Case study

dj-midi-sender: reconstructing Pro DJ Link tempo exchange

dj-midi-sender reconstructs the Pioneer Pro DJ Link tempo exchange and bridges it to MIDI clock. A shared C++ parser and state machine read beat and status packets, track the tempo master and drive a 24 PPQN clock on desktop or ESP32-S3 hardware. The repository includes packet captures, protocol offsets and replay tools.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 7
Last commit: 2026-08-28
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Hardware operation requires an ESP32-S3 with W5500 Ethernet and MIDI output hardware; the desktop build uses the listed CMake and MIDI dependencies.
Testing evidence: The author reports live tempo-master handoff tests with XDJ-XZ and XDJ-700; committed captures contain beat packets only.
License: PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{dj-midi-sender-case,
  title = {{dj-midi-sender: reconstructing Pro DJ Link tempo exchange}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Calvin-Zikakis/dj-midi-sender}},
  url = {https://github.com/Calvin-Zikakis/dj-midi-sender},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dj-midi-sender-case/}}
}

Plain text

dj-midi-sender: reconstructing Pro DJ Link tempo exchange. https://github.com/Calvin-Zikakis/dj-midi-sender (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dj-midi-sender-case/

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docs/architecture.md GitHub · Calvin-Zikakis/dj-midi-sender · Revision c5fce3c
README.md GitHub · Calvin-Zikakis/dj-midi-sender · Revision c5fce3c
LICENSE GitHub · Calvin-Zikakis/dj-midi-sender · Revision c5fce3c