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  1. 04-18-2009, 10:55 AM #1
    the4thseal
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    dro computer?

    does anyone know if you can connect standard dro scales to a laptop so you can use a laptop with a touch screen instead of having to shell out big bucks.maybe a kit of some kind?
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    dro computer

    Check out: ezdro.com
    Also usdigital.com has an inexpensive counter/display that I have used successfully as a machine DRO.
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    This uses the parallel port, I have found it inputs Encoder or scales directly without the buffer transistors, http://www.lindsayengraving.com/othe...rests/dro.html
    The only thing is with a Laptop, you may get 3.5 volts out rather than the necessary 5v.
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