Tormach Path Pilot

CNC Control Pendant that functions as a hand-held console for Tormach Path Pilot CNC machines.

It is 100% plug and play, requiring no modifications to the Path Pilot controller software. It connects to Path Pilot via a USB cable.

Requirements

  • Path Pilot

    The hand-held console requires Path Pilot version 2.51 or newer, it is not compatible with Mach3.

  • 1 free USB Port

Note

Our handheld console communicates with Path Pilot using the same protocol as the Tormach Operators Consoles.

As such, it is not compatible with machines that have a Tormach Operators Console connected.

Features

Override Knobs

  • Feed

    • This dial corresponds to the Feed slider with a range of 0% - 200%.

    • It controls the speed of the machine when executing feed rate moves.

  • Speed

    • This dial corresponds to the RPM slider with a range of 0% - 200%.

    • It controls the RPM of the spindle motor.

  • Velocity

    • This dial corresponds to the Max Vel slider with a range of range 0% - 100%.

    • It controls the maximum speed of the machine when executing any axis movement.

Buttons

  • Start

    • This button is equivalent to the CYCLE START button on the Path Pilot UI and is used to start a gcode program or resume a gcode program that has been paused with the Hold button.

  • Hold

    • This button is equivalent to the FEEDHOLD button on the Path Pilot UI and is used to pause a running program.

  • Stop

    • This button is equivalent to the STOP button on the Path Pilot UI and is used to stop a running program.

  • Aux

    • This button is equivalent to the COOLANT button on the Path Pilot UI and is used to turn your coolant on and off.

Note

For machines without coolant, the Coolant On/Off button is non-operational

Jogging

  • Encoder Wheel

    • The wheel has 100 detents per revolution and will affect 1 jog step per detent for the selected axis and increment.

  • Axis Selection
    • Linear Axes

      • X

      • Y

      • Z

    • Rotary Axis

      • R1 (A Axis)

      • R2 - Not supported on Path Pilot, will select the same as R1

  • Increments

    The increments work as a divisor to the base increment.

    • X1 = \(base\)

    • X10 = \([\frac{base}{10}]\)

    • X100 = \([\frac{base}{100}]\)

  • Base Increments

    • Imperial - 0.01 inches

    • Metric - 1mm

Note

Made With CNC products are not tested, sponsored, endorsed, nor approved by Tormach Inc.

Tormach and Path Pilot are registered trademarks of Tormach Inc.