Also the 3 buttons below the LCD could be "soft" buttons with their function displayed on the LCD. It will be able to display axis positions and other data. One of the major additions with this pendant is the LCD. I haven't decided what functions will be allocated to which switches etc.
The pendant is very robust, designed for commercial industrial use. I haven't decided on the functionality of all the switches and indicators, although the potentiometer on the top right will be for feed rate override and the switch and indicator on the top left will be for spindle control. I plan to white a brain(s) to communicate with the Pendant's ModIO. I created/edited a dxf file for the pendant, used sheetcam to convert the dxf to GCode and then used Mach3 to mill it out. The enclosure is quite easy to get hold of at Mouser and I will have them in stock next week, The switches and LEDs I have used are my choice but others could be used.Īttached are some photos of what I've done so far. I'm trying to use components that can be easily purchased, and put together without too much effort. The is a lot of interest in affordable handheld pendants for Mach3, so I decided to put together one for the talk. For those that don't know what the ModIO is, information can be found at It will be a fairly basic introduction to Mach3 and Modbus, using the ModIO as the Modbus slave device. The subject of the talk is Modbus, ModIO and Mach3.
**FREE** CNC Convention / BBQ (Melbourne Aus) (24th may 2008)(Prizes to be won)
Information on this convention can be found at As some will know, I've committed myself to doing a talk at the CNC Convention / BBQ (Melbourne Aus) held on 24th may 2008.
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