under the card top-level config) to enable a new Endpoint:: + + % mkdir functions/midi2.usb0/ep.1 + +and create a new Function Block there. For example, to create 4 +Groups for the Function Block of this new Endpoint:: + + % mkdir functions/midi2.usb0/ep.1/block.0 + % echo 4 > functions/midi2.usb0/ep.1/block.0/num_groups + +Now, you'll have 4 rawmidi devices in total: the first two are UMP +rawmidi devices for Endpoint 0 and Endpoint 1, and other two for the +legacy MIDI 1.0 rawmidi devices corresponding to both EP 0 and EP 1. + +The current altsetting on the gadget can be informed via a control +element "Operation Mode" with `RAWMIDI` iface. e.g. you can read it +via `amixer` program running on the gadget host like:: + + % amixer -c1 cget iface=RAWMIDI,name='Operation Mode' + ; type=INTEGER,access=r--v----,values=1,min=0,max=2,step=0 + : values=2 + +The value (shown in the second returned line with `: values=`) +indicates 1 for MIDI 1.0 (altset 0), 2 for MIDI 2.0 (altset 1) and 0 +for unset. + +As of now, the configurations can't be changed after binding. |