Personally I like the tactile feedback of a button that moves. But moving from buttons over to a mouse to then select entries is tedious so I can see either a number of buttons or a touch screen for that sort of thing.
For the same reason I really detest those interfaces based on Arduino's that, due to limited I/O use a rotary knob and button to select from all sorts of menus. Or worse test enter each digit one at a time using the rotary knob. Shudder!!!! Way back HP had the right idea with what they called soft keys. A row of mechanical buttons along the edges of the screen to select options displayed beside the button. My Tek scope has those and the stupid rotary knobs. Invariably since they have two of those I tend to choose the wrong one first. But to design such a user screen for LinuxCNC implies you also have to provide the buttons (and maybe a knob). Easy to do with CANopen or ModBus or if you have one of the high i/o count MESA boards but then you are also running a bundle of wires up rather than a network cable. Thanks for the feedback. John Dammeyer > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Stevenson [mailto:stus...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-01-21 6:10 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Touch screen for LinuxCNC > > https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=elo+1525L&_sacat=0 > > I have used these before. The USB version just works out of the box with > every Linux distribution I have tried. In fact they work before Linux is > booted up on most of them. The serial ones work just fine but you need the > software from ELO(Microtouch now I think). They have the software and are > happy to help you configure it. (at least they used to be very helpful) > > HTH > Stuart > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 7:29 PM <ken.stra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've been using this with PathPilot since 2015: > > https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004C4WTJA/ > > No problems. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gerrit Visser <gerr...@psgv.ca> > > Sent: June 1, 2021 7:22 PM > > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Touch screen for LinuxCNC > > > > I bought this last month for use with Pathpilot. Works great. Resistive > > touch so not sensitive to wet fingers. > > https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B083WF327D > > CA$250 plus HST > > > > Gerrit > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > Sent: June 1, 2021 7:07 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: [Emc-users] Touch screen for LinuxCNC > > > > If I wanted to set up a Pi4 with LinuxCNC and a touch screen is there any > > particular one that jumps out as the best solution? > > > > And with an LCD display/touch screen other than 'axis' what is a more > > usable > > screen? > > > > Thanks > > John > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -- > Addressee is the intended audience. > If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read > this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or > reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private > correspondence. > Thank you for honoring my wish. > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
