CNC R&D Fridays! - Interfacing MPG pendants to Commander on GRBL?
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2023
- Hey followers!
In this video we are showcasing some of the external connectivity efforts we have put into CNC3D Commander so that you can use a commercial WHB04B MPG pendant or a Contour Shuttle with your CNC machines! :D
We've done our best to make this an easy process and hope you will enjoy using these features once it is released in the next Commander update.
For those of you who have a GRBL CNC machine, you may want to checkout Commander to get access to these cool new features once launched!
Credits and big props!
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A big shout out to Eric Hernes for doing the hard yards with the low level C++ interface between the HID wrapper and making the WHB04B be seen by Commander. Eric is an extremely talented developer who is also the author of the Candle GRBL project. Well done Eric, it's been a pleasure working with you. We couldn't have made this all tie together without your expertise.
Another big shout out to Eddie Mac for his Shuttle.NET integration wrapper. It is because of you we have the shuttle fully mapped and working as expected. Thanks again for working with us on this. :)
You can learn more about CNC3D Commander here:
www.cnc3d.com.au/commander
We currently stock 4 axis WHB04B pendants on our 3D Store here:
www.cnc3d.com.au/pro-mach3-uc... - Наука та технологія
You guys rules 😍😍😍
Thank you! :D
It's a need, not a want! Thank you!
Awesome i want buy this before trying the software.
cant wait
I might have ordered one before the end of the video. 😅
Haha. Yes. We're actually getting quite low now. Quite a few orders in the last 12 hours. 🤠
Nice. Unfortunately I have a Mac.
Have you tried running Commander using Parallels? It seems to work quite well on it. :)
Any progress in getting the dro to work correctly ?
Hello. :)
We are still working on it amongst other changes and features coming to Commander.
The update will be pushed with the next release of Commander. :D
I dont need the Nighthawk Controller for this right? it will work with commander + Xprp5?
Hi Jason, Commander is designed to work with most GRBL based controllers and the pendant control feature is available to any compatible controller that it is connected to, including the xPROV5.
All features are available to all controllers with the exception of very few where there are specific advancements in features on our Nighthawk that simply do not exist on other controllers such as being able to start an SD card job from a specific line.
I hope this helps!
@@cnc3d thx for info!
Limit switch not working arror show and stop everything cnc how to fix problem grbl shilde border thanks
Have you tried changing the limit type in the Peripherals tab of Commander?
Change between Normally open and normally closed.
Shut up and take my money. A couple of questions. When you activate the pendant, can you still use the app? Is the pendant rechargeable, or does it need batteries?
Haha! Thank you. We hope you enjoy!
The pendant uses batteries, but it is a low frequency controller, so the power consumption is quite low.
The range is around 40 meters.
Yes you can definitely use Commander but keep in mind the jogging distances and feed rates will be difficult to change when the Checkbox is active.