I've been building pendants that use small 3.2" LCD displays. My first version just used a simple command based interface (fill rectangle, draw straight line, draw text), driven by a python menu add on, which runs in parallel with Axis. (http://www.franksworkshop.com.au/CNC/LathePendant/LathePendant.htm)
Version 2 is a high speed USB version that acts like a USB display. When X11 is set up properly, runs as a secondary (or tertiary) display. I've also managed to get one of these (http://www.soundgraph.com/fingervu436-feature-en/) working, including touchscreen. Unfortunately, their resolutions are too low (400x240 and 480x272) to be used with axis, so I've been writing a Qt version. It is data driven - an XML file defines the layout and functionality. Each xml configuration is a "screen-set". To keep it flexible, I've got one that looks like axis, one for each of my displays, and I plan to do a Mock3 one. Currently it can do basic functionality - start/stop/pause, load etc. It displays GCode. It uses gremlin to embed a preview, but you can't interact with it unless you use a mouse or touchscreen. It can also embed vismach, and a camera display. It can also use QtScript (JavaScript, no python :). The plan is to build a GUI editor. I've been distracted over the last couple of months. In the next few weeks I'll post a demo, to see if there is any interest in yet another GUI. The current plan is to use it as a secondary display on the pendant, with axis as the primary. It just depends on how much work I feel like doing on it. Another workshop project was to build a monitor slide away draw. I don't have any pictures yet, but I used a AOV e2243Fw2k (http://www.aocmonitorap.com/anz/monitor_306.php) monitor which is 12.9mm thick. It folds down and slides away using only about 20mm of space. Unfortunately to get it to work, I had to remove the stand (where the interface electronics is located), shave off a lot of plastic, and make a new holder for the interface electronics. It worked fine for a while, but now it seems to shutdown every time I fold it out of the way. So, the next version will probably be this (http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/17/gechic-on-lap-1302-portable-monitor-vide o/), which is only 1366x768, so back to the OP, that will be my minimum resolution for axis. > -----Original Message----- > From: Darren Conway [mailto:darren.con...@xtra.co.nz] > Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012 5:09 PM > To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Future Minimum Display Resolution? > > I am not sure if this is relevant, but what about small screen mobile devices? > I can think of examples where a small hand held wireless device could be > useful. The hand held device running the human interface with a PC > hardwired to the machine under control. > > These may not have a very high resolution. > Just a thought. > > Darren > > On 23/03/2012 6:31 p.m., Kim Kirwan wrote: > > With 12.04 and 2.5 waiting in the wings, and with new UI's and similar > > such as GladeVCP, ngcgui, etc., not to mention the disappearance of > > 4:3 displays in favor of 16:9 or 16:10, I would like to pose a > > question for the developers: > > > > How long will 1024x780 remain a viable screen resolution for LinuxCNC? > > (I mean before it becomes too "inconvenient", as 800x600 has become > > already, in my opinion.) Or is it already past that? Is 1280x1024 now > > the practical minimum? > > > > (Considering purchasing a 1024x780 touch screen or two.) > > > > I am asking here only about "things that fill up the screen", not the > > problem of new vs. old video connectors/cards. > > Otherwise, all comments and opinions invited! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kim > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- > > This SF email is sponsosred by: > > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-developers mailing list > > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3810 - Release Date: > > 08/04/11 Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d- > msazure _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
