The messages are coming fast on this subject. In order not repeat what was said. We can summarize by saying. We ask the user to hold down two keys at the same time for safety reasons.
We just tried taping on the arrow keys while hold the shift key down and it's still pretty fast response if you set the ACELL and DECEL rates up high in the JOG.FIL file. The point is however that the rapid jog or slow jog keys are for appox positioning. The system does support an incremental jog with a user define distance using the ALT key + arrow key. This is what most people use with an edge finder or dial indicator.
Thank you, agentsmith. Your key board theories are correct and yes, you're also correct the standard key board feature is a poor mans jog function.
There are so many other choices with CamSoft. (1) $25 Joy stick, (2) Real physical buttons using digital I/O, (3) a touch screen jog and (4) of course a handwheel.
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