Pete, no the unit is quite solid , like i said as far as the indent click it's probably because i'm used to the more expensive MPG's , it's fine the unit switches on by the silver button as a precaution more of a inbuilt safety , the unit is configurable so if you want to make a button do anything you want you can by modifiying your hal files, it's by no means fixed , the back of the case has 4 magnetic points so i can stick it on the side of the machine when not in use .
you can turn the mpg without chasing it around the table top , as everything is programmable from linuxcnc point of view, it's fine On 13 September 2014 15:56, Pete Matos <petefro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave, > Thank you for the review of the pendant. Can you clarify the comment > about the indent click? What do you mean here. MPG's all have clicks that > determine the step what do you mean indent click? what features other than > just axis select, step distance select and MPG movement have you found are > integrated? I see it has buttons for spindle etc. it also seems to have a > start and pause as well as reset which I am unsure what that would do > actually. It also seems to have a big silver button there up top right what > does it do? I am pleased to hear you like it and after hearing your > comments about the range I am even more feeling that the wired model is the > one for me. > > Another question I have is the weight? I mean if you take the pendant > and place it on the table is the MPG click stiff enough to cause the whole > pendant to move on the table? Can you kinda flick the MPG wheel and get a > rapid type movement without knocking the whole pendant off the table? I > was thinking that if this was the case perhaps some thick soft rubber feet > on the back or even some small suction cuts affixed to the back might > help? Might sound crazy but one of the main reasons I want this is to aid > me in setup so I do not have to reach inside the machine with one hand and > then reach way back with my other hand to the control pendant to move the > MPG and then to the keyboard to select step increments altho I have become > quite proficient doing this already LOL... Having the start and pause > etc would be nice and I wonder if feedrate overrides or max feedrate > override could be integrated into it. Just some rambling thoughts here. > Peace > > Pete > > > On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM, David Armstrong <cncbas...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > the only difference is in the wireless , other than that they are > identical > > iv'e had mine for about 6 weeks ( hb04 ) and it works fine . > > given one niggle , the update of the lcd can at times , be slightly > delayed > > but give it half a sec to settle and it's fine . > > > > iv'e not had any problems , the wireless range is limited , so what i did > > was to place the dongle in a plastic box to the side of the machine > nearest > > the operator , and ran a usb extention to the pc , > > > > the MDI has a indent click which is annoying at times , i might open it > and > > see if it can be removed , but i am really just picking at straws > > > > overall i'm satisfied with the unit > > i'm just about to obtain another , so their not that bad ! > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > On 13 September 2014 15:32, Pete Matos <petefro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > This Pendant looks very promising and I am pleased to find that the > > > LinuxCNC Gods have smiled upon it and tried to integrate it. I am > > wondering > > > how you guys find the quality of this unit. I am also wondering about > the > > > wireless nature of the unit. Do you find it works pretty well > immediately > > > etc? I see they also offer an LHB04 model that comes with a longish > USB > > > cable that looks more like what I am interested in. I would love to > have > > > quick axis selection and step setting in a portable device I can set on > > the > > > machines table while I do the setup. My machine currently has an MPG > > from > > > the original control and I use the I button and Shift I to move between > > the > > > step settings which kinda takes some careful dexterity as well as > > requiring > > > me to move my attention to the pendant on my Cincinatti Arrow 500 and > > away > > > from the workpiece/table. Here is a link to an ebay ad for the wired > > model > > > I am more interested in. Peace > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Handwheel-USB-MPG-Pendant-LHB04-for-CNC-Mac-Mach-3-4-Axis-Engraving-l-/300949684991 > > > > > > Pete > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 9:47 AM, David Armstrong <cncbas...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > the only reference i can find to stepsize is in the ini > > > > step = xhc-hb04.stepsize-up > > > > > > > > i cannot find a reference to stepsize in either of the tcl files > either > > > , i > > > > dont think it's going to be as easy as changing to stepsize-down > > > > so we shall await Dewey's thoughts > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 13 September 2014 14:23, Marius Alksnys <marius.alks...@gmail.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > XHC HB04 pendant has hal pin step-up, while it is more convienient > > way > > > > > to approach some position by stepping increment down. > > > > > > > > > > How to change this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Want excitement? > > > > > Manually upgrade your production database. > > > > > When you want reliability, choose Perforce > > > > > Perforce version control. 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