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Ropi Jo:
Thanks so much for this. My MOBO almost certainly does not have the printer port. It's a Dell I5. But I'll check tonight and let you know. There are spare inputs on the JPAC, the OPTIPAC and the APAC, all permanently connected. If I could any of these that would be great. I'll have a good read through the threads Scott linked to. And there I was thought this would be simple. Cheers Chaps. |
DaOld Man:
Yeah, the printer port was going out of style back when I did this project (2009), but most motherboards still had it then. I will see what I can do with using keyboard inputs. However the windows stuck key may be a problem, but maybe not. At least you wont need inpout with that, which like I said is very hard to get to work on 64 bit. At least it was last time I tried to work with it. I will post it for you to test when I finish it. |
Ropi Jo:
Top Man. Thank you so much. I am using end stops for the rotate. Can't remember if they are NO of NC. I assume these are used by malaori (or maybe a relay from these to switch the IP of the jPac.) I can rig a timer relay to these to avoid the windows stuck key if that helps. Got loads of timer relays. |
PL1:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on June 22, 2020, 11:37:39 am ---Thanks PL1. you are da man. --- End quote --- Glad to assist. ;D --- Quote from: DaOld Man on June 22, 2020, 11:37:39 am ---One of those switches would be on all the time and could create some kind of "stuck key" error on windows. --- End quote --- Maybe run the grounds for those two switches through the COM-NC contacts of a time-delay relay? - System powers on ==> relay is on for a few seconds which interrupts the ground for those two switches long enough for windows to register those keys as not pressed. - By the time mala starts, the relay is off and ground is reconnected to the switches. --- Quote from: Ropi Jo on June 22, 2020, 12:05:58 pm ---I am using end stops for the rotate. Can't remember if they are NO of NC. I assume these are used by malaori (or maybe a relay from these to switch the IP of the jPac.) I can rig a timer relay to these to avoid the windows stuck key if that helps. Got loads of timer relays. --- End quote --- Depending on how you wire things, it may be better to have separate orientation and endstop switches. :dunno Scott |
Arroyo:
Would something as simple as iRotate work? |
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