I have tied using the new controller for the most part it works fine. BUT the top function key shut the droid off like a reboot it comes right back on but what u are working on is gone so you have to start all over. If u use the touch screen that the buttons are suppose to map to it works. The calibrate screen button does nothing when u touch it so i have not been able to calibrate the touch screen, a little frustrating at times. The flip screen button does the same thing, the other two bottons on that page work fine
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Are you using the new plus controller? Did you get the new power board update with the controller? It sounds like your droid is cutting power off because it can’t supply enough power to the new controller.
I received a little board that I had to install on the main board inside the arc droid to upgrade the power supply for the new plus controller.
Yes I have installed that, the PCB. Still having the same issues. They say that you don’t need to calibrate the screen but it will not recognize my stylus on the edges of my screen, only in the center, but it does work with my finger.
Larry
Hey,
I was just browsing around and saw this. Where did you get the information about not needing to calibrate? I only ask as there are two calibrations. One is the touch screen calibration and the other is the CNC arm calibration with the triangle. Moving to the new controller does not require a recalibration of the CNC unit with the triangle. However, it has nothing to do with the touch screen calibration which may need calibrating.
If there is something about a new controller not needing to be calibrated let us know where that is noted as I have not read it anywhere. I may have just not seen it but either way it is good to clarify and document it.
Thanks,
Doug
I was told by Arcdroid that you do not need to re calibrate using the triangle unless you are having issues, the calibration I am talking about is of the touch screen. The new controller plus has this button but it is non functioning at this time. They say the screen does not need calibration, although I use a stylus, I had to calibrate the old screen to work well with the stylus. The new touch screen does not work very good with the stylus along the edges. Especially the top edge where the torch control buttons are. I have to tap with the stylus 3 or 4 times to get it to respond. One touch with my finger and it responds good. My hands are usually very dirty so I prefer using the stylus. But I find myself now having to take my gloves off and turn the torch on with my finger. I asked Arcdroid about this because when you touch the button to calibrate it does nothing, they told me at this time the button is non functioning and that the screen does not need calibration, although I feel it does.
Yes I installed the power board and am still having issues.
This is the response I received from Arcdroid:
Hi Larry,
The plus controller does not require touchscreen calibration, we’ll remove the button in a future update.
Rotating the screen is not possible right now, but it may become possible in a future update.
Have you installed the PCB that your controller came with? Could you also send a picture of your version info? Gear icon-version info.
ArcDroidCNC
I’m not much more help. I have not had time to cut anything with the new plus controller hooked up yet. So I’m hoping mine will work as designed.
I have a couple jobs that need dobe in next couple weeks, so I will be finding out shortly if mine works.
I think I may know what the issue is. Can you upload a picture of your stylus? I just happen to have a capacitive stylus laying around so I did some testing with it. I suspect that the stylus you are using does not make enough contact with the screen. It needs to make a certain size contact patch before the screen will registrer it. Kind of like if you do not press down enough, say like a very light touch, it does not register the input.
My stylus is about 8mm in diameter and can make a patch of around 9mm. It works just fine on my controller plus anywhere on the screen.
You may want to do some tests with a bare hand using your pinky to make the smallest contact patch as possible. Then compare the reaction of the screen in different locations noting if it requires a harder press in some area. What you may be thinking is a calibration issue may actually be a defective screen that is less sensitive say along the top or bottom edge. If you can recreate a consistant failure with your finger then you can take that to support.
As I was taking these pictures I did some tests and noticed something. The sensitivity of the buttons change as you move around in the button. On the cut button the bottom of the circle with the triangle in it, it is almost impossible to touch the screen without it regestering the input. Same for the plasma on off button. The top corners are way less sensitive than the middle bottom. It is more noticeable with a stylus than with a finger. I suspect it may be the coding of the touch screen. The borders on my buttons are accurate so mine does not have a calibration issue, they are where they should be. But I can tell a difference when touching different areas of a button.
Hopefully you can make some sense of my rambling.
Pressing the green area to the left of the word “RUN” takes more pressure than if you press the triangle.
And for the record my screen calibration button does not function either. So I suspect the button will vanish in the next couple of releases.
Thank you for the info, I will do what you suggested with my finger and my stylus, and I will measure my stylus.
There was a bridge of soldier between that little component the arrow is pointing at in the attachment and the terminal on button one. I trimmed it off with an exacto knife and now it works fine.
(Attachment Arcdroid pic.pdf is missing)
