# option 617-1 flex pendent interface with PM5  \[PickMaster 5\]

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/option-617-1-flex-pendent-interface-with-pm5-pickmaster-5/2307>\
**Category:** PickMaster\
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/option-617-1-flex-pendent-interface-with-pm5-pickmaster-5/2307 "2008-11-19T09:56:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cmet](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/cmet)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/option-617-1-flex-pendent-interface-with-pm5-pickmaster-5/2307/1 "2008-11-19T09:56:59Z")

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Hi, we would like to run our own GUI on a system with PickMaster 5.  
As we guess PM5 support flexpendant GUI interface, so will it enable us to run our GUI also?  
or do we still need to add in option 617-1 flexpendant interface in order to run our own GUI ?

Thank you all for any responds  
BR  
C.

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**Author:** ![AndersL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@AndersL](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/AndersL)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/option-617-1-flex-pendent-interface-with-pm5-pickmaster-5/2307/2 "2009-03-16T15:57:20Z")

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Hi, PickMaster 5 includes a GUI on the flex pendant but you  
do not need to use it ! Most functionality can be directly accessed also  
by using the PickMaster I/O interface and/or through PickMaster rapid instructions.  
Recommended version is PickMaster 5.04 or PickMaster 5.10  
which will be released soon.

Best regards,  
Anders