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introPosterBot Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create
I decided to make this robot because Ive never had very neat handwriting so making large letters has always been difficult When I was on Student Council in
high school I always got marked down for posters that werent neat enough Like any nerd I figured If I cant do it Ill make a robot to do it for me
This robot will draw out any small monochrome bitmap onto poster paper It can mark out the individual pixels just as a printer might It works best with strings
of characters
This is a moderately difficult project which requires about $50 in parts and basic electronic skills (This doesnt include an iRobot createCommand Module andold Inkjet printer) You should be able to read a schematic and make a basic prototype or bread board Some familiarity with C or C++ is handy too
I recommend that you read through the entire Instructable before beginning your project Its important that you get the bigger picture because the process will
vary depending on your materials
Parts List
An Old inkjet printer
An iRobot Create and Command module
Electronic prototype board or bread board
Several rubber bands
Two 9-pin serial cables with at least one male end
4 PC-Mount DPDT 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
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4 2n222 transistors
4 1k 14 watt resistors
4 diodes
some wire to make jumpers with (unbraided)
~3 of 18 Bass wood
Poster marker
Butcher paper (get at least 20)
Voltage regulators (values vary)
White acrylic paint (optional)
Tools
Hack saw
Epoxy
Box Cutter or Exacto knife
Drill and bit set
Soldering ironsolder
Hot melt glue gun
Multi-meter
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step 1Get the parts from the printer
You need two parts from the printer the carriage and the paper advancer
The carriage is what the ink cartridges slide back and forth on Its a metal rack with a motor a belt a plastic strip a white ribbon cable and the actual print-
carriage (usually black) where the ink cartridges sit
You can go ahead and remove the white ribbon the ink cartridges and the clear plastic strip with the black marks
The paper advancer is a little harder to remove Its usually deep in the printer and is attached to a lot of other things
From the advancer the parts we want are the motor its gear train its axle (with the little foam wheels) and any bearings it has
Try to keep these parts in working condition
Were going to cut the paper advancer axle with a hack saw just outside the second bearing This will be our medium lowerer which is a not-too-fancy way of
saying it the thing that is going to move the marker to and from the paper
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step 2Making the control board and configuring the serial cables
Here were going to make the control board This board will control turn both motors on and off and control their directions with signals from the command
module
The ports will be as follows
PC5 (top center pin 1) - motor 1(carriage) onoff
PC1 (top center pin 2) - motor 1(carriage) direction
PC4 (cargo bay pin 1) - motor 2 (maker) onoff
PC0 (cargo bay pin 2) - motor 2 (marker) direction
Top center pin 7 - motor 1 supply
Cargo bay pin 7 - motor 2 supply
Top center pin 4 - +5vCargo bay pin 5 - grnd
Youll need to strip the serial cables and use the multi-meter to determine which colors go with which pins Remember Pin 1 is the top left pin on the female
command module this means it will be the top right pin on the male serial cable
To make the control board you will need the PC prototype board the relays diodes transistors resistors and jumpers
4 PC-Mount DPST 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
4 2N222 Transistors
4 1k 14 watt Resistors
4 1N4003 Diodes
RadioShack usually wont have everything Look for a local electronic supply store or try
DIgikey
or
JameCo
Mount and wire the components according the schematic I got this schematic from Robot Builders Bonanza 2nd edition I guess there is a third edition now but Im not familiar with it I highly recommend the book for anyone looking to continue building robots
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This next bit is going to sound like obvious advice but remember that you want the leads of the components going through to the copper side I made the
mistake of setting up almost the entire board before realizing it was upside-down
The colored cables you see running away in the photos are the serial cables that correspond to the various pins I used hot melt glue to attach them to the board
to lessen the strain on the solder joint
Ive added picture of my board so you can get an idea how to add them
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step 3Make the marker lowerer
In order to make the marker lowerer youll need to remove the black print-carriage from the larger structure as seen in the picture showing the separate
components You will need to unscrew the screws that fasten it to the belt You will also need slide out the metal rod so that the plastic piece can come out
Youll then want to attach the paper advancer to this black print-carriage piece Keep in mind the orientation of the future marker and the need for the carriage toslide without impediment
I used epoxy to attach the bearings to the carriage I found that Hot-melt Glue is handy to use to keep the parts in place while the epoxy cures By attaching a
piece of wood (bass) you can create a platform so that the marker can be rubber banded on and replaced easily The small perpendicular piece allows the epoxy
to have a greater surface area against the metal
After this is done reassemble the complete carriage
I suggest that you add a foam block or some other stopping device that will stop the marker at its vertical position Also a smaller rubber band to help the
marker return to its neutral position is helpful
While youre welcome to experiment with different mediums the best one I found was the fumeless poster paint marker its surprisingly long lasting You
should be able to buy both the bass wood and the marker at your local craft store
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
If you havent already installed all of your iRobot software including Programers Notepad and the virtual serial port do so now Instructions are available in the
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
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Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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I decided to make this robot because Ive never had very neat handwriting so making large letters has always been difficult When I was on Student Council in
high school I always got marked down for posters that werent neat enough Like any nerd I figured If I cant do it Ill make a robot to do it for me
This robot will draw out any small monochrome bitmap onto poster paper It can mark out the individual pixels just as a printer might It works best with strings
of characters
This is a moderately difficult project which requires about $50 in parts and basic electronic skills (This doesnt include an iRobot createCommand Module andold Inkjet printer) You should be able to read a schematic and make a basic prototype or bread board Some familiarity with C or C++ is handy too
I recommend that you read through the entire Instructable before beginning your project Its important that you get the bigger picture because the process will
vary depending on your materials
Parts List
An Old inkjet printer
An iRobot Create and Command module
Electronic prototype board or bread board
Several rubber bands
Two 9-pin serial cables with at least one male end
4 PC-Mount DPDT 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
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4 2n222 transistors
4 1k 14 watt resistors
4 diodes
some wire to make jumpers with (unbraided)
~3 of 18 Bass wood
Poster marker
Butcher paper (get at least 20)
Voltage regulators (values vary)
White acrylic paint (optional)
Tools
Hack saw
Epoxy
Box Cutter or Exacto knife
Drill and bit set
Soldering ironsolder
Hot melt glue gun
Multi-meter
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step 1Get the parts from the printer
You need two parts from the printer the carriage and the paper advancer
The carriage is what the ink cartridges slide back and forth on Its a metal rack with a motor a belt a plastic strip a white ribbon cable and the actual print-
carriage (usually black) where the ink cartridges sit
You can go ahead and remove the white ribbon the ink cartridges and the clear plastic strip with the black marks
The paper advancer is a little harder to remove Its usually deep in the printer and is attached to a lot of other things
From the advancer the parts we want are the motor its gear train its axle (with the little foam wheels) and any bearings it has
Try to keep these parts in working condition
Were going to cut the paper advancer axle with a hack saw just outside the second bearing This will be our medium lowerer which is a not-too-fancy way of
saying it the thing that is going to move the marker to and from the paper
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step 2Making the control board and configuring the serial cables
Here were going to make the control board This board will control turn both motors on and off and control their directions with signals from the command
module
The ports will be as follows
PC5 (top center pin 1) - motor 1(carriage) onoff
PC1 (top center pin 2) - motor 1(carriage) direction
PC4 (cargo bay pin 1) - motor 2 (maker) onoff
PC0 (cargo bay pin 2) - motor 2 (marker) direction
Top center pin 7 - motor 1 supply
Cargo bay pin 7 - motor 2 supply
Top center pin 4 - +5vCargo bay pin 5 - grnd
Youll need to strip the serial cables and use the multi-meter to determine which colors go with which pins Remember Pin 1 is the top left pin on the female
command module this means it will be the top right pin on the male serial cable
To make the control board you will need the PC prototype board the relays diodes transistors resistors and jumpers
4 PC-Mount DPST 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
4 2N222 Transistors
4 1k 14 watt Resistors
4 1N4003 Diodes
RadioShack usually wont have everything Look for a local electronic supply store or try
DIgikey
or
JameCo
Mount and wire the components according the schematic I got this schematic from Robot Builders Bonanza 2nd edition I guess there is a third edition now but Im not familiar with it I highly recommend the book for anyone looking to continue building robots
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This next bit is going to sound like obvious advice but remember that you want the leads of the components going through to the copper side I made the
mistake of setting up almost the entire board before realizing it was upside-down
The colored cables you see running away in the photos are the serial cables that correspond to the various pins I used hot melt glue to attach them to the board
to lessen the strain on the solder joint
Ive added picture of my board so you can get an idea how to add them
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step 3Make the marker lowerer
In order to make the marker lowerer youll need to remove the black print-carriage from the larger structure as seen in the picture showing the separate
components You will need to unscrew the screws that fasten it to the belt You will also need slide out the metal rod so that the plastic piece can come out
Youll then want to attach the paper advancer to this black print-carriage piece Keep in mind the orientation of the future marker and the need for the carriage toslide without impediment
I used epoxy to attach the bearings to the carriage I found that Hot-melt Glue is handy to use to keep the parts in place while the epoxy cures By attaching a
piece of wood (bass) you can create a platform so that the marker can be rubber banded on and replaced easily The small perpendicular piece allows the epoxy
to have a greater surface area against the metal
After this is done reassemble the complete carriage
I suggest that you add a foam block or some other stopping device that will stop the marker at its vertical position Also a smaller rubber band to help the
marker return to its neutral position is helpful
While youre welcome to experiment with different mediums the best one I found was the fumeless poster paint marker its surprisingly long lasting You
should be able to buy both the bass wood and the marker at your local craft store
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
If you havent already installed all of your iRobot software including Programers Notepad and the virtual serial port do so now Instructions are available in the
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
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Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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I decided to make this robot because Ive never had very neat handwriting so making large letters has always been difficult When I was on Student Council in
high school I always got marked down for posters that werent neat enough Like any nerd I figured If I cant do it Ill make a robot to do it for me
This robot will draw out any small monochrome bitmap onto poster paper It can mark out the individual pixels just as a printer might It works best with strings
of characters
This is a moderately difficult project which requires about $50 in parts and basic electronic skills (This doesnt include an iRobot createCommand Module andold Inkjet printer) You should be able to read a schematic and make a basic prototype or bread board Some familiarity with C or C++ is handy too
I recommend that you read through the entire Instructable before beginning your project Its important that you get the bigger picture because the process will
vary depending on your materials
Parts List
An Old inkjet printer
An iRobot Create and Command module
Electronic prototype board or bread board
Several rubber bands
Two 9-pin serial cables with at least one male end
4 PC-Mount DPDT 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
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4 2n222 transistors
4 1k 14 watt resistors
4 diodes
some wire to make jumpers with (unbraided)
~3 of 18 Bass wood
Poster marker
Butcher paper (get at least 20)
Voltage regulators (values vary)
White acrylic paint (optional)
Tools
Hack saw
Epoxy
Box Cutter or Exacto knife
Drill and bit set
Soldering ironsolder
Hot melt glue gun
Multi-meter
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step 1Get the parts from the printer
You need two parts from the printer the carriage and the paper advancer
The carriage is what the ink cartridges slide back and forth on Its a metal rack with a motor a belt a plastic strip a white ribbon cable and the actual print-
carriage (usually black) where the ink cartridges sit
You can go ahead and remove the white ribbon the ink cartridges and the clear plastic strip with the black marks
The paper advancer is a little harder to remove Its usually deep in the printer and is attached to a lot of other things
From the advancer the parts we want are the motor its gear train its axle (with the little foam wheels) and any bearings it has
Try to keep these parts in working condition
Were going to cut the paper advancer axle with a hack saw just outside the second bearing This will be our medium lowerer which is a not-too-fancy way of
saying it the thing that is going to move the marker to and from the paper
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step 2Making the control board and configuring the serial cables
Here were going to make the control board This board will control turn both motors on and off and control their directions with signals from the command
module
The ports will be as follows
PC5 (top center pin 1) - motor 1(carriage) onoff
PC1 (top center pin 2) - motor 1(carriage) direction
PC4 (cargo bay pin 1) - motor 2 (maker) onoff
PC0 (cargo bay pin 2) - motor 2 (marker) direction
Top center pin 7 - motor 1 supply
Cargo bay pin 7 - motor 2 supply
Top center pin 4 - +5vCargo bay pin 5 - grnd
Youll need to strip the serial cables and use the multi-meter to determine which colors go with which pins Remember Pin 1 is the top left pin on the female
command module this means it will be the top right pin on the male serial cable
To make the control board you will need the PC prototype board the relays diodes transistors resistors and jumpers
4 PC-Mount DPST 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
4 2N222 Transistors
4 1k 14 watt Resistors
4 1N4003 Diodes
RadioShack usually wont have everything Look for a local electronic supply store or try
DIgikey
or
JameCo
Mount and wire the components according the schematic I got this schematic from Robot Builders Bonanza 2nd edition I guess there is a third edition now but Im not familiar with it I highly recommend the book for anyone looking to continue building robots
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This next bit is going to sound like obvious advice but remember that you want the leads of the components going through to the copper side I made the
mistake of setting up almost the entire board before realizing it was upside-down
The colored cables you see running away in the photos are the serial cables that correspond to the various pins I used hot melt glue to attach them to the board
to lessen the strain on the solder joint
Ive added picture of my board so you can get an idea how to add them
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step 3Make the marker lowerer
In order to make the marker lowerer youll need to remove the black print-carriage from the larger structure as seen in the picture showing the separate
components You will need to unscrew the screws that fasten it to the belt You will also need slide out the metal rod so that the plastic piece can come out
Youll then want to attach the paper advancer to this black print-carriage piece Keep in mind the orientation of the future marker and the need for the carriage toslide without impediment
I used epoxy to attach the bearings to the carriage I found that Hot-melt Glue is handy to use to keep the parts in place while the epoxy cures By attaching a
piece of wood (bass) you can create a platform so that the marker can be rubber banded on and replaced easily The small perpendicular piece allows the epoxy
to have a greater surface area against the metal
After this is done reassemble the complete carriage
I suggest that you add a foam block or some other stopping device that will stop the marker at its vertical position Also a smaller rubber band to help the
marker return to its neutral position is helpful
While youre welcome to experiment with different mediums the best one I found was the fumeless poster paint marker its surprisingly long lasting You
should be able to buy both the bass wood and the marker at your local craft store
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
If you havent already installed all of your iRobot software including Programers Notepad and the virtual serial port do so now Instructions are available in the
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
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Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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4 2n222 transistors
4 1k 14 watt resistors
4 diodes
some wire to make jumpers with (unbraided)
~3 of 18 Bass wood
Poster marker
Butcher paper (get at least 20)
Voltage regulators (values vary)
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step 1Get the parts from the printer
You need two parts from the printer the carriage and the paper advancer
The carriage is what the ink cartridges slide back and forth on Its a metal rack with a motor a belt a plastic strip a white ribbon cable and the actual print-
carriage (usually black) where the ink cartridges sit
You can go ahead and remove the white ribbon the ink cartridges and the clear plastic strip with the black marks
The paper advancer is a little harder to remove Its usually deep in the printer and is attached to a lot of other things
From the advancer the parts we want are the motor its gear train its axle (with the little foam wheels) and any bearings it has
Try to keep these parts in working condition
Were going to cut the paper advancer axle with a hack saw just outside the second bearing This will be our medium lowerer which is a not-too-fancy way of
saying it the thing that is going to move the marker to and from the paper
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step 2Making the control board and configuring the serial cables
Here were going to make the control board This board will control turn both motors on and off and control their directions with signals from the command
module
The ports will be as follows
PC5 (top center pin 1) - motor 1(carriage) onoff
PC1 (top center pin 2) - motor 1(carriage) direction
PC4 (cargo bay pin 1) - motor 2 (maker) onoff
PC0 (cargo bay pin 2) - motor 2 (marker) direction
Top center pin 7 - motor 1 supply
Cargo bay pin 7 - motor 2 supply
Top center pin 4 - +5vCargo bay pin 5 - grnd
Youll need to strip the serial cables and use the multi-meter to determine which colors go with which pins Remember Pin 1 is the top left pin on the female
command module this means it will be the top right pin on the male serial cable
To make the control board you will need the PC prototype board the relays diodes transistors resistors and jumpers
4 PC-Mount DPST 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
4 2N222 Transistors
4 1k 14 watt Resistors
4 1N4003 Diodes
RadioShack usually wont have everything Look for a local electronic supply store or try
DIgikey
or
JameCo
Mount and wire the components according the schematic I got this schematic from Robot Builders Bonanza 2nd edition I guess there is a third edition now but Im not familiar with it I highly recommend the book for anyone looking to continue building robots
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This next bit is going to sound like obvious advice but remember that you want the leads of the components going through to the copper side I made the
mistake of setting up almost the entire board before realizing it was upside-down
The colored cables you see running away in the photos are the serial cables that correspond to the various pins I used hot melt glue to attach them to the board
to lessen the strain on the solder joint
Ive added picture of my board so you can get an idea how to add them
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step 3Make the marker lowerer
In order to make the marker lowerer youll need to remove the black print-carriage from the larger structure as seen in the picture showing the separate
components You will need to unscrew the screws that fasten it to the belt You will also need slide out the metal rod so that the plastic piece can come out
Youll then want to attach the paper advancer to this black print-carriage piece Keep in mind the orientation of the future marker and the need for the carriage toslide without impediment
I used epoxy to attach the bearings to the carriage I found that Hot-melt Glue is handy to use to keep the parts in place while the epoxy cures By attaching a
piece of wood (bass) you can create a platform so that the marker can be rubber banded on and replaced easily The small perpendicular piece allows the epoxy
to have a greater surface area against the metal
After this is done reassemble the complete carriage
I suggest that you add a foam block or some other stopping device that will stop the marker at its vertical position Also a smaller rubber band to help the
marker return to its neutral position is helpful
While youre welcome to experiment with different mediums the best one I found was the fumeless poster paint marker its surprisingly long lasting You
should be able to buy both the bass wood and the marker at your local craft store
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
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Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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step 2Making the control board and configuring the serial cables
Here were going to make the control board This board will control turn both motors on and off and control their directions with signals from the command
module
The ports will be as follows
PC5 (top center pin 1) - motor 1(carriage) onoff
PC1 (top center pin 2) - motor 1(carriage) direction
PC4 (cargo bay pin 1) - motor 2 (maker) onoff
PC0 (cargo bay pin 2) - motor 2 (marker) direction
Top center pin 7 - motor 1 supply
Cargo bay pin 7 - motor 2 supply
Top center pin 4 - +5vCargo bay pin 5 - grnd
Youll need to strip the serial cables and use the multi-meter to determine which colors go with which pins Remember Pin 1 is the top left pin on the female
command module this means it will be the top right pin on the male serial cable
To make the control board you will need the PC prototype board the relays diodes transistors resistors and jumpers
4 PC-Mount DPST 5v DC relays rated at least 1A
4 2N222 Transistors
4 1k 14 watt Resistors
4 1N4003 Diodes
RadioShack usually wont have everything Look for a local electronic supply store or try
DIgikey
or
JameCo
Mount and wire the components according the schematic I got this schematic from Robot Builders Bonanza 2nd edition I guess there is a third edition now but Im not familiar with it I highly recommend the book for anyone looking to continue building robots
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This next bit is going to sound like obvious advice but remember that you want the leads of the components going through to the copper side I made the
mistake of setting up almost the entire board before realizing it was upside-down
The colored cables you see running away in the photos are the serial cables that correspond to the various pins I used hot melt glue to attach them to the board
to lessen the strain on the solder joint
Ive added picture of my board so you can get an idea how to add them
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step 3Make the marker lowerer
In order to make the marker lowerer youll need to remove the black print-carriage from the larger structure as seen in the picture showing the separate
components You will need to unscrew the screws that fasten it to the belt You will also need slide out the metal rod so that the plastic piece can come out
Youll then want to attach the paper advancer to this black print-carriage piece Keep in mind the orientation of the future marker and the need for the carriage toslide without impediment
I used epoxy to attach the bearings to the carriage I found that Hot-melt Glue is handy to use to keep the parts in place while the epoxy cures By attaching a
piece of wood (bass) you can create a platform so that the marker can be rubber banded on and replaced easily The small perpendicular piece allows the epoxy
to have a greater surface area against the metal
After this is done reassemble the complete carriage
I suggest that you add a foam block or some other stopping device that will stop the marker at its vertical position Also a smaller rubber band to help the
marker return to its neutral position is helpful
While youre welcome to experiment with different mediums the best one I found was the fumeless poster paint marker its surprisingly long lasting You
should be able to buy both the bass wood and the marker at your local craft store
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
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Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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This next bit is going to sound like obvious advice but remember that you want the leads of the components going through to the copper side I made the
mistake of setting up almost the entire board before realizing it was upside-down
The colored cables you see running away in the photos are the serial cables that correspond to the various pins I used hot melt glue to attach them to the board
to lessen the strain on the solder joint
Ive added picture of my board so you can get an idea how to add them
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step 3Make the marker lowerer
In order to make the marker lowerer youll need to remove the black print-carriage from the larger structure as seen in the picture showing the separate
components You will need to unscrew the screws that fasten it to the belt You will also need slide out the metal rod so that the plastic piece can come out
Youll then want to attach the paper advancer to this black print-carriage piece Keep in mind the orientation of the future marker and the need for the carriage toslide without impediment
I used epoxy to attach the bearings to the carriage I found that Hot-melt Glue is handy to use to keep the parts in place while the epoxy cures By attaching a
piece of wood (bass) you can create a platform so that the marker can be rubber banded on and replaced easily The small perpendicular piece allows the epoxy
to have a greater surface area against the metal
After this is done reassemble the complete carriage
I suggest that you add a foam block or some other stopping device that will stop the marker at its vertical position Also a smaller rubber band to help the
marker return to its neutral position is helpful
While youre welcome to experiment with different mediums the best one I found was the fumeless poster paint marker its surprisingly long lasting You
should be able to buy both the bass wood and the marker at your local craft store
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
If you havent already installed all of your iRobot software including Programers Notepad and the virtual serial port do so now Instructions are available in the
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
This is greatREPLY
Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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step 4Adding the carriage to the robot at large
This step of all of them will be the one that will vary the most from what Ill outline here Every print carriage is different and depending how you attached
your marker lowerer you may need to mount it in an entirely different way
So with that in mind let me show you how I mounted my carriage
First I cut the bass wood in a way that would let me attach it to the cargo bay I epoxied the pieces together and added paper to help strengthen the joint
Next I drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes on the cargo bay I was able to screw down the wood pretty securely
This next step gets a little fuzzy I added balsa wood extenders and smaller pieces to take some of the stress It just so happened that my print carriage was just
high enough that I was able to raise it an 18th of an inch (by cutting the extender and reattaching it to the top of itself) in order to get the marker in just about
the perfect marking position You can trim this position by moving the rubber bands that hold the marker
I also painted all the wood white It was amazing how a little paint made the robot look so much better
Youll also need to run wires out from the control board to the motors I recommend taking the extra wires from your serial cables and using them I used hot-
melt glue to attach them at the right points to keep them from getting tangled
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step 5Calibrating your robot
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
One of the first things youll need to calibrate are the two control motors The output from the command module is 20V this is likely far too much for the
motors You can add voltage regulators to limit this voltage to a level that is safe for the motors
20V is far too much for most DC motors Youll need to test them at other voltages to figure out where they work best
I used old RC car battery chargers to supply the voltage to test the motors with I found out that my Carriage motor worked well at 12V and that the marker
motor worked at 6V So I just bought a couple voltage regulators rated at those voltages and 1A You want to wire these in series with the motors (that is in the
middle of one the wires running to the robot) If these regulators have a ground pin it might be a good idea to run up an extra wire from the ground on the PC
board
If you havent already installed all of your iRobot software including Programers Notepad and the virtual serial port do so now Instructions are available in the
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
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Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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Using the iRobot Creates Chellip
Cmon guys Im already way ahead of ya Since iRobot hasnt provided the smart hellip
by zachninme
How to interface a Chumby whellip
If you wanted to make the iRobot Create have WiFi the simplest option I can thinkhellip
by zachninme
Contest Entry iRobot Creathellip
I describe how to build a 3-sensor robotic platform that tracks toward a stimulus hellip
by Diane Blackwood
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license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
author W_world
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documentation (which is completely available online here)
Follow the instructions in the Command Module in the your first project section Add the Printerc file as the main file for the code Be sure to modify the
target = in the makefile it should read TARGET = printer
Connect the serial cables (one to the top center and the other to the cargo bay port) and reattach the wood leaving the PC board in the cargo bay
Youll also want to modify the wait values on the program printerc Namely youll want to trim the wait times in the car and mark function These will
vary with the differing sizes and speeds of your motors Youll want to trim them so that the marks overlap slightly and are plenty heavy
Follow the instructions in the manual to compile download and start the program on the robot (my tip if its not working push the reset button)
You made need to spend a fair amount of time calibrating the robot Pictured below is one of my many test papers
When everything is trimmed right the robot should work like this
printerc 11 KB
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
Fntcvtrexe 91 KB
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
This is greatREPLY
Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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step 6Creating and adding your own Bitmaps
Finally you have a working robot but you want it to write other things besides Instructablescom
Well heres how you do it
First you need to create a monochrome bitmap in MSPaint After opening paint Click on attributes in the image menu Set the measurements to pixels and set
the specs to (for now) 162 wide by 70 high Fill in the bullet point next to black and white When you click OK youll get a threatening warning telling youyoure about to lose all the colors in your drawing Click continue
Create a text box and open the text toolbar set your font size to 12pt and select what font you want
Go ahead and type your string out and make the box longer if you need to
When youre finished select the text and move it to the top left corner of the white area
Drag the corner of the white space up so its pretty close to the text
Now go to the view menu move the cursor over the zoom and select custom Choose 800
You can now resize the white area to 16 pixels tall
Save the bitmap as a monochrome bitmap (on the dropdown menu)
Next we have to convert the bitmap to a c array
Use the Fntcvtr application to convert your bitmap (directions available here)
This program outputs data in a char array we need this to be an Unsigned 8-bit array To convert it
open the out file in Programmers notebook
Select replace on the edit menu (CTRL-R)
In the find what box enter (apostrophe backslash)
Set the replace to 0 (zero)
Click replace all
Run another replace sequence to replace (apostrophe) with nothing (empty)
Replace all again
The purple characters should now be bluehttpwwwinstructablescomidPosterBot3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-OALLSTEPS (9 of 21)02102007 092209 pm
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
Fntcvtrexe 91 KB
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step 7Share what you draw
Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
REPLY
Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
REPLY
Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
This is greatREPLY
Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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by technoplastique
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Using the iRobot Creates Chellip
Cmon guys Im already way ahead of ya Since iRobot hasnt provided the smart hellip
by zachninme
How to interface a Chumby whellip
If you wanted to make the iRobot Create have WiFi the simplest option I can thinkhellip
by zachninme
Contest Entry iRobot Creathellip
I describe how to build a 3-sensor robotic platform that tracks toward a stimulus hellip
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author W_world
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We now need to redefine the array Manually replace Char with uint8_t (it wont turn blue)
Now just copy and past the entire array (including green specs) over the old one in Printerc
Be sure to modify the constants rows and col to the new values of the bitmap
Compile load and run Your set
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Id love to see what your PosterBot can do Email photos or video links to wyattfeltgmailcom
Ill post them here on the Instructable
Thanks and Good luck
Heres a video of PosterBot drawing School Starts in 5x Speed The funny things at the beginning and end are a schoolhouse and bell respectively
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
REPLY
Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
REPLY
Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
This is greatREPLY
Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
REPLY
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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Modifying an iRobot Create hellip
This is a robotics project that could probably be completed by someone who has no hellip
by technoplastique
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PosterBot Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create - Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
8232019 PosterBot_ Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRpdf
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullposterbot-make-a-marker-writing-robot-out-of-an-old-inket-printer-and-an-irpdf 1521
PosterBot Make a Marker Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
Using the iRobot Creates Chellip
Cmon guys Im already way ahead of ya Since iRobot hasnt provided the smart hellip
by zachninme
How to interface a Chumby whellip
If you wanted to make the iRobot Create have WiFi the simplest option I can thinkhellip
by zachninme
Contest Entry iRobot Creathellip
I describe how to build a 3-sensor robotic platform that tracks toward a stimulus hellip
by Diane Blackwood
q info
q stats
views 24084
category tech
keywords irobot create command module poster posterbot printer marker draw write drawing writing robot inket
license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
author W_world
published Sep 4 2007
httpwwwinstructablescomidPosterBot3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-OALLSTEPS (15 of 21)02102007 092209 pm
PosterBot Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create - Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
8232019 PosterBot_ Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRpdf
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Sep 15 2007 752 AMdontwealllovebuda92says
nice prety costly nice
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httpwwwinstructablescomidPosterBot3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-OALLSTEPS (11 of 21)02102007 092209 pm
P t B t M k M k W iti R b t t f Old I k t i t d iR b t C t I t t bl C l H T amp DIY [ t t h]
8232019 PosterBot_ Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRpdf
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullposterbot-make-a-marker-writing-robot-out-of-an-old-inket-printer-and-an-irpdf 1221
PosterBot Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create - Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
REPLY
Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
REPLY
Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
REPLY
Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
This is greatREPLY
Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
REPLY
httpwwwinstructablescomidPosterBot3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-OALLSTEPS (12 of 21)02102007 092209 pm
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8232019 PosterBot_ Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRpdf
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullposterbot-make-a-marker-writing-robot-out-of-an-old-inket-printer-and-an-irpdf 1321
PosterBot Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create - Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
REPLY
Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
REPLY
httpwwwinstructablescomidPosterBot3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-OALLSTEPS (13 of 21)02102007 092209 pm
PosterBot Make a Marker Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
8232019 PosterBot_ Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRpdf
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PosterBot Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create - Instructables Cool How To amp DIY [category tech]
Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
REPLY
Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
REPLY
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Modifying an iRobot Create hellip
This is a robotics project that could probably be completed by someone who has no hellip
by technoplastique
httpwwwinstructablescomidPosterBot3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-OALLSTEPS (14 of 21)02102007 092209 pm
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Sep 14 2007 636 AMScienceMadnesssays
So cool man but i searched for the Irobot thing on ebay and costs too much
but it is good to know that someone invented this people woul be needing things like these )
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Sep 5 2007 132 PMrimar2000says
Do you realize the great potential value of this that you have made
Imagine the quantity of applications that can have You could improve the device so that it primes on almost any surface highways walls vehiclesetc In color also AWESOME
I waited something like that for years Regrettably my abilities dont arrive to so much
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Sep 7 2007 831 AMandrewbarthlesays
the Institute for Applied Autonomy has made some similar projects check out the link
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Sep 8 2007 929 AMgkernsaysI saw something similar with a guy who had a cart attachment to his bike that would write messages as he rode around town
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Sep 7 2007 423 PMfungus amungussays
My old neighbor did projects with those guys Good stuff
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Sep 8 2007 843 AMsluggoweezulsays
This is greatREPLY
Sep 7 2007 1137 PMburnoutxdsays
it looks like teh most badass CD player ive ever seen lol good instructable
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Sep 7 2007 243 PMThe Real Elliotsays
Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
bonus points for style
(And ditto Fungus on the video request)
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
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Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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Cmon guys Im already way ahead of ya Since iRobot hasnt provided the smart hellip
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If you wanted to make the iRobot Create have WiFi the simplest option I can thinkhellip
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Really nice work
I got about halfway down saw the printer frame and thought oh no another spray-painting robot (See Institute comment above)
But I was sooooo wrong You freaking raise and lower a marker Held together with rubber bands Thats minimalist hacking at i ts best Double
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Sep 6 2007 1123 PMirissippisays
Hey will you make one for my piercing and tattoo parlor You Rock Wyatt You have a great brain
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Sep 6 2007 753 PMgilbysays
Interesting idea but can your printer tell if it is past the paper or out of paper to keep from writing Does it have any artificial
intelligence like some of the other entries
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Sep 6 2007 336 PMxrissysays
This is so cool I wish I could make it but Im not techie enough My husband could though Well done for such a creative venture
REPLY
Sep 6 2007 1053 AMPatrick Pendingsays
Great job
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Sep 5 2007 906 AMfungus amungussays
Could you make a video showing the robot doing its thing at 10x speed
Pretty please
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Sep 5 2007 418 AMBrennn10says
Oh Mylanta Brilliant
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Sep 5 2007 402 AMKoko-Kidsays
Wow
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Sep 4 2007 808 PMNachoMahmasays
Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
(Is afraid of own project)
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Cmon guys Im already way ahead of ya Since iRobot hasnt provided the smart hellip
by zachninme
How to interface a Chumby whellip
If you wanted to make the iRobot Create have WiFi the simplest option I can thinkhellip
by zachninme
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I describe how to build a 3-sensor robotic platform that tracks toward a stimulus hellip
by Diane Blackwood
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Wow
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Wow Dont know what else to say but Wow That is awesome
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Sep 4 2007 755 PMDarkshotsaysHOW FREAKIN COOL I REALLY WANNA MAKE THIS BUT I DONT HAVE A IROBOT OR ENYTHIN
COOL
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Sep 4 2007 527 PMWeissensteinburgsays
I have to saythis came out way better than I had expected Bravo
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Sep 4 2007 530 PMzachninmesaysI have to agree Great job
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