4X4 Keypad Matrix Keypad Arduino Membrane Switch

4X4 Keypad Matrix is an input device, it usually used to provide input value in a project. It has 16 keys in total, which means it can provide 16 input values. The most interesting thing is it used only 8 GPIO pins of a microcontroller.

4X4 KEYPAD MODULES are available in different sizes and shapes. But they all have same pin configuration. It is easy to make 4X4 KEYPAD by arranging 16 buttons in matrix formation by yourself.

4X4 Keypad Matrix will have EIGHT TERMINALS. In them four are ROWS of MATRIX and four are COLUMNS of MATRIX. These 8 PINS are driven out from 16 buttons present in the MODULE. Those 16 alphanumeric digits on the MODULE surface are the 16 buttons arranged in MATRIX formation.

These Keypad modules are made of thin, flexible membrane material. The 4 x4 keypad module consists of 16 keys, these Keys are organized in a matrix of rows and columns. All these switches are connected to each other with a conductive trace. Normally there is no connection between rows and columns. When we will press a key, then a row and a column make contact.

Matrix keypads are the kind of keypads you see on cell phones, calculators, microwaves ovens, door locks, etc. They’re practically everywhere.

However, in DIY electronics, they are a great way to let users interact with your project and are often needed to navigate menus, punch in passwords and control robots.

One of the great thing about them is that they come with an adhesive backing so you can attach it to nearly anything. You just have to peel the paper backing off.