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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: ybot on February 05, 2007, 03:44:27 AM

Title: Adding a button to bring up the jog screen
Post by: ybot on February 05, 2007, 03:44:27 AM

Hi
 I am new to Mach, I am setting up a system with a touch screen. Could someone point me in the right direction as to how I can make my own screen set. (I would like to emulate the Hurco control that I am used to using). But to start with if I could edit the standard screen. I guess this is not to hard as others have made their own sets. In particular I would like a button that brings up the jog control (Tab).
Cheers
Toby (UK)

Title: Re: Adding a button to bring up the jog screen
Post by: Hood on February 05, 2007, 01:13:37 PM

Open the screenset in Screen4, place a button where you want and set its properties as OEM Code 50.
Hood

Title: Re: Adding a button to bring up the jog screen
Post by: Hood on February 05, 2007, 01:15:01 PM

Oh, and for making a new screenset have a look at the video for screen4 and also the ones that Benny has done on designing LEDs and Buttons.

Hood

Title: Re: Adding a button to bring up the jog screen
Post by: ybot on February 06, 2007, 04:15:41 AM

Hi Thanks for the help. I had no idea there is a screen designer included. Could you also tell me were I can get info on MPG jog control hardware.
Thanks again.
Toby

Title: Re: Adding a button to bring up the jog screen
Post by: Hood on February 06, 2007, 01:20:30 PM

You only need a MPG, no other hardware is required, well that is as long as you have two spare input pins. If you dont have enough you can fit a second parallel port into your computer by getting a PCI parallel port card. MPGs can be had from varying places, Ron Rogers at www.rogersmachine.net sells one, also a guy on this forum makes ones which have extra buttons incorporated in them.
 Hood