Scilab-Programmed GUI Control Panel for Roland MODELA MDX-15/20 CNC Machine For Windows
A custom control panel developed for Roland MODELA MDX-15/20 desktop CNC milling machine.
- GUI buttons and indicators for manipulating the tool position of this 3-axis CNC milling machine
- Enables to input the ZO value (custom zero position for z-axis) accurately
- Instead of leveling the tool with your eyes and UP and DOWN buttons on the machine
- Useful for resuming interrupted machining processes with exact the same ZO setting, no matter the machine has been powered off or reset accidentally
- Quick access of Printer Queue and Start/Stop Printer Spooler
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v0.4
- Scilab 5.5 or above (recommended, also compatible with Scilab 6.0 for v0.4 or later)
What is Scilab ? Scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Official Site of Scilab (http://www.scilab.org/)
- MDX-15/20 is connected with port COM1 (also COM2 or COM3 for v0.3 or later)
- If you do not install Scilab, please install it on the computer
- Download the Zip file of our repository, and then extract the files
- Launch Scilab
- Choose File > Execute, and then select main.sce (v0.4 or later) in the file selection dialog
- Execute ControlPanel.sce for v0.3
- Press Reset to zero out z-axis
- Press Home to zero out x- and y-axes
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Introduction for v0.1. - Open Source GUI Control Panel for Roland MODELA MDX-15/20 CNC Machine (Scilab-Programmed GUI)
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New feature highlight for v0.3 - Introduce New Features in our DIY Control Panel V0.3 for Roland MODELA MDX-15/20 CNC Machine
v0.4 2017-6-4
- Enabled the setting for MDX-15
- Added Spindle on/off
- Added Feed rate control
- Added graphical display for indicating tool position
- Integrated Reset to the first Home operation
- Optimized the code for X0, XMAX, Y0, YMAX homing
- Fixed the wrong direction of the Y0 and YMAX homing buttons
- Fixed the filepath issue
- Fixed the compatibility with Scilab 6.0.0 or later
v0.3 2017-4-8
- Enable to choose the COM port for the machine
- One click to open Print Queue by pressing Printer
- Start/Stop Windows Printer Spooler service by pressing Start/Stop Spool
- Added Help button that link to our webpage
- Changed background color and button style
v0.2 2017-1-6
- Enable to move to a target position at once, by toggling Direct Go
- Added buttons for homing +X, -X, +Y and -Y position
v0.1 2016-12-23 (The version shown in the introduction video in YouTube)
- Move instantly after press a direction button
- Set custom Z0 level
Copyright 2016 - 2019, Chris KY FUNG and the contributors in Craftweeks - CNC group
License GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3 (GNU AGPLv3)
