Hi everyone.
I wanted to see if anyone has suggestions for circuitry or a device that I could connect to a N.O. momentary pushbutton to provide a 1 - 2 second latched contact closure whenever the pushbutton is pressed. Essentially, I need something like a latching relay, except that I want the latching to occur for only a second or two.
I'm not sure if there exist any pushbuttons with some type of integrated latching, or relays with an adjustable latching duration, but I'm guessing that some sort of external circuitry will be my only option. Ideally I'd like to keep it simple and small, as I'm working with a relatively small enclosure and have about 2 cubic inches of available space. Also, I'm working with 5 VDC inside the enclosure, so I'd like to be able to power any circuitry with the existing 5 VDC. This isn't anything that needs to be heavy duty, as I'd just be using the latched contact closure to trigger a dry GPI input on an external device.
Thanks!
I wanted to see if anyone has suggestions for circuitry or a device that I could connect to a N.O. momentary pushbutton to provide a 1 - 2 second latched contact closure whenever the pushbutton is pressed. Essentially, I need something like a latching relay, except that I want the latching to occur for only a second or two.
I'm not sure if there exist any pushbuttons with some type of integrated latching, or relays with an adjustable latching duration, but I'm guessing that some sort of external circuitry will be my only option. Ideally I'd like to keep it simple and small, as I'm working with a relatively small enclosure and have about 2 cubic inches of available space. Also, I'm working with 5 VDC inside the enclosure, so I'd like to be able to power any circuitry with the existing 5 VDC. This isn't anything that needs to be heavy duty, as I'd just be using the latched contact closure to trigger a dry GPI input on an external device.
Thanks!