What switch would replace a series of 6 pins linked by jumpers?

Question

I've bought a small electronics kit - a function generator which produces a 1kHz signal in various waveshapes - square, sine, triangle and integrator. It's a basic kit on a single PCB (555 timer based) and you select the waveform you want using a jumper between 4 pairs of pins.

I would like to put this kit in a small box to use as a more robust tool for testing equipment. I need a chassis mounted switch which could essentially imitate the action of moving a jumper between these four sets of pins. What sort of switch would I need, and how would I wire it?

Answer 1

It's a bit hard to answer without a schematic, but a rotary switch is a typical solution. You can get them in many different configurations. For example, a four position double pole switch as shown below.

Answer 2

If one side of each jumper is tied to a common node, then you just need a single-pole rotary switch.

Otherwise, you'll need a set of interlocked pushbuttons — the kind where when you push one in, the others pop out. Or you could use an N-pole rotary switch, one pole for each of the original jumpers.