Front-panel LED Module [modified]
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I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
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Cheaper to get someone to do the soldering for you. Controler, power supply, still got to connect the LEDs to the controller (they will need leads soldered to them) etc. No easier and much more expensive.
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Cheaper to get someone to do the soldering for you. Controler, power supply, still got to connect the LEDs to the controller (they will need leads soldered to them) etc. No easier and much more expensive.
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If his soldering is weak, he could use lined vero board, much easier to use.
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Cheaper to get someone to do the soldering for you. Controler, power supply, still got to connect the LEDs to the controller (they will need leads soldered to them) etc. No easier and much more expensive.
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I was thinking the controller would be powered by the USB connection. If that's not possible, I'd accept an internal PSU connection. As far as soldering on the cards themselves, I really don't want to take a changce on trashing that $160 dual-NIC adapter. The LEDs are all surface-mount components - VERY small. I would like to use pin headers (like motherboards use), and that way, I can look for LEDs that already have the wiring/connectors soldered to them.
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I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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If his soldering is weak, he could use lined vero board, much easier to use.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
Veroboard. Ah, memories. Nothing on making your own boards though.
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Glue a fiber optic cable to each LED with some fiber optic adhesive.
That would be a partially external application. I want to keep it completely in the box.
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
NIC activity lights on the front of the box
Turn the box around. Done. :-D
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I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
I've been spending a lot of time lately with the Atmel micro controllers,, very inexpensive and really powerful. If all you are wanting to do is control some LEDs then this[^] in combination with an LED breakout board, I've seen them but right off the top of my head I can't remember where, might do the trick without any soldering. There are a few free IDEs available Arduino has one, primitive but can use C++. The one I use is "AVR Studio", VS2005 style IDE but only Assembler and C. There is plenty of example code and libraries available so learning curve should be minimal. Any way I can help let me know Mike [Edit] Found this if it helps [^]
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modified on Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:01 PM
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A thought - does it have serial ports with spare handshake lines? These could drive high efficiency LEDs directly and any soldering would be on a separate cable assembly.
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Does what have serial ports?
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
The Arduino is amazingly simple, and quite fun to play with. My fiancee got me one for my birthday, and I've had lots of fun with it. It would be really simple to accomplish what you want to achieve.
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I'm building a firewall appliance, and would really like to put the NIC activity lights on the front of the box. My soldering-fu is not practically non-existent, so I went in search of a programmable USB LED controller. I found this ($45): http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239[^] An ActiveXrement OCX file is available for download, but my firewall is powered by FreeBSD, so I'm going to have to write my own code for this thing. Does anyone here have any experience writing micro-controller code? I also found this - it's kinda pricey ($125) but with the 2-line LCD display, it's more versatile and they've got code samples for pretty much any language/platform you could name: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=15&product_id=1203[^] And this ($99): http://www.cypress.com/?id=1580[^] And this ($90): http://www.robotshop.ca/devantech-usb-8-channel-relay-1.html[^] I don't need anything fancy, just the ability to control two LEDs per NIC - one to indicate speed (green=100, orange=1000), and one to indicate traffic (blue or green). If anyone has any other hardware recommendations, I'm listening. BTW, I found this as well. It uses an arduino "open hardware" controller and allows you to build your own LED controller. Definitely inexpensive, but there's that pesky soldering requirement. :) http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LEDDriver[^]
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
You can buy this interface board as a kit or pre-built http://www.velleman.eu/distributor/products/view/?id=351346[^]
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You can buy this interface board as a kit or pre-built http://www.velleman.eu/distributor/products/view/?id=351346[^]
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Your URL redirects to the pick a country/language page so I've no idea which of their products you're suggesting.
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Try this link - the same kit http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=42857[^]
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You can buy this interface board as a kit or pre-built http://www.velleman.eu/distributor/products/view/?id=351346[^]
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The arduino is the same thing, and it's half the price, but thanks for the link.
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
