USB to 20 Button INTERFACE  
(Model #2040) 

 

   

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Thank you for your purchase of our Model 2040 USB to 20 Button INTERFACE. The Switch Assignments are involved but can be easily accomplished with the help of the following information.
 
 
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USB to 20 Button INTERFACE, please write me at:
 
 
INSTALLATION
 
Installing the USB INTERFACE requires very little time. All you need is an unused USB Port. Additional Ports can be added to your computer by using a device called a USB Hub. These Hubs can be purchased for as little as $20.00 in the Internet.
 
Just plug a USB Cable Series "B" into the jack on the 2040, then into the USB Port on your computer. The computer will sense the Adapter and load the required software for its proper operation. The 2040 will be sensed as "Digital Switch 2040". That's all there is to the installation.
 
To verify that you computer has accepted the Interface, you can goto the "Game Controller" window. To do this, just click on "START" (located in the lower left hand corner of the computer's monitor); then click on "Control Panel"; then "Game Controller". Your computer should display the following:
 
Highlight "Digital Switch 2040" then click "Properties"
 
 
The Properties Window indicates that there are are 24 available switch locations, this is a mis
conception. There are only 20 Buttons. The extra buttons were included in the USB Program
for future expansion.
 
Wiring Your Model 2040 USB Interface
 
Below is a photo showing the 2040 and 2 Ribbon Cables connected to both J1 and J2 Headers. Also shown is the Series "B" USB Cable.
 
 
 
The Photo seen above shows the 2 Ribbon Cables attached to the USB Interface. The cable on the left is designated J1, while the cable on the right is J2. J1 & J2 are both 17x2 male "Headers" giving you 32 wires for each connector. Note the "RED" tracer on each of the cables, The "RED" Tracer indicates that the wire with the trace color is Position #1 (Wire 1). The second wire down is Position #2; the third wire is Position #3 and so on until Wire #34 is reached (last wire).
 
Push Button Switches require only 2 wires to operate. To make wiring of your switches as easy as possible, the 2040 was designed so that 2 adjacent wires are soldered to each switch. In other words, the First (Wire with RED Tracer) and the Second wire soldered to a Push Button Switch (switch #1) is all that is needed for your computer to sense the closure of the button. The Third and Fourth wires are connected to the second Push Button Switch (switch #2). The Fifth and Sixth wire are soldered to third Push Button (switch #3). Do you see a pattern?
 
Wires #1 and #2 are connected to Switch #1
Wires #3 and #4 are connected to Switch #2
Wires #5 and #6 are connected to Switch #3      And So On . . . . . .
 
The Wire numbers also indicate the Pin Numbers of both J1 or J2 Connectors (wire #1 is connected to Pin 1 of J1 or J2 - wire #2 is connected to Pin 2 of J1 or J2 ect.)
 
Switch Assignments for the Model 2040
 

J1 Connector

J2 Connector

J1 Pin Numbers

Switch Number

USB Light

J2 Pin Numbers

Switch Number

USB Light

Pins 1 & 2

Switch #1

Light #1

Pins 1 & 2

Switch #20

Light #20

Pins 3 & 4

Switch #2

Light #2

Pins 3 & 4

Switch #19

Light #19

Pins 5 & 6

Switch #3

Light #3

Pins 5 & 6

Switch #18

Light #18

Pins 7 & 8

Switch #4

Light #4

Pins 7 & 8

Switch #17

Light #17

Pins 9 & 10

Switch #5

Light #5

Pins 9 & 10

Switch #16

Light #16

Pins 11 & 12

Switch #6

Light #6

Pins 11 & 12

Switch #15

Light #15

Pins 13 & 14

Switch #7

Light #7

Pins 13 & 14

Switch #14

Light #14

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 15 & 16

Switch #13

Light #13

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 17 & 18

Switch #12

Light #12

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 19 & 20

Switch #11

Light #11

Pins 21 & 22

Switch #8

Light #8

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 23 & 24

Switch #9

Light #9

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 25 & 26

Switch #10

Light #10

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 29 & 30

+5V DC Out

* * * * * *

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

Pins 33 & 34

Common GND

* * * * * *

NO CONNECTION

* * * * * *

* * * * * *
Above is a TABLE showing J1, J2 Pin assignments; their functions and what Buttons will light when the switch is pressed (See "Digital Switch 2040 Properties" Window - Above).
 
Lets go through a few assignments so you can fully understand what's happening. With a Ribbon Cable connected to the 2040 J1 Header, find the wires connected to Pins 1 and 2 (that is the wire with the RED Tracer and the second from there). With the "Digital Switch 2040 Properties" window showing, "short" these two wires together. When shorted, the #1 Red Ball will light in the window. Remove the short; the light will be extinguished. Now short the third and fourth wires on the J1 Ribbon Cable. The #2 Red Button will light.
 
When shorting every 2 wires, the corresponding Red Button will light until you come to Pin numbers 15 and 16 (also can be called "Wires #15 and Wire #16). From the above TABLE, you can see that Pins 15 to 20 are not connected to any circuitry. So these 6 Pins (or Wires) should be skipped.
 
The remaining 3 switches (Switch #8, Switch #9 and Switch #10) are connected to Pins 21 & 22 - Pins 23 & 24 - Pins 25 & 26. The last Digital Switch on the J1 Cable is #10. Pins 29/30 and Pins 33/34 are Voltage and Common Ground connections. These pins come in handy if your Switch Design requires voltage to power an integrated circuit, LED, small relay ect. The 5 Volt DC is present on BOTH Pins 29 and 30 while the Common Ground is connected to Pins 33 and 34.
 
If your design requires 10 Switch or less, you can stop there. But if you need more then 10 switches, you need to connect a Ribbon Cable to the J2 Header and take note of the required connections from the TABLE seen above.
 
If Pins 1 (Red Tracer) and 2 of the J1 Cable are shorted together, the #20 Button will light. Shorting Pins 3 and 4 will light the #19 Button and so on until you reach Pins 21 to 34. These Pins are not connected to any circuitry, so they are considered to be "OPEN" Circuits.
 

 
Wiring the 2040 to Push Button Switches
 
Now that you have an understanding on what takes place on the 2040 INTERFACE, lets discuss the basics on wiring up the Push Buttons. They say that "A picture is worth a thousand words", so here is a diagram to show you how to wire up 20 buttons to the 2040.
 
The push button switches are a standard "Normally Open" Spring Return type that is available at many electronic supply houses on the internet. The cost ranges from between $0.27 to $0.50 each.
 
 
 
The Control Wires from the J1 Header are located at:
PINS 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, then starts up again at: 22, 24, 26
 
The Control Wires from the J2 Header are located at:
PINS 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19
 
 HAPPY FLYING!
 

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