Cardinia Pro

Contents

• Features
  • Ports
  • Whats in the box
• Connection Diagrams
• MIDI Router
  • • Beat Clock Routing
    • CC/PC Routing
• On-Air Deck Display
• FAQ
  • Compatibility with NowPlaying2
  • Using Cardinia Pro as a ProDJ-to-MIDI converter in a Pioneer mixer setup
  • What USB power source can I use?
• Open Source
• Firmware Downloads
• Questions?

Features

• Use CDJ-3000 Touch Cue/Preview feature with any mixer
• Sync external MIDI gear with tempo from CDJs
• On-air deck display with compatible non-Pioneer mixers
• USB/DIN MIDI router

Ports

• USB port for power, MIDI and firmware updates
• Ethernet port for link connection
• RCA stereo out with high quality audio converters
• MIDI in DIN port for On-air deck display support with compatible mixers
• MIDI out DIN port to sync external gear
• 4 tri-colour LEDs for status indication

Whats in the box

• Cardinia Pro in a black sandblasted aluminium enclosure
• Ethernet cable
• RCA Audio cable
• USB cable

^€120-

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Connection Diagrams

Feature	Player	Mixer	Connection Diagram
Touch Cue/Preview	CDJ-3000	Any (with spare RCA input)
On-air Deck Display	CDJ-3000 CDJ-2000NXS2 CDJ-2000NXS CDJ-900NXS XDJ-1000MK2 XDJ-1000 XDJ-700	Xone 96 Xone PX5 (untested)
Feature	Player	Effects Unit	Connection Diagram
Master Tempo Sync	CDJ-3000 CDJ-2000NXS2 CDJ-2000NXS CDJ-900NXS XDJ-1000MK2 XDJ-1000 XDJ-700 XDJ-XZ	Any (with MIDI input)

MIDI Router

Beat Clock Routing

• MIDI Beat Clock (F8) is derived from the currently playing Master deck on the ProDJ Link network. It is sent to MIDI OUT and USB-MIDI ports.
• MIDI Beat Clock messages coming in from the MIDI IN or USB-MIDI ports are discarded.

CC/PC Routing

• MIDI Control Change (CC) and Program Change (PC) messages from the MIDI IN port are sent to the MIDI OUT and USB-MIDI ports.
• MIDI Control Change (CC) and Program Change (PC) messages from the USB-MIDI port is sent to the MIDI OUT port.
• Cardinia Pro will read CC fader messages from supported mixers for the On-Air Deck display feature. See Connection Diagrams section for supported mixers.

On-Air Deck Display

On-Air Deck Display works by reading MIDI messages of the fader positions from supported mixers and sending the data via ProDJ Link to the corresponding CDJ.

The following table shows the supported mixers for the On-Air Deck Display.

The mixer must be connected to the MIDI In port of Cardinia Pro.

FAQ

Compatibility with NowPlaying2

NowPlaying2 is an excellent peice of software used by streamers to add track information to their live DJ streams.

Both Cardinia Pro and NowPlaying2 work by emulating a CDJ player on the ProDJ Link network as player number 7, which can lead to conflicts and prevent features from operating correctly.

To avoid conflicts, Cardinia Pro has the ability to announce itself as an alternate player (player number 8) via a DIP switch.

To do this follow the steps below:

• Disconnect all cables from Cardinia Pro
• Unscrew the following 4 screws and lift off the top lid
• Find the DIP switch labelled as SW2 towards the bottom right of the unit
• Using a toothpick or the tip of a pen, carefully flip the P7/8 switch (at position 1) to the OFF position
• The DIP switch should look like the following:
• Place the top lid back on the unit and screw back the 4 screws
• Re-connect Cardinia Pro to your setup
• Congratuations! Cardinia Pro is now operating as player number 8

Using Cardinia Pro as a ProDJ-to-MIDI converter in a Pioneer mixer setup

If you wish to use Cardinia Pro only as a ProDJ Link-to-MIDI converter together with a ProDJ Link enabled mixer (including the XDJ-XZ), you should disable Mixer Emulation on Cardinia Pro.

This prevents potential conflicts on the network, but will disable the Touch Cue feature on the Cardinia Pro.

To do this follow the steps below:

Picture (click to expand)	Explanation
	Disconnect all cables from Cardinia Pro Unscrew the following 4 screws and lift off the top lid
	- Find the DIP switch labelled as SW2 towards the bottom right of the unit
	Using a toothpick or the tip of a pen, carefully flip the MEMU switch (at position 2) to the OFF position (ie. down towards the front of the case)
	Place the top lid back on the unit and screw in the 4 screws Re-connect Cardinia Pro to your setup and enjoy MIDI features!

What USB power source can I use?

Cardinia Pro requires 5V and takes less than 500mA, so any standard 5V USB charger/source should work.

You can also power the device from a USB port on your CDJ or laptop (the USB port also sends USB-MIDI clock to your laptop).

Open Source

Parts of Cardinia Pro are published open source.
See https://github.com/nudge/cardinia.

Portions contributed to the awesome dysentery project.

Firmware Downloads

Devices come preinstalled with firmware version v2.00.
Firmware updates will appear here as they become available.

Questions?

Have questions or have some feedback? Feel free to contact us using the contact form.