Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- mycnc:wireless_pendants [2019/07/26 10:16] – ivan
+++ mycnc:wireless_pendants [2019/07/26 12:35] – ivan
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-=====Wireless Pendants=====
+ =====Wireless Pendants=====
 Wireless pendants are currently sold in three configurations in the myCNC Shop.
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 ^ Option ^ Description ^
-| CNC Action |  |
+| CNC Action | This brings up a preset action (listed in [[http://cnc42.com/mycnc/mycnc_screen_configuration?s[]=actions#mycnc_actions|MyCNC Actions list]]) |
-| CNC Variable: Switch |  |
+| CNC Variable: Switch | This switches the global variable between set values. Example of syntax: 1000/33;22;11 where 1000 is the variable, and 33, 22, and 11 are the values the variable will switch between upon each input |
-| CNC Variable: Toggle |  |
+| CNC Variable: Toggle | This toggles the specified variable On and Off. Example of syntax: 1001 |
-| CNC Variable: Change | Writes the variable from the [[mycnc:global_variables|Global Variables list]], specified /VARIABLE (slash-and-variable-name) |
 | CNC Variable: Clear | Clears a global variable |
 | CNC Variable: Set | Command to set the variable |
-| CNC Variable: Assign |  |
+| CNC Variable: Assign | Writes the variable from the [[mycnc:global_variables|Global Variables list]]. Example of syntax: /1001 |
 | File: Open | Open a file from the host computer (brings up the dialog window) |
 | File: Open DXF/HPGL | Open a DXF/HPGL file from the folders specified in Preferences > Common |
 | File: Refresh | Refresh the program file |
-| Hardware: Direct Binary Set |  |
+| Hardware: Direct Binary Set | Directly sets a binary to be ON |
-| Hardware: Direct Binary Clear |  |
+| Hardware: Direct Binary Clear | Sets a binary to be OFF |
-| Hardware: Direct DAC Set |  |
+| Hardware: Direct DAC Set | Sets the DAC |
-| Hardware: Direct PWM Set |  |
+| Hardware: Direct PWM Set | Sets the Pulse Width Modulation |
-| Hide: Custom Widget by name |  |
+| Hide: Custom Widget by name | Hide the custom widget |
-| Job: Play 1 line |  |
+| Job: Play 1 line | Run through a single command line (next line) |
-| Job: Play 1 line backwards |  |
+| Job: Play 1 line backwards | Run through a single command line (previous line) |
 | Job: Back to path | Return back to the cutting path |
-| Job: Skip forward |  |
+| Job: Skip forward | Move forward in the command program |
-| Job: Skip backward |  |
+| Job: Skip backward | Move backward in the command program |
 | Job: Skip forward 10 | Skip 10 lines forward |
 | Job: Skip backward 10 | Skip 10 lines backward |
@@ Line 49: / Line 48: @@
 | Jog: X+ Y+ | Jog in the positive x, positive y direction |
 | Jog: All stop | Stop jog for all axes |
-| Jog: Shift Set |  |
+| Jog: Shift Set | Jog: Shift and Jog: Ctrl both refer to the settings window in Panel/Pendant > Hotkeys. The shift set indicates that the Shift button has been pressed |
-| Jog: Shift Clear |  |
+| Jog: Shift Clear | Indicates that the shift button has been released |
-| Jog: Shift Toggle |  |
+| Jog: Shift Toggle | Toggles the shift button on and off |
-| Jog: Ctrl Set |  |
+| Jog: Ctrl Set | Indicates that the control button has been pressed |
-| Jog: Ctrl Clear |  |
+| Jog: Ctrl Clear | Indicates that the control button has been released |
-| Jog: Ctrl Toggle |  |
+| Jog: Ctrl Toggle | Toggles the control button |
 | Jog Override: inc | Increase the jog override |
 | Jog Override: dec | Decrease the jog override |
@@ Line 60: / Line 59: @@
 | Key release | Simulates a key release |
 | (Dlg)Key Press | Simulates a dialog key press, such as Shift, Enter, Delete, 0-9, etc |
-| Move to toolpath |  |
+| Move to toolpath | Move back to the toolpath |
 | Parking position: Save | Save the current position as the parking position |
 | Parking position: Move to | Move to the parking position |
-| Pendant: Axis (*) |  |
+| Pendant: Axis (*) | Switches through all the available axis values on repeat (continuously looping through the values as the button is pressed) |
-| Pendant: Mul (*) |  |
+| Pendant: Mul (*) | Switches through all available step size values on repeat (continuously looping through the available step size values) |
-| Pendant: Wheel CW |  |
+| Pendant: Wheel CW | Record the input as wheel moving clockwise |
-| Pendant: Wheen CCW |  |
+| Pendant: Wheel CCW | Record the input as wheel moving counter-clockwise |
-| Pendant: Mul increment |  |
+| Pendant: Mul increment | Designed for pendants which lack a dedicated step size switch. This will increase the step size. |
-| Pendant: Mul decrement |  |
+| Pendant: Mul decrement | Designed for pendants which lack a dedicated step size switch. This will decrease the step size. |
-| Pendant: Axis change + |  |
+| Pendant: Axis change + | Changes the axis to the next axis available |
-| Pendant: Axis change - |  |
+| Pendant: Axis change - | Changes the axis to the previous axis available |
-| Pendant0: x0.001-1 |  |
+| Pendant0: x0.001-1 | Sets the increment for the machine movements which is controlled by the software pendant (older versions of the software have a pendant widget) |
 | Pendant0: Axis off |  |
-| Pendant0: Axis X-C |  |
+| Pendant0: Axis X-C | Sets the axis that the software widget pendant will be sending commands to |
-| Pendant: Work coordinate Half |  |
+| Pendant: Work coordinate Half | Takes the pendant work coordinate (in the axis specified on the pendant) and halves it |
-| Pendant: Work coordinate Reset |  |
+| Pendant: Work coordinate Reset | Resets the work coordinate specified in the pendant axis |
 | PLC: Run procedure | Run a PLC procedure |
 | PLC: Run external unit procedure | Run a PLC procedure on a slave controller. The syntax for the command will be as follows: controller number / command / variable (for example, 0x01/M74/#7009) |
-| Run Numpad |  |
+| Run Numpad | This brings up a numpad for a specific variable/item into which the user can then type in a value. The user can set this to bring up the numpad for any device variable/gvariables/screen items. Example of syntax: cnc-gvariable-5522 - this will bring a numpad typing into which will change the value for the Global Variable #5522 (step size) |
-| Show: Pendant control widget |  |
+| Show: Pendant control widget | Brings up the pendant control widget in the myCNC software |
 | Select axis | Select the particular axis |
 | Show: Widget | Shows a particular widget, such as Library Shape, Diagnostics, Config, etc |
@@ Line 87: / Line 86: @@
 | Spindle Speed: inc | Increase the current spindle speed |
 | Spindle Speed: dec | Decrease the current spindle speed |
-| Spindle Speed: set | Set the spindle speed |
+| Spindle Speed: set | Set the current spindle speed |
-| Tie Toolpath Position to current work position |  |
+| Tie Toolpath Position to current work position | Used on control programs with a large number of parts, this allows to tie the toolpath position to the current work position. Effectively, this allows to cut out a small part of the control program anywhere on the sheet, by simply specifying the position of the toolpath |
-| Toggle Machine/Work DRO (if applicable) |  |
+| Toggle Machine/Work DRO (if applicable) | A setting for pendants which only show one coordinate system at a time (machine or program coordinate). This allows to switch between the two coordinate systems - used only on select controllers. |
 | Toggle Jog enable/disable | Turn jog on and off |
-| Toggle Jog mode unlimited/step | Switch between  |
+| Toggle Jog mode unlimited/step | Switch between the unlimited and a set step jog for machine movements |
 | Toggle Soft Limits enable/disable | Turn the soft limits (specified in Inputs/Outputs/Sensors > Limits) on and off |
 | Toggle Flood on/off | Turns the liquid cooling (flood) on and off |
@@ Line 98: / Line 97: @@
 | Toggle Constant Velocity on/off | CV (constant velocity) is described in [[mycnc:constant_velocity_mode_cv|MyCNC Constant Velocity Mode (CV)]] manual |
 | Toggle Virtual Keyboard | Brings up the virtual keyboard up on the screen, or hides it if already present |
-| Toggle: custom widget by name |  |
+| Toggle: custom widget by name | Specifies a custom widget to bring up on the screen (or close it if already displayed). The syntax for this will be as follows:  |
 | View: Zoom In | Zoom in on the control program visualization |
 | View: Zoom Out | Zoom out on the control program visualization |
 | View: Fit to window | Fit the entire visualization into the window |
-| Work coordinate: Set | Set the work coordinate |
+| Work coordinate: Set | Set the work coordinate (using the specified user panel axis) |
-| Work coordinate: Reset | Reset the work coordinate |
+| Work coordinate: Reset | Reset the work coordinate (from user panel) |
-| Work Coordinate: 1/2 | Half the work coordinate |
+| Work Coordinate: 1/2 | Half the work coordinate (from user panel) |