Keypad that will fit in a single 5.25 opening

Troy · Post by **Troy** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 3:42 pm

Does Matrix Orbital or anyone else sell a keypad that will fit in a single 5.25" opening? Thanks!

-Troy

Post by **Cheese** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 3:50 pm

I take the bay insert keypad isn't good enough for you?

r.

Troy · Post by **Troy** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 4:05 pm

I'm looking for the keypad only, not one that holds the display also. I have a custom computer case with a window for the display, now i just need the keypad. Thanks!

-Troy

Post by **Cheese** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 5:03 pm

Then the answer is no...

However making one yourself shouldn't be hard... just drill some holes ina drive bay for some momentary contact switches - connect the switches so they short a keypad row and column pin and then use lcdstats to work out what letters your new keys correspond to...

Cheers,

r.

BPP · Post by **BPP** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 5:59 pm

Cheeseman,

Is there any kind of an online tutorial illustrating how to setup a customized keypad? I am very new to this and trying to learn as much as I can.

Thanks!

Post by **Cheese** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 2:40 am

On 2002-03-06 17:59, BPP wrote:
Cheeseman,

Is there any kind of an online tutorial illustrating how to setup a customized keypad? I am very new to this and trying to learn as much as I can.

Thanks!

Hmmm... no I don't think there is and it's probably my fault

I always intended on making a custom keypad for my glk12232-25-wbl but then I bought a 202 and the old plans went out of the window.

Tell you what, let me know what display you have and I'll wirte you a customised-especially-for-you guide on here

Cheers,

r.

BPP · Post by **BPP** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 9:17 am

Cheeseman,

I might be getting the LK204-25PC, but I am still somewhat undecided. I may a new post a minute ago detailing what I would like to do. If you could help me out in designing a keypad for that, I would be very appreciative.

Thanks!

jennyfur · Post by **jennyfur** » Tue May 14, 2002 10:02 pm

been digging around looking for pretty much the same thing this guy was..... a tutorial for dummies on custom keypads

I read the manual section on keypads, as well as many posts on the forums. I already understand that I'd need a momentary switch (which I'm mounting near the LCD in my drive bay) and that it would send a keypress to LCDC that I can set up to do whatever (in this case I'm controlling the backlight). I'm just a little shaky on the whole connecting/wiring part...rows and colums and such. By the way I have a LK162-12 LCD, so it's a 12 keypad interface. Is there any type of wire that already has the right kind of connector so I can just plug it right into the keypad interface? If so, which rows/colums should it connect to? I'm the visual type, even a sloppy diagram would probably make more sense to me than just trying to explain it

But ANY help is appreciated, even if only a simple explanation. Thanks.

CyPher · Post by **CyPher** » Tue May 14, 2002 10:51 pm

here's my article on a custom keypad...hope this helps

http://www.blagged-hardware.net/content ... ntrol.html

WhyPush · Post by **WhyPush** » Wed May 15, 2002 6:35 am

Another resource would be http://mysite.freeserve.com/winamp_remote/switch.htm

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babber · Post by **babber** » Wed May 15, 2002 9:47 am

Ok, for those of you who have recently visited the link..
http://mysite.freeserve.com/winamp_remote/switch.htm
..will realise I don't know my left from my right. Now changed!!

Babber

WhyPush · Post by **WhyPush** » Wed May 15, 2002 10:13 am

"Switch 1 is on the left and switch 8 is on the right." LOL! I hadn't noticed until you said something, I had just looked at the diagrams!

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jennyfur · Post by **jennyfur** » Wed May 15, 2002 11:25 am

Thanks guys! Just one thing, about the wire and connection. I see where cypher used the leftover USB wire that came with his LianLi, but babber apparently made his own. Just wondering if there's a wire similar to what cypher used that's readily available? I only have one switch to deal with so it doesn't have to be huge.

Stig · Post by **Stig** » Wed May 15, 2002 2:29 pm

For those interested, Farnell (www.farnell.com) have the same connectors that are on the USB-cable/CD audio cable.

Housing 2-way 865-606
Housing 3-way 865-618
Contacts 865-795

The housings are supplied in multiples of 10, contacts in packs with 100.

Stig

babber · Post by **babber** » Thu May 16, 2002 5:25 am

When I ordered my LCD, I bought the keypad and serial cable. I then butchered them taking the connector off the keypad and cable from serial cable.

Babber