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    P1A-S4 Pendant Mach4 Manual v. 1.0 

 

 

 

VistaCNC P1A-S4(E) CNC Control Pendant for Mach4   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

  

 

 

Summary of Contents for P1A-S4(E)

Page 1: ...www vistacnc com 1 www vistacnc com 1 P1A S4 Pendant Mach4 Manual v 1 0 VistaCNC P1A S4 E CNC Control Pendant for Mach4 ...

Page 2: ...ed expert rather than risk injury to yourself or to others Information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer does not make any representations or warranties implied or otherwise regarding the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage including but not limited to special incidental...

Page 3: ...ols 100 steps high precision MPG encoder Step Velocity and Continuous mode jogging through MPG Feed rate Spindle speed and Step jogging size and rate change through MPG Program Cycle Start and Spindle control buttons LCD display with backlit Large E Stop button 4 Axis selections Extended E STOP functions P1A S4E model ...

Page 4: ...P1A S4 pendant Mach4 PlugIn file 2 4 Pendant FW update procedure pendant firmware upgrade procedure 5 Pendant FW Loader tools for FW upgrade 6 P1AS_Mach4_FW_v1_1 hex FW for Mach4 Move 2 PlugIn files to Mach4 Plugins directory Refer to iMach3 Pendant FW update procedure to upgrade the pendant firmware FW to Mach4 if the pendant was preinstalled or used with other CNC application or a newer FW versi...

Page 5: ...s alternately every 2 seconds 2 MPG Manual Pulse Generator mode selection 2 1 STEP In STEP mode the selected axis moves 1 step at each MPG click detent with the step size currently in the system and with speed of step jogging rate 2 2 VELOCITY In velocity mode Axis moves at 0 to 100 of maximum axis speed based on how fast the MPG wheel is turned 2 3 CONTINUOUS In CONTINUOUS mode axis moves at cons...

Page 6: ...G one or few clicks clockwise or counterclockwise to set step jogging rate 2 7 OFFLINE and DECIMAL PLACE OFFLINE When the pendant is in Offline mode any MPG signals are not sent to Mach4 application Offline mode can be used to align the MPG wheel to a specific number with no axis movement DECIMAL DIGITS Turn mode selection knob to OFF and turn axis selection knob to C Turn MPG one or few clicks cl...

Page 7: ...nd 2 decimal digits 2 8 CONTINUOUS RATE In C mode turning MPG changes the speed used in CONTINUOUS mode 2 9 FEED OVERRIDE In F mode turning MPG changes current feed overridden FO rate 2 10 SPINDLE OVERRIDE In S mode turning MPG changes current spindle speed overridden SO rate ...

Page 8: ...P1A S4E model Press E STOP switch button to send out E Stop signal to Mach4 application and activate Emergency Mode in Mach4 The same E stop signal is simultaneously sent out through a 2 wire loop which can be used to control a relay or to connect with other E stop buttons When the button is pressed and the switch is locked down the 2 wire loop is open Twist the button to reset the switch and rese...

Page 9: ...ual v 1 0 E STOP switch and EE box connection in P1A S4E SPECIFICATIONS 100 steps clicks per Rev MPG MPG MTBF 10000 hour Shipped with10 High Speed USB cable Extendable to 15 with extension cable or to 45 with USB repeater cables Size over all 6 1 L x 3 1 W X 2 7 H ...

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