Rugged Keyboard

December 1, 2009

Advanced Input Systems (Coeur d’Alene, ID) offers the Grizzly Xtreme rugged keyboard for harsh environments. It is suited for use with gloved hands and light-pressure typing, and consists of an elastomer keypad encased in an upper and lower powder-coated die cast aluminum housing. It is waterproof, dustproof, and chemical-resistant, and the housing features a gasket-sealed perimeter. Wear-proof legends on the elastomer are painted and laser-etched with rhino coating. The keyboard features LED backlit legends, and a single USB cable with sealed strain relief for connection to both the keyboard buttons and FSR pointing device. An integrated 10-key numeric keypad is included. The keyboard contains four mounting points to provide system configuration for applications with high vibration.