Thanks.
I made the plunge and ordered one.  
John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Alexander Stewart [mailto:ivatt...@gmail.com]
> Sent: May-07-18 12:16 PM
> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Pendants for LinuxCNC or MachineKit
> 
> John;
> 
> I could give you my machine config, but it might be confusing, as it is not
> "textbook optimal"
> 
> Start here by googling "linuxcnc xhc-hb04" and see what you get.
> 
> Basically:
> 1)
> loadusr -W xhc-hb04 -I xhc-hb04-layout2.ini -s 4 -H
> 
> There are at least 2 button sets, mine is "layout2"
> 
> 2)
> # Home button
> net home halui.home-all <= xhc-hb04.button-home
> 
> 
> I'll add text from a file below - you can see that I've had it for a while,
> but it shows some button mappings:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> XHC HB04 Pendant connected to KC20:
> 
> Last updated Sept 04 2015
> 
> Row 1:
> BUTTON=17:button-reset        halui-estop-activiate
> BUTTON=16:button-stop        halui-program.stop
> 
> Row 2:
> BUTTON=01:button-goto-zero    halui.mdi-command-09
> BUTTON=02:button-start-pause    NC
> BUTTON=03:button-rewind        halui-program.step
> BUTTON=04:button-probe-z    halui.mdi-command-03    If pyvcp.o957 is true.
> 
> Row 3:
> BUTTON=0C:button-spindle    halui.spindle.forward
> BUTTON=06:button-half        NC
> BUTTON=07:button-zero        or with selector    zero selected axis
> BUTTON=08:button-safe-z        halui.mdi-command-10
> 
> Row 4:
> BUTTON=09:button-home        halui.home-all
> BUTTON=0A:button-macro-1    NC
> BUTTON=0B:button-macro-2    halui.machine.on
> BUTTON=05:button-macro-3    NC
> 
> Row 5:
> BUTTON=0D:button-step        xhc-hb04.stepsize-up
> BUTTON=0E:button-mode        xhc-hb04-stepsize-down
> BUTTON=0F:button-macro-6    halui.spindle.decrease
> BUTTON=10:button-macro-7    halui.spindle.increase
> 
> Selector:
> off, X,Y,Z,A, Spindle.
> 
> feed knob - xyza movement; spindle override, feed override?
> 
> Display:
> 
> shows:
>     axis-pos-feedback    pos-absolute
>     axis-pos-relative    pos-relative
>     spindle-rps
>     feed-override
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 1:33 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 7 May 2018 at 17:47, Ken Strauss <ken.stra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > One can delete all of the tracking garbage starting with the question
> > mark:
> > > https://www.ebay.ca/itm/CNC-USB-Hand-Wheel-Pulse-
> > Generator-MPG-Pendant-for-M
> > > ach3-3-Axis-Router/271618047181
> >
> > You can delete the item description too.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.ca/itm/271618047181
> >
> > --
> > atp
> > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is
> > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and
> > lunatics."
> > � George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916
> >
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