Amp in DIN/DOUT module?

[Paleorama]

Hi,

I am currently looking at some pushbuttons for my midibox project - I found some really neat ones with LED's.

So I thought of connecting the switch in the button to the DIN and connecting the DOUT to the LED inside the button.

But I am bit lost about the specs of the DIN/DOUT module. I know it's running 5V but how many amps is it driven of? I am building on the GM5 - is it just the amount of current that comes out of the USB port then?

The specs for the pushbuttons is:

HIGH QUALITY LATCHING DPDT OFF/ON WITH RED LED (CAN BE WORK 3V- 6V)PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES.

FEATURES:

- DPDT- OFF/ON LATCHING TYPE, PUSH IT ON, PUSH ITAGAIN OFF

- CUT SIZE: 17mm X 17mm (PRESSFIT TYPE)

- 125V 6A, 250V 3A; CAN ALSO WORK FOR 12V, 24V.

It says that it can work with a wide variety of voltage but I dunno if the amount of current (ampere) the midibox is sending out will be to little.

Help is very much appreciated!

[Hawkeye]

Hi and welcome!

the current draw depends only on the installed LED, the push button itself (just a switch) is passive... just consider it as a bridge when "switched on".

BUT:

1) it says "on/off", that is potentially not the button behaviour that you want - it locks in every state.

2) din/dout in conjunction with the gm5 module?!?

maybe nILS could move this thread to "parts questions" :-)

Edited December 14, 2010 by Hawkeye