Tool Setup Screen - User Buttons

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The Tool Setup Screen allows KMotionCNC to be configured for a particular machine tool. Each machine tool is likely to have different motion resolution, speeds, and acceleration limits. It is also likely to different I/O requirements with regard to Spindle control and such. Additionally a machine may have different initialization and homing requirements. KMotionCNC has a flexible mechanism for defining what type of action is to be performed for various M Codes and Custom Buttons.

Custom Buttons

Custom Button Actions function in exactly the same manner as the G Code Actions described on the M3-M9 Tab with the only difference being that they are invoked by the User pushing a button rather than by a command encountered within a G Code Program. There is an additional Parameter above the Action Type which is the Title to be placed on the Custom Button. The example above shows buttons defined with titles "INIT", "HOME", and "M3". Up to 10 buttons may be defined. Common uses for the Buttons are to invoke programs that initialize and/or home the machine. Any Button with an empty title field will cause the button to be hidden on the main KMotionCNC screen. See here for how these defined buttons will appear in the main KMotionCNC Screen.

A Hot Key can also be assigned so that pushing that specific Key will triger the Action as if the button was clicked with the mouse. The Screen must have focus for the Hot Key to work. See below for a list of numeric Virtual Key Codes:

Key Codes

Value | Description
1 | Left mouse button
2 | Right mouse button
3 | CANCEL key
4 | Middle mouse button
8 | BACKSPACE key
9 | TAB key
12 | CLEAR key
13 | ENTER key
16 | SHIFT key
17 | CTRL key
18 | MENU key
19 | PAUSE key
20 | CAPS LOCK key
27 | ESC key
32 | SPACEBAR key
33 | PAGE UP key
34 | PAGE DOWN key
35 | END key
36 | HOME key
37 | LEFT ARROW key
38 | UP ARROW key
39 | RIGHT ARROW key
40 | DOWN ARROW key
41 | SELECT key
42 | PRINT SCREEN key
43 | EXECUTE key
44 | SNAPSHOT key
45 | INS key
46 | DEL key
47 | HELP key
144 | NUM LOCK key

KeyA Through KeyZ Are the Same as Their ASCII Equivalents: 'A' Through 'Z'

Value | Description
65 | A key
66 | B key
67 | C key
68 | D key
69 | E key
70 | F key
71 | G key
72 | H key
73 | I key
74 | J key
75 | K key
76 | L key
77 | M key
78 | N key
79 | O key
80 | P key
81 | Q key
82 | R key
83 | S key
84 | T key
85 | U key
86 | V key
87 | W key
88 | X key
89 | Y key
90 | Z key

Key0 Through Key9 Are the Same as Their ASCII Equivalents: '0' Through '9

Value | Description
48 | 0 key
49 | 1 key
50 | 2 key
51 | 3 key
52 | 4 key
53 | 5 key
54 | 6 key
55 | 7 key
56 | 8 key
57 | 9 key

Keys on the Numeric Keypad

Value | Description
96 | 0 key
97 | 1 key
98 | 2 key
99 | 3 key
100 | 4 key
101 | 5 key
102 | 6 key
103 | 7 key
104 | 8 key
105 | 9 key
106 | MULTIPLICATION SIGN (*) key
107 | PLUS SIGN (+) key
108 | ENTER (keypad) key
109 | MINUS SIGN (-) key
110 | DECIMAL POINT(.) key
111 | DIVISION SIGN (/) key

Function Keys

Value | Description
112 | F1 key
113 | F2 key
114 | F3 key
115 | F4 key
116 | F5 key
117 | F6 key
118 | F7 key
119 | F8 key
120 | F9 key
121 | F10 key
122 | F11 key
123 | F12 key
124 | F13 key
125 | F14 key
126 | F15 key
127 | F16 key