On Thursday 06 February 2014 12:57:06 Pete Matos did opine: > Dunno the answers to these questions but I am running the Mesa 5i25/7i77 > combo on my machine and as soon as funds allow I intend to setup a nice > pendant as well. I will be listening intently to this conversation. > Lots of nice pendants out there which ones work best with LinuxCNC and > the Mesa hardware will be interesting to see. Peace > > Pete > FWIW, someone published a setup to use a saitek game controller, but the very short throw joysticks I found to be less than worthless as there was no "feel" to let the user know he was driving at an angle when he thought he was driving just the x or y. The next update, requiring a new config, I never added it to. Way too high a mistake probability.
However with the single axis at a time from the MPG, it might be more usable. YMMV. The keyboard does work, in all 3 4 axis's at once if you have enough fingers. ;) > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:41 AM, bruno <br...@tinkerbox.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I just upgraded my linuxcnc from 2.4 with parallel port software > > stepper, to 2.5 and a mesa 5i25 with prob_rfx2 firmware. I set it up > > quite easily using the pncconf .xml "firmware" found here > > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/33697 > > > > great job with this pncconf, it is quite nice. Performance with the > > mesa board is incomparably better than software stepping. > > > > I started looking around for some cnc pendant. > > I am wondering if anybody has tried to configure one of these: > > > > > > http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Wireless-USB-MPG-Pendant-Handwheel- > > Mach3-For-CNC-Mac-Mach-3-4-axis-Controller/1004816998.html > > > > usb, probably HID, so hal_input might work. For the display part > > however I have no idea what could be done. > > If the pendant does not appear as some standard usb device, I thought > > the best approach would be to write a new display, similar to > > linuxcnclcd. > > > > Alternatively, I am pretty sure this type > > > > http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Universal-CNC-4-Axis-MPG-Pendant-Handwh > > eel-Emergency-stop-for-Siemens-FAGOR/1594520156.html > > > > would be easy to integrate as it appears as just a bunch of switches > > and quadrature encoder, I think. > > > > Any comments, experience with those ? I have not found much about > > anybody using them on linuxcnc, so I wonder if I am just breaking new > > ground, or they are such crap that nobody uses them > > > > Bruno > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > > Read the Whitepaper. > > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg. > > clktrk _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications > Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. > Read the Whitepaper. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.cl > ktrk _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> NOTICE: Will pay 100 USD for an HP-4815A defective but complete probe assembly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
