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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: USB JoyPad and game device plugin - New Version 2.0

« on: August 01, 2015, 07:56:39 PM »

Yeah, I have been using my ESS machine with no problems with a generic PS3 USB wired controller with no problems!  It is great to have joystick control! 

Great Joakim!  I would encourage others that find this plugin useful to donate something to Joakim!

Rich

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: USB JoyPad and game device plugin - New Version 2.0

« on: July 15, 2015, 11:24:56 AM »

great, let me know if I can help!

Its a very useful plug-in makes my machine easier to use and faster to work on.

Perhaps a crowed finding page for donations?

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: USB JoyPad and game device plugin - New Version 2.0

« on: July 14, 2015, 10:26:20 PM »

Hi Area 51,

I made a video to show how it is reacting on my machine

https://youtu.be/o4c8EIynfd8

I would be happy to try beta versions!

I have never set-up a donate thing but, I will throw you some $ if you figure it out.

Let me know what you think of the video...

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: USB JoyPad and game device plugin - New Version 2.0

« on: July 14, 2015, 12:33:36 PM »

Ahh, I figured out what is going on thanks to "Nicad" in post #109.  I think it is a bit of a bug.  It works fine in "Continuos jog" and then fine in "incremental jog" but when you want to switch back to "Continuos jog" Mach does not switch the jog mode to "continuos" it is staying in "incremental". 

If I switch it in Mach it works fine, if I don't the machine runs away.

Can you put in a tad of code to tell mach to switch to "continuos jog" mode when the user pushes that combo of buttons?

Thanks much!

BTW, I and others would be fine with giving you donations for making this plug-in and maintaining it.  Perhaps a paypal account or something where we can donate?

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Finished Plugins for Download / Re: USB JoyPad and game device plugin - New Version 2.0

« on: July 13, 2015, 11:32:17 PM »

Hi Area 51.  I like the plug in.  It was a little tricky to install to Windows 8.  The OS has the other elements (windows installer and dotnetfx).

I am having a control issue.  When I move a joystick the machine moves but does not stop when I release the joystick and it springs back to center.  (Yes, I have calibrated my game controller).  I can briefly move the joystick in the opposite direction and it will stop the machine movement.

Can I fix this?  If so how?

My Set-up:  3 axis mill, ESS (either net smooth stepper) and I have a CNC4PC pendant installed.  I did try disabling the pendant plug-in, that did not help.

Thoughts?