The case for TouchDRO in 2022?

[MAKEITOUTOFWOOD]

When are they DIY kits going to be available again?

 

[ycroosh]

When are they DIY kits going to be available again?

They won't be coming back in this form. I can't get good quality HC-05 BlueTooth modules anymore (the supplier I had before vanished) and the stuff I have received last few times was crap, to say the least. Once I'm done with the app release, I will be re-designing the kit to use the new 32-bit processor. It will probably come as a partially assembled board (ESP32 will be programmed and installed), but the input stage will be "DIY" (i.e. configurable for a particular setup. At this point the firmware is actually "universal" (the code that ships on pre-made iGaging and Shahe adapters can read glass scales as well as the native glass scale code.

Regards
Yuriy

 

[Hax0red]

They won't be coming back in this form. I can't get good quality HC-05 BlueTooth modules anymore (the supplier I had before vanished) and the stuff I have received last few times was crap, to say the least. Once I'm done with the app release, I will be re-designing the kit to use the new 32-bit processor. It will probably come as a partially assembled board (ESP32 will be programmed and installed), but the input stage will be "DIY" (i.e. configurable for a particular setup. At this point the firmware is actually "universal" (the code that ships on pre-made iGaging and Shahe adapters can read glass scales as well as the native glass scale code.

Regards
Yuriy

Hi Yuriy, found this thread searching for a stl of the case for a glass scale kit I received 2 days ago. I had seen the case files under downloads when I purchased but now that I have had a closer look I see they are for Shahe scales. Do you have updated files available some where yet? I plan to print mine on a resin printer. Designing a case isnt terribly hard but I am quite slow in fusion still.

Also wishing I had purchased the Shahe version now that I know it can run the iGaging/Shahe scales as well as the glass since I was on fence and thought about trying glass on my mill and Shahe on lathe.

 

[ycroosh]

I will post the files laer today/tomorrow. I keep forgetting to upload them to the site.

 

[Hax0red]

Thanks! I'll keep checking.

 

[ycroosh]

Thanks! I'll keep checking.

I'm having some technical difficulties (can't log into my CDN right now), so here are the STL files for now. I will upload them to the CDN when I get my authenticator re-synchronized.

 

[Hax0red]

No problem, used the spare time to clean cosmoline off mill and loctite some stuff.

Planning to run v3 from start to avoid any update issues later on. Initially I have an older Tab A 8.0 I will use. Any advantage to higher resolution display, faster processor or more ram?

 

[ycroosh]

No problem, used the spare time to clean cosmoline off mill and loctite some stuff.

Planning to run v3 from start to avoid any update issues later on. Initially I have an older Tab A 8.0 I will use. Any advantage to higher resolution display, faster processor or more ram?

Resolution is not super important (you get crisper fonts, etc. but frankly I can't see the difference between 1080 and 1440 tablets. Size does help. 7" is pretty much a bare minimum; 10" is much nicer, since you can run it in vertical mode and get DRO and graphical display at the same time. RAM, CPU, etc. is probably a non-issue, unless you are trying to use a 2013 dual core budget tablet. My development fleet (i.e. tablets that I use for testing) includes Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, A 8.0, Goggle Pixel C, Google Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Samsung Galaxy Nook 9.6" (I think), Galaxy A10 and Galaxy S6 (just for giggles). A10 pretty much lives on my mill and A7 lite lives on my lathe. I find them to be the best fit for my hands, etc. S7 FE is awesome, but I use it mostly for development and only occasionally in the garage (still scares me to break a $500 tablet )

Basically, any of the above are throughly tested and I know that they are working. Neither feels too slow, but that might change in the future once I start adding some "advanced" stuff to the "plus" version.

 

[Hax0red]

I have a Tab S6 I will try as well to see which suites me best. Will be comparing to a Ditron DRO I picked up for $59 last year during dropros blowout on ebay. I like physical buttons but I can see where a touch screen with glass protector is more durable plus the advantage of "plus" versions we can look forward to later on.

Would be interesting to see some sort of USB or wifi/Bluetooth physical button add on one day. There are always certain functions like "zero" and "1/2" that are nice to have in physical button form. Even some sort of API that can send these commands from another display or Pi would be nice as well. Picturing a cnc like pendant with just buttons and the display for soley graphical use.

 

[Hax0red]

I'm having some technical difficulties (can't log into my CDN right now), so here are the STL files for now. I will upload them to the CDN when I get my authenticator re-synchronized.

I am printing now. I see optional 2 and 4 DB9 holes and an option for tach/ but not seeing a top cover/lid?