MRCC + android tablet

[vitaminman12]

Hi, 

Trying to connect my Android tablet to the MRCC. I'm looking to use my Android tablet as a TouchOSC device to control synths on other MIDI ports. 

Is this possible? 

1. Android tablet plugged directly into USB Host A, B, C, or D

2. Tablet can receive power from USB Host A-D (i understand that this might be really, really weak power)

3. Software on Android tablet will see MRCC as MIDI device, can receive MIDI from MRCC, can send MIDI back to MRCC.


Note: I'm not committed to the idea of the Android tablet connected to USB Host A, B, C, or D; it just seems like the easiest.

If I have to use something like...

Android tablet <-> USB MIDI Interface <-> MIDI DIN IN and OUT

...I'm OK with that, too. I would just need to know how to power the Android tablet while the USB port on it is occupied by the MIDI Interface.
  
Thanks,

Nick

[Jesse Johannesen]

I am pretty sure that IOS devices only work as a host through the device (PC) port. I don't know that we've tried android devices. I'll ask the team and let you know. Maybe I can set up a test over here if we haven't done so before.

[vitaminman12]

I am pretty sure that IOS devices only work as a host through the device (PC) port. I don't know that we've tried android devices. I'll ask the team and let you know. Maybe I can set up a test over here if we haven't done so before.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Update:

1. With the PC connection, using various MIDI tools (MIDI Scope, Protokol), I can send/receive MIDI data from the MRCC. Yay!
2. With the PC connection, the MRCC does not charge the Android tablet. I expected this.
3. With the PC connection, port names appear in MIDI Scope and Protokol. MRCC, MRDCC 2, MRCC 3, etc. 
4. With the PC connection, in the TouchOSC application, the 12 MRCC port names are completely blank. Imagine a drop list where you can select your ports, but the color of the font used is identical to the background. To keep things simple, I selected the first blank in the list, which I assume is MRCC 1, for both input and output. 
5. With the MIDI Host A port, Android does not recognise the MRCC virtual ports.
6. With the MIDI Host A port, the MRCC sends a small charge to the Android tablet.

Maybe what I need to do is keep this plugged into the PC USB port, figure out a way to get power to it via hub or some other cable adaptor thing.

Thanks,

Nick