Do "easier" DIP switches exist?

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Do "easier" DIP switches exist?

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I have an easily removed "eight number" DIP switch on a flash cart. It is a pain to routinely consult a chart when selecting a number. Is there an easier solution to go through the 256 options?
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I imagined a simple LCD or LED digital number device that, by pressing buttons, could advance the number. Something you might find on a pedometer or cheap, tiny alarm clock. But with the same pins to swap/replace the DIP switch component. Anything like that exist?

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... Or two hexadecimal encoders...

4bits+4bits="F"+"F"=&FF=256.
(Easy to set)

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I have the "piano" type switches. None of the rotary ones seem to use the same pin layout.
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How about an ardiuno and 2x16 LCD display?
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Jeff-20 wrote:I have an easily removed "eight number" DIP switch on a flash cart. It is a pain to routinely consult a chart when selecting a number. Is there an easier solution to go through the 256 options?

I imagined a simple LCD or LED digital number device that, by pressing buttons, could advance the number. Something you might find on a pedometer or cheap, tiny alarm clock. But with the same pins to swap/replace the DIP switch component. Anything like that exist?
I think what you're looking for is an 8-bit binary counter that has the same footprint as an 8 way DIP switch. You could probably build something that fitted but I don't think there's anything off-the-shelf.
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