Friday, August 23, 2013

Most of the rugged keypads are vandal-resistant

Where reliability is concerned, we can’t use the sophisticated keypads that we daily use. They may serve our purposes but we can’t use them in all types of environments. For them, we need ruggedized keyboards. They are the safest bet for outdoor applications.

Most of the rugged keypads are vandal-resistant and suited for indoor and outdoor use in applications including banking kiosks, ticketing machines, access control systems and harsh public environments. Most of them come with very simple panel configurations and adaptable layouts to accommodate a broad range of client designs. Customers can specify any number of keys, as well as benchmark 4, 12 or 16 keypad layouts.

The characteristics may also include commanded illumination in red, yellow, blue, green, or white, multiple button forms and colors inside one keypad, and blank spaces for separation between keys in one unit. Other features may be anti-twist, anti-pull off, non sticking keys.

Rugged keypads have applications in several areas. Some of them are:

1.    Commercial applications
2.    Industrial applications
3.    Military applications

The commercial application may include:

1.    Oceanic vessel control
2.    Power plant control system
3.    Rugged mobile computers
4.    Water manufacturing equipments
5.    Telephonic operator terminals
6.    Retail lottery terminals
7.    High end VME systems

The industrial applications include:

1.    Advanced integrated display systems
2.    Tactical advanced computer system
3.    Tactical mobile rugged computer
4.    Advanced display system

The military applications include:

1.    Rugged military computers
2.    Coast guard tactical computers
3.    Airborne satellite control system
4.    Military aerospace management

Rugged keypad play the crucial role in all the major events of space as well. Man would not have been able to land at the moon without them.