Guys.
The basic jog function on the CNC Main screen is really a poor mans jog function. A PC Keyboard is not really meant for this function. In the controls you mention, sure their keyboards have better response but the control is specifically programmed for this function and the keyboard may even have been manufactured specifially for this control. They program for the same keyboard. If you want a keyboard specifically manufactured to your specification, you won't be spending the $7 dollars for the cheap-e windows keypoards you can get with your pc. PC Keyboards can come in different flavors. If camsoft were to customize for one particular keyboard that means other keyboards might not work. You would have to configure for every different type of keyboard out there. Do you want another configuration choice on the list of stuff you need to do? You would be locked into having to use a particual keyboard and that would hinder one of the goals of the software architecture which is to try to be open and to work with a multitude of devices to give you choice. For a basic function, the basic jog feature works great. I works out of the box and I don't have to worry about what keybaord I'm using.
But...this doesn't mean you can't program function into the software. Why not program the function keys for some custom jogging functions. Or better yet, program some pushbuttons on a panel. This would give the best result. You know, you could probably spend some money and purchase a Keybaord or keyboard which could interface with digital IO or talk through RS-232 that you could program to. Or what about using the Camsoft API to control your keyboard in your own application the way you want to. There lots of choices and techology out there.  |