Remote display sources for DRO Chinese calipers

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Paul,

There's also magnetic scales with a price less than glass scales.

Machine DRO sell a new PC interface that works with them:

http://www.machine-dro.co.uk/m-dro-pc-digital-readout-4-axis-interface.html

Fractional readour is most useful with calipers – say when you are sorting out material from a mixed batch of imperial and metric stock – then for a DRO.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 26/02/2015 20:39:10

[Paul Relf-DaviesParticipant @paulrelf-davies37806]

Posted by Yuriy Krushelnytskiy on 26/02/2015 19:34:17:

Posted by Paul Davies 8 on 26/02/2015 17:22:10:

Hi All,

I've come across Yuriy's excellent Android DRO and have the components for the basic MSP430 version winging their way to me.

I am however, having trouble finding suitable scales in the UK. IGaging do not appear to have any UK dealers – there are odds & sods on amazon / ebay, but not in the lengths I'm after. I can't justify glass scales I only have a Dore-Westbury Mk1 mill, so 3 glass scales would probably cost as much as what the whole mill is worth!!

The digital scales that Arc Euro Trade sell look very similar to to AccuRemote scales, has anyone had any success with these scales & Yuriy's MSP430 interface? I have been touch with Arc Euro Trade, but they were unable to give me any useful information, at all.

Cheers in advance for any input (and many thanks to Yuriy for his hard work! – BTW: Have you thought of extending TouchDRO to display fractional inches…1/4, 1/2, 3/4, n/8, n/16, n/32…etc…?)

cheers

Paul

Paul,

They are the same thing (these ones are: http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Digital-Readouts-with-Dedicated-Remote-Display). iGaging is a US distributor for various things and their "DigiMag" scales are made by Shahe, as are the AccuRemote scales.

I haven't given much though to displaying fractional sizes but you can convert from fractional sizes to decimals in the app by typing a fraction into the "preset dimension" box or any other input box. If you need to move the spindle/carriage by 1 5/6 of an inch you can type 1+1/6 into the preset box and then move the axis until it reads 0.000 and you're there.

Hope this helps

Yuriy

Hi Yuriy,

Many thanks for confirming that…I'll order a set up & get tinkering. The MSP430 should arrive in a day or two. I'm also interested in experimenting with a tacho sensor, too.

@Neil…I think the Android solution will get me up & running. A set of glass/magnetic scales and a (larger screened) DRO may be something to aspire to, should I acquire a larger mill that would justify the more accurate scales.

cheers

Paul

[Yuriy KrushelnytskiyParticipant @yuriykrushelnytskiy45312]

Posted by Paul Davies 8 on 26/02/2015 21:49:35:

Posted by Yuriy Krushelnytskiy on 26/02/2015 19:34:17:

Posted by Paul Davies 8 on 26/02/2015 17:22:10:

Hi All,

I've come across Yuriy's excellent Android DRO and have the components for the basic MSP430 version winging their way to me.

I am however, having trouble finding suitable scales in the UK. IGaging do not appear to have any UK dealers – there are odds & sods on amazon / ebay, but not in the lengths I'm after. I can't justify glass scales I only have a Dore-Westbury Mk1 mill, so 3 glass scales would probably cost as much as what the whole mill is worth!!

The digital scales that Arc Euro Trade sell look very similar to to AccuRemote scales, has anyone had any success with these scales & Yuriy's MSP430 interface? I have been touch with Arc Euro Trade, but they were unable to give me any useful information, at all.

Cheers in advance for any input (and many thanks to Yuriy for his hard work! – BTW: Have you thought of extending TouchDRO to display fractional inches…1/4, 1/2, 3/4, n/8, n/16, n/32…etc…?)

cheers

Paul

Paul,

They are the same thing (these ones are: http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Digital-Readouts-with-Dedicated-Remote-Display). iGaging is a US distributor for various things and their "DigiMag" scales are made by Shahe, as are the AccuRemote scales.

I haven't given much though to displaying fractional sizes but you can convert from fractional sizes to decimals in the app by typing a fraction into the "preset dimension" box or any other input box. If you need to move the spindle/carriage by 1 5/6 of an inch you can type 1+1/6 into the preset box and then move the axis until it reads 0.000 and you're there.

Hope this helps

Yuriy

Hi Yuriy,

Many thanks for confirming that…I'll order a set up & get tinkering. The MSP430 should arrive in a day or two. I'm also interested in experimenting with a tacho sensor, too.

@Neil…I think the Android solution will get me up & running. A set of glass/magnetic scales and a (larger screened) DRO may be something to aspire to, should I acquire a larger mill that would justify the more accurate scales.

cheers

Paul

Paul,

Glad I could help.

Regards

Yuriy

P.S. upgrading from "iGaging" to glass/magnetic scales takes six resistors and different firmware version once you're ready

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