Trackballs and touchpads are common components for integrated cursor control in industrial professional keyboards. InduKey® expands this standard version and offers from now on a foil-covered keyboard with integrated professional joystick.

The used joystick has a stick length of 63mm and requires an actuating force of 2.25 N. The pivoting range is 18 degree in all directions. The joystick sheathing is easy to clean due to a convex sleeve and additionally prevents the deposition of chips, dusts and other materials.

The TKS-105a-JSTb-MODUL keyboard is used in all operational environments that, on the one hand, require a high robustness of the devices and, on the other hand, call for a comfortable operation of these. In this respect, the joystick is well-suited for the precise control of the cursor, despite the fact that protective clothing supplier is worn. Possible fields of application for the device are to be found for example in open pit and underground mining, in design and construction of industrial professional buildings, for use in production equipment, and much more.

The keyboard TKS-105a-JSTb-MODUL is protected to the standards of IP65 and, consequently, it may be cleaned and is currently protected against the penetration of dust and fluids, respectively. It may be integrated head-on into systems by means of retral threaded bolts. In the “b-version” of the keyboard it is equipped with a circumferential protective edge in order to additionally protect the front foil from peeling off. A MFII layout provides complete functionality of the keys.

The keyboard is provided in German or US layout by default as well as with a PS/2 or USB connection.