Switches for Lights.

[autocadplease]

Sorry, you asked how to wire them.
Just solder the ground wire to the middle pin and the +5V wire to the other pin. Because they are double throw you have two separate pins to choose from. If the switch is in the vertical position, the upper pin can be one circuit and the lower pin can be another circuit - or wire these together and make them one circuit. But that is just one way of many to wire them.


What do you want your switches to do?

PS: The BU0386A does have 32 inputs! My mistake. The BU0386A requires diodes for each switch (if not momentary) where the BU0386X does not.

[Cooleo]

Sorry about this. I just found an old joystick! The joystick portion of it broke but the buttons were ok. I've taken it to pieces and found out on the back of the buttons, they are four pin to the PCB! So im going to try hooking up my toggle switch to where there is a button switch currently.

Thanks

Edit: I want my switches for my lights!

[autocadplease]

The easiest way to check this is to plug the joystick in and go to the control panel, game controllers and then select the joystick, and go to properties. It will show the buttons. Hook your wiring up and test. The button will turn red when it is activated. Have fun!

[Cooleo]

Im having real trouble removing the solder from the PCB so I can get the switch out, Any tips?

[Cooleo]

Got it to work! Tommorow is time to buy wood, proper wire and solder! Thanks Autocad!

[autocadplease]

Great! I bet you will want more thought!

[Cooleo]

Yeah! I've just ordered 8 more This is gonna be fun!

[Leo Bodnar]

Sorry, you asked how to wire them.
Just solder the ground wire to the middle pin and the +5V wire to the other pin. Because they are double throw you have two separate pins to choose from. If the switch is in the vertical position, the upper pin can be one circuit and the lower pin can be another circuit - or wire these together and make them one circuit. But that is just one way of many to wire them.


What do you want your switches to do?

PS: The BU0386A does have 32 inputs! My mistake. The BU0386A requires diodes for each switch (if not momentary) where the BU0386X does not.

I just wanted to point out that this will shortcircuit GND and +5V.

Basically, you connect the dual throw switch to BU0836(A) like this:

COL1------------[ ]  [x]
ROW1----|<|-----[ ]  [x]
COL2------------[ ]  [x]

This way you have two buttons 1 and 2 activated in up and down positions and you save one diode.
Next switch goes between ROW1 and COL3/4, etc.
I hope it makes sense.