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- Page 1 - 1 - www.vistacnc.com VistaCNC P1A-S(E) CNC Control Pendant for LinuxCNC - 1 - www.vistacnc.com P1A-S Pendant LinuxCNC Manual v. 1.0...
- Page 2 - 2 - www.vistacnc.com PREFACE Any machine tool, including computer controlled machine tool, is potentially dangerous. VistaCNC LLC accepts no responsibility for any damage or injury caused by its use. It is your responsibility to insure that you understand the machine you are using and the procedures for safety operations. If you are in any doubt you must seek guidance from a professionally qualified expert rather than risk injury to yourself or to others.
- Page 3 - 3 - www.vistacnc.com FEATURES Plug n’ Play USB connection and controls. 100 steps high precision MPG encoder. Step, Velocity and Continuous mode jogging through MPG. Feed rate, Spindle speed, and Step jogging size and rate change through MPG. ...
- Page 4 - 4 - www.vistacnc.com Driver and HAL file installation Download the latest P1A-S LinuxCNC upgrade package from www.vistacnc.com download page, and unzip the package. The package includes following files: 1. This manual 2. Pendant FW update procedure --- for pendant firmware upgrade 3.
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Page 5: Axis Selection
- 5 - www.vistacnc.com FUNCTIONS and OPERATIONS 1. Axis selection Turn axis selection knob to X, Y, Z, or A position to select an axis to jog. □ Selected axis name. It flashes at ½ second rate. □ Step size and Step jogging rate. The size and rate display changes alternately every 2 seconds. DECIMAL DIGITS The number of decimal digits to display on axis DRO is defined in vc-p1as.hal... - Page 6 - 6 - www.vistacnc.com 2.3 CONTINUOUS In CONTINUOUS mode, axis moves at constant speed of continuous rate set in CONTINUOUR RATE mode. □ Continuous rate 2.4 STEP SIZE Turn MPG one or few clicks clockwise or counterclockwise to select predefined step size. All step sizes are defined in vc-p1as.hal file.
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Page 7: Spindle Override
- 7 - www.vistacnc.com 2.7 OFFLINE When the pendant is in Offline mode, any MPG signals are not sent to LinuxCNC application. Offline mode can be used to align the MPG wheel to a specific number with no axis movement. 2.8 CONTINUOUS RATE In C% mode, turning MPG changes the speed used in CONTINUOUS mode. - Page 8 - 8 - www.vistacnc.com 3. E-Stop switch button 5.1 E-Stop switch button in P1A-S model Press E-STOP switch button to send out E-Stop signal to LinuxCNC application and activate Emergency Mode in LinuxCNC. When the button is pressed, the switch is locked down. Twist the button to reset the button and reset E-STOP.
- Page 9 - 9 - www.vistacnc.com E-STOP switch and EE box connection in P1A-SE SPECIFICATIONS 100 steps (clicks) per Rev MPG. MPG MTBF > 10000 hour. Shipped with10' High Speed USB cable. Extendable to 15’ with extension cable, or to 45’ with ...
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