Websites Pen Printer V 1.0
Project Description
One of my friend is a really good drawer, and I am not. So I challenged him that I will make a machine that draws better than him. And the result is better than what I expected... So basically you plug an image into a processing software, and the machine will draw each dot that compose the image... In about 2 hours.
Project status : Finished
Caracteristics & infos
The resolution of the machine is 300x150, this corresponds to the resolution of the image who need to be pluged in the software. So on the sheet of paper, at the end of the drawing, you will see 45,000 dots.
There is two "big motors" that turn in the same direction, which move a belt on which is fixed the pen. But because those "big motors" heat a lot, I use them the least possible. So they only move when one line of the drawing is finished. Those "big motors" then controls the X direction
A moving plate is attached to a servomotor and allows the drawing to move on the Y direction. The pen is fixed to an other servomotor that can move the pen up and down to draw dots
The whole thing is controlled by an arduino Uno. The "big motors" are powered by a 9V tension adjuster, and the servomotors are powered by a 5V tension adjuster. There is also a screen on the side to see the progress of the drawing, and the time remaining. And when the drawing is finished, a speaker emmit a sound to alert you
The software and the arduino code I used for this machine are advailable here : download