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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Wanita on Tue, 10 November 2015, 01:16:36

Title: How do you use this? 5Key Membrane Switch Keyboard!
Post by: Wanita on Tue, 10 November 2015, 01:16:36

Get this without description from the website, but have no idea about the usage now. Could you plz give some advices for me?
 ;D Thanks a lot, and below are some pictures about the keyboard:
(http://www.icstation.com/images/middle/products/6954_1312.jpg)
(http://www.icstation.com/images/middle/products/6954_1_4564.jpg)
(http://www.icstation.com/images/middle/products/6954_3_2199.jpg)

Title: Re: How do you use this? 5Key Membrane Switch Keyboard!
Post by: Oobly on Tue, 10 November 2015, 02:00:26

One of the wires should be a common line, the others will each connect to the common one when the related button is pressed. Use a multimeter / continuity meter to work out which line is the common and which are the others.

Title: Re: How do you use this? 5Key Membrane Switch Keyboard!
Post by: suicidal_orange on Tue, 10 November 2015, 03:07:48

Like this (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=75287.msg1875233#msg1875233), except you'll need to use an extra pin :)