On Monday 08 July 2019 07:56:31 andy pugh wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 10:33, andrew beck <[email protected]> wrote: > > I currently use the 5i25 and 7i76 boards so all important IO will > > have direct switches running to the field io on the 7i76. It is > > just the usb keyboard and mouse/trackball that I am thinking about > > Can you clarify what the "front panel" uses? Does it incorporate MPGs > and buttons in addition to the USB keyboard / trackball? > > My lathe has a touchscreen, most control switches and over-rides are > wired direct to a 7i84, but I have a 7i73 mounted in the lathe apron > to handle the limit/home switch inputs and the two MPGs + increment > knob mounted on the apron, mainly to simplify the wiring. > > The mill is similar, but without the 7i73 [1] > > Both machines have a bluetooth keyboard that is kept turned off and in > a drawer / holster as they are not required for normal use. > (this sort of thng > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-RT-MWK02-Multifunction-Rechargable-Black/ >dp/B00SSMD0U4 ) > Thats cute Andy. How is it at rejecting swarf?
> [1] Actually the mill _does_ have a 7i73. massively underutilised to > read the single MPG that the "Touchy" interface requires. But that is > only because I have more than the average number of Mesa cards lying > about, and a slightly odd hardware config. 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) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
