What a mess 4

["Arne Chr. Jorgensen" <instel-at-online.no>]

Hi,

Just got a few more minutes.

Operorators Panel:
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Just a question.  What if you just described this, the way you would like one. 
Say, make it a list of priorities, - what is needed and what would be nice to
have.

Let us just pretend that you don't have to do debugging, development, coding.
Just what would you have on such a panel.

Here is a few things I just say without much thought.

( most buttons would have a led or some kind of annunciation - that it is on
or of )
1.  Essential:
- button  - program/cycle start
- button  - stop
- button  - single step
- button  - retrace
- button  - coolant on/off
- dial (var resistor )  - feed-rate override 
- button  - jog x,y, z ..
- button  - spindle start/stop ?



2: like to have:
- dial ( encoder     )  - axis jog
- button - axis dial engage x,y,z ...
- dial ( var resistor )  - spindle RPM ?


Layout:
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Some may use Xfig or other program, and make a gif drawing of a proposed
layout.

At least we would have some specification made up, and it would be easier to
see if we could make it.


What do you say ?

//ARNE