I just shattered my OneFinity monitor in the middle of a project. It didn’t take much for it to fall and I didn’t think the impact was that bad but now the screen is non-functional.
I am still optimistic that I will be able to complete a big order that’s due for an event this Sunday but I’m in desperate need of guidance or alternatives for operating the machine without the monitor. In the meantime, I’m planning to Google, and reach out to OF support.
However, I would really appreciate any guidance that would get me quicker results.
Upgrade to a monitor that has a VESA mount on the back and an arm that holds it. After upgrading to my Asus monitor I’ve never looked back. I can’t tell you how many time the original monitor came close to getting broken because it fell.
I think you’ll be much happier using a computer via networking. I assigned my controller a static IP address, now I use my computer exclusively. My workflow is design, then upload via web browser. The important thing to note if you want to go this route is that you’ll likely need an actual ethernet cable run, the builtin wifi is not good enough. My router is literally 30 feet away with a sheet of sheetrock in between, but my 1F would not transfer files when on wifi. All problems are eliminated with a proper ethernet cable. 1F needs to use a better wifi module with the RPI.
you can use an ethernet cable and benefit from the automatically available Zero-configuration networking (provided by the avahi package installed in the Onefinity controller) to get a link-local address (169.254.0.0/16) automatically assigned when entering “http://onefinity.local” in the web browser on a remote computer attached via the ethernet cable.
Then the Onefinity Controller’s User Interface shows up in the web browser and you can control the machine as usual. You even have the 3D toolpath simulation then (that you don’t have with a display directly connected to the Onefinity Controller)
Thank you! I just connected the new monitor, like suggested and it works fine. Now I feel like I was drowning in 3ft of water and all I had to do was stand up! lol thank you again!
I wish I had seen this message sooner or comprehended it sooner. I already bought a monitor, but I can still return it. If my laptop doesn’t have an Ethernet connection, do you think an Ethernet to USB adapter would work just fine? Just to clarify, would the Ethernet be replacing the HDMI, meaning I wouldn’t need to use HDMI directly to the machine anymore?
Aiph5u
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Understood,Thank you! I guess I’ve never fully understood the purpose of an Ethernet. I assumed it was just for internet.
Aiph5u
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Hey Liv,
Ethernet is a computer network technology based on wires (in contrast to WiFi which is wireless). Today it uses Ethernet over twisted pair cables. For the Onefinity Controller which uses 100BaseTX (“Fast Ethernet”), a category 5 cable is sufficient.
Depending on how dusty your shop gets you may, or may not, want to use a monitor. I often bring my laptop down to my 1F but once I start cutting (even though I have great dust collection) I bring my laptop back upstairs. When doing a long cut I use a webcam to watch it and will watch the progress on my laptop without being near the 1F. If I have other projects in the basement I just use the monitor.
I also like having the monitor simply because I do use the 1F to do things that don’t require a tool path. Flattening wood for example. I often do it manually so I can adjust to take as little off as needed but take enough off to surface the whole board.
I made Gcode that can be fed to the machine for taking off 1,2,5 mm at a time. Whenever I need to surface my spoilboard I just load up the Gcode and hit play.
