It uses an atmel chip. However, that isn't the hangup to me. I see context switching as a real challenge. So you hit the edit button, then what? Open gedit? I'd really like to limit GUI excursions and control the whole thing closer than that.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Look on the back of the keyboard for microchips, or on a board that the > keyboard connects to. Google the numbers to see what they are. > > I'd thought about hoking up the keyboard from the Anilam Crusader 2 system > that was on my big mill. Shouldn't have been too difficult since a cable > went from the keyboard to another small board with a matrix to RS232C chip. > Would have mostly been figuring out the pinout of the header on the adapter > board then setting up a text editor to take input from a COM port, then > poking every button to see what characters it sent. > > > From: Erik Friesen <e...@aercon.net> > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 6:59 AM > Subject: [Emc-users] Haas thoughts > > Are any of these items valid any more? > > http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2014/12/16/10-features-pros- > hobby-cnc-controllers-dont/ > > What would it take (software wise) to fully integrate a haas keypad so that > most of the functions would be usable? The ones I see as a challenge are > items like Posit, Offset, and all the edit functions. > > Reference keypad http://aercon.net/Public/HaasKeyboard.jpg > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
