Reply with QuoteWhat a terrific idea to use an IPAC...! I wish I had one laying around for such a purpose...
The panel came out nicely, I assume the keyboard is wireless?
Adam,
My DIY Dedicated Mach3 Control Panel
Thought you guys might find this interesting. I got alot of help from you guys getting my warthog router up and running with Mach3, and I appreciate that! I always hated having a full desktop computer to run the machine and wanted a control panel that has the functionality of the industrial units, with the convenience of Mach3. So here it is, built it using. LCD, arcade buttons/joysticks, a ipac board and a industrial keyboard/mouse combo all built together. All I need is a couple of new buttons in the right colors, like green and yellow. The kicker is that it was built using only scrap parts I had laying around in my garage. Didn't put any money into it! Let me know what you think!
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What a terrific idea to use an IPAC...! I wish I had one laying around for such a purpose...
The panel came out nicely, I assume the keyboard is wireless?
Adam,
Sorry ... what's an ipac?
Looks good! Do you need another parallel port to get all those inputs?
An ipac is a keyboard emulator for mame arcades. So using that I did not need a second parallel port, just a open USB!
Last edited by Ed3XP; 12-19-2011 at 07:23 PM.
I guess you meant MAME. It's indeed a great idea to use one!, and far better than messing around with diodes to bypass the usual keyboard problems.Originally Posted by Ed3XP
What keyboard is that? is that a "mousestick"?
How cool is that! An entire product line that I knew nothing about, but is so useful around the lab. Thanks!
This would be a pretty cool thing to enter in our cncmentor.com build log contest. Consider this some encouragement!
http://cncmentor.com - open source sharing community and CAD Library
The keyboard model number is DU-5K-USB it is not wireless, but is completely sealed so dust can not get under the keys. The mouse is kinda a "mouse stick" and us also completely sealed. If you notice it also contains 12 more "F" function. Buttons along the top.
I'll check it out!
Just made a search for that keyboard and... 460+ bucks!
It seems I'd have to let that one go and look for alternatives
I'm actually against using wireless keyboards with my CNC, it just doesn't feel right considering a lot can go wrong (which is sad considering most keyboard/mouse combos are wireless, at least those on Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Worldwide Free Shipping - DealExtreme).
Walky, keep your eye open on eBay, theres a guy that sells these keyboards, 2 for 50 bucks.
how about regtollpath button? i think its important...
Yeah that's a good idea. Maybe on version 2?
I use a keyboard like this
Newegg.com - TRIPP LITE IN3008KB Black 106 Normal Keys USB or PS/2 Wired Slim Compact Flexible Keyboard for Notebook/Laptop
My mouse is not dust proof but at lest the keyboard is.
Walky thanks for the link.
Heres some more info and pictures on my site along with a video...
Dedicated Mach3 Control Panel
That is fantastic!
Kelly
www.finescale360.com
This project was just featured at Hack-a-day, nice!
MAMEing a CNC router - Hack a Day
Re: My DIY Dedicated Mach3 Control Panel
What keyboard code do you use for feed speed reset
Re: My DIY Dedicated Mach3 Control Panel
Nice panel. I’m another that has never heard of iPac. Learning something new keeps me coming back!!!
