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i'm using a 23" acer T230H from Ebay
uses usb for the touch input
installed multitouch driver with a change in the support screen types listing , to get it to work , but no big deal to do
and works fine

cmorley wrote:
I have a 17" one, and I don't think I would want to go any bigger

cmorley wrote:
I didn't double click on anything lol... double clicking on the mode button didn't catch my eye that it changed modes until I watched it closely.

I look at offsets when doing tool offsets and fixture offsets mainly so manual for me.

So instead of check buttons an led for coolant. Don't know if many people use both mist and flood on a machine... for me it is one or the other so coolant on/off works.

John

Hell Chris,

Yep did not want to work on 2.4.

On my office computer now on 2.6 with dual monitors it seems to work fine, I put Axis on one screen and moved the other GUI to the other, the idea of an easy to customize screen is pretty cool.
It looks like the coolant and mist buttons are reversed with their indicators, no big deal.

Perhaps a small screen such as seen on Ebay...
2012 Lilliput EBY701-NP/C/T Touch Screen Monitor w/ Auto Switch Car PC Carputer
could be used as a custom pendant for large machines where you are not close to the main monitor. I believe some of these are usb powered and have only one cord.


Rick G

Here is a version with much more functionality.
Still just for testing concepts.

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Hello Chris,

I will try that later today, what do you think of the idea of a small hand held touch screen monitor?

Rick G

hmm handheld must be pretty damn small - I bet you would need a screen specifically designed for it.

So the feedback I have says every one hates check buttons for the coolant status.
So do I ! I added them cause they were quick while I worked on underlaying code to control them.
i think I would rather LEDs but could make the label toggle different colors..

BigJohnT wrote:
On my bigger machines I'd use both depending on the tool - mist (air) for a lot of my Sandvik coated carbide, flood for everything else. If you flood the high end carbide you get cracks in the cutting edge.


cmorley wrote:
Damn! ..Very clean!!
My thoughts..
- Tighten up the buttons on the side, you'll need that real-estate for even more buttons!
- every time I see that MV I think Muzzle Velocity (as I do rifle building)
- you may want to toggle coolant to "Off / Mist / Flood / Aux" as only one state would be valid at any one time. This is a problem I see in Axis, you could have both mist and flood on at the same time. You may want an AUX coolant toggle as well - It's useful when you setup external high pressure coolant - useful when chambering gun barrels in a lathe. You would setup the Aux to take some M-code.
- have a look at the Centroid Control. They use a very thin line gauge as a load meter on each axis - pretty slick.
- A thought.. you may want to have your function buttons along the bottom, and your page buttons along the side. You may end up with two rows of buttons along the bottom. I see this as emulating the touchpad buttons on commercial controllers.
- Need a tool page! Something of a very simple tool offset setting page. Setting offsets is one area that every new user has trouble with. I take my queue for this from Centroid as well.
- Am I right in assuming your G-Code scroll/edit would be on a separate page?
- Lastly, I think you shouldn't hesitate to use some of the icons from Axis. It will give it the "a member of the family" feel.


Overall a very nice look!

Jay

Yea, I have air and flood on the VMC but mist was confusing me into thinking of those little misting units they sell for knee mills.

John

yea definatley a Off / Mist /Flood / and Aux option would be real good as i have a few machines i can use that one