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A Simple Device Using Capacitance Switches for Data Entry in Man-Machine Systems

Michael Danchak, William R. Moyer, Joseph R. Tatarczuk, Martin Becker

Nuclear Technology / Volume 23 / Number 3 / September 1974 / Pages 337-339

Technical Note / Instrument / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A15926

A simple design has been developed for the priority input of 32 function switches in a man-machine system. The use of no-bounce capacitance switches required additional logic circuitry to alleviate the problem of slow rise time inherent in this method of data entry.