Case study

open-smc-pad: replacing M-Vave SMC-PAD firmware

open-smc-pad replaces the M-Vave SMC-PAD controller's firmware with a USB bootloader, runtime and Arduino core. Its stock-firmware research documents the USB-MIDI SysEx service protocol, flash layout and hardware wiring; the implementation supports pads, knobs, LEDs, USB-MIDI and BLE-MIDI.

Targets: Firmware · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 4
Last commit: 2026-10-26
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An M-Vave SMC-PAD with factory firmware and a USB connection is required for installation.
Prerequisites: Source installation uses macOS or Linux and a source build; later firmware updates use USB DFU.
Limits: The author reports operation on one pad; 3.5 mm MIDI OUT and Windows host installation remain unfinished.
License: MIT license; parts derived from the JieLi SDK are Apache 2.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{open-smc-pad-case,
  title = {{open-smc-pad: replacing M-Vave SMC-PAD firmware}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/fedepaj/open-smc-pad}},
  url = {https://github.com/fedepaj/open-smc-pad},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-smc-pad-case/}}
}

Plain text

open-smc-pad: replacing M-Vave SMC-PAD firmware. https://github.com/fedepaj/open-smc-pad (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-smc-pad-case/

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README.md GitHub · fedepaj/open-smc-pad · Revision 21cc306
docs/sinco-protocol.md GitHub · fedepaj/open-smc-pad · Revision 21cc306