Just purchased the wireless MPG - better than MPGs on MACH 3?
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 6:50 am
Greetings,
After reinstalling all the software and reconfiguring things, I ended up having issues with the Shuttle Express device. While I liked it, it isn't a substitute for an actual MPG. Having been working with CNC machines since the late 70s, I have become accustomed to the precise control the MPG provides.
This was one of my complaints with MACH3 and the implementation of the MPG with various controller boards such as Smooth Stepper etc. The MPG on those systems works similar to the center dial on the Shuttle express - lag time, no steps with every click, catching up with buffered steps, etc. In other words, it was simple NOT precise safe control.
For those of you that have used MPGs on industrial controls/machines, does the Centroid wireless MPG work like an MPG on an industrial machine with precise, predictable control and behavior? I won't have mine till Wednesday so just trying to manage my expectations before I take it out of the box and play with it.
Chris
After reinstalling all the software and reconfiguring things, I ended up having issues with the Shuttle Express device. While I liked it, it isn't a substitute for an actual MPG. Having been working with CNC machines since the late 70s, I have become accustomed to the precise control the MPG provides.
This was one of my complaints with MACH3 and the implementation of the MPG with various controller boards such as Smooth Stepper etc. The MPG on those systems works similar to the center dial on the Shuttle express - lag time, no steps with every click, catching up with buffered steps, etc. In other words, it was simple NOT precise safe control.
For those of you that have used MPGs on industrial controls/machines, does the Centroid wireless MPG work like an MPG on an industrial machine with precise, predictable control and behavior? I won't have mine till Wednesday so just trying to manage my expectations before I take it out of the box and play with it.
Chris