While I haven’t tried it, any of the mentioned utilities in this article should get you the basic mapping so the controller will behave the same as the arrow keys…
Here’s the short cuts list from FireControl docs:
- Jog X+: Right Arrow Key
- Jog X-: Left Arrow Key
- Jog Y+: Up Arrow Key
- Jog Y-: Down Arrow Key
- Jog Z+: Page Up Key
- Jog Z-: Page Down Key
- Toggle Nudge Jog: Tab Key
- Start Program: ALT + R
- Pause Program: Space Bar
- Stop Program: ALT + S
- Zoom in Visualizer: Mouse Scroll Up
- Zoom out Visualizer: Mouse Scroll Down
Besides the ones listed in the article here is another mapper:
https://joytokey.net/en/
it’s shareware, but fully functional.
and another open source one:
I can’t vouch for any of them as I haven’t tried them.
If you try one and it works for you, please post back.