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edcross
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Pendent help

Post by edcross »

Can i use the imac p4-s pendent on the acorn controller , if so how to wire
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Re: Pendent help

Post by Gary Campbell »

No, Only Centroid Pendants will work, but there are some USB keyboard emulators that will offer some function at a lower price
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Re: Pendent help

Post by cad cam man »

edcross wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:10 am Can i use the imac p4-s pendent on the acorn controller , if so how to wire
Yes you can use a Playstation controller on acorn it is done the same way a Xbox controller is used see this video on YouTube

The name of the video is Centroid acorn cnc with an Xbox controller by Rick Sparber... check it out I did the same to use the Xbox controller until I got my mpg
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Re: Pendent help

Post by martyscncgarage »

Again, generally any keyboard emulator will work.
Alternately, a nice inexpensive solution is the Contour Shuttle Express (Same thing Tormach uses):
These are supported by Centroid:
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... ntrol.html

Contour Shuttle Express info:
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... uttle.html
Reminder, for support please follow this post: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=383
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