Could someone tell me the dimensions of the Sys 11 LED OCD PCB please. I don't see any measurements on their website and I would like to do a mock install.

Thank you sir! FYI... Sent you an email last night to put me on the wait list (if there is one) for the Sys11 PCB. We have a Pinball Show up here in Ottawa on Sept 12-13. It would be great to feature your product in my pin (F-14) for the show. I'm not sure if 10-11 days to get it to me is feasible though.

One thing I trust is USPS and Canada Post and the relationship each of them have with each other.

Sorry, it was hard to not laugh while typing this garble ^^^^

I'm on the notification list. As soon as the website updates and allows me to purchase one I'll put the order in. Then I'll get on my knees and pray it makes it in time.

I finally installed my Sys11 LED OCD. I had grand plans of installing this mod before my pin attended a local show here in Ottawa, but alas… Two kids, 3 and 5, tend to get in the way of adult plans.

What: LED OCD - Williams System 11 installed into F-14 Tomcat
LEDs used: Comet 1 SMD 6.3V AC/DC SUPREME BRIGHTNESS 5050 BULB
http://www.cometpinball.com/product-p/1smd5050.htm

My GI is still using standard incandescent bulbs. The underside of my PF has been completely converted to Comet LEDs. I chose the cheapest LEDs I could find. I chose Comet LEDs because they have never let me down and Art is just a great guy!

Anyway, I'm here to share now. I followed the online instructions and connected everything up. Then I powered up my F-14 Tomcat. My first impression was that my LEDs were dim. I expected this as I knew that the LED OCD board was set to 85% brightness as a default. The next thing I noticed was how smooth my LEDs were. The pin was in attract mode and every LED was so… uh, man it's hard to describe… fluid. The transition from on to off, from one LED to the next was smooth, seamless, flowing. The harshness off the LEDs was gone. To me, it was a very drastic, very positive change.

There wasn't a lot of room in the back of the backbox so I had to find another solution;

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I have to say I am very happy with this product. The build quality is excellent. It looks great, it's simple to install, and even the small details like the pcb stand offs with plastic screw washer retainers are included in the kit. Awesome. I will report back after I play around with the software for a bit. I will then post my F-14 setup.

herg, I have full resolution photos taken vertically/horizontally if you would like them for your website sys11 install instructions.

The USB port is on the left side so all I have to do it open the backbox and connect it through the space between the backbox door and backbox. It over an inch wide so it's not difficult to do.

I won't be leaving the USB cable connected up permanently as I don't see any reason to. Once the LEDs are set to my liking I won't be playing around with it. There is plenty of room if I ever change my mind though.

This should be the sales tagline for the LED OCD product line. Herg you need to trademark this quick!

herg, I recently noticed the FLIGHT INSURANCE insert on my F-14 ghosting on me. I'm using Comet 1 SMD LEDs. I can see it flickering while playing. It is very faint but definitely there. I don't recall it doing this before.

Every other LED seems to be functioning properly. This one seems to be the misfit. I don't know if it's been this way since the install or not. I only noticed it recently. What's the best way to troubleshoot this?

Nah, it's a bulb. Even if it was a flasher I left all those incandescent.

Thanks for this. I wasn't sure where to start. I will try your 1. 2. 3. and report back.

Finally installed an LEDOCD into my WH2O. I can't get the software to run on my Windows 10 laptop. It fails to load the FTDI drivers. I Google'd around how to install them but it's a bit over my head.

Has anyone used the LEDOCD software on a Windows10 machine?

Yes. I have the USB connected to the board and to the PC. Then I power up the pinball machine. I can see the TX RX leds on the board flashing but it doesn't see the drivers.

There are only two on my laptop. I tried them both. Same issue for both. FYI... This is the same laptop I used with the Sys11 LEDOCD board, but it has since been upgraded to Windows 10.

When I right-click on the LEDOCD application and run as administrator I get the same error;

"Attemping to load FTD2XX.DLL from:
C:\Users\me\Desktop\LedOcd"

then...

"Failed to load FTD2XX.DLL. Are the FTDI drivers installed?"

There isn't a driver installer included in the software download. Within the zip file are the following;

data
settings
FTD2XX_NET.dll
LedOcd

If I right-click on the .dll there is no Run... option.

I should also mention I'm under the Device Manager and looking through the USB controllers but I don't see it listed. It's not listed under the Ports section either.

I get a warning when I try to execute this, "Attempted execution of locally-detected malware". I'm on my work laptop and I'm sure it's just being overly cautious. I wish I had the option of running this on my MacBook, or my Android tablet.

I can try my wife's work laptop next.

[EDIT] Nope. Neither computer likes the .exe because of the dp-chooser.exe

What do I do now?

[EDIT2] Got it! I read through your troubleshooting guide. Your guide suggested a shorter USB cable. I had been using a shorter 3' one from my PS3 but it still wasn't working. I just happen to have another USB cable that's less than a foot long. I use it for an external HDD. I connected this one up and finally the drivers installed automatically!

Thank you for your help on this everyone, especially Herg!

Yeah, I don't know why it didn't work either. After the driver installed I switched back to the 3 ft cable and everything was fine. I'm glad because I thought I was going to have to hold the laptop in mid-air as I made changes.

FYI... I noticed a few errors in the White Water flat file. I'll send you an updated one.

I love this product! I don't know why I waited so long to install it. Order incoming for the WPC89 GI board!

I finally picked up my new GI OCD and installed it into my WH2O today. This is my first GI OCD, but I've bought 5 LED OCD in the past. I sometimes run into problems on the software setup (Mac user), but as far as installation goes I would consider myself an expert now.

Installing the GI OCD was just as easy as installing the LED OCD, maybe even easier as I opted for the 3D printed bracket. It fit like a glove and I had plenty of space for running the cables.

I powered up the pinball machine and had the proper LEDs on the PCB. Simple. I like that. I was able to connect with the software on my initial attempt and played around with the settings a bit, but ended up leaving them at the default settings.

I'm not familiar with all the GI dimming in this game so I'm not sure what I'm looking for or how all the different GI strings should work. I know that during MULTIBALL the GI is supposed to dim and then go back up to full brightness, but I am not aware of any other GI effects with White Water. If anyone knows of any other effects please enlighten me as I would like to get the most out of my GI OCD.

I would really appreciate it.

Two questions I have about the GI OCD for herg ;

1) Why is the default value for B8 set to 35%?
2) For Fade Delay Min/Max what are the measurements that values 3 and 10 represent? Seconds? Microseconds?

No problem with any of the boards I've ever received. I think I've order 7 of them now including a GI one. Excellent product.