Created a Serial Library to Communicate with Alpha Clock Five
Hi there,We're using a number of Alpha Clock Fives at work for a few projects. For convenience, I created a serial wrapper library for sending data to the standard firmware. Commands include: -set...
View ArticleAppropriate for "handwritten" note cards?
I've always been envious of friends with beautiful handwriting who send handwritten notes. Unfortunately, my handwriting is awful and nearly illegible so I have to do my best to use a computer, a...
View ArticleAnyone looking for a fun, interesting, and practical microprocessor project?
Tired of those boring firmware projects with no real excitement in the purpose? Contact me for the description of a project you may not be able to resist wanting to help me design. It involves...
View Article"Writing" with AxiDraw
Hi,I'd like to know how AxiDraw can "write", rather than make shapes of the texr.Please see this videoHow can I make my AxiDraw do the same?Whatever fonts I use, it makes the outline shapes of the...
View ArticleIs CR2032 battery usable?
Thinking of integrating a Larson scanner into Halloween costume eyewear. Planning on ditching the pc board and doing point-to-point wiring. Battery size seems like the biggest obstacle. Is there any...
View ArticleRoboPaint / RoboPaint RT unable to connect
This discussion was created from comments split from: RoboPaint unable to connect.
View ArticleFlickery Flame - 3 kits in serial? Powered by AC?
Hello,I have a pinball machine that has a backglass feature that is perfect for some flickery backlighting and someone created something similar to a Flickery Flame kit and wired it to their pinball...
View ArticleAxidraw / EBB LOGO - anyone working on an interpreter ?
Hi,My Axidraw arrives Monday and I plan to work on a LOGO implementation to use it for interactive drawing but before I start I wondered if anyone was already doing something similar ?Matt
View ArticleLaser on Eggbot
Hi everyone.I saw a video where a guy hooks up a laserdiode on the eggbot.How can i do this i found absolutly nothing on google. Can i connect the laser with the eibotboard?Wfg
View ArticlePython GUI for Plotink?
UPDATE, almost done, though just using Plotink to figure out how to write to EiBotBoard. Will post code when I'm done.Just checking that no one has built a GUI to the Plotink, or directly for the...
View ArticleAxidraw power
Hey.What's the safe range for power adaptors on the axi draw? My axidraw power transformer does not seam to work. I'm in Portugal so I have to plug an adaptor but when I do it the motors don't move....
View ArticleTrying to plot some sketches but always a stop with: IndexError: string index...
I just received my plotterExcited with the first test, but every time I try to make a drawing the plotter stop with an errorMacosx CapitanInkscape 0.91 r13725Please any help?best from...
View ArticleAnyone have luck plotting SVGs?
Trying to plot an SVG I've generated; it displays fine in Inkscape. I have to set the document size to US Letter and re-scale the lines, but when I try to plot it the pen always just goes to one corner...
View ArticleLarson Scanner with a 9v Battery
Hey folks. So my son went to a Maker Faire where he was enticed into a soldering workshop in which, you guessed it, they were using the Larson Scanner kit! He got it for free! I was astounded how well...
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Larson scanner Halloween costume
Hi...Just wanted to show off my Larson scanner hacked behind a sunglasses strip, used at a Halloween contradance.
View ArticleHatch update problems
Windell: running win 10, inkscape .91, 64 bit. trying to update to the new hatch files. Copyied the updated files to the extension folder, started inkscape, eggbot extension are there but not the new...
View ArticleCylinders?
Hey there,Is it possible to use the Eggbot (or more specifically the Ostrich Eggbot) to plot on a cylinder? I'm looking for something to etch a few Pilsner glasses (like these), and I was wondering if...
View ArticleJust Received. Shall Update Accordingly!
Finally received my AxiDraw! Will play with it tomorrow, looking forward to it. Will be gifting a dear Friend a Box of Chocolates tomorrow and will write the Gift Card via the AxiDraw!
View ArticleIdentify a Zener Diode
Hi, I'm new to the forum and was wondering about how to identify a zener diode, or a good source to help educate me. I've got a subwoofer with its main PCB that went bad. It's visually obvious.I...
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