On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tuesday 22 September 2015 05:46:42 Mark Wendt wrote: > >> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 3:45 AM, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> > wrote: >> > The trick is to achieve transparency of operation so that GCODE and >> > commands for start, stop, E-stop etc sent to the LCNC server and >> > feedback returned to the client operates seamlessly and without >> > interference with the micro-system actually operating the CNC >> > machine. >> >> That. >> >> That's the biggest concern I have for a heavy machine, spinning sharp >> objects, and whoops! The wireless went down. Or the wired switch >> decided to take a dump. >> >> Those reasons are why I don't use wireless or bluetooth keyboards, >> mice and pendants. A hard wire connect to a single computer running >> the code to me is just the safest way of doing things. Drip feed by >> DNC is okay, that's a horse of a different course. >> >> Mark > > And I haven't had a wireless mouse or keyboard that if the batteries were > good, did anything but work. The keyboard in particular is extremely > handy without the distance limiting cord, as I can pick it up off its > normal resting place about 3 deet from the machine, carry it over and > park it on the Y motor when I am setting up for the next operation. > > >From where I sit at the operating position Z is the only axis I can see > well enough when jogging. So I either need to get a camera, and camview > and align setup and calibrated, or go over to the machine with the > keyboard. As for batteries failing, I've not had them fail in anything > but the key up position. Ever. > > Now, if I could just find a fitted cover for a logitech K360 keyboard to > keep the swarf and coffee drippings out of it. I find that even with > the square sided keys, swarf can jam it. > > YMMV of course. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
All it takes is a bit of interference in the band of radios waves those devices use. I still prefer hardwired connections rather than trusting radio waves on stuff like that. Or, as you mentioned, the batteries. It only has to happen once. Mark -- One Man, One Machine, One Computer! <VBSEG> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
