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Trackball

Miniature All-direction Navigation Switch

Trackball, Navigation

Features/Benefits

  • 8 mm ball ergonomic design allows ease of use in all directions
  • Positive tactile feedback
  • Integrated lighting (up to 2 LEDs)
  • ESD protected
  • RoHS compliant
  • IP54

Typical Applications

  • Remote controls
  • Navigation systems
  • Keyboards, notebooks, PC mouse
  • Game controllers

Construction

  1. FUNCTION: All-direction scanning + select
  2. CONTACT TYPE: Normally open
  3. TERMINALS: Flex with 11 terminals 0.5 mm pitch, gold plated

Mechanical

  1. SCANNING
  2. ROTATING FORCE: 0.35 N ± 0.1 N
  3. SELECT
  4. SELECTING FORCE: 2.2 N ± 25%
  5. TACTILE FEELING: ≥ 30%
  6. ELECTRICAL TRAVEL (Te): 0.24 mm ± 0.05 mm
  7. SIMULTANEITY (Tm – Te): ≤ 0.12 mm
  8. TOTAL TRAVEL: 0.33 mm ± 0.05 mm

Electrical (select function)

  1. MAXIMUM POWER: 0.20 VA
  2. MIN./MAX. VOLTAGE.: 20 mVdc - 32 Vdc
  3. MIN./MAX. CURRENT: 1.0 mA - 50mA
  4. DIELECTRIC STRENGTH: > 200 Vrms
  5. CONTACT RESISTANCE: < 1000 mΩ
  6. BOUNCE TIME: ≤ 3ms
  7. CAPACITY: ≤ 5pF

Environmental

  1. OPERATING TEMPERATURE: –30˚C to +85˚C
  2. STORAGE TEMPERATURE: –30˚C to +85˚C
  3. RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 90 to 95% HR
  4. According to NF EN 60068-2-30
  5. SCANNING OPERATING LIFE: 300,000 cycles in each 4 main directions
  6. SELECT OPERATING LIFE: ≥ 500,000 cycles
  7. VIBRATIONS: 10 to 500Hz – 5G – 23 min. per axis
  8. MECHANICAL SHOCKS: According to NF EN 60068-2-27
  9. OVERLOAD: 20 N

Packaging

  1. Plastic trays of 40 pieces
 

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