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shayvidas:

--- Quote from: wxforecaster on October 17, 2013, 01:46:27 am ---Why do you want a switch to power on/off all your LEDs? Why not have them powered on with your computer, in which case an LEDWiz or similar controller works great. The 5V feed driving the LEDWiz comes from your computer's power supply. You turn the computer off (it's power button, power strip, etc...), the LEDs turn off.

If you still want a button as your go between (not sure why), then simply wire the switch between your 5V source and the LEDWiz controller. Assuming your 5V source is powered on, your switch will either complete that circuit or not, depending on its state.

If you purchase a button/switch with it's OWN LED, you have seperate tabs on the back of the switch. Some tabs control the switch itself, and the others the LED state. This LED will need to have a power source as well (and could also be your computer's power supply (5V or 12V depending on the LED and what its expected supply voltage)

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i originaly thought i will use a LEDWiz to have a cool animation to my led's when the computer starts, as it turns on.

but i understood this would be a little (more then a little complicated)

plus i didn't saw the LEDWiz can supply 12V and my led buttons are 12v.

i think i will just connect all my Led's to my PC, normally.

DaOld Man:
Making the buttons animate with an ledwiz is not as hard as you think. You just have to learn to use the software that comes with it (or maybe downloaded form GGG site.)
The newer ledwiz with the small chip can switch 12 volts. I don't think the older one will.
Here is a link to ggg site. It has pdf files you can download for the newer or the older ledwiz.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=239&zenid=iafttl9pvhdnro15hs8ldve6v5

shayvidas:

--- Quote from: DaOld Man on October 17, 2013, 10:20:30 am ---Making the buttons animate with an ledwiz is not as hard as you think. You just have to learn to use the software that comes with it (or maybe downloaded form GGG site.)
The newer ledwiz with the small chip can switch 12 volts. I don't think the older one will.
Here is a link to ggg site. It has pdf files you can download for the newer or the older ledwiz.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=239&zenid=iafttl9pvhdnro15hs8ldve6v5

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it's not just making the animation
it's making it and doing it as the computer starts

DaOld Man:
Mala can run a routine when starting. Maybe the LEDWiz software can too? I cant remember now.

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