Some monitor Qs

[BillB]

Hey all, I've been looking at touch screen monitors for Acorn set up and I've decided to go with a smaller portable 15-inch format as I dont have a lot of room on the workbench for a larger monitor. I will put it on a monitor arm another reason I don't want a huge monitor.

1st question is, is there any downside to the smaller format when running and using CNC 12? I will be running both mill and lathe versions.

Apparently, these portable touchscreens use USB C for the touch feature of the monitor. I guess HDMI does not carry the touch signal? The PC I bought is slightly older and does not have a native USB C output. SO the question is will a standard 2.0 USB to USB C cable do the job to enable the touch functionality of the monitor.

last Q, these small portable monitors are not visa compatible for mounting so I need to make or find something I can attach to the back of the monitor to mount it to my monitor arm which is standard visa mounting holes. Does anyone know of a mount that can be added to the back? I could epoxy it on. These monitors only weigh like 2 lbs.

[ShawnM]

My first question to you would be is this 15 inch monitor you are considering a widescreen monitor? If not it won’t work. My second question would be does this “older PC“ meet the minimum standards for a CNC PC?

[BillB]

Yes it’s 16.9 1080 x 1920
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098NKQ5J6/?c ... _lig_dp_it

The PC meets the minimum and beyond. Don’t remember what the rating was.

[martyscncgarage]

Hey all, I've been looking at touch screen monitors for Acorn set up and I've decided to go with a smaller portable 15-inch format as I dont have a lot of room on the workbench for a larger monitor. I will put it on a monitor arm another reason I don't want a huge monitor.

1st question is, is there any downside to the smaller format when running and using CNC 12? I will be running both mill and lathe versions.

Apparently, these portable touchscreens use USB C for the touch feature of the monitor. I guess HDMI does not carry the touch signal? The PC I bought is slightly older and does not have a native USB C output. SO the question is will a standard 2.0 USB to USB C cable do the job to enable the touch functionality of the monitor.

last Q, these small portable monitors are not visa compatible for mounting so I need to make or find something I can attach to the back of the monitor to mount it to my monitor arm which is standard visa mounting holes. Does anyone know of a mount that can be added to the back? I could epoxy it on. These monitors only weigh like 2 lbs.

USB carries the touch signal.
So you should be correct. If you have a Lenovo M92P Tiny, use the display port

I personally don't like your choice of monitor. I don't like the folding aspect.

If its a standard LCD it will have a VESA mount on the back. (I see no pictures of the back of that monitor)

Marty

[DonElings]

Food for thought:

Early on I purchased a touchscreen to use with Acorn. I later purchased the wireless pendant and I no longer use the touchscreen. If I did this over I'd have just put the money I invested in the touchscreen towards the pendant.

Don

[BillB]

Hey all, I've been looking at touch screen monitors for Acorn set up and I've decided to go with a smaller portable 15-inch format as I dont have a lot of room on the workbench for a larger monitor. I will put it on a monitor arm another reason I don't want a huge monitor.

1st question is, is there any downside to the smaller format when running and using CNC 12? I will be running both mill and lathe versions.

Apparently, these portable touchscreens use USB C for the touch feature of the monitor. I guess HDMI does not carry the touch signal? The PC I bought is slightly older and does not have a native USB C output. SO the question is will a standard 2.0 USB to USB C cable do the job to enable the touch functionality of the monitor.

last Q, these small portable monitors are not visa compatible for mounting so I need to make or find something I can attach to the back of the monitor to mount it to my monitor arm which is standard visa mounting holes. Does anyone know of a mount that can be added to the back? I could epoxy it on. These monitors only weigh like 2 lbs.

USB carries the touch signal.
So you should be correct. If you have a Lenovo M92P Tiny, use the display port

I personally don't like your choice of monitor. I don't like the folding aspect.

If its a standard LCD it will have a VESA mount on the back. (I see no pictures of the back of that monitor)

Marty

As said Im going to do some sort of custom Visa mount if I can’t find one that u can add to a monitor without the mount holes.I’m going to just fold the bottom foot and tape it to the back. I will mount on a monitor arm.

[BillB]

Food for thought:

Early on I purchased a touchscreen to use with Acorn. I later purchased the wireless pendant and I no longer use the touchscreen. If I did this over I'd have just put the money I invested in the touchscreen towards the pendant.

Don

Ya good point I’ve thought of that as well because I’m going to get the pendant to. I like to have both options and I don’t really have a good place for a mouse, the bench these machines are going on is limited on space. And you really can’t do everything on the pendant

[ShawnM]

You could always buy or build something like this and the mounting possibilities are endless. There are many variations of this type of mount. This way you can get a larger monitor that has a VESA mount on the back.

[simmonds]

I have been considering my display and input options (specifically a touchscreen) for a new machine I am building, a Fiber LASER welder.

It appears there is no way to avoid haveing a keyboard since there is no on-screen keyboard presented when you select a text box. Since you need the keyboard anyway, and will likely have a pendant and/or a mouse, I do not see much value in having a touchscreen. I have installed the standard Centroid package of NUC + Touchscreen + Mouse + MPG on a lathe that I built a while ago but find that I rarely use the touchscren.

I would appreciate hearing other users comments on these interface choices.

[Gary Campbell]

You can enable an onscreen keyboard via the taskbar options, have numerous machines running without a physical keyboard