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Not sure what GUI you are using but it seems to me that you might not have given the existing GUIs much consideration other then the fact that it does not look and feel like the controls you are used to.
External buttons can be implemented with most GUIs. Start/stop/pause, jogging, overrides, homing, etc. with physical buttons, encoders and potentiometers. This has been possible for a long time.
None of my machine refits use screen jogging buttons and _certainly_ no keyboard shortcuts.
Also tool and work offsets pages have been around for years.

As an example, Gmoccapy which I use, but there are others:
linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gui/gmoccapy.html#_hal_pins

Hello everyone,

I don't know if this is the right subforum.
is it possible to operate the MK3/4 controller with LinuxCNC?
I already asked the question in the forum planetcnc, but received no answer.

Connection:
(Linux)PC -> LTP Port -> 26 pin header MK3/4 Controller ?
USB is not possible

Background:
I bought a new WHB04-4 handwheel about 6 years ago and since it does not work with TNGv2 I would like to use it in LinuxCNC.
Has anyone tried this?
Handwheel WHB04-4 with this combination?

Greetings from Germany - Martin

There is a screenshot, but it won't attach.

please give a clearer description of the issue. A screenshot would also be helpful.

I actually really like the functionality of the arrow keys and pgUP and pgDN for jogging linuxcnc. Just mapping those keys to physically beefier switches for jogging would be great. A Proper real life feed rate over ride knob is great too. I actually use it more than feed hold on the Fanucs. I can turn feed all the way down, hit cycle start, then use the feed to "drive" the machine carefully when needed.

Linuxcnc 2.7.15. How to remove a long string of numbers  in Gmoccapy ? 


 

for me personally its mostly the ability to use physical buttons to navigate instead of a mouse. the backplot is cool but could be relegated to its own screen mode with perhaps absolute/distance-to-go ("position" screen on fanuc for example). Offsets, both work and tool, should have their own dedicated screen toggled by an "offsets" physical button. with ability to use arrow keys to navigate the columns and enter values. physical heavy duty tactile cycle start and stop buttons are a must for powerful machines, as sometimes time is of the essence when its plunging toward doom.

Chris thank you very much for the quick response. Indeed hal pushbutton has built in led (I missed that part my appologies)

Now, where do I entre the name of the led to be able to turn on/off the led with a hal pin

HAL Widget PushButton can have a LED controlled by a HAL pin.
Actually IndicatedPushButton can too, it just doesn't have the HAL pin controlled by the button.

 

Chris

Thank you. That did help a lot

Thanks for this info, I just got the computer installed and I still have a bunch of reading and testing to do.

This worked. I switched it to "UEFI only" and I got a different prompt in the installation. I still had to fight the process a bit, had to return to Discover disks, but it finally went through. Thanks for ending my hours of frustration

indicatorPushButton led does not seem to have an option to connect the led to a hal pin.
Is it possible to add an option to connect the led to a hal pin. Or even better to modify the regular halPushButton to have built in led that connects to a hal pin similar to indicatorPushButton
Thank you

Edit: I am using linuxcnc2.94 rip, debian bookworm, linux kernel 12.12 rt

What would be a short list of requirements for an industrial screen?
No axis movement without START button?
No graphics?
Mostly text styles or more modern graphical elements?
Multi function soft keys? Hardware only keys.
What target monitor size?
Etc.

Studio_TC wrote:

Startup/Boot Mode = Legacy Only (options are "Auto" or "UEFI Only")

Try UEFI only, it works on some PC's just fine.