# Tablet Touch Screen Idea **URL:** \ **Category:** Creators & Developers\ **Tags:** compatibility\ **Created:** [December 18, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tablet-touch-screen-idea/61986 "2024-12-18T20:10:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![MJ1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/mj1/32/15519_2.png) [@MJ1](https://community.frame.work/u/MJ1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tablet-touch-screen-idea/61986/2 "2024-12-18T21:28:56Z")
> [@Stephen\_Becht](#): > > I was wondering if anyone knows of a compatible touch screen that would connect to the eDP connector on the main board. Short answer, there might be none, unfortunately. Loner answer, the display options are limited. Besides being a suitible size you would need a touchscreen that uses USB for the touch _and_ has it on a separate connector, because: > [@I really want to buy the 16...BUT](http://community.frame.work/t/i-really-want-to-buy-the-16-but/61080/5): > > > [@Gmanny](#): > > > > I’ve heard somewhere on the forums here that FW16 is capable of supporting the touchscreen digitizer if ever Framework or community make one. > > Yes. The FWL16 and FWL13 both have touchscreen pins on the motherboard display connector. Both i2c and usb. > > But using those touchscreen pins yourself would be rather hard currently. Trouble is that there isn’t a standard for _motherboard-side_ display connectors. So only the FW cable is compatable with the motherboard-side. But since the current screen isn’t touch, the _display-side_ of the cable doesn’t have touch pins, there is no place for them on the non-touch connector. And I understand custom cables are prohibitively expensive for individuals to have made. So we effectively can’t access those motherboard-side touchscreen pins at a reasonable price. Someone could maybe find a touchscreen which uses usb for touch and feed it with usb from elsewhere. But if luck is _very good_, there just might be a good quality easily available screen that meets those requirements. If you do find one, please post. A lot of people would love to get a touchscreen that can use the mainboard eDP connector. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.frame.work/t/tablet-touch-screen-idea/61986)._