Planning stages of building my first keypad.

W@DE · Post by **W@DE** » Fri May 23, 2003 10:53 pm

Well as the header says I am now in the midst of going out and buying the pieces for a keypad. From what I read in other peoples posts I already know that I will need some momentary switches but what do you suggest I use to connect the LCD board to the switches? I honestly have no idea...

and are there any detailed guides for dummies on building various keypads ex. momentary keypads and rotary

Atarien · Post by **Atarien** » Sat May 24, 2003 6:49 am

you may read my complete "external lcd how to" (in french) http://www.jackypc.com/index2.php3?rub=articles&num=146

W@DE · Post by **W@DE** » Sat May 24, 2003 8:55 am

Great thanks for the quick reply, I'm english but can read a bit of french ill give it a look over, 1 question though what is that piece you soldered the wires from the buttons to? looks like a little piece of circut board or something.. could you clarify

Pheonix · Post by **Pheonix** » Sat May 24, 2003 9:04 am

Looks like some stripboard nd a PCB connector to me, you can get them from farnell, maplins, RS Components, Radioshack...ETC

Atarien · Post by **Atarien** » Sat May 24, 2003 9:09 am

the connector on the lcd are the same as the one for reset/power switch of a case...but the one i used have to be soldered on a circuit board..

Gump06 · Post by **Gump06** » Sat May 24, 2003 4:08 pm

You can use google to roughly translate the text into English. pretty helpful

http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 6num%3D146

W@DE · Post by **W@DE** » Sat May 24, 2003 4:52 pm

wow that's some funny translation, I always get a kick out of how those software translations mess up some of the meanings of sentences but it did help though thank you