Hi 4pyros,
No the controls sadly are not suitable, the main problem being the slow startup which is a safety feature for the user, it is way too slow to get up to speed and to slow down.
The actual speed setting is done by either 3,6,9 or 12 buttons or simply pressing up or down to get to any speed desired, again this is a fairly slow process for safety's sake but too slow for my liking I think a simple pot would be much better for my needs.
There is also a really good set of 7 seg leds to give read outs of the speed, time and calories as well as blood pressure. The speed readout would be handy i suppose but the others aren't needed (except maybe the blood pressure one for when a tenon splits or something
).
I will take out the board and get some pics shortly.
Thanks, Al