LED indicator "arrays"?

[Southcross]

I have a new 8-drive SATA controller... it has 8 activity LED headers, other than drilling 8 little holes and installing LEDs, does anyone make an installable array of LEDs?

[b0ssman]

i a not aware of any. diy is prob your best choice.

[Southcross]

yeah... what it looks like I will be doing, if I decide I "need" one :/
I found a generic 5.25" bay blank with a 3.5" mounting rail behind it for about $5 US, and LEDs from China for about the same... I was just hoping there was some simple solution out there already

[Southcross]

if I can find a clean way to install it... I might even make one out of these Mutli-Segment LEDs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3x-10-Segment-L ... 5af3da4102

[b0ssman]

check your local modding supply shop. they will have everything you need.

maybe you can modify something like this

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6430/ ... =g6c77s121

[b0ssman]

or use this as a starting kit

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23297 ... s286#blank

[Southcross]

or use this as a starting kit

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23297 ... s286#blank

yeah, that is exactly what I'm picturing in my head with the 5.25" drive blank...

I might just go simple... purchase 10-pin headers, and install LEDs directly on the pins for "Cover off diagnostics" purposes:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DuPont-Type-10- ... 2337fab583
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-x-Red-Color ... 51c3f4cc74

[kenZ71]

Instead of the LEDs would a LCD screen be more useful? There is a LCD interface although haven't read much about it

[Tune]

I have a few controller cards that have some LED headers and wondered like the rest of you if there was a ready made cable and panel that could be easily installed.

There may be a market for such a device.

Just need to find the right headers to plug onto the card. I have not found any as of late.

[b0ssman]

a header you will prob find here
http://www.moddiy.com/categories/Cables ... PH-Cables/

[Southcross]

I'm thinking of installing several of these mounted behind a 5.25" drive bay insert... each one representing a ZFS pool