On 1 August 2012 03:54, jeremy youngs <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Karl Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> We use USB keyboard and trackball, as well as USB interface to control
>> panel switches and touchscreen. No problems so far, but we avoid
>> plugging in flash drives while running a program.

>> I have to ask then could the usb be used for i/o ?

It can be used for user interaction, but not for motion control. So
you could use a PoKeys for panel buttons and a USB joystick as a jog
pendant, and many people do.
(There is no real difference between using any USB_HID device, and
keyboard control is perfectly normal in LinuxCNC)

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