Good for making user interface menu navigation
Sometimes you want a small input and a single button just won’t fit it. A 5-way tactile switch allows for a joystick-like interface in a very small package. These are surface mount, but easily soldered.
This navigation switch is an intuitive way to add 5 button's worth of interfacing with a single component. Inside is 5 switches: left, right, up, down and 'select' (pressing down), all with a common ground pin.
Suitable for data entry or navigational controls, enabling up/down, and left/right navigation as well as and also include a center push function.
Rating |
50mA.12VDC |
Insulation resistance |
100MΩ min 100V DC |
Dielectric strength |
250V AC for 1min |
Contact resistance |
100MΩ max |
Operating temperature range |
-30°c to +85°c |
Lifetime |
500,000 Cycles min |
Operating force |
4-direction 160±30gf Center push 300±50gf |
Travel |
4-direction 4º±2º Center push 0.20±0.1mm |
Here are idea for knob design. Currently we are unable to provide it but many customers have designed their interface with CNC cut acrylic sheets.