New in the Maker Shed: Membrane Matrix Keypad

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January 31st, 2012 6

The Membrane Matrix Keypad, available in the Maker Shed, has 12 buttons arranged in a telephone-line 3×4 grid. It’s made of a thin, flexible membrane material with an adhesive backing (just remove the paper) so you can attach it to nearly anything. The keys are connected into a matrix, so you only need 7 Arduino pins (3-columns and 4-rows) to scan through the pad. Every time I look at this keypad I can’t help but imagine it being used to open a door to a secret lair or as the only way to disarm an evil device. Have other uses in mind? Put them in the comments!

Features:

Weight: 7.5 grams

Keypad dimensions: 70mm x 77mm x 1mm (2.75″ x 3″ x 0.035″)

Length of cable + connector: 85mm

7-pin 0.1″ pitch connector

7-pin 0.1″ male headers included.

Compatible with the Matrix Keypad Arduino Library

6 thoughts on “New in the Maker Shed: Membrane Matrix Keypad”

MSilvia says:

January 31st, 2012 at 11:48 am

Cool! It makes me wish my current project needed a keypad.
Mike says:

January 31st, 2012 at 6:02 pm

I’m all over this! I was just starting my search for an interface to add jukebox music selection capabilities to my MAME cabinet. This will be perfect for that!

Michael Castor says:

January 31st, 2012 at 9:02 pm

Great idea! Do you have any pics of your build? I would love to have a look!

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New in the Maker Shed: Membrane Matrix Keypad

By Michael Castor