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Fat-Johnny:
OK, so I have been thinking about building a little "control panel" for my virtual jukebox, and am having a hard time locating any keypad (0 thru 9) or even individual numbered buttons (0 thru 9).  Anybody done thsi yet??  Where did you get the buttons??  Something like Cyberpunk did on his wall-mount jukebox:
http://www.cybertechdesign.net/mameroom/images/P1010835.jpg

I want the control panel simple and to the point:
1)  0 thru 9 number keys
2)  2 BIG arrows (once again, like Cyberpunk's) for left/right scrolling of albums
3)  An "OK" key
4)  A "CLEAR" key

I plan on building this into a little "hobby box" and hooking it to PC thru either an IPAC or a KeyWiz.  Which leads me to my next dilemma.  I have seen some nice keypads such as Storm Electronics:
http://www.storm-keypads.com/technicalservices/datasheets.html
(then click on "3000 Series")

The problem with these is the way they would connect to the IPAC.  These kaypads are a 4x3 "matrix", not individual switches.  With the IPAC operating on with a "common ground" for all switches, I really cannot see how I can make this work with the IPAC.  Any suggestions?

Looking for your input (no pun intended),
Fat Johnny

BobA:
I took the easy way out and used a standalone keypad that is sold to add a keypad to a laptop that does not have one.  It has the standard ps/2 connection and 17 buttons.  It has even more if you use num lock to shift to the cursor control buttons.  No interface required.  You can also get them in USB versions. Available at any computer shop.

You could even hack one to give you separate buttons on your panel but I have not tried to add any additional buttons to it.

BobA

Evoman:
I just went to Happ Controls, ordered their illuminated square pushbuttons for the numbers.  I used my printer, printed numbers, and cut the squares and put them into the buttons, over the white retainer.  For the arrows, I used Happs triangular buttons, and pointed one left, and the other right.  I used 2 more, one facing up, the other down for the volume.  I wired everything up using an I-PAC.

DJ Gary-N:
I went and bought a copper clad board and etched my circuit out on it. Bought a number key pad Kit from Radio Shack and removed the pads. I then tapped them down over my circuit and printed a layout sheet on gloss paper to go over it. Then covered that with clear laminate paper.
Wired a ribbon cable to the back and connected it to a barrier strip. My barrier stipr just has wires off of it going to the guts of a hacked keyboard. Took a little bit of work but it looks like it was factory made for it. I don't use an ok button thou. depending on the keyboard matrix most of the top number on a keyboard (Not the number pad) share mostly the same common.

planetjay:

--- Quote from: DJ Gary-N on March 19, 2003, 06:33:25 pm ---I went and bought a copper clad board and etched my circuit out on it. Bought a number key pad Kit from Radio Shack and removed the pads. I then tapped them down over my circuit and printed a layout sheet on gloss paper to go over it. Then covered that with clear laminate paper.
Wired a ribbon cable to the back and connected it to a barrier strip. My barrier stipr just has wires off of it going to the guts of a hacked keyboard. Took a little bit of work but it looks like it was factory made for it. I don't use an ok button thou. depending on the keyboard matrix most of the top number on a keyboard (Not the number pad) share mostly the same common.

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And I thought my Jukebox to keyboard hack was alot of work...

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