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Finished Plugins for Download / Free USB JoyPad plugin

« on: August 14, 2009, 11:41:54 AM »

Looking for a USB JoyPad plugin to Mach3?

Maybe the solution is here...

I have for some time been looking for a plugin to my "Logitech USB Dual Action JoyPad", but didn't find it (maybe I was looking the wrong places...).
As a software architect and developer I decided to develop my own plugin.

The plugin should support:

• at least 4 axes for jogging
• low and high speeds for jogging
• safety button to prevent accidental activation
• easy configuration of button actions using VBScript
• easy to use

The plugin is developed using the Mach SDK 2.6 in C++, MFC, Visual Studio 2008 and uses only standard Windows components - no need for additional software. C++ is not my preferred  programming language (C# is) but it was fun and a brush up on early days C++ skills.
Now the plugin has reached a state where it is usable, so I decided to publish it in this forum - there may be others looking for a JoyPad plugin (as I did).

The JoyPad plugin is free and "as is" (ie. no support and guaranty).
If you like it, find errors or have suggestions, please let me know.

I have attached the plugin dll and read me files in "Mach3_JoyPad_Plugin_beta.zip" and the read me file "ReadMe.txt".
Instructions for usage and installation is found in the read me file.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Any Mach3 users with HEIZ (CNC-STEP) machines?

« on: July 26, 2009, 02:34:52 PM »

Some weeks ago I got my Heiz High-Z S400 mill.

Started out with the WinPC-NC Lite I received with the machine, but it is very limited in functionality 
Tried out EMC2 (very stable) but limited when it comes to everything beyond G-code.
Mach3 is not as stable as EMC2 (maybe it's a Windows XP problem) but it has a lot of the functionality I will be needing.

I have attached the Mach3 settings for S-400.
Everything is stable except the EStop signal from the controller - it generates random EStop and I haven't figured out if it is noise or some other problem...

If anyone have experienced problems with EStop (and solved them) let me know...