Re: Homebrew digitiser

Alan,

The HPGL plotter language includes the OP (output point) command, as
well as several others designed for 2d digitising. What might be
interesting is inserting a "light pen" into the pen holder of
a "standard" plotter and working along the lines of a 'line follower'
robot...

Ballendo

> Don't know about any kits, but you would "drive" the plotter,

stopping

> an axis travel when you "sensed" a surface.
>
> Humm, not a bad idea! Dust off the old plotter stuff in the

garage...

>
> Hope this gets you thinking!
>
> Alan KM6VV
> P.S. I'm told HSM (Home Shop Machinist) did an article recently on

a

> digitizer.