On 3/25/2011 6:26 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > I am wondering about something. > > For manual movement, I use a Saitek P880 joypad. I am literally overjoyed by > this joypad and how easily it moves the axes. > > Having said this bad pun, I wonder if those manual pulse generators are > better, ergonomically, than this joypad. > > I have a feeling that a joypad is far better than MPGs in the ease of moving > the mill. > > Am I mistaken about it? > > i
Igor, I wondered the same thing. That's why I have both a joypad and an MPG hooked up to my machine. Got the best of both worlds, I think. For long movements, I use the joypad. For shorter, more accurate movements I use the MPG. The joypad is using a USB port, so I didn't have to worry about having another parallel port, which is already being used by the MPG. They have different purposes for my machine. My machine bed is 6' long. It's a lot of cranking to move the gantry 6', but push a button, and hold the joystick over, and it moves nicely. But if I want to move precisely to position X or position Z, the MPG is my go to control. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
