dancing leds

nemaste · 06-13-2002, 10:47 AM

Here is the homepage of my latest mod:

Dancing Device LED Homepage

I included photos, an mpg, & a brief guide on how to make it. It is very cheap & easy to make (see schematic below, 4 parts). It hooks up to a device activity LED driver (like a HDD or NIC LED connector on a mobo) & gives chasing lights that advance with device activity. The movie I uploaded doesn't do this mod any justice.

WebMasta33 · 06-13-2002, 11:34 AM

Nice. Another quality LED project.

chazz469 · 06-17-2002, 02:13 PM

Cool. How did you plan on applying that? What device are you putting it on? Are you going to mount it in your case? If so, how? Where?

ZaVkE · 06-20-2002, 07:51 PM

gonna make me one of those

nemaste · 06-22-2002, 10:20 AM

chazz469, i planned on using one on my HDD & another on my NIC activity. i haven't committed to any installation location on any of my PCs yet, but for my server i'm leaning towards mounting the 2 LED bars through the bay cover near the sides of my LED triangle:

the triangle has power, HDD, & NIC LEDs in it already, but i figured the dancing displays would add flare to my relatively boring case.

for my other PC (Antec 1200), i'm thinking of using all blue LEDs to match the all blue theme. i'm putting this off because 20 blue LEDs are expensive & my h2o budget is a top priority for now.

NOTICE TO ALL:
i replaced the input circuit (D11 & R2) with an affordable 4N25 optoisolator to make the circuit much safer for use with any device. with optical isolation, there is absolutely no danger of feedback between the device & the 4017, & the device is actually hooked up to a true LED (the device won't know the difference between a stock LED & the 4N25's internal LED). i'll update my schem with th 4N25 when i have time.

Vector86 · 06-24-2002, 12:49 PM

how about a nice ordered list of parts, maybe even some pricing info.
this looks like a worthwhile project to spice up my summer

mobuis · 06-30-2002, 03:40 PM

the link doesn't work

06-13-2002, 10:47 AM	#1
nemaste Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: CA Posts: 78	dancing leds Here is the homepage of my latest mod: Dancing Device LED Homepage I included photos, an mpg, & a brief guide on how to make it. It is very cheap & easy to make (see schematic below, 4 parts). It hooks up to a device activity LED driver (like a HDD or NIC LED connector on a mobo) & gives chasing lights that advance with device activity. The movie I uploaded doesn't do this mod any justice. __________________ StrongShockModz

06-13-2002, 11:34 AM	#2
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Nice. Another quality LED project. __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

06-17-2002, 02:13 PM	#3
chazz469 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 150	Cool. How did you plan on applying that? What device are you putting it on? Are you going to mount it in your case? If so, how? Where? __________________ "I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion to the total discrediting of the world of reality" -Salvador Dali AMD XP1600+ @1790MHz and rethinking my cooling.... MAZE3 --> DD Cooler Cube --> Eheim 1048 512MB PC2700 DDR MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU 2x 20GB Maxtor in RAID 0 1x 30GB Maxtor --> WinXP GF3 Ti200 @ 240/499

06-20-2002, 07:51 PM	#4
ZaVkE Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 83	gonna make me one of those __________________ signatures are for wussies

06-22-2002, 10:20 AM	#5
nemaste Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: CA Posts: 78	chazz469, i planned on using one on my HDD & another on my NIC activity. i haven't committed to any installation location on any of my PCs yet, but for my server i'm leaning towards mounting the 2 LED bars through the bay cover near the sides of my LED triangle: the triangle has power, HDD, & NIC LEDs in it already, but i figured the dancing displays would add flare to my relatively boring case. for my other PC (Antec 1200), i'm thinking of using all blue LEDs to match the all blue theme. i'm putting this off because 20 blue LEDs are expensive & my h2o budget is a top priority for now. NOTICE TO ALL: i replaced the input circuit (D11 & R2) with an affordable 4N25 optoisolator to make the circuit much safer for use with any device. with optical isolation, there is absolutely no danger of feedback between the device & the 4017, & the device is actually hooked up to a true LED (the device won't know the difference between a stock LED & the 4N25's internal LED). i'll update my schem with th 4N25 when i have time. __________________ StrongShockModz

06-24-2002, 12:49 PM	#6
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	how about a nice ordered list of parts, maybe even some pricing info. this looks like a worthwhile project to spice up my summer

06-30-2002, 03:40 PM	#7
mobuis Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: michigan Posts: 48	the link doesn't work

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