Thanks for your reply.
I have an XHC_HB04 Pendant. It works great. I use it to zero out the machine and jog it around.
It would be great if I could bypass using the keyboard completely and just use the pendant, hence the question about F1 and F2.
I've included the relevant section of my .ini file for reference on what I already have programmed for the pendant.
Code:
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#Erik: This section added for MPG Pendant control
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[XHC_HB04_CONFIG]
# specify layout = n for LIB:xhc-hb04-layout{n}.cfg files
layout = 2
# coords: specify upto 4 letters from set {x y z a b c u v w}
# coords: switch labels are xyza but any unique 4 letters
# from the set {xyxabcuvw) can be used (if the coord exists)
coords = x y z
# lowpass settings:
# coef: slows rate of change of output, range: 0 < coef < 1
coefs = 1 1 1
# scale plus or minus, rotaries may require larger scale factor:
scales = 1 1 1
# jogmode normal(default) or vnormal
jogmode = normal
# sequence 1: 0.001,0.010,0.100,1.000 (mm-based machine)
# sequence 2: 0.001,0.005,0.010,0.020 (inch-based machine)
# sequence 3: 0.001,0.010,0.100
# sequence 4: 0.001,0.005,0.010,0.020,0.050,0.100
# sequence 5: 0.001,0.010,0.050,0.100,1.000
sequence = 2
# require_pendant = yes|no: create xhc-hb04 hal pins when pendant not
# connected at startup
require_pendant = no
# inch_or_mm = in | mm
inch_or_mm = in
# mpg_accels: provision for reduced acceleration for manual mode jogging
mpg_accels = 1 2 20 600
[XHC_HB04_BUTTONS]
# use button names according to layout file xhc-hb04-layout{n}.cfg
# note: "start-pause" is connected for standard behavior
# controlling halui.pause/halui.resume/halui.run
# these are examples, edit as required:
# goto-zero = halui.mdi-command-00
# synthesized per-axis buttons for goto-zero button:
goto-zero-x = ""
goto-zero-y = ""
goto-zero-z = ""
goto-zero-a = ""
# start-pause = std_start_pause
rewind = halui.program.step
# probe-input for simulating a probe:
probe-z = motion.probe-input
macro-3 = halui.mdi-command-03
half = ""
#Synthesized per axis buttons for 1/2 X and Y
half-x = halui.mdi-command-04
half-y = halui.mdi-command-05
#zero = ""
# synthesized per-axis buttons for zero button:
zero-x = halui.mdi-command-12
zero-y = halui.mdi-command-13
zero-z = halui.mdi-command-14
# safe-z = halui.mdi-command-10
# in this sim, home-all only works first time, hold down till finished:
home = halui.home-all
macro-1 = halui.mdi-command-01
macro-2 = halui.mdi-command-02
spindle = halui.spindle.start
step = xhc-hb04.stepsize-up
mode = ""
# macro-6 = halui.mdi-command-06
# macro-7 = halui.mdi-command-07
stop = halui.program.stop
reset = halui.estop.activate
[APPLICATIONS]
APP = xhc-hb04-accels
APP = monitor-xhc-hb04
[HALUI]
#Added by Erik Dec 2018
#A halui pin is created for each MDI_COMMAND below
#halui.mdi-command-00, halui.mdi-command-01,... etc
#It's confusing (to Erik) but they are just in sequence: First = 00, 2nd=01, etc
MDI_COMMAND = G0 X0 Y0 Z0
MDI_COMMAND = halui.estop.activate
MDI_COMMAND = halui.machine.on
MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 Z0.004
MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 X[#<_x>/2.0]
MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 Y[#<_y>/2.0]
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 X0
MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 Y0
MDI_COMMAND = G10 L20 P0 Z0
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
MDI_COMMAND = ""
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# End of MPG Pendant section
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