the order in which some switches are turned on

Apr 23, 2008 1 Replies

Hi all,



I have an array of N switches . Initially all are OFF.



Somebody turns them ON in some order. It is possible that more switches are turned ON in the same moment.



I need a device which shows me the order in which the switches were turned ON. For instance the device should give me: 4,3,1,5,2 (this is the order in which the switches were turned ON).



The way in which the output is shown in not important. It must be simple to read (by a human, computer, etc).



It is important that the device is able to handle the turned ON (in the same moment) of the multiple switches.



thanks, Laura


On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:19:45 -0700 (PDT), laura wrote: Dismantle an old keyboard and remove the pcb. Connect your switches in place of the keys. The chip will output them in order off "typing".

If it is a /design/ question then it is essential to state what the minimum time is between 2 switches being pressed as to if they are pressed together or one after the other.

Geo

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