# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad/blob/bed7a11d09925efe0a8a340bcaf0948149e93add/hardware/schematic/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-cleverpad-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-cleverpad-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/open-cleverpad-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad/blob/bed7a11d09925efe0a8a340bcaf0948149e93add/hardware/schematic/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/DerFetzer/open-cleverpad/blob/bed7a11d09925efe0a8a340bcaf0948149e93add/README.md>

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