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This is a basic 12 button keypad that has been designed for easy user input and functionality. The buttons are set up in a matrix format. This allows a microcontroller to 'scan' the 7 output pins to see which of the 12 buttons is being pressed.
Each of the keypad's 12 buttons has been labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, *, and # and has been formatted to into the same layout as a telephone keypad with each keypress resistance ranging between 10 and 150 Ohms. We've also made sure to create an updated pin-out for this keypad since it has been changed from the previous version. The pin-out can be found in the Documents tab above.
Keypad - 12 Button Product Help and Resources
SX1509 I/O Expander Breakout Hookup Guide
September 24, 2015
Learn how you can use the SX1509 to control 16 LEDs or up to 64 buttons with just two pins.
Resources and Going Further
Looking for an example, check out the old tutorial that uses the keypad with a Pro Micro:
Note: It is suggested to add input pullup resistors so that the pins are not floating.
- For additional information on Matrix Scanning, check out the Button Pad Hookup Guide: Background - An Introduction to Matrix Scanning for an application circuit when using a button matrix.
- There is also an Arduino.cc keypad library that you can use.
Pinout for Keypad - 12 Button
You can view the pinout for this keypad here.
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Both with column 369# not working
Both with column 369# not working
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Works perfectly for my project!
Replacing the controls for a defunct oven and this works great with my Arduino. Easy to use and easy to program. My only regret is the PCB board sticking out from the bottom as it slightly complicated how I mounted the keypad. I would've preferred a ribbon cable out the bottom or something else, but, this is what it is and it's working great so, yeah.
So I have this hooked up an arduino Mega, using the Keypad library V 3.1.1. Keys 1, 4, and 7 don't seem to work...* does however, so I think I have it hooked up correctly. Possibly a bad unit?
Question: It seems upon first glance that this keypad might be weather resistant. Is is keypad IP rated and if so what is the rating?
Suggestion: it would be nice to have a version with the pcb sticking out the top rather than the bottom, from an industrial design point of view. That way you don't have to reach over any wires or route wires under the keypad, etc.
Perhaps there's a way to move the actual keys, and account for this in the code. (Would be a plus for using custom key text too.)