Blackbird
Firmware for Workshop System Computer (Music Thing Modular)
A scriptable, live-codable, USB-serial-to-CV device implementing monome crow's protocol.
by Dune Desormeaux
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/tree/main/releases/41_blackbird
- Homepage
- computer.musicthing.co.uk https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/programs/41-blackbird/
- Synced from
- upstream metadata, raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/main/releases/41_blackbird/info.yaml. Corrections belong upstream.
- cards
- editor
Description
Blackbird runs crow-compatible Lua scripts over USB serial and can also store scripts on card flash. Panel control behavior is script-defined: Lua code reads `bb.knob.*`, `bb.switch.position`, and inputs, then decides how outputs respond. LEDs always reflect positive output voltages on the six outputs.
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 2026-01-19 | Version and date from the card's info.yaml. |