I ordered some LED's, sockets, 2n2222 transistors and some 12V relays today.

What do you all think of this plan:

USB->UART (buy it)

UART->LOGIC output (build it: see falstad/video)

LOGIC->RELAY (buy it)

POWER- through relay (spare 12v from shucked HDD's)

Automotive/pinball LED T10 bulbs in sockets mounted to PCB or 3D printed structure. (buy it)

#electronics
#soldering
#microsoft
#MicrosoftTeams
#onair
#onairlight
#dietz
#chrome
#python
#ee
#circuit
#falstad
#LED
#arduino
#raspberrypi

My python code sends data out of the serial port if Teams is On a call and sends nothing otherwise.

The circuit turns the LED red when it sees pulses and leaves it red for a second or so. As long as it gets serial data once a second or so the LED stays on. If anything goes wrong it goes off

Would you buy a serial to on/off GPIO output module like this?

I have simmed and soldered and achieved blinky blinky!

Next step. It's not bright enough. Buying a logic level relay and some T10 LED bulbs. I'm going to try some things.

https://www.falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html?ctz=CQAgjCAMB0lwrOMsAcA2A7AJixsX4BOFfNELQkRAFgGYqBTAWjDACgBnEJtSFEFJG7xq1AUKEQAZgEMANhwZsA7t2xDcWNViG14WyGwBu3Qbv2m44qDeq7o9CVGjw2AJ2GjwZJiLFNBGzA4OHdtDWxw8AwySRCwwi9qfkT-MFjweNV0MTAvFEIyPLEsFRBCLH50oQr+PQMy1Osm-DrGr1byyvBuw1UmljIB2gb+ryZCgRHuSb7LIUCAq0GoMqWhJc9-QLmePmsmdWtDD0OUMXq1C0u4tbMQS7OLi12Ma4tDnQeXsoxaIq8GHO4C8pVUn0kMSiOzWfgO1EmgTB3GoaDEi1RF1GKLR8MREjWmJ6-CYRJh4Oo6RB-kpZBuYVJVNJJNpNlu4LhizhVN2rI2rJ57RpKXG012902624gqkKOSxJRVM602QiBgkFKstJ8umjLpWlo9FVzg1hNxnW1VV6Zqxcrq2Ih3y0vi89I5ro+rLdIDsC10X0CtEJSvwirI5LD8Kp8rmcMmcO9j0maI2s1+-ydVA92Ka8qaEYGefGadUwSw6Jq+QJ6S0YBGKSK9ep5BAABMGLIAK5yAAuTDkDFb4DZJvYpabgTr3RL4CbxVn3R0-DmU-45ckTaXq3Hi7sC7qP1UfzpFlqmcMJgCuMeOWOtiEarZLju14+929V4rplxE1iwZ88p6pY26RpKcKbIYPZUKGgSck4EBMDARAYIUhCECM2AjKIaqwHolL-PA6AEDgKDwOaVjtl2vZsFBBQAmIZ7zpIJohGghEiLQFTobwyQFM4aCGrQKB6IQdbJNQfwQMEQiUTI3Y9mUcK4imIC4nMKnKXuTFlCp0waWI6mRL+IBAv4M51jBG7dIGZSrpmrTmA0ADGJkZmAULHuQKD8AZsAhBJ-GCcJRBieckksRAcyeZU-Ced6Knzmx9EgRgkC5ICbleFFwLzvc2nZCq+TmllYS6VoKnMkEIShKoFXyhVM6YM6yZ7sZUVuR5mUGY0UKXGe3oOfZWDTANtCWcSfogWSQgIuGuhlLN1jwONcx0AaFgJoe5S9RY+AjVtZZfoNEamTM4a6o1ZHNql6XddkVi5YVd3lCeWhbgNvDWO5c0gZ0k6fTZHi4pO1nwdVZSGj4ky0GlZ0gTDwoPLDbVhAjDwGsjMaZFkSO2mjallFu16wwTUHfdYW47MOSG8Hk3mGpAhAYHYmDOEQ8BkeWonYFgAm7RRHZydRFJUo8aPer6mbvVtW6TNL2L4xcsMRmjgYBgSqiS5ca3nhDGbGUmf7gn9GyU-N4Ly3DH7rnDLBQijFv7JKkPAbsW6VUw7sRp7+yLFuMZrFurDOmbIFMC7jyW27V26jbYqB1dFo250hhanHIf7CNRouCamrcMn3Q+1a9rgDn6rIkXNiV4Kpzu4BW5g4H+zzpX1uJ4XBA-dHP2e95xwJz3nfo2Ht7GZ7rUznbUN0sjk+ss7+veybqlfrs0Onq9qynP8-CLKrYM40Be9oLvGvcPv+d997EcfOLW2S4E02rAA9uA-BqT6jOUDhIScZAaAEBsLWNor8vAfzsGhcgZc-JwCZklQBEAtCujYEAA

... have I gone too far? Are you still there? Is it Full Moon over the Internet?!

Whatever the answer may be, I'm @Wintermute_BBS and you have been listening to the #WintermuteBBSRadioShow - thank you for listening, hope you enjoyed the show.

Good night!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftawpN0KPeQ

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#FullMoonOverTheInternet
#ElecticSix
#Rock

.. and we continue with a ballad - but fear not: we have crossed the "bad taste" horizon and things will get better from here ... um ...

Still, we're on the path of self-finding and self-conciousness ... sorta ... aren't we?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6e2Brz9Nw

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#TalkTonight
#Oasis
#BritPop (whatever that means?!)
#Pop
#Rock
#Accoustic

Nevermind ... here's "Ratones de Azucar" ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COmtBk6lYo

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#SugarMice
#Marillion
#Rock
#1980s

I dunno about you folks out there but I'm having a jolly good time ... heh ....

Here are "High Vis" with a very unique track, "Mind's a lie" - love it!

( PM me if the last part of the song even remotely reminds you of "Sugar Mice" by Marillion )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=147BrDp-XuA

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#MindsALie
#HighVis
#Electronic
#Pop
#Rock
#Dance
#UK

Chillin' it a bit more. In 1986 "Nu Shooz" released a song that would eventually become their trademark tune, "I can't wait" and while I really love the #1980s original version, here's their early 2000s acoustic rework of the same song. And I love it, it's timeless!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYIeHhl4VY

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#NuShooz
#ICantWait
#Unplugged
#Acoustic
#1980s
#2000s
#Pop
#Jazz

I've been getting some nice feedback from you folks, thank you very much for that.

Let's chill things down a bit, and while I do, I'd like to play the next track for @tezoatlipoca

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO8Jhxupwr4&list=PLpGr7x_-mTQde1jaqIwhk7y2-pO29qQYe&index=8

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#Tycho
#Totem
#Electronic
#Rock
#Alternative
#Dance
#Instrumental

Right, so next I'm taking you back to the mid-1990s. Remember?! That time when f***ing Microsoft released this utter crap they dared to call an "Operating System" - but I'm diverting, old bytes I am ... heh ... right: no more talk from "the trenches" - Grandpa promises!

Okay, so what was I'm all about again?!

Ah, right, the 1990s - here are the legendary "Dub War" with my personal favourite "Enemy Maker" ... dark, small clubs, loud music, pheromones, tension ... we all remember, don't we?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jX_7HjD8KY

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#DubWar
#EnemyMaker
#Dub
#Hardcore
#Crossover
#1990s
#US

"My Way" (forgive the shitty audio, the visuals really make up for it! Nevertheless, here's a high quality audio version without UCBs being shot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjS5yhtT8I )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDyb_alTkMQ

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#SexPistols
#SidVicious
#MyWay
#PunkRock
#1970s

P.S.: Oi!

Short intermission ... we'll be back in a minute (rushes for the restroom) ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WQ6naD2pxg

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#TheLooneyTunes
#TheLittleOldLadyFromPaddington
#Rockabilly
#Cover

Oops - somehow screwed up thread posting.

Here you go again:

The next artist comes from #Austria with this very #Retro and dancable tune. Here's "Friedberg" with "Hardcore Workout Queen" ( I *love* the "hey" shouts in the chorus - reminds me of the #TalkingHeads)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2kLbsrx_NY

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#Friedberg
#HardcoreWorkoutQueen
#Pop

Hope! There's hope! Young folks playing "The Dan" ... I'm into tears of joy (the music starts at 1:20 but please, give the host some credit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lppx-nv9tHs

#WintermuteBBSRadioShow
#OnAir
#Music
#ToniLindgrenandNorthsoul
#DirtyWork
#Cover
#SteelyDan