Command panel

The command panel view gives you direct control over your board.

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It provides most of the basics features for CNC control.

Manual jog:
Precise jog:enable/disable precise jog. Precise jog will perform a single feedrate linear move of the specified step.
Step:the jog step. Only used when precise jog is active. The distance to travel at each click on the jog button.
Speed:the jog feedrate
+X, -X:jog along the X axis
+Y, -Y:jog along the Y axis
+Z, -Z:jog along the Z axis
+A, -A:jog along the A axis
Homing:
Home:perform the homing sequence configured for the board
Zero all axis:reset the current position to 0 (zero) on all axes. No physical motion will occur.
X, Y, Z, A:reset the current position to 0 (zero) on the labeled axis. No physical motion will occur.
Coordinates system:
G54 … G59:switch to the labeled coordinate system. No physical motion will occur.
Set current zero:
 set the current position as origin for the active coordinate system. No physical motion will occur.
Controls:
Resume:resume the current motion.
Pause:pause the current motion.
Stop:stop the current motion.
Kill alarm:release the board from Alarm state.
Reset:soft reset of the board
Spindle:
On:turn the spindle On.
Off:turn the spindle Off.

Note

The provided features are board dependant