I have had some success using an old USB joystick and the hal_input HAL module. Some joysticks are very sensitive to electrical noise so you may have to experiment a bit. I now use an Arduino, talking to HAL via Modbus. This is rock solid reliable.
Les On 25/07/2012 12:24, andy pugh wrote: > On 25 July 2012 12:16, ELHIMA Moustapha <melh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I'm thinking to put a potentiometer on my cnc lathe to control the feedrate, >> for my machine >> To control my machine I have just used 2 parports and I have the possibility >> to use an another one, could you tell me if it's possible with HAL to hook >> my potentiometer to the parallel port or the serial port > No, that is not possible. > You ought to be able to connect something like: > http://cgi.ebay.fr/270934216966#ht_5089wt_1139 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
