Case study

open-cleverpad: reconstructing the MIDIPLUS SmartPAD hardware

open-cleverpad provides replacement Rust firmware for the MIDIPLUS SmartPAD MIDI controller and a reverse-engineered schematic of its mainboard. The firmware maps pads, encoders and buttons to MIDI messages and adds 64-color pad control.

Targets: Firmware
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 30
Last commit: 2026-07-02
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A MIDIPLUS SmartPAD and a compatible HID bootloader; installing the bootloader erases the original firmware.
Prerequisites: Rust thumbv7m-none-eabi target for building the firmware.
License: Dual licensed under Apache-2.0 or MIT, at the user's option.

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BibTeX

@misc{open-cleverpad-case,
  title = {{open-cleverpad: reconstructing the MIDIPLUS SmartPAD hardware}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad}},
  url = {https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-cleverpad-case/}}
}

Plain text

open-cleverpad: reconstructing the MIDIPLUS SmartPAD hardware. https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-cleverpad-case/

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hardware/schematic/README.md GitHub · DerFetzer/open-cleverpad · Revision bed7a11
README.md GitHub · DerFetzer/open-cleverpad · Revision bed7a11