02-15-2014, 08:00 PM
Has anyone here looked at the TouchDRO app that runs on a tablet over at http://www.yuriystoys.com/ ?
I built the Arduino version a while back and works great on the cheaper capacitive scales. Planned on installing it on the lathe but one thing led to another and ended up getting some magnetic scales from DROPROS. Yuriy, the guy who made the TouchDRO app, said he'll have a fix for magnetic scales very soon. It works very well with glass or capacitive (think digital calipers) scales right now.
You need an inexpensive tablet to run it on, found a really decent 7" tablet over at Walmart but my current druthers would be using a 9" Nook HD from Barnes and Nobles, it's $149 or $179 depending on version. Reason I know about it is that's what I got for my better half for her reading (and she said peachy on trying the app on it). The tablet has an outstandingly clear/crisp screen and would be the one I would get if I had to do it over.
Anyway, reading off of the tablet is kinda cool because what other DRO reader screen lets you surf the net, run machinist apps, calculator, + run a DRO? :)
Just 2cents worth but might be worth checking out if you haven't...
I built the Arduino version a while back and works great on the cheaper capacitive scales. Planned on installing it on the lathe but one thing led to another and ended up getting some magnetic scales from DROPROS. Yuriy, the guy who made the TouchDRO app, said he'll have a fix for magnetic scales very soon. It works very well with glass or capacitive (think digital calipers) scales right now.
You need an inexpensive tablet to run it on, found a really decent 7" tablet over at Walmart but my current druthers would be using a 9" Nook HD from Barnes and Nobles, it's $149 or $179 depending on version. Reason I know about it is that's what I got for my better half for her reading (and she said peachy on trying the app on it). The tablet has an outstandingly clear/crisp screen and would be the one I would get if I had to do it over.
Anyway, reading off of the tablet is kinda cool because what other DRO reader screen lets you surf the net, run machinist apps, calculator, + run a DRO? :)
Just 2cents worth but might be worth checking out if you haven't...