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Can an opto-isolator be introduced into a switch matrix?

By winteriscoming

8 years ago


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    #4 8 years ago
    Quoted from winteriscoming:

    I may just go ahead and order some and experiment, but wondered if anyone knew for sure if it could work or maybe if someone has a better way of reading switches from the game's matrix with a separate circuit.

    Go for it!

    Reading one switch isn't too bad, you don't have to use an opto isolator, but that would work to isolate the circuit. A debounce would probably do the trick to read an accurate switch hit.

    The problem comes when you are reading ALL the switches on the switch matrix accurately. I haven't solved that one yet either... yet.

    -Wes

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