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Post by mrbigj on Mar 2, 2017 17:43:45 GMT
Well, I decided I couldn't wait until I got home. Being a tech guy, I have remote access into my internal network, and my cnc computer was online. So I just popped open UGS Platform and took a couple snapshots. The first shows the job window open and active. The second shows that the keyboard appears to be mapped to move the access. Let me know what you guys think... cnc ugs platform 1 by Jason Lindsay, on Flickr cnc ugs platform 2 by Jason Lindsay, on Flickr Jason I reassigned those to remove the "meta". I assigned them to either CTRL arrow and SHIFT arrow. I was wondering if meta was supposed to be in there... Thank you...
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Post by andrew on Mar 2, 2017 21:05:58 GMT
Yawl's UGS is way fancier than mine... I must be using an older version? This isn't the same as the one that comes from the "resources" page on millrightcnc.com is it..
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 2, 2017 21:07:15 GMT
Yawl's UGS is way fancier than mine... I must be using an older version? This isn't the same as the one that comes from the "resources" page on millrightcnc.com is it.. Download UGS Platform, a newer version of the software... J
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Post by markwisniowski on Mar 2, 2017 21:10:54 GMT
Yawl's UGS is way fancier than mine... I must be using an older version? This isn't the same as the one that comes from the "resources" page on millrightcnc.com is it.. It's a little confusing, the only way I found out about how to run this is by watching s YouTube tutorial. Go here: winder.github.io/ugs_website/download/Then download it where it says Nightly Builds. Don't download the classic.
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Post by aforww on Mar 2, 2017 22:53:03 GMT
Got this working last night with the Xbox 360 controller! I'm using the left joystick to jog X and Y and the DPAD to control the Z. Also I assigned the buttons to change the increments from 10 to 1 to 0.1, this really helps to quickly dial in with precision your WCS on a part. One thing I can't figure out is how to change movement increments on the Z axis. UGS Platforms key map only allows to assign those increments on the X and Y. Ok man here ya go. The box that says "Use Seperate Step Sizes" needs to be unchecked. mrbigj As for the keyboard jogging there is no option to turn it on/off anymore so once they are mapped to the arrow keys or the number pad arrow keys it should work without issue. Make sure that any key you map isn't a common letter or number key. Say you assign "6" as your Z+. If you are trying to type some code and it has a 6 in it, it will try to send that 6 as a Z+ move. I suggest to anyone who is using a keyboard without arrow keys, to assign F1-F12 as your movement commands and make sure they don't conflict with any other defaults in UGS.
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Post by andrew on Mar 3, 2017 1:11:07 GMT
So I downloaded and installed that newer version.. Then tried something I've been thinking on for a while. Using my iPhone as a wireless controller to jog the machine around and such. Not sure how to video it (I'm using my phone to move the machine). Don't know if I'll ever use it really but it's working perfectly! Using the "Custom Control Pad" server: www.frozenpepper.it/ccp/ and the associated app you can find for iphone or android in their respective stores (it's free).. You can create and lay out the buttons and such however you like them on your phone screen, map the buttons to the keyboard shortcuts... blah blah. It connects to your computer simply if you're computer and phone are on the same wifi network (I think bluetooth is an option too). There isn't a ton of documentation on the app or customizing the buttons, but it is doable.. Anyway, attached is a screenshot of my phone screen layout at the moment. The machine is responding perfectly to the buttons. Just an option if you want to remove the wired controllers!
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Post by aforww on Mar 3, 2017 1:20:33 GMT
So I downloaded and installed that newer version.. Then tried something I've been thinking on for a while. Using my iPhone as a wireless controller to jog the machine around and such. Not sure how to video it (I'm using my phone to move the machine). Don't know if I'll ever use it really but it's working perfectly! Using the "Custom Control Pad" server: www.frozenpepper.it/ccp/ and the associated app you can find for iphone or android in their respective stores (it's free).. You can create and lay out the buttons and such however you like them on your phone screen, map the buttons to the keyboard shortcuts... blah blah. It connects to your computer simply if you're computer and phone are on the same wifi network (I think bluetooth is an option too). There isn't a ton of documentation on the app or customizing the buttons, but it is doable.. Anyway, attached is a screenshot of my phone screen layout at the moment. The machine is responding perfectly to the buttons. Just an option if you want to remove the wired controllers! That is pretty damn cool. I might have to look into this. How many buttons can you have?
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Post by andrew on Mar 3, 2017 1:23:50 GMT
As many as you can fit on your screen!
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 3, 2017 1:34:25 GMT
So, I made some real cuts this evening. Everything turned out, but I had some issues with UGS Platform. It wouldn't let me assign the UP or DOWN arrows in the keyboard mappings.
A second issue, right after the cut finished, none of the keyboard commands worked at all, I had to use the buttons on screen and the mouse. Then, I tried a couple minutes later, and they worked? Not sure what would cause that.
Controlling UGS with wirelessly is awesome... I would have to see what kind of latency there was, but I'm definitely interested!
Jason
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Post by aforww on Mar 3, 2017 1:47:02 GMT
So, I made some real cuts this evening. Everything turned out, but I had some issues with UGS Platform. It wouldn't let me assign the UP or DOWN arrows in the keyboard mappings. A second issue, right after the cut finished, none of the keyboard commands worked at all, I had to use the buttons on screen and the mouse. Then, I tried a couple minutes later, and they worked? Not sure what would cause that. Controlling UGS with wirelessly is awesome... I would have to see what kind of latency there was, but I'm definitely interested! Jason Hmmm I've never noticed that type of behavior. Was it sending code? I wonder if it's an issue with GRBL. I know they've been heavy on changes with UGS being optimized with GRBL 1.1. I wonder if the older version isn't playing nice. FYI. Don't go downloading the new GRBL just yet unless you know what your doing. The one y'all are using has been optimized for the M3. I'm working on changing up GRBL 1.1 for it as we speak.
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Post by andrew on Mar 3, 2017 1:59:45 GMT
I'm assuming any latency would be a reflection of your wifi strength, I've noticed next to none. Granted I'm two rooms down from my router. Who knows if I go to a bit weaker signal out in the garage, haven't gone there yet.. Given your posts, I'm assuming you to be a fella with a VERY robust wifi network. So far, jogging the machine around has been working good, quick response to the button pushes. Not sure I'll ever use it as I'm generally right next to both laptop and machine, but my cheap laptop trackpad sucks and I'm always on the lookout for new app ideas "why can't I do this from my XXX device" "whoever makes something that will do this will be rich"...
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Post by mrbigj on Mar 3, 2017 2:06:52 GMT
I'm assuming any latency would be a reflection of your wifi strength, I've noticed next to none. Granted I'm two rooms down from my router. Who knows if I go to a bit weaker signal out in the garage, haven't gone there yet.. Given your posts, I'm assuming you to be a fella with a VERY robust wifi network. So far, jogging the machine around has been working good, quick response to the button pushes. Not sure I'll ever use it as I'm generally right next to both laptop and machine, but my cheap laptop trackpad sucks and I'm always on the lookout for new app ideas "why can't I do this from my XXX device" "whoever makes something that will do this will be rich"... LOL... Yeah, I'm in I.T., so I run enterprise grade networking hardware, even at home. Latency can be affected by a number of things... wireless strength, cpu load on the mobile device, other traffic on the wireless network, etc... But yes, if the devices respond fairly quickly, I would definitely be interested. Not because I want to be far away from the CNC, but more because it's nice to have a small device that has ZERO wires attached to it, to use when I'm setting up. IMHO, a laptop even is a little ungainly when working around the machine. I'm currently working on putting together a windows computer the size of a raspberry pi (basically the size of a deck of cards or a cell phone), but running full version windows 10 to operate the machine and run UGS platform. If I can mount that behind or under the cnc table, and use a tablet to control jogging the machine... man, that wouldn't get much better! Thanks for posting the information about this, I'm definitely going to investigate it further. Jason
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