{"id":292451,"date":"2021-02-23T08:21:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T07:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/glossar\/dip-switches\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:28:33","slug":"dip-switches","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/glossar\/dip-switches\/","title":{"rendered":"DIP switches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;section-grauverlauf&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">DIP switches<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]DIP switches are a special design of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alders.de\/en\/products\/switches\/slide-switch\/\">slide switches<\/a>. They are applied, among other things, on printed circuit boards or main boards and are used to configure certain basic settings. The abbreviation stands for &#8220;dual in-line package&#8221;, which gives a direct indication of the design of the switch. A DIP switch has two parallel rows of terminals and is colloquially called a piano switch, piano DIP switch or jokingly a mouse piano because of its characteristic appearance. Other names are the scientific terms dual-in-line switches or DIP switches. Depending on the design, names can differ from flat profile DIP switch to flat or ultra-flat piano DIP switch.<\/p>\n<p>DIP switches are used in a wide range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alders.de\/en\/industries\/\">industries<\/a>\u00a0and applications, for example on the main boards of various control cabinets, in PC systems or for setting hand-held transmitters. The function of DIP switches is similar to that of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alders.de\/en\/alders-explaines\/jumper\/\">jumpers<\/a>. A DIP switch offers them the advantage of a self-contained design and thus a firm, permanent connection to the circuit board.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the number of switches and jumper positions, which can vary between two or three, there can be a difference in the number of possible settings on the DIP switch.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to DIP switches, there are other variants of switches that offer similar functions. For example clock switches or coding switches or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alders.de\/en\/alders-explaines\/rotary-coding-switch\/\">rotary coding switches<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-292451","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/292451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/292451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292452,"href":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/292451\/revisions\/292452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alders-v2.p3group.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}