Rumble Pad issue

[bstern]

I just purchased a logitech rumble pad.

One of the best things I have bought for my bot.
Especially useful in positioning during the offset setup for 2nd Z and Air Drill.

I am having one issue I hope someone could shed some light on.

It works fine in Keyboard mode and before executing a shopbot file. Once you start a shopbot file it stops working. So for instance if I get a message box that asks for "enter" to continue, the Rumble Pad will not work.


Thanks
Bob

[henrik_o]

If you are going to use the (what I assume is) bundled software to drive the pad, you really should try to solve that but I can't provide input, never worked with LT's bundled configgers.

If you want a quick and dirty solution, you can download this (http://www.2shared.com/file/2818830/8dceaf47/JoystickTest.html) AHK (AutoHotkey) compiled script and run it to determine what AHK sees as the key you use for 'Enter'.

Post that number here and I will upload a compiled script that does it for you.

(That's the short version. If you don't want to run unknown executables, and you shouldn't, you can download the uncompiled script (http://www.2shared.com/file/2818835/fda45bc8/JoystickTest.html), then download AHK (http://www.autohotkey.com/) and install it. Review the script and run it, I could upload an uncompiled script that does what you need.)

It's not elegant but it might get you going while you solve the underlying issue.

[srwtlc]

Bob,

I've stopped using mine since I watched my spindle attempt to drive my 1-1/2" planer bit through the spoilboard during a spindle warm-up when I just picked up the Rumble Pad to move it off the table.

That said, the Rumble Pad does go into sleep mode when not used. I could sometimes wake it up but never found a reliable method. I usually just had to flick the left joystick a few times. I had the left joystick X axis set to "Enter" left and "Escape" right or vice-versa.