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ELM-4701ELM-4701

MINI PROJECTMINI PROJECT

THE PULLTHE PULL

’’N’N’

PLOTPLOT

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TEAM MEMBERSTEAM MEMBERS

JARED BELANDJARED BELAND

MELANIE CAMPOMELANIE CAMPO

JEREMY SEARLEJEREMY SEARLE

BOB HESSEBOB HESSE

CHRIS SULKOSKICHRIS SULKOSKI

CLARK COPELANDCLARK COPELAND

MIKE LOISELLEMIKE LOISELLE

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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

TraditionalTraditional Time ConsumingTime Consuming RiskyRisky MessyMessy

Improved MethodImproved Method FunFun SaferSafer CleanerCleaner


PROBLEMPROBLEM

TO DEVELOP AN AUTOMATED TO DEVELOP AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT IS CAPABLE OF SYSTEM THAT IS CAPABLE OF

GETTING DATA FROM THE GETTING DATA FROM THE OPERATOR AND PLOTTING THE OPERATOR AND PLOTTING THE ENTERED TEXT ONTO VARIOUS ENTERED TEXT ONTO VARIOUS

SIZES OF POSTER-BOARD.SIZES OF POSTER-BOARD.


Functionality GoalsFunctionality Goals

Make letters using a low resolution Make letters using a low resolution dot matrix.dot matrix.

Minimal model of “YARD SALE”Minimal model of “YARD SALE” Only upper case lettersOnly upper case letters One size poster boardOne size poster board

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SOLUTIONSOLUTION

CROSSBREED BETWEEN A PRINTER AND A CROSSBREED BETWEEN A PRINTER AND A STATIONARY XY PLOTTERSTATIONARY XY PLOTTER


SOLUTIONSOLUTION

A GANTRY THAT WILL MOVE THE A GANTRY THAT WILL MOVE THE WRITING UTENSIL ONLY IN THE X WRITING UTENSIL ONLY IN THE X DIRECTION AS IN A STATIONARY DIRECTION AS IN A STATIONARY PLOTTERPLOTTER

A SET OF ROLLERS WHICH WILL FEED A SET OF ROLLERS WHICH WILL FEED THE POSTER-BOARD THROUGH THE THE POSTER-BOARD THROUGH THE SYSTEM SYSTEM AS IN A PRINTERAS IN A PRINTER

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SYSTEM OVERVIEWSYSTEM OVERVIEW


THE PULL ‘N’ PLOTTHE PULL ‘N’ PLOT


LayoutLayout


DimensionsDimensions

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Early ConceptEarly Concept

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CALCULATIONSCALCULATIONS

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PEN HOLDER PEN HOLDER ASSEMBLYASSEMBLY

Simplest DesignSimplest Design Easy Change of Easy Change of

PenPen Few Moving PartsFew Moving Parts EffectiveEffective ReliabilityReliability

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Basic FlowBasic Flow

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Computer ConceptsComputer Concepts

Read user input or existing fileRead user input or existing file Use PC serial port to transfer dataUse PC serial port to transfer data Read and write letter modelRead and write letter model Motor control with the HC08Motor control with the HC08


Data Flow ChartData Flow Chart


Pull N’ Plot Program Pull N’ Plot Program FlowFlowPull N' PlotPull N' Plot

Prompt for user to enter file namePrompt for user to enter file name

Read the file one character at a time and store thecharacters in memory

Read the file one character at a time and store thecharacters in memory

Motorola Program:

Transfer the hex values for the characters to the HC08

Motorola Program:

Transfer the hex values for the characters to the HC08

Subroutine for controlling motors to produce the 16x16 bit matrix for each letter

Subroutine for controlling motors to produce the 16x16 bit matrix for each letter

Dispense poster and return pen to homeDispense poster and return pen to home

Read the characters and call the binary matrix for that letter

Read the characters and call the binary matrix for that letter

C Program:

Initialize serial port and program

C Program:

Initialize serial port and program


Line by Line PrintingLine by Line Printing


Letter MatrixLetter Matrix 16 x 16 Matrix

Each block = 1 byte of data

32 bytes / letter model

Executes line by line

‘Y’ Example:

Data in A2 = 01100000

= 0x60

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TestTest

DoneDone Paper feedPaper feed X and Y movementX and Y movement Pre-concept Lego Pre-concept Lego

designdesign

To DoTo Do MotorsMotors Pen holderPen holder ProgrammingProgramming Whole UnitWhole Unit

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TIMELINETIMELINEWeekWeek 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88

BrainstormingBrainstorming XX XX

ResearchResearch XX XX XX

System Design System Design ProcessProcess XX XX XX

Mechanical DesignMechanical Design XX XX XX

Electrical DesignElectrical Design XX XX XX

ProgrammingProgramming XX XX XX XX

Prototype Prototype AssembleAssemble XX XX XX XX XX

Testing PrototypeTesting Prototype XX XX

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Future ExpectationsFuture Expectations

The full upper and lower case The full upper and lower case alphabet alphabet

Special symbolsSpecial symbols BorderingBordering ScalingScaling ColorsColors FontsFonts

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