2025nov03 todo before releases: x add midi menu, auto connections using alsa-midi x fix loading time on fluidbox x check fpcli works x update fpedit.pyw x add/update docstrings x copy prebuilt patchcord.so x add examples API doc x test on squishbox a bit x release fluidpatcher? x document route attributes for midirules x push changes x test saving x re-release

x add squishbox scripts x glyphedit, x sbedit, amsynthbox, djbox x test/update fpatcherbox against latest fluidpatcher x sounds menu logic feels wrong x prettier layer/sounds menus (scrolling under channel#) x make context managers x wrap fpatcherbox main loop in class x wrap apply_patch with activitywheel in edit_sounds, self.apply_patch? x add SquishBox.menu_scroll? later version maybe

• ttymidi install/setup, routing
• update install script
• add/update docstrings
• update documentation
• upload schematics, STLs
• backwards compatibility tests
• try it with pi clone(s)
• set up 3d printer
• write tests?

2025sep10 32bit and 64bit bookworm serial MIDI working: cmdline.txt: console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=c3ebbc92-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes rootwait cfg80211.ieee80211_regdom=US config.txt: dtoverlay=midi-uart0 dtoverlay=miniuart-bt enable_uart=1 # makes no difference

console=tty1 is REQUIRED in cmdline.txt or you get garbage, and pyserial complains the port is in use

2025aug15 SquishBox P1 pinout 1 5V 2 3.3V 3 GPIO4 4 1k -> GND 5 GPIO2 (I2C SDA) 6 GPIO3 (I2C SCL) 7 1k -> GND 8 GPIO23 9 GPIO24 10 GPIO10 11 GPIO25 12 GPIO9 13 GPIO11 14 GND

BTN_L = 9; BTN_R = 11 # pushbutton pins LED_L = 4; LED_R = 23 # led pins

squishbox shell: pick script to run (and whether to run it automatically) settings menu shutdown/reboot wifi lcd backlight/contrast midi connections alsamixer volume

other scripts: fluidpatcher classic fluidpatcher with layer control fluidpatcher basic (soundfont browser - maybe can create as a bank file instead?) audio player LCD fun - character browsing/creating text editor command shell