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minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoI’d say the touch screen will be just as complex, probably more. It will require the same controller hardware that’s usually in the heat/ac controller that has buttons and knobs, just controlled from a touchscreen. You’ll still have the same wiring to servos from the control unit, but you’ll also have wiring for the touchscreen and its’ computer.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoBut the touchscreen itself eliminates the wiring that would be needed for buttons and knobs.
I’d say the touch screen will be just as complex, probably more.
It will require the same controller hardware that’s usually in the heat/ac controller that has buttons and knobs, just controlled from a touchscreen.
You’ll still have the same wiring to servos from the control unit, but you’ll also have wiring for the touchscreen and its’ computer.
But the touchscreen itself eliminates the wiring that would be needed for buttons and knobs.