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Sidekick
Product code: 55007
SMPTE
SMPTE time is coded with Binary Coded Decimal. Four bits are assigned to every tenth decimal numeral.
The first 26 bits in each frame are assigned to the time information. Then, there are 32 bits of user data
and the synchronization word (final 16 bits). The synchronization word is to identify the frame’s boundaries
and is: 0011 1111 1111 1101.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an interface used when working with different data formats.
One of the ways it can work with time is called MTC (MIDI Time Code).
The MIDI time code message consists of 32 bits (the last 8 bits are unused or are set to 0). Each Time Code
component is coded by one byte.
Byte 0
0rrhhhhh: Rate (0–3) and hour (0–23).
rr=00: 24 fps
rr=01: 25 fps
rr=10: 29.99 fps
rr=11: 30 fps
Byte 1
00mmmmmm: Minute (0–59)
Byte 2
00ssssss: Second (0–59)
Byte 3
000fffff: Frame (0–30)
When time code is repeated, it is divided into 8 x 4-bit pieces and one part is transmitted by every quarter
frame. Each quarter frame has the byte status of 0xF1. There are 7 data bits (3 bits are the quarter frame
identifiers and 4 bits contain the time portion).
Piece
Data byte
Explanation
0
0000
ffff
Frame number lsbits
1
0001
000f
Frame number msbit
2
0010
ssss
Second lsbits
3
0011
00ss
Second msbits
4
0100
mmmm
Minute lsbits
5
0101
00mm
Minute msbits
6
0110
hhhh
Hour lsbits
7
0111
0rrh
Rate and hour msbit
The time expands with the transmission of a single SMPTE frame, that takes place in 2 frames (8 x ¼).
While mapping SMPTE to MTC, every second frame will be in MIDI time code. In takes for the master
device about 2–4 frames to process this data, depending on when the scan begins.
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