DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCA TION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : R.K.L.N.MURTHY
Designation : lecturer
Branch : ECE.
Institute : Gmr polytechnic, Srisailam.
Year/semester : I year
Subject : Electronic components and devices
Subject code : EC-105
Topic : switches and relays
Duration : 50mts
Sub topic : Keyboard switch & thumb wheel switch
Teaching aids : diagrams1 .
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Objective

On completion of this period, you would be able to

know

• The working of keyboard switch

• Specification of keyboard switch.
• Application of keyboard switch.
• The working of thump weel switch.
• Specifications of thump weel switch.
• Applications of thump weel switch.

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Classification

Key board

Mechanical Magnetic Membrane Capacitive

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Mechanical key board switch

• Spring loaded contacts.

• Actual contact between two plated phosphor bronze

contacts causes the switching.

• A single key board with just 0 to 9 keys can be used for

making a selection of any number of combinations.

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Key board switch

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Magnetic key board switch

• Uses a magnet and a reed switch

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Membrane key board switch

• Uses a thin acetate membrane and a foil which bends and

makes a contact.

• A thin sheet of metal is made of usually phosphorous

bronze or conductive rubber.

• This is pressed through a hole in an insulating plastic film.

• Makes a contact to the bottom PCB or wafer which has a

plated round there.

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Capacitive key board switch

• Uses press to make a capacitive coupling for the signal.

• AC Signal is coupled through when the spongy wafer

presses on the PCB tracks.

• This causes the capacitive feed through.

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 Capacitive key board switch

• In this type of keyboard, pressing the key

changes the capacitance of a pattern printed on a
PC board.
• Usually this permits a pulse or pulse train to be
sensed. Unlike "dome switch" keyboards
• The pattern will be covered by a thin, insulating
film.
• Capacitive keyboards are inexpensive
• Resist wear, water, foreign objects and dirt.
• They are common in PC keyboards.
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Principle

• Makes or breaks circuits as wheel is turned on PCB wafer

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Construction

• A thumb operated rotating wheel is present on front.

• Shows the number as the wheel is turned by hand.

• Wheel rotates on the edge.

• Numbers appear on a narrow vertical window.

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Construction

• A set of contacts are present on the spring mounted

PCB wafer.

• PCB wafer is made with nickel over gold plating.

• Contacts are made of gold plated beryllium copper.

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Thumb wheel switch

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Working

• Rotating knob is rotated.

• This make a contact with the set of contacts present on

the spring mounted PCB wafer.

• Provides a connection for each of the selected position.

• Numbers appear on a narrow vertical window.

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Configurations of Thumb wheel switch

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Types

Thumb wheel switch

Single pole 10 position out put switch BCD out put switch

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Single pole 10 position switch

• 10 out put connections

• One common connection

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BCD switch

• 4 out puts (1-2-4-8)

• One common connection

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Specifications of thumb wheel switch

Voltage rating 30 V DC

Current rating 1mA – 0.1mA DC

Contact resistance <0.1Ώ

Life expectancy DC 20,000 operations

electrically
30,000 operations
mechanically

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Applications of thumb wheel switch

1. In test and measuring equipment.

4. In instrumentation.

7. Computer peripherals.

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Summary

Keyboard switch – working, specifications & application

Thumb wheel switch - Working

- Specifications

- applications

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Quiz

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 • Identify the switch

3. Push button

5. Toggle

7. Thumb wheel

9. Slider

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 • Identify the switch

3. Push button

5. Toggle

7. Thumb wheel

9. Slider

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 • Identify the switch

3. Push button

5. Toggle

7. Thumb wheel

9. Decimal

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 • Identify the switch

3. Push button

5. Toggle

7. Thumb wheel

9. BCD

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2) BCD thumb wheel switch has ----- no. of out puts

3. 1-2-4-8

5. 1-2-6-8

7. 1 - 2 - 6 - 10

9. 1 - 4 - 6 - 10

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1) Decimal thumb wheel switch has ----- no. of
out puts

3. 1 to 9

5. 0 to 9

7. 1 to 10

9. 1 to 100

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 • Identify the switch

3. Push button

5. Toggle

7. Thumb wheel

9. Decimal

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 • Identify the switch

3. Push button

5. Toggle

7. Thumb wheel

9. BCD

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1) Decimal thumb wheel switch has ----- no. of
out puts

3. 1 to 9

5. 0 to 9

7. 1 to 10

9. 1 to 100

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2) BCD thumb wheel switch has ----- no. of out puts

3. 1-2-4-8

5. 1-2-6-8

7. 1 - 2 - 6 - 10

9. 1 - 4 - 6 - 10

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Frequently asked questions

1. What is the principle of Thumb wheel switch?

3. Draw the lay out of Thumb wheel switch?

5. Explain the construction and working of Thumb wheel

switch?

7. Explain the construction and working of decimal

switch?

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Frequently asked questions

1. What is the principle of Thumb wheel switch?

3. Draw the lay out of Thumb wheel switch?

5. Explain the construction and working of Thumb wheel

switch?

7. Explain the construction and working of decimal

switch?

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Frequently examination questions.,

5) Explain the construction and working of BCD switch?

6) List out applications of Thumb wheel switch?

7) List out specifications of Thumb wheel switch?

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