emc and powermate as a jog wheel ??

[harty]

Hi has anyone tried using a powermate as a jog wheel for emc
http://www.eviloverlord.net/powermate.html

cheers
harty

[hotponyshoes]

I never have, but I do have one as a volume control in my car.
The thing seems to be speed sensitive, more pulses/steps are sent the faster you turn it. Like:
Turn slow = 1 pulse every 10 deg
Turn fast = 1 pulse every 2 deg.

Dont know if this would be an issue as a jog control (might even be usefull) but it does take some getting used too. Ok for me but hard for a new user (like the touchpad thing the first time you use a laptop).

Quality of the control is top notch but (I think it is a driver issue) somtimes they just wont work when you boot up requireing a restart (1 time in 10?)

[harty]

Thanks for the info hotponyshoes i think that the change in speed would actually be a good thing
im not to well versed in linux and would like as much info as possible before buying it but i think it looks like it could work

cheers
harty