On Tuesday 22 September 2015 05:46:42 Mark Wendt wrote: > On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 3:45 AM, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> 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 -- "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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
