Pushbutton Soft-Device

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Pushbutton Soft-Device

Overview

Each configured Pushbutton Digital Input Soft-Device provides one contact state digital input.  A pushbutton has two contacts.  You may connect the two wires to any two Soft-I/O pins or you may connect one wire to the same pin as other pushbuttons and then connect the second contact to any other Soft-I/O pin, thus saving pins.  You may configure the input pin to source current or sink current.  It's up to you.  Just make sure that the common contact is the same level.  Of course, Soft-I/O will guide you to make sure that you do not accidentally connect it up incorrectly.  It's that simple!

Features

  • Two-wire connection
  • Soft-I/O supplies power to the pusbutton
  • Supply power choice of 5V or 24V
  • User editable state names
  • State inverse settings
  • De-bounce time
  • Flexible pin assignments
  • Non-volatile saving of settings
  • Flexible tags for remote control

 

Additional Info

  • Features:
  • In Action: You configure the pushbutton by giving it a name, for example "Pump Start", and then drag-and-drop the connections to any Soft-I/O pins. Mechanical pushbuttons "bounce" when they close. Because Soft-I/O is so fast, Soft-I/O can sense multiple "bounces" of the contacts and could perform the function more than once. To avoid multiple responses, you merely configure the "de-bounce time" when you configure the pushbutton Soft-Device. Generally a time of 25 milliseconds will allow the pushbutton to settle. When you have finished the configuration, merely submit your choices and then test the button on the Soft-Device page. What could be simpler?
  • Technical Specifications: Each pushbutton is connected to the Soft-I/O module with two wires—the module supplies switch power, and that simplifies wiring. Non-volatile, user-configurable parameters include: Soft-I/O module supplied 24 V or 5 V power selection; normally open or normally closed switch sensing and state naming; switch debounce time; and Soft-I/O pin assignments.
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