Question Connect Foot and palm switch to Raspberry pi

[vitrionnl]

Hi! We made a project using a raspberry pi and 4 arcade buttons (https://thepihut.com/products/massive-arcade-button-with-led-100mm-white) sadly there were not robust enough, it is used inside a playground for entry, and 2 broke in the span of 2 weeks.

We were getting power from these on a simple GPIO PIN 3/4 for example, this kinda worked but i bet it will not work with the more robuust buttons we wanna buy:

https://www.automation24.co.uk/foot-and-palm-switch-eaton-229746-fak-r-kc11-i
or the 5v
https://www.automation24.co.uk/foot-and-palm-switch-siemens-sirius-act-3su1801-2ga00-2aa1

We were thinking of buying 4 of the above one, can anyone helm me out regarding the button receive on a GPIo from this button.

And will this work with the simple raspberry pi wires?

All help is very appreciated, thank you!

 

[Ralston18]

Not sure about the meaning of:

"this kinda worked but i bet it will not work with the more robuust buttons we wanna buy:"

Are you referring to the necessary pin-outs/connections necessary or the full need for a more robust/industrial grade button? A button rated for harsher environments including outdoor use?

What particular technical specifications are you concerned about?

E.g., voltage range?

 

[vitrionnl]

Not sure about the meaning of:

"this kinda worked but i bet it will not work with the more robuust buttons we wanna buy:"

Are you referring to the necessary pin-outs/connections necessary or the full need for a more robust/industrial grade button? A button rated for harsher environments including outdoor use?

What particular technical specifications are you concerned about?

E.g., voltage range?

Hi!

The idea is the button is pressed, and in the pi i receive this signal using something like NodeJS OnOff (this is what we use with cheap buttons as well)

My concern is that the https://www.automation24.co.uk/foot-and-palm-switch-siemens-sirius-act-3su1801-2ga00-2aa1 will work with the pi.

So i will put the ground + other cable from pi to button and back, (just like how we did it right now), questions is if this will work

 

[Ralston18]

Basically the Automation button (NO as I understand the specs) should work.

The pi does not care about the nature of the button per se. Only that it, the pi, sees a closed circuit when the button is pressed and does whatever is to be done when the circuit is closed.

Does the pi require that the circuit remain closed or just that the circuit initially closes and then reopens when the button is no longer being pressed?

For example: pressing and releasing the button could initiate opening (or closing) a gate.

Or is the requirement that the button be continually pressed until the gate is fully open or closed.

Or stops movement somewhere in between if the button is released.

As I understand the specs of that Arcade button it is NO. So if that button was working and then broke, all you need is another more robust, factory grade NO button that will withstand a harsher environment.

And playgrounds can be harsh...