Re: [Emc-users] Pendant help

On 3/31/15 9:22 AM, Juan Posada wrote: > Hello everyone. I am a new EMC user moving over from Mach 3. I had been > using the ShuttleRU pendant > which does not come with a linux driver. Is there a way to make it work? I > am fairly technical, can read a

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant help

Welcome Juan, I see a lot of folks migrating from Mach. I've not started yet, but have chosen LCNC, primarily due to the manufacturer building my machine will not support it using Mach. The ShuttleRU is a nice piece of work. I went with the XHC-HB04 because it's known to work in LinuxCNC. I wil

[Emc-users] Pendant help

Hello everyone. I am a new EMC user moving over from Mach 3. I had been using the ShuttleRU pendant which does not come with a linux driver. Is there a way to make it work? I am fairly technical, can read and write basic code, and even have access to th

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

2013/6/10 jrmitchellj . : > The jog-it is an open source project, so you can reprogram it any way you > like. > I agree with you about the home function, and have changed it on my unit. > (I was one of hte kickstarter investors). > > Ray > > --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. > jrmitche...@gmail.com > (818)324-

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

The jog-it is an open source project, so you can reprogram it any way you like. I agree with you about the home function, and have changed it on my unit. (I was one of hte kickstarter investors). Ray --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. jrmitche...@gmail.com (818)324-7573 “Truth is treason in the Empire of Li

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 6/10/2013 10:50 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: > 2013/6/2 Bruce Layne: > >> I highly recommend the JogIt! pendant. >> > They sure look really fine, but I still don't like the idea of having > the home button being the largest most centric object on the pendant. > Homing is made once, zeroing w

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

2013/6/2 Bruce Layne : > I highly recommend the JogIt! pendant. They sure look really fine, but I still don't like the idea of having the home button being the largest most centric object on the pendant. Homing is made once, zeroing would have been much more logical to me. But I'm willing to buy a

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Thanks John, I like that. Simple yet effective. Dave On 6/3/2013 11:20 AM, John Thornton wrote: > I added a front and rear view of the touchscreen on the BP to the gallery. > > http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1.xhtml > > JT > On 6/3/2013 8:20 AM, Dave wrote: > >> On 6/3/2013 8:41 AM, John T

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 3 June 2013 18:15, Jon Elson wrote: > The whole purpose of this is to save digital inputs. The matrix_kb component might be useful for this too. Things don't have to be in a square physical array to be wired as a matrix. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Ma

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

FYI, I did something similar to Jon and used only 2 wires for the 3 feed rates. Though, I left the smallest (X1) increment as the unconnected one to use as the default if one of the other two weren't active. So if the switch is between positions, flaky contact, broken wire, etc it defaults to the

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Jon > Do you care to elaborate on the diode encoder? > Down at the bottom of this page is a link to a pdf file with the schematic. http://pico-systems.com/pendant.html This one encoder X, Y and Z, feedrate and spindle overrides. The diodes convert the single pole sw

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

I added a front and rear view of the touchscreen on the BP to the gallery. http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1.xhtml JT On 6/3/2013 8:20 AM, Dave wrote: > On 6/3/2013 8:41 AM, John Thornton wrote: >> I can take a >> more recent photo in a bit and add it to my web site if your interested >> in seeing

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 3 June 2013 14:22, Dave wrote: > Have you had that horizontal mill for a while? I don't remember seeing > that in your other photos. It's a universal mill, and spends most of its time being vertical. That is it set up in the gear hobbing configuration. The vertical head is dangling from the

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 6/3/2013 8:51 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 3 June 2013 12:41, John Thornton wrote: > > >> MPG mount http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1-01.xhtml >> Selector switches http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1-07.xhtml >> > My MPG is also fixed, but in a less ergonomic place. > https://picasaweb.google.

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 6/3/2013 8:41 AM, John Thornton wrote: > I can take a > more recent photo in a bit and add it to my web site if your interested > in seeing it. > Please do if you have the time. I'm going back and forth on how to mount the screen to the arm.. I may use just use the Vesa mount, but then I

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 6/3/2013 8:48 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Dave wrote: > > >>> Dave, >>> >>> I've got both on my machine - one of the Keling MPG's and also a >>> >> joystick. >> >>> They have different uses the way I have them set up. With the MPG, I can >>> mo

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 3 June 2013 12:41, John Thornton wrote: > MPG mount http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1-01.xhtml > Selector switches http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1-07.xhtml My MPG is also fixed, but in a less ergonomic place. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AfcLxywbiVM3Op2P8rhXFtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Dave wrote: > > Dave, > > > > I've got both on my machine - one of the Keling MPG's and also a > joystick. > > They have different uses the way I have them set up. With the MPG, I can > > move the machine exactly .1, .01, and .001 in any axis. With the joy > stic

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

The black arm was left over from the Anilam control that I removed. The arm pivots but I never pivot it. It would be simple to construct one. I now have a desktop touch screen and just popped the cover off the base and screwed it down to the arm then put the cover back on. I can take a more rec

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 6/3/2013 5:08 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Dave wrote: > > >> I want to buy a pendant for use with a Bridgeport CNC mill I have >> converted to Linuxcnc. >> >> I think I want an MPG with axes selection, but tell me if you disagree. >> >> I don't want to make my ow

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Mounting to the table... that sounds very practical. I never thought of that. John how are you holding your screen? Is that something you made up? Thanks, Dave On 6/3/2013 7:41 AM, John Thornton wrote: > A commercial pendant could be ok on a knee mill if you have the holder > for it but I'

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

A commercial pendant could be ok on a knee mill if you have the holder for it but I've found just mounting the MPG to the table and having a selector switch for each axis and for increments much easier to operate. I use a joypad on my plasma for rough positioning but it would be awkward to use/

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Dave wrote: > > I want to buy a pendant for use with a Bridgeport CNC mill I have > converted to Linuxcnc. > > I think I want an MPG with axes selection, but tell me if you disagree. > > I don't want to make my own as I have way too much other work to do > right no

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 06/02/2013 04:17 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: > It is set up so that a second button > has to be pressed to enable jogging to prevent accidental jogging. Is > there some equivalent safety feature on the Jog It! pendant? Nope. The JogIt pendant is a very simple device. Pushing any button sends

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Hi Dave; Take a look at X-keys @www.xkeys.com When they are programed to emulate the keyboard keys of AXIS, you can control all the machine functions with the hand held pendant. This really simplifies the operations for me allowing manual operation of the all the mills functions or at the mill setu

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Jon Do you care to elaborate on the diode encoder? On 2013/06/03 02:42 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > Dave wrote: >> I've look at the CNC4PC pendants and I have looked at the pendants on >> Ebay. > I think the CNC4PC is a pretty good design, and should be reasonably > robust. > I have basically duplicat

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'm hesitant to do a USB interface with an MPG wheel so I think I will stick to an LPT port interface for this machine and give that a go. That should be simple and reliable. I ordered one of the CNC4PC "like" units off of Ebay. $92 including shipping. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 3 June 2013 01:18, Florian Rist wrote: >> Mesa 7i73 > Thanks for the hint. This looks good and its cheep. It is less cheap if you need an interface board for it, but if you have the smart-serial port free on a 7i76 or 7i77 then it's perfect. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. h

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Dave wrote: > I've look at the CNC4PC pendants and I have looked at the pendants on Ebay. > I think the CNC4PC is a pretty good design, and should be reasonably robust. I have basically duplicated the function of that unit myself. The only change I made was to reverse the polarity of the white

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Hi Andy > My preference would be for an all-realtime pendant. The Mesa 7i73 is > the ideal thing for the interfacing, Thanks for the hint. This looks good and its cheep. cu Flo -- Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET cod

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 2 June 2013 22:51, Florian Rist wrote: > http://www.ebay.de/itm/170979265195 > But I guess the USB dongles is > a HID device, so it should not be too difficult. Someone on the forum has one largely working with hal_input, but there is as-yet no way to use the LCD. I asked one of the manuf

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Hi, I don't have a tested recomendation, but from time to time I'm looking at these cheep wireless USB hand wheels: http://www.ebay.de/itm/170979265195 The only problem: it's wireless and I cant see how careful security features were implemented (if at all). Each command sent from the pendant sh

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On Sunday 02 June 2013 17:28:20 Dave did opine: > I want to buy a pendant for use with a Bridgeport CNC mill I have > converted to Linuxcnc. > > I think I want an MPG with axes selection, but tell me if you disagree. > > I don't want to make my own as I have way too much other work to do > right

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

On 06/02/2013 03:16 PM, Dave wrote: > If you are using a USB joystick as a pendant, which model are you using?? At least for my Sherline, a Logitech Dual-Action gamepad works wonderfully well. Here's the initial description: http://softsolder.com/2010/10/23/logitech-gamepad-as-emc2-pendant-eagle

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

I use a universal xbox style gamepad with my cnc router. The joysticks are proportional, and I have three jog speeds set up on different buttons. Left joystick is XY and right is Z. It is set up so that a second button has to be pressed to enable jogging to prevent accidental jogging. Is there

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

Haven't used it much but I have the CNC4PC MPG12. Appears well made. Im pretty sure its the same as the ones on ebay at 1/2 the price (I didn't know at the time.) The difference between the 4 and 6 axis ones are the pin in the selector switch is moved to allow more/less rotation. So either one

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

you really want a real jog wheel..(mpg) Once you use one - you will never want anything else... (really - you do) :) sam On 06/02/2013 02:34 PM, Bruce Layne wrote: > I highly recommend the JogIt! pendant. I bought four of them via a > KickStarter campaign. There's a Mach version and a

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

I highly recommend the JogIt! pendant. I bought four of them via a KickStarter campaign. There's a Mach version and a LinuxCNC version. They're awesome. I use the small Logitech K400 wireless keyboard and touchpad to load the program and I do everything else with the JogIt! pendant. I coul

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant recommendations

I want to buy a pendant for use with a Bridgeport CNC mill I have converted to Linuxcnc. I think I want an MPG with axes selection, but tell me if you disagree. I don't want to make my own as I have way too much other work to do right now. I am really looking for an off the shelf hardware sol

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

On 10/03/2011 03:16 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: > There's an alternative that is very simple to setup. > I have a pendant made out of a slaughtered USB Joypad. It requires 5 minutes > of configuration. Everything is in the Wiki. The only thing I miss is the > "rotational jog", but with a "step option" u

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

There's an alternative that is very simple to setup. I have a pendant made out of a slaughtered USB Joypad. It requires 5 minutes of configuration. Everything is in the Wiki. The only thing I miss is the "rotational jog", but with a "step option" up I can live without it. Regards, Sven 2011/10/2

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hello > Is there are new development in wiring pendant to EMC2? > I mean wiring pendant without wring mile long code. > Making wiring pendant part of EMC2 ? > I have my minimill pendant configuration on this page, along with a wiring diagram : http://pico-syst

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

Aram, Your request to simplify the pendant to be plug and play is not consistent with your desire to have EMC2 flexible. If you want EMC2 to be flexible you should like seeing the 'mile long code' as this allows a lot of different configurations. If EMC2 becomes all plug and play then you will be

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 08:35 -0700, doug metzler wrote: > I was thinking about doing that - I got so tired of trying to get the > second parallel port to work I was going to build an intermediary > board that sat between the machine and the stepper driver and could > take control of the lines, thus

Re: [Emc-users] pendant

I was thinking about doing that - I got so tired of trying to get the second parallel port to work I was going to build an intermediary board that sat between the machine and the stepper driver and could take control of the lines, thus giving you a no-configuration-necessary pendant installation.

[Emc-users] pendant

Hello Is there are new development in wiring pendant to EMC2? I mean wiring pendant without wring mile long code. Making wiring pendant part of EMC2 ? Thanks Aram -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

main releases usually comes on one CD. Is 2.4 inter media release that soon will be updated again? After upgrades will I need to reset motor tuning parameters? aram > > >> Hi >> >> i check in downloads on linuxcnc web i did not see EMC2- 2.4. >> is 2.4 a upgrade from 2.2.5 or total new program?

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

> Hi > > i check in downloads on linuxcnc web i did not see EMC2- 2.4. > is 2.4 a upgrade from 2.2.5 or total new program? > is 2.4 tight to UBUNTU or i need to do compile thing? > thanks > aram > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?UpdatingTo2.4

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

Hi i check in downloads on linuxcnc web i did not see EMC2- 2.4. is 2.4 a upgrade from 2.2.5 or total new program? is 2.4 tight to UBUNTU or i need to do compile thing? i be interesting in sample of wiring pendant. i think that if new release can make easy to wire pendant than i can try it. than

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

> Is EMC2.4 tested and free of problem/glitches? I had no problem with > EMC 2.2.5, and it work perfect in running my machine for 14 hours > continuously! 2.4 is the newest production release. So there could be some bugs but has been tested by people. There is no live cd version yet. > > How

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

Hi Chris right now i am using Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS (Hardy Heron) and EMC2 that came with it. I got it from CNC workshop in 2008. was it EMC 2.2.5? Can i use EMC 2.2.5? Is EMC2.4 tested and free of problem/glitches? I had no problem with EMC 2.2.5, and it work perfect in running my machine for 14 hour

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

> I am back to pendant project. I open pendant and re-wired it. I know what > each pin dos. > Power to jog wheel mark VCC and 0V. which one +5 V and which -5V? > Vcc would be +5v 0v would be ground > What about axis selector and increment switches? Can I wire them trough > 7i33 as well? If y

[Emc-users] Pendant documentation?

Hi I am back to pendant project. I open pendant and re-wired it. I know what each pin dos. Power to jog wheel mark VCC and 0V. which one +5 V and which -5V? Pin on DB25 connector from pendant. 1. VCC 2. 0V 3. A (jog wheel) 4. B (jog wheel) 5. x1 (increment) 6. x10 (i

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant MPG

to the 5i20 or 7i37, > and save 2 I/O pins. > >> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:20:08 -0700 >> From: a...@conceptmachinery.com >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [Emc-users] Pendant MPG >> >> Hi. >> I want to add pendant to

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant MPG

rom: a...@conceptmachinery.com > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Emc-users] Pendant MPG > > Hi. > I want to add pendant to my system that has– 2 -5i20 and 4 -7i37 boards. > >From WIKI I can see page - http://www.anderswallin.net/2006/11/jogging-emc2/ > I am interesting in

[Emc-users] Pendant MPG

Hi. I want to add pendant to my system that has– 2 -5i20 and 4 -7i37 boards. >From WIKI I can see page - http://www.anderswallin.net/2006/11/jogging-emc2/ I am interesting in “To save I/O pins, I first decode the differential signals to single-ended ones using a DS3486.” How many I/O pins I can sa

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant customizing, use buttons for Z-jog

I'm pretty sure that in classic ladder you can control the Estop function of EMC - there is an option for creating an Estop logic circuit in ladder when you choose it via the StepConfig wizard. I'm still working on the entire ladder/modbus thing myself. Dave Frank Tkalcevic wrote: >> First pro

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant customizing, use buttons for Z-jog

> First problem: > My gamepad only have one simple joystick, I can only jog two > axis as the wiki examples. I would like to use two buttons to > jog Z instead. These two buttons are true/false signals. Can > I config it some way like this? > When pressing input.0.btn-top2, jog Z down. > When p

[Emc-users] Pendant customizing, use buttons for Z-jog

Hi all. I bought a super cheap Logitech gamepad and it works like a charm. But I have some small problems due to lack of knowledge how to config the hal file. I also have a very bad Internet connection at the moment so I can't really search around to find a solution, so I hope you guys can give me

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant with LCD display

Andrew, It does basically work, but there are some issues with the lcdproc software which it uses. What is checked in works with the curses driver. I have just recently worked out the bugs with the Matrix-Orbital driver, but it requires patching the MO driver in the lcdproc software. The main pro

[Emc-users] Pendant with LCD display

Hello, I have been looking through the archives and have found a brief discussion on 'emclcd' - An informational display, on an external small lcd. Did anyone get this to work??? I would love to build a remote pendant (serial) with all the buttons and mpg's etc etc but have a LCD display with axis

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant and tool zeroing...

ROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pendant and tool zeroing... >> Hallo, >> I'm looking for a HAL and HW config to install a pendant in EMC2. > > I have some notes in my blog: > http:/

Re: [Emc-users] Pendant and tool zeroing...

> Hallo, > I'm looking for a HAL and HW config to install a pendant in EMC2. I have some notes in my blog: http://www.anderswallin.net/2006/11/jogging-emc2/ The HW and HAL configuration is of course entirely flexible, you don't have to do it the way I did it, it's just an example. AW (ps. anyon

[Emc-users] Pendant and tool zeroing...

Hallo, I'm looking for a HAL and HW config to install a pendant in EMC2. I'm also search info about automatic zero tool to set the zero position in a manual tool change. I don't find any information in Wiki.. Francesco Tommasini Vinci - Florence Italy --