I am new to setting up this plate amp (or any amp for that matter). I want to remotly mount the LEDs on the face of my project but I have never done this before. I did a search on this but found minimal info on the nuts and bolts of getting it done.
Looking at the board it looks like a 9 Pin connector but what kind? I have a few questions:
What connector? Is it standard? If so where to get one.
Can it be purchased woth a ribbon wire that I can connect the LEDs to directly?
What LEDs? What voltage? What resitors (if needed)
Sorry for the elementary questions. I am on uncharted ground here.
Hi Matthew,
JST PH2.0 male, you will find them on eBay complete with cables attached.
You will need 1000 ohm (1K) 1/4 watt resistors and LEDs of your choice (colour and diameter) the flat side of a LED is the cathode (negative) and the longer leg the anode (positive connection). The resistors are soldered to the anode leg of the LEDs, the +VE is supplied from the JST connector.
This is just the info I needed. A couple more questions.
Is there a way to wire in a “power on” LED? One that glows all the time if the power is on?
If the plate is on the back of the speaker, do I need to add a remote IR receiver to the front so I can use the remote? Any info on parts and wiring would be helpful.
Yes, you could wire a power on light between the 3.3v and ground connections, a forward voltage of the LED would be required to work out a resistor size.
Also yes, a IR sensor would be advised for good communication. Some soldering at the connector end would probably be required as I’m not sure what cable is supplied with the IR board.
