SCSI Activity LED?

[mg-man]

Apologies if I'm missing the obvious... but is there a way to connect an external LED to show "HD" activity? I believe the Blue Pill onboard "user led" is being driven this way?

[erichelgeson]

Hi @mg-man ! yes there is - take a look at the instructions in the wiki and the next version will use a dedicated pin.

https://github.com/erichelgeson/BlueSCSI/wiki/External-LED

[mg-man]

HI Eric, I had been considering 'replacing' the on-board LED on the BluePill... I do think it'd be a good idea to add this to a future version since removing the existing LED is pretty delicate work. Cheers, Lee

[mg-man]

the next version will use a dedicated pin

I see the a 1.1-a version in the works... any idea on when it'll be available? I'm considering picking up a couple more...

[erichelgeson]

Well probably right after you order some boards haha! Honestly delayed due to family and summer so I expect fall. Socket your bluepills and you can always upgrade if you are really are hesitant. Pcbs are one of the cheaper parts.

[nglayton]

1.1-a version is out.......Do we have pins for the external LED?
Looks a lot like v1.0 except the SDcard slot is turned 90 degrees.

[erichelgeson]

1.1-a version is out.......Do we have pins for the external LED? Looks a lot like v1.0 except the SDcard slot is turned 90 degrees.

You can find the changes/additions in the repo's readme https://github.com/erichelgeson/bluescsi#1-1-a-latest or open the files up in kicad. To your question, yes.