ahhhh the old "Poor Customer Support, epidemic" strikes again.......
NOTE: This plugin is not a commercial it was made since I had one of those "6 Axis" pendants, from CNC4PC. But I had noticed that many companies carry this exact same "Type" some of them are 4 axis some are 6, but in general they all do the same kind of thing.
it is sad to me that a manufacture or product seller, does not have the curtsey to even support their product and worse to make money off of someone else free work..... (been there and done that with other companies using my stuff without paying, seams epidemic).
****getting off soap box now****
If you look/read the first post, you will see that it says;
The plugin does NOT care what Port(s) or Pins you use, it just looks at the following functions:
SelectAxisX OEMTRIGGER1
SelectAxisY OEMTRIGGER2
SelectAxisZ OEMTRIGGER3
SelectAxisA OEMTRIGGER4
StepX1 OEMTRIGGER5
StepX10 OEMTRIGGER6
StepX100 OEMTRIGGER7
PendantEstop OEMTRIGGER8 (assumes N/C)
SelectAxisB OEMTRIGGER9
SelectAxisC OEMTRIGGER10
MPG Jog On Led OUTPUT6 (led enable button light)
MPG A and B go to what ever.......
the user can enable/disable the pendants estop, they can also choose/or not to have the pendant estop to be able to pull mach out of estop, if in estop, or...... not...
What that means is this, and this will be the example you can use for your set up.
(and no, your not stupid BUT you should send a SUPER ANGRY email, and post on the Sellers website about how they leave you hanging and you have to ask other people to help make their product work!!!).
So, lets take the function:
"SelectAxisX OEMTRIGGER1"
The only thing the Pendant plugin needs is for you to go to "Port and Pins", and pick the
Port# and Pin# that you have assigned that will turn on OEMTRIGGER1 (make sure that input is ENABLED as well). The Plugin is independent of the Ports/Pins that you choose it only looks at the signal it self, NOT what activates it. This means, YOU have to map in from the pendant through your Parallel Port, or ESS, or PLC, or Aruduino over Modbus, or over brains.... how ever your coming in that will turn on those listed signals and their functions.
So, If you have a PP for example and the "SelectAxisX" function is the "Blue" wire that goes to pin 11 on the DB25 connector. In Mach3, lets again say that you have hooked the pendant to Para Port 2
So your Port would be 2, and your Pin would be 11.
So whenever you select the "Axis X" position on your pendant, the Port2, Pin11 pin would go Hot, and thus the "OEMTRIGGER1" would turn on (and the plugin only looks at that signal).
That should get you started, I would HIGHLY recommend reading the "Mach Mill" manual, it goes into how to hook up things to Ports and Pins in much more detail.
NOTE: Your "PENDANT" wiring schematic should show you to WHAT pin/wire it maps its functions to, if you did not get a wiring schematic for you pendant, again.... the angry email, or check to see if the site has a place to download them.... OR....... Get out your Meter and do a "Pin Map" your self to see what pin or wire goes to what function...
As a side note: The ONLY two reputable companies that have even asked to use my plugin for those Chinese style pendants are:
- Peter Homann of "Homman Designs"
- Arturo Duncan of "CNC4PC"
both of them are very, very good on the customer support end as well, and usually have "How to hook up my product" documentation.
Have fun,
Scott