[mythtv-users] MythLED Picture

[Phil Bridges]

> 
> James Armstrong wrote:
> 
>> Here is the location for viewing the MythLED box we made.
>>
>> http://www.thearmstrongs.org/images/mythled.jpg
>>
>> It uses a standard serial interface to communicate with the monitoring 
>> software. The software queries the mythbackend to get the status of 
>> the tuners, free drive space, guide data, and voicemail. The MythLED 
>> box can be located anywhere. We are running this one at work and it is 
>> showing the status of David's Mythbackend at home. The prototype we 
>> made is capable of showing the status of 5 tuners. It will 
>> automatically determine how many are configured and show GREEN for 
>> Idle, RED for Recording, and Off for No Tuner. The System led will 
>> flash Red if there is something that needs attention like the hard 
>> drive space is low or the guide data is out of date. The Message led 
>> will flash Blue if there is a voicemail waiting. There are two Antenna 
>> leds that will turn Yellow to indicate which antenna is selected. We 
>> did this because we needed to switch between two antennas for HDTV 
>> programming. If the mythled software looses communications with the 
>> backend it will flash all the leds and also sound a piezo buzzer.
>>
>> - James
>>

John Kuhn wrote:
 > any chance of producing some of these for the rest of us?
 >
 > or at least posting plans on how to build one?
 >
 > --John

I agree - that's pretty darned cool.  I see it as something to mount in 
the front panel of a case.