[PCB_FORUM] Re: X-Keys 20 key, any good?

Thanks David.  The 58 key USB is being ordered, can't wait to get it.  Lots
of possibilities!

 

Regards,

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices

Longmont, Colorado

 

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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: X-Keys 20 key, any good?

 

Hi Gary

 

Funckey saves having to program an carriage return on xkeys - max chars per
key on my units is 3.

 

funckey x0 replay d:\psd_data\pcbenv\xkeys\SilkTop_vis.scr //* defined in a
script file that is played on boot

 

SilkTop_vis.scr :

settoggle silk_top_vis_type YES NO //* toggle so one key does more than one
thing
setwindow pcb
color
setwindow form.cvf_main
FORM cvf_main class_list Stack-Up
FORM cvf_main class_list Geometry
FORM cvf_main board_geometry/silkscreen_top/visible $silk_top_vis_type
FORM cvf_main package_geometry/silkscreen_top/visible $silk_top_vis_type
FORM cvf_main class_list Components
FORM cvf_main ref_des/silkscreen_top/visible $silk_top_vis_type
FORM cvf_main class_list Manufacturing
FORM cvf_main ok
setwindow pcb

another trick is to reprogram the aliases, for example setting grids for
different keys

setwindow pcb
define grid
setwindow form.grid
FORM grid non_etch non_etch_x_grids .05
FORM grid non_etch non_etch_y_grids .05
FORM grid all_etch all_etch_x_grids .05
FORM grid all_etch all_etch_y_grids .05
FORM grid done
setwindow pcb
alias ~0 replay d:\psd_data\pcbenv\xkeys\G100.scr
alias ~1 replay d:\psd_data\pcbenv\xkeys\G125.scr
alias ~2 replay d:\psd_data\pcbenv\xkeys\G250.scr
alias ~3 replay d:\psd_data\pcbenv\xkeys\G1MM.scr
alias ~4 replay d:\psd_data\pcbenv\xkeys\G5MM.scr

 

 

 

 

Best Regards

 

David Greig

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Buchan House

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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary MacIndoe
Sent: 24 April 2006 21:06
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: X-Keys 20 key, any good?

Thanks for the response David.  I was mainly wondering if it is worth
getting (easy to set up, reliable etc.).

 

One of the scripts I use is "t.scr" which turns on only top pads, etch
assemblies etc.  I have "replay t" aliased to "t", so when I type "t", Enter
it runs the "t" script.  So, can the X-Key keyboard be set up to perform
both "t" and the Enter?  That would be great to hit one key and have the
script run!  Hmmm, maybe I should think about the 58 key instead of the 20
key.

 

Sure, I'm always open to ideas for scripts.  I have lots of them to set up
the initial database depending on a standard format (i.e. pci, lpc, atx,
mini itx etc.) and layer count (4, 6, 8, 10).  I also have several to change
views, grids etc.  I just had to bang on all of the set up scripts for them
to manual place format symbols since we went to 15.5.

 

Regards,

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices

Longmont, Colorado

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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: X-Keys 20 key, any good?

 

Using the ~56 key one. Got some scripts if you want ideas on setting it up.
Also use another for C programming and spice - fewer syntax errors that way.

 

Best Regards

 

David Greig

______________________________

GigaDyne Ltd

Buchan House

Carnegie Campus

Dunfermline KY11 8PL

United Kingdom

t: +44 (0)1383 624 975

www.gigadyne.co.uk <http://www.gigadyne.co.uk/> 

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Sent: 24 April 2006 20:08
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] X-Keys 20 key, any good?

Hey again,

 

So here's another one.  Anybody use the Pi Engineering X-Keys 20 key
programmable supplemental keyboard?  Is it easy to program, works well?

Thanks for any input.

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices

Longmont, Colorado

 

 

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