Doesn't your town have a surplus electronics store?  :)

I can regularly get matrix keypads of all kinds and sizes for ~$5 US at
Tanner's in Dallas.

Fry's has a matrix keypad in a box for a lot less than that.  It even has a
transparent overlay so you can label your buttons.

-matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Simon Ethier
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:43 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [EE]: Making a keypad
>
>
> I was lloking to buy a keypad but found that they are pretty
> expensive, not less than 30-40$ and up ... So I was wondering,
> did any of you tried to make your own ? I know you only need 16
> switch N.O. and hook then like the matrix in the keypad, but I
> was wondering if you guys had some ideas on how to make it look good ?
>
> If you already made one, please tell me what you did and what it
> looked like (if you have some pictures...)
>
> thanks !
> -----
> Simon Ethier
> Seth889@startrekmail.com
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