Quote Originally Posted by JAZZCNC View Post
Mach doesn't know or care what's sending the signals, it could be keyboard, pendent thru the BOB or just set of buttons on a control panel.? To Mach they are the same, It's just watching for inputs and acting on them to do the assigned tasks.
Mach doesnt need to be running or the PC can be off for that matter to move the axis via the pendant. However you cant slave 2 axis together with just the BOB without wiring 2 drivers to the same output which isnt the best of ideas. So that rules out the pendant working independantly without the PC and/or mach. Its not a big issue but was a nice to have.