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USB to MIDI CH345

English DataSheet
Version: 1A
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1. Introduction
CH345 is one USB to MIDI chip. CH345 supports one MIDI signal input channel and two MIDI signal
output channels, used to make MIDI keyboard, MIDI music replay based on USB bus, and change MIDI
electron musical instrument to USB interface.

MIDI output channel-1

PC MIDI signal output

or USB CH345
MIDI output channel-2
other Convert chip
USB host
MIDI signal input

2. Features
● Full speed USB device interface, compatible with USB V2.0, peripheral device only need crystal and
capacitance.
● Supplies one MIDI signal input channel and two MIDI signal output channel.
● According with correlation criterion, in Windows 2000/XP/Vista no need to install driver program.
● Input and output are TTL level, direct connect with MCU, supports adding photic coupler isolate transfer
external.
● SSOP-20 package lead-free, compatible with RoHS.

3. Package

Package shape Width of plastic Pitch of Pin Instruction of package Ordering type
SSOP-20 5.30mm 209mil 0.65mm 25mil Shrink small outline package of 20-pin CH345T

4. Pins
PIN No. PIN Name Pin Type Pin Description
Positive power input, requires an 0.1uF power decoupling
19 VCC POWER
capacitance
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1,8,17 GND POWER Public ground, ground connection for USB bus
Connect with VCC to input outside power when 3.3V,
5 V3 POWER Connect with 0.01uF power decoupling capacitance when
5V
Input of crystal oscillator, attachment of crystal and
9 XI IN
crystal oscillator capacitance external
Opposite output of crystal oscillator, attachment of crystal
10 XO OUT
and crystal oscillator capacitance outside
6 UD+ USB signal Directly connects to D+ data wire of USB bus
7 UD- USB signal Directly connects to D- data wire of USB bus
Forbid USB device to suspend, active with low, with
20 NOS# IN
pull-up resistor
3 MOUT OUT MIDI signal output, active with high-level
4 MIN IN MIDI signal input, active with low, with pull-up resistor
2 ACT# OUT USB configuration finish state output, active with low
13 LEDO OUT MIDI output state indicator light control, active with high
14 LEDI OUT MIDI input state indicator light control, active with high
MIDI output channel state, low is channel-1, high is
15 MUX OUT
channel-2
MIDI input receive acknowledges, active with high pulse
16 ACK OUT
rising edge
11,12,18 NC. NC. Forbid to connect, must be suspended

5. Function description
CH345 sets USB pull-up resistor internal, the UD+ and UD- must directly connect to USB bus.
CH345 sets power-up reset circuit internal.
When CH345 chip is working normally, the outside must supply 12MHz clock signal to XI pin. In
generally, clock signal is generated by inverter in CH345 through oscillating of crystal keeping frequency. A
crystal of 12MHz between XI and XO, XI and XO connect a high frequency oscillator capacitance to ground
respectively can compose the peripheral circuit.
When CH345 uses 5V power, the V3 pin must connect with 0.01uF power decoupling capacitance.
CH345 auto supports USB device suspend to save power, NOS# low will forbid USB device suspend.
ACT# is USB device configuration finish state output in CH345, it is used to indicate USB device has
successfully connect to computer.
MOUT used to time-division multiplex output two channels MIDI signal, MUX used to indicate current
output channel state, separate use MOUT pin, it is two channel mix output; use with MUX can separate two
isolated output channel.
MIN pin is used to output MIDI signal, high-level in default, directly connect to MIDI output pin in
musical instrument MCU, or add photic coupler isolate transfer to transfer. ACK is receive acknowledge,
after receiving each MIDI data byte, ACK will output one high-level pulse, the width is between 1.1uS to
10uS.
CH345 according with relative criterion, support plug-and-play, Windows 2000/XP/Vista in computer
has set driver program, directly use after connection.
CH345 can used to make MIDI keyboard, MIDI music replay device based on USB bus, or connect
MIDI electron musical instrument to USB interface on computer to record or edit.
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6. Parameter
6.1. Absolute maximum rating (Stresses above those listed can cause permanent damage to the device.
Exposure to maximum rated conditions can affect device operation and reliability.)
Name Parameter note Min. Max. Units
TA Ambient operating temperature -40 85 ℃
TS Storage temperature -55 125 ℃
VCC Voltage source (VCC connects to power, GND to ground) -0.5 6.5 V
VIO The voltage of input or output pin -0.5 VCC+0.5 V

6.2. Electrical parameter (test conditions: TA=25℃, VCC=5V, exclude pin connection of USB bus)
Name Parameter note Min. Typical Max. Units
VCC Source voltage (V3 doesn’t connect to VCC) 4.5 5 5.3 V
ICC Total source current when working 12 30 mA
ISLP Total source current when USB suspending 0.2 mA
VIL Input Voltage LOW -0.5 0.7 V
VIH Input Voltage HIGH 2.0 VCC+0.5 V
VOL Output Voltage LOW (draw 4mA current) 0.5 V
Output Voltage HIGH (output 3mA current)
VOH VCC-0.5 V
(Output 100uA current during chip reset)
IUP Input current with pull-up resistor internal 5 150 300 uA
IDN Input current with pull-down resistor internal -40 -80 -300 uA
VR Restrict voltage when power-up reset 2.3 2.6 2.9 V

6.3. sequence parameter (test conditions: TA=25℃,VCC=5V)

Name Parameter note Min. Typical Max. Units
FCLK Frequency of input clock in XI 11.98 12.00 12.02 MHz
TPR Reset time of power-up 20 50 mS

7. Application
7.1. USB to single channel MIDI (the following image)
The following image is USB to single input single output MIDI by CH345. P2 is five pins MIDI output
endpoint, P3 is five pins MIDI input endpoint. Audion T1 used to reverse output drive current, photic
coupler isolate U2 used to realize current isolate input, D1 used to protect U2 when the polarity is in reverse,
L1 used to indicate the USB device is ready, L2 and L3 separate indicate MIDI IN and OUT state.
P1 is USB interface, USB bus contains one pair 5V power wire and one pair data signal wire. Usually,
the +5V power wire is red, the black is ground. D+ signal wire is green and the D- signal wire is white. The
max source current of USB bus is up to 500mA. In generally, CH345 and low power exhaust USB product
can directly use the 5V power supplied by USB bus. If USB productions supply common power by other
mode, CH345 need to use the common power. If these productions use other common power and USB bus
power at the same time, connects 5V power wire of USB bus to 5V common power of USB productions via
1Ω resistance. And join ground wire of the two power devices.
The capacity of C3 varies from 4700pF to 0.02uF, eliminates the coupling of inner power of CH345.
The capacity of C4 is 0.1uF, eliminates the coupling of external power. The crystal X1, capacitance C1 and
C2 are composed of clock oscillating circuit of CH345.if selects ceramic crystal as X1, C1 and C2 are using
the recommend value by manufacture, 47pF in generally.
When designing the PCB, pay much attention to some notes: decoupling capacitance C3 and C4 must
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keep near to connection pin of CH345; makes sure D+ and D- are parallel and supply ground or covering
copper besides to decrease the disturb from outside signal; the relevant signal leads between XI and XO
must be kept as short as possible. In order to lessen the high frequency clock disturb outside, setting ground
wire on the circle or covering copper to the relative equipments.

7.2. USB to dual channels MIDI (the following image)

The following image is USB to single input double outputs MIDI by CH345. U4 is used to divided two
channels in duplex MIDI output signal, output to MIDI output endpoint in P5 and P6.

7.3. USB to unseparated MIDI (the following image)

The following image is USB to unseparated MIDI with TTL level, P9 is similar with computer 15 needs
GAME/MIDI endport.
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7.4. MIDI kyeboard (the following image)

The following image is MIDI keyboard based on USB bus composed of CH345 and MCS51, TXD in
U8 output data to MIN pin in CH345, if necessary, MCU can get sample ACK in CH345 to certify whether
CH345 has received data.