Metal dance pad is another project by our customer that uses PoKeys57U. Let’s let Gal describe it. Original post was published on http://e.pavlin.si/2016/06/02/metal-dance-pad-with-load-cell-sensors/ Metal dance pad with load cell sensors Finished pad What happens one a man has too much time and a workshop with fancy toys in his garage? With school being too easy … Read more
We are beginning the list of customer projects with Ian’s model railway automation using USB I/O controller devices. Here is the presentation of the project by Ian H. Model railway automation – Terminus station I’m building a fairly large model railway and I have a special interest in signaling. Although the signaling will be manual, … Read more
In this PoBlocks tutorial, we will describe how PoBlocks can be used to solve a stepper motor positioning task. PoBlocks is a graphical programming tool for PoKeys device and is free of charge for PoKeys users. Background We have been approached by one of our users on how a positioning system can be implemented using … Read more
A slip ring test? What does this have to do with PoKeys? Well, we needed a cheap slip ring for one of our test projects and we got some from China. Slip rings are devices that transfer electrical signal from stator (non-rotating part of the device) to the rotor (rotating part of the device) using … Read more
PoKeys joystick issues with Windows 7 and Windows 10 resolved Many flight simulator builders are using our PoKeys as flight simulator USB interface between computer and ICP panels with buttons, potentiometers, encoders and other actuators. Lately, we’ve received some reports about problems with PoKeys joystick with Windows 7 and Windows 10 that calibration window is not … Read more
Mach4 tutorial – FRO setting from PoKeys analog input This Mach4 tutorial will help you configure Mach4 and PoKeys so you can set FRO from analog input pin. Click on PoKeys_analog_FRO(526b) to download a file which is needed for this tutorial. Move it to a location easy to find, preferably in the Mach4 folder. First … Read more
This short tutorial will show you how to configure the PoKeys57CNCdb25 with Mach3 as an USB motion controller. We’ll go through plugin installation, plugin configuration and device configuration. Installation PoKeys plugin is automatically installed by PoKeys setup to C:\Mach3 folder. It requires .NET 3.5 to be installed on the PC prior installation. Note: If the … Read more
Mach4 CNC tutorial introduction This series of tutorials will help you configure your CNC machine using Mach4 CNC controller software with PoKeys device. Always remember to update your software if newer version is available. Also with newer versions of the Mach4 CNC controller software and PoKeys plugin there is a possibility that some elements may … Read more
This tutorial will show how to trigger an action in Mach4 based on signal change. In Mach4, user customization options are available via simple LUA scripting language. We will map the signal to one of the PoKeys inputs and configure it to trigger the ‘Cycle start’ function. We assume you have configured the PoKeys device … Read more
About Mach3 limit switch tutorial This Mach3 limit switch tutorial will help you to setup all of the switches that can be used on your CNC machines as well as any options that are also connected to the safety of your machine. Here you can check our USB CNC Controller – PoKeys57CNC You can find … Read more