My son was looking into one of these to work with a VR headset, but my first thought was: "That might be really convenient for controlling the CNC"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-Wirel ... 2383605548
Controller
Controller
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Re: Controller
Looks interesting and it certainly is cheap enough. If you decide to try it, let us know how you come out.
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ShapeOko2 s/n 5200 all stock. Arduino, gshield, Grbl Controller, Autodesk Fusion 360.
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ShapeOko2 s/n 5200 all stock. Arduino, gshield, Grbl Controller, Autodesk Fusion 360.
Mods: Quiet cut spindle, grbl v0.9g w/ spindle control enabled.
Re: Controller
How do you plan on going about hacking it? Looks like you are going to need a uC to take the signal in and convert it to some G code. Unless you just liked the ergonomics of this, I would personally start from scratch so you don't end up dealing with all the peculiarities and reliability issues that I feel fairly sure that remote will have.
Do keep us posted.
Do keep us posted.
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Re: Controller
This sort of thing works well enough --- using a Wii Remote as a pendant is mentioned on the wiki and here: http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2543
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