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iMach
III
P1 Pendant Manual v. 3.2
FEATURES
Plug n’ Play USB connection and controls.
Step, Velocity and Continuous mode jogging through MPG.
Feed rate, Spindle speed, and Slow Jog rate change through MPG.
5 Axis selections.
E-Stop button.
Molded rubber sides providing an extra grip.
Protection boot (optional).
PLUGIN
Download the latest iMach3-P1
v3.x
Plugin from
www.vistacnc.com
download page.
Move the plugin file into Mach3 Plugins directory.
CONNECTION and START
Directly plug the USB cable into any USB port on the PC.
Start Mach3 application.
Click Config from menu, select Config Plugins, and enable iMach3-P1-Pendant.
Close Mach3 application and restart Mach3 application.
FUNCTIONS and OPERATIONS
1.
Axis selection
Turn axis selection knob to select an axis to jog.
If axis selection knob is in OFF position, except E-stop signal, no other signals will be sent to
Mach3 application.
2.
MPG (Manual Pulse Generator) mode and control selection
While the pendant is used to move an axis, any one of other 3 jogging methods (Step, Cont or
MPG) on Mach3 screen can be selected to move another axis using, for example, Keyboard.
2.1
Step mode
:
One step per MPG click (detent).
