Orby^TM Switch

Button-style Adaptive Switch

Orby is a colorful button-style adaptive switch featuring a smooth contoured design that is 2.5-inches in diameter and less than one inch tall. It utilizes the industry standard 3.5-mm headphone jack attached to a 5-foot cable. A simple press anywhere on the top will provide a switch closure with pleasing audible feedback.

Orby is a perfect access switch for emulating alternative mouse buttons, for scanning Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) Devices, for accessing Environmental Control Systems, interacting with simple toys, or controlling any other device that can be navigated with one or more switches.

Colorful – Lemon Yellow, Cherry Red, Blue Berry and Green Apple
Auditory – clicks with each switch actuation
Smooth – switch actuation is quiet and not mechanical sounding
Durable – made of high-impact plastic
Sensitive – can be activated anywhere on the surface and requires only 3.5 ounces of pressure
Adaptable – threaded inserts on bottom for mounting and positioning
Stable – includes gripping, high-tack friction pad base to prevent sliding

The Orby switch features integral dampers to reduce spurious sounds during actuation; while providing clear and audible feedback of the switch acutation event. Orby uses a tough industrial switch designed for high voltage, and current. (The industrial switch meets many approved standards from UL, CSA, VDE and TUV; however, Orby is not rated by these agencies and is NOT designed for switching high voltage and high current.)

The industrial switch mechanism is rated for 30-million operations at 60 operations per minute. Orby uses a cable designed for a high flex environment that employs a strong PVC jacket and high strand count wire for severe duty.

Specifications

Diameter = 2.5-inches (64-mm)
Height = 0.872 (22-mm)
Weight = 2.75-ounces (80-grams) with cable and pad
Actuation Force = 3.5-ounces (100-grams)
Cord Length = 5-feet (1.5-m)
Connector Type = 1/8-inch (3.5-mm) right angle headphone jack
Threaded Inserts = #6-32, brass
Friction Pad = 0.0625-inches (1.6-mm) thick
Internal Dampers = high density urethane
Voltage = less than 32-volts
Current = less than 1-Amp
Conductors = rated for severe duty
RoHS* = compliant

(* – RoHS – Reduction of Hazardous Substances. The European Union has implemented a requirement that certain substances above specified levels not be used in electronic devices imported into European Union countries.)

Mounting Options

Bottom side of Orby switch with intergral threaded inserts.

Orby has two #6-32 threaded inserts molded into the base for situations that require fixed mounting. The inserts are separated by 1.1-inches (28-mm) and centered on the switch body. The included friction pad is held in place with a pressure sensitive adhesive. It is shipped loose with Orby.

Orby Switch Includes:

Orby Switch – Lemon Yellow, Cherry Red, Blue Berry or Green Apple
Gripper friction pad
Instruction card
2-year limited warranty

Buy Orby Switch – Choose Lemon Yellow, Cherry Red, Blue Berry or Green Apple

Swifty/Orby Bundle – Single Switch

The best of both – all in one! The Swifty/Orby Bundle – Single Switch combines one Orby Switch and the popular Swifty USB switch interface all in a single solution.

Swifty is an adaptive switch interface in an extremely compact package. It accepts industry standard 3.5 mm, stereo or mono plugs for directly connecting the Orby Switch to a Windows, Macintosh and Linux computer, including many AAC devices.

Orby features a smooth contoured design that is 2.5-inches in diameter and is less than one-inch tall. Users will enjoy the soft and quiet operation with clear audible feedback of switch actuation when pressed anywhere on the top surface.

Installation is clean and simple. Attach Orby to Swifty, and then connect Swifty to the USB port on your device. Swifty comes pre-set to send a left mouse click when the user presses any location on Orby’s surface, but can easily be adjusted to send other key commands including Enter, Joystick Button 1, and Keyboard 1.