How to configure a XHC-WHB04B pendant ?

Hi guys,

i installed a WHB04B pendant in the famous LinuxCNC-V2.8 with help of Peter's (Talla83) Utube-video and the included driver. I followed also the V2.8 documentation.
Have the 4-axis pendant version (LHB04B) with USB-cable and the basic functions are working well, can home all, jog every of the 4 axis, switch diverent coordinate systems, start GCode, etc. (very usefull for a 68.- € pendant with display, delivery included ;--))

But for example: why can i assign Macro1- and Macro2-buttons with functions (e.g. G0 X0 Y0) but not Macro3- and Macro4-buttons ? (Macro5-button works, but not button8 ...)

When i try to find out something, as a newbie i get very fast lost in time and space of the LinuxCNC-universe.

Where to find informations about this topic or who can tell me more please ?

Cheers, Norbert

See if you can find something useful :
www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=txWvX...rhCg8Q4dUDCAY&uact=5

Hello 'Tommylight',

thank you for advice, i still working on the 37 links i got from this.

This is what i wanted to say, as a normal user it takes a lot of time to get into this theme (and i actually do not want to become a 'specialist' ;--)

It is difficult to see wich information belongs and wich one is outdated and not valid or usefull or ment for something else, a lot of terms that you have never heard before ...

Some things i could adjust till now, but a lot is not clear (different versions / buttons of the pendant ?, auto-mode and the other modes ? etc.)

i think anyone installing this good pendant has nearly the same problems.

Did you find this ?
linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/man/man1/xhc-whb04b-6.1.html

github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/2.8/sr...ple-configuration.md


This file is near a ready to use hal file to add to your config.

Download and rename the file example-configuration.md to xhc-whb04b-6-mill.hal put this in your config folder.

So basically you only need to download this file : (untested wget command...)

Edit your "know as working config.ini"
nano your_config.ini

for adding
and add to HAL section (i think before POSTGUI_HALFILE)
thats all ! (i hope :laugh: )

Thank you alkabal, tried it and it makes my pendant work.