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PoNET kbd48CNC manual 

 

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If ‘Unconfigured device’ display is not present, please check the cable connections and click 
‘Refresh’ button. 

 

5.

 

Double click on the ‘Unconfigured device – double click to add’ entry and press any key on 
the kbd48CNC within 10 seconds. If device was recognized, the following will appear and the 
green LED on the kbd48CNC will stop blinking 

 

6.

 

Check  the  ‘Assigned  I2C  address’  display.  If  it  does  not  display  1,  click  the  ‘Re-initialize’ 
button and repeat step 5. 

7.

 

When using kbd48CNC with Mach3/Mach4, ‘Enable mapping to matrix keyboard’ should not 
be  checked.  In  the  bottom  part  of  the  dialog,  various  test  modes  are  available  to  test  the 
keyboard (these will function only when the ‘PoNET settings’ dialog is open). 

a.

 

LED  test  mode:  any  key  press  will  start  a  wave  like  pattern  radiating  from  the  key 
that was pressed 

b.

 

LED test mode 2 (random): LEDs will be randomly blinked 

c.

 

Backlight test: ambient light sensor is used to set the LED brightness 

d.

 

Light sensor test: (light) displays the amount of ambient light detected 

8.

 

Close PoNET settings dialog and click ‘Send to device’ button to save the settings. Then close 
the PoKeys application. 

Summary of Contents for KBD48CNC

Page 1: ...PoNET kbd48CNC User s manual Version 18 10 2019 ...

Page 2: ...is used with shall be fitted with a separate means of fail safe protection emergency stop capability and or system power removal This equipment may be connected to dangerous power sources including electrical power sources Dangerous voltage levels may be present at this equipment or at connected devices Measures must be taken to prevent persons from contacting voltage sources which may be present ...

Page 3: ... use of its functionality Two LEDs on the keyboard are used to indicate power supply and device status Power LED red color switches on immediately after power supply is connected while Status LED green color signals the current status of the device Solid On device is connected and working normally Slow blinking no connection to Pokeys device Fast blinking bootloader operation Solid Off device disa...

Page 4: ...PoNET kbd48CNC manual 4 www poscope com Front panel cutout dimensions ...

Page 5: ...ured device On the left all PoNET devices are listed Unconfigured PoNET devices will be listed as illustrated above To configure the new device double click on Unconfigured device icon and press any key on the device that you want to add you have a 10 seconds time window to do that If configuration process for a device was successful the green status LED will stop to blink and will be constantly l...

Page 6: ... keyboard manually without the use of the kbd48CNC aware application check the option Enable mapping to matrix keyboard option in the PoNET device settings Then close this dialog and click Send to device button and restart the application Open the Peripherals Matrix Keyboard menu where you can track your keyboard actions and define key mapping options ...

Page 7: ...PoNET kbd48CNC manual 7 www poscope com The following naming scheme is used for buttons on the kbd48CNC Matrix keyboard key indexing ...

Page 8: ...NC to the PoKeys device and configuring it in Mach3 Mach4 1 Connect the kbd48CNC to the PoKeys device with the provided cable 2 Connect the PoKeys device to PC 3 Open PoKeys configuration software and connect to your device 4 Go to Peripherals PoNET settings ...

Page 9: ...peat step 5 7 When using kbd48CNC with Mach3 Mach4 Enable mapping to matrix keyboard should not be checked In the bottom part of the dialog various test modes are available to test the keyboard these will function only when the PoNET settings dialog is open a LED test mode any key press will start a wave like pattern radiating from the key that was pressed b LED test mode 2 random LEDs will be ran...

Page 10: ...nction Optional stop enable disable optional stop feature Close close current file Rewind rewind the current job to beginning Block delete block delete function in Mach4 Goto 0 s move to position 0 started if pressed for 1 second Spindle CW Stop CCW start stop spindle Spindle speed adjustment increase decrease or reset 100 the spindle speed Feedrate adjustment increase decrease or reset 100 the fe...

Page 11: ...ard with Mach3 1 Open Mach3 it Mach3 PoKeys plugin is not yet installed follow the steps in PoKeys Mach3 plugin manual to install it 2 Go to Config Config plugins and click yellow CONFIG button for the PoKeys plugin 3 Select your PoKeys device and click Configure ...

Page 12: ...plugin setup from poscope com please download the file and use WinZip or similar program to extract the contents of the file 5 The previous step will load the default configuration for the keyboard To change the default setup go to PoKeys mapping tab and find kbd48CNC This section is used to setup the buttons in all three sections of the keyboard Function of a button is simply changed by selecting...

Page 13: ...PoNET kbd48CNC manual 13 www poscope com 6 To setup the keyboard LEDs under the keys go to kbd48CNC LED section 7 To save the settings click OK ...

Page 14: ... life support devices or systems and any other applications or purposes that pose a direct threat to human life 8 You should use the PoLabs products described in this document within the range specified by PoLabs especially with respect to the maximum rating operating supply voltage range and other product characteristics PoLabs shall have no liability for malfunctions or damages arising out of th...

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