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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: wireless MPG pendant - has anybody tried this product?

« on: November 01, 2019, 03:43:43 AM »

Hello again!

By now 2 wireless units have died. First unit after more than a year of use in normal workshop environment, second unit after 8 months of very careful use in clean environment.

Same symptoms: after power-up, battery LED flashes once, LCD breifly flashes all the digits, after that LCD remains blank and none of buttons respond.

This is becoming very bad now as I have bought the second unit already on my costs. What is the warranty time for this unit and what can we do in that case?
Second unit was bought on Tue, 22 Jan 2019, died last week.

Are there any trustworthy wireless MPG alternatives?

Best Regards,
Alex

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: wireless MPG pendant - has anybody tried this product?

« on: June 05, 2017, 10:04:24 AM »

Thank you for the reply.

Please try to find a solution at least for custom buttons, this one is very annoying.

I am using clean install of Windows XP and Mach3 with no other programs running.

Best Regards,
Alex

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: wireless MPG pendant - has anybody tried this product?

« on: June 04, 2017, 02:02:41 PM »

Hello!

Hope somenone stil notices this post.

I have wireless HB04 pendant used with Mach3 and I ran into some trouble.

1. First of all, after setting custom buttons only few of them remain working after restarting Mach3.
I have to go every time into plugin config, select Shuttle plugin and there just click OK (without changing any settings) and custom buttons work again. This is quite annoying for the customer. The problematic functions are in my case "Slow Jog % Up" and Slow Jog % Dn". Same for Feedrate increase/decrease function and many more.
On the other side, calling macro #3 works every time.

2. Another issue is with "Rapid Axis ++" and "Rapid Axis --" functions when I try to use them as custom button. They seem to have no acceleration/decceleration and they use some unknown speed which is too fast for the machine.
What I am trying to do for my customer is to have two buttons he can use for long fast moves instead of scrolling the wheel like crazy.

Can anyone help me out with those troubles? I am using plugin version 3.6.1.

Best Regards,
Alex