Hi guys,here I got a rotary switchhttp://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/cate...-129&type=storeI was wandering if it usable in the IOCards or in the FSBUS, it's very very cheap,can you help pls?thanksPierf

I'd suggest you check the wiki :)http://wiki.varxec.netyou will find many many answers to your questions there.

>I'd suggest you check the wiki :)>>http://wiki.varxec.net>>you will find many many answers to your questions there.Well, the wiki probably wont contain an answer whether a random component works with interface XYZ ;)Anyway, get one and see how it works, it's hard to tell without the specs..//Tuomas

Still .. it's hard to believe that something they call "rotary switch" would be anything like a knitter.It probably gives a digital output on each position like binary ... that would explain the 4 wired output and remember that 4 bits can do 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.So my guess is that this thing is only usefull if you wire it to 8 inputs from your interface and program software yourself :-lol

>Still .. it's hard to believe that something they call>"rotary switch" would be anything like a knitter.>>It probably gives a digital output on each position like>binary ... that would explain the 4 wired output and remember>that 4 bits can do 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.>>So my guess is that this thing is only usefull if you wire it>to 8 inputs from your interface and program software yourself>:-lolBelieve, probably, guess? :-)You'd need specs or one switch to play with, seriously, to know anything for sure.//Tuomas

>It probably gives a digital output on each position like>binary ... that would explain the 4 wired output and remember>that 4 bits can do 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.Hem, 4 bits go to 15 ;)Anyway if this thing has 4 LEADS, and assuming it has some digital encoding, one is necessarily a common, so it comes down to 3 bits for 8 possible values.It may even be a 3 bit encoder...

>Believe, probably, guess? :-)>>You'd need specs or one switch to play with, seriously, to>know anything for sure.Yes, but some times you can do miracles by guessing ;) :(Rotary switches could be standard rotaries too.

>>Believe, probably, guess? :-)>>>>You'd need specs or one switch to play with, seriously, to>>know anything for sure.>>Yes, but some times you can do miracles by guessing ;) :(>Rotary switches could be standard rotaries too.It looks pretty interesting - like it had diodes on the lines.. Maybe it does some encoding with the actual switch being just a simple rotary?Then again, it looks a bit plastic'y so I am not sure if it is very durable in use.//Tuomas

> Hem, 4 bits go to 15sure but the swith has 8 positions so why talk about 15 :-lol :(and the page sais that it has 4 output wires and seen on the picture it has more than 4 wires so I guess the 4 output wires are seen as 1 bus and none of those wires is the common.oh well, whatever .. we can analyse this thing for hours but we don't know anything without the datasheet.for that price I don't believe it has anything good to offer us builders .. plus it is plastic and since I got Knitter-switch knitters I am no longer fond of plastic-switches at all!sad I didn't go for the Elfa's :(