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Trimoor:
I am building a control panel for a friend with 44 inputs.
Which would be the best (read: cheapest) keyboard encoder to use?

I've done a keyboard hack, so I know the value of having a common ground...

Having a matrix encoder would be fine as long as it has remappable inputs. (so I can wire it up any way convinent.)

I'm concerned about the prices though.  $40 is a little more than he wants to spend...

My cat is giving me a strange look, so I better hurry up and post this. :o
NoOne=NBA=:
I think you're pretty much out of luck in that price range.

The easiest (read: not a big hassle to connect) :) route to go would be an I-pac 4.

It's all screw terminals, has enough inputs for the 44 connections you want, is fully programmable, and is worth every penny of the money you will spend on it.
Ghoward:
I have to agree IPac4 is the way to go. I've built 2 machines and I used them on both with no problems.

Gary
Jakobud:
Don't expect to get a keyboard encoder that does 44 inputs for $40 or less...
spriggy:
There's an echo in this place....
I-Pac4.

2 years of button smashing testing, and still no problems with it.

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