Not sure if this is the right section but I'm trying to decide if I should reuse the Fanuc button pad on my Boxford lathe, as it has most of the functions I need and fits nicely to the machine. The keypad looks easy enough to connect up the buttons but they also have the led light which would be good to incorporate.
I'm using a Mesa 7i96 and also have the 7i73 for extra I/O
First question: can this be done or is it a programming and relay nightmare to get it all working?
Second question : has anyone else interfaced a similar keypad and how did you do it?