Graphical Display Switch Solutions

Graphical push-button switches combine a back-lit LCD matrix display with a pushbutton switch into a single device. Pressing the surface of the display activates the contacts of the switch. Graphical push-button switches offer a number of advantages to a design:

• They can be used to display context sensitive information.
• They can provide guidance on how and when the user should interact with the switch.
• Different types of information can be multiplexed on the same display.
• Combining the switch and display reduces space in the overall design.
• Only a single access hole must be made in a panel or enclosure for each switch/LCD combination.
• They give your product a modern and innovative look and feel.

We have developed embedded firmware to interface with the NKK® Switches SmartSwitch™ and we can incorporate these and other makes of graphical display switches into your product in such a way as to maximize the functionality that each switch provides to your application.