>>>>> "Kenny" == Kenny <[email protected]> writes:
Kenny> If the buttons deflect when pressing them, it is probably a Kenny> diaphragm key matrix, but you would have likely found that with Kenny> your meter. Kenny> http://pcbheaven.com/wikipages/How_Key_Matrices_Works/ Kenny> If there is a solid surface with no button deflection, then it is Kenny> probably a multi-electrode capacitive touch sensor with an Kenny> integrated controller and some simple bus connecting back to the Kenny> "computer". https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9695 Kenny> I assume this control panel is for the oven/clock and not the Kenny> range. A residential gas burner without a mechanical knob/valve Kenny> is pretty rare. The buttons don't seem to deflect (there are 24 labelled "buttons"), and yes, it's the oven-control/clock. I don't actually know what a range is. I meant "the box that gets hot with a surface on top with flames that shoot out." ;-) The top burners have mechanical knobs in front, as you guessed. I guess I should try busting out the soldering iron and see if I can interpose myself between the keypad/display and the computer and see if I can see what they are saying to each other. -- Russell Senior [email protected] _______________________________________________ dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list [email protected] http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
