It is possible for more than one position to make contact at a time, such as pressed+right, left+down, or pressed+right+down, for a total of 18 input states.

The 5-Position Switch is a normally open contact switch that provides directional output to your project.

This switch has a nice snappy feel, and returns to the center/un-pressed position immediately when it is released. By monitoring the input state of five pins, it’s easy for any microcontroller to detect whether the switch is in the up, down, left, right, or pressed position.

Features:

8-pin DIP module is ready for breadboard or through-hole projects

10k pull-up resistor included on each positional pin

Simple communication with any microcontroller

Application Ideas:

Video game input

Robot Control

Key Specifications:

Power requirements: Supply voltage = output signal voltage. Set supply voltage for compatibility with your microcontroller's inputs

Communication: Single bit high/low output for each position

Dimensions: 0.70 x 0.95 x 0.78 in   (17.8 x 24.1 x 19.8 mm)