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    Touch overly VS. "Smart Glass"

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    • cowboysdudeC Offline
      cowboysdude Module Developer
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      I’m using a 32" IR Touch frame… it works REALLY well… very responsive.

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @cowboysdude
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        @cowboysdude said in Touch overly VS. “Smart Glass”:

        I’m using a 32" IR Touch frame… it works REALLY well… very responsive.

        Yes, but he would like to know if works with acrylic as opposed to actual glass. I could not help him as I don’t have real glass OR a touch screen.

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        • brobergB Offline
          broberg Project Sponsor
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          An IR-frame isn’t affected by the type of mirror (since it is placed in front of everything).

          Touch foils (pcap) however can’t be used on glass with metallic coatings, which most of the mirrors have, because the metal distorts the readings of the foil sensors.

          With that said I don’t know how the touch foil would react behind an acrylic mirror but my guess is that it most likely won’t work. (As most plastics are prone to get staticly charged and that could probably have a negative impact on the touch foil as well).

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            broberg Project Sponsor @DongerZone
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            @DongerZone said in Touch overly VS. “Smart Glass”:

            I’m going to be working on this soon, after I get my modules reacting to my mouse. I think putting a transparent capacitive touch panel, in front of the mirror, might give you this effect. If you want to put the mirror on top though, I think you’re looking for a resistive touch panel.

            This could actually work, it will build on the thickness and weight of the mirror but you could have a really thin frame instead of a IR-frame around it.

            So it would be layers like :

            Glass
            Touch foil
            Air gap
            Mirror
            Screen

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            • cowboysdudeC Offline
              cowboysdude Module Developer
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              I’m using an IR frame with standard window glass (1/8") thick.

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                Hoosierdad @cowboysdude
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                @cowboysdude Yes mykle1 is correct. My plan is to turn it into a selfie mirror. i ran across this website that claims their glass works well with touch screens but like most people on their first build i’m trying to keep the cost down. So if i could use the same acrylic as opposed to a $350 glass i want to do it.

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                  Hoosierdad
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                  here is what i am trying to build Click here

                  But I want to start off small with a “table top” maybe 22" wide x 34" High or something like that.

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                    MattZw @Hoosierdad
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                    @Hoosierdad Have you managed to get the project done? What solution did you use ?

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                    • cowboysdudeC Offline
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                      @Hoosierdad I paid about 110.00 for my IR frame…but I"m in the US too. I’m hearing horror stories of people paying HUGE amounts of money for shipping… just be careful whatever you decide :)

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                        MattZw
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                        This is my final product, the selfie magic mirror !
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