On 6/4/2015 2:38 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2015-06-04 21:26 GMT+03:00 Mark Wendt <wendt.m...@gmail.com>: >> OK, perhaps I should have said another computer, rather than another PC. >> Androids are computers. Still, you need another machine to run the machine >> that runs the machine. > Yeah, I agree, it requires one more device. It is just that I have an > impression that very many people to the west from me already do have > tablets and similar stuff at their possession, so no extra spending > there. And there are some cheap options available also in eastern > Europe (BTW total amount of 100 eur tablet + BBB is less than a full > kit of PC, including monitor etc). > And with such a wireless device you can easily take "the screen" with > you around the workshop and work on something else, while keeping eye > on what is going on. > > Viesturs >
Tablets are getting to be crazy cheap. Picture this.... you have your CNC controller running in a black box (Sandy Box.. whatever) tethered to a tablet. Your tablet screen screws up. You grab another tablet, download the frontend app from the Apple store or Google store, link it to the black box and you are up and running again with a new touch screen front end. I'm not saying that this is a solution for every machine - certainly not. But for a machine that requires a small touch screen this could be ideal and greatly ease maintenance. >>many people to the west from me already do have tablets and similar stuff at their possession You are right.. :-) The building supply store near me sells Android Tablets... no kidding! Dave --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
