Image Visualizing Pen Plotter

Abstract

Pen Plotters (also called XY plotters) are a 2D CNC graphic plotting machines. This paper looks at a pen plotter machines that can take a picture in any extension and convert it into a drawable shape using image processing techniques, it then plots it on a canvas. Processing is done through a full software pipeline using modern technologies that can work on mobile and web, the pipeline is served using a Raspberry pi. The drawing part consists of two stepper motors and one servo motor connected to an Arduino Uno. The motors control the movement of a gondola placed on top of stainless steel rods to achieve a movement along the X and Y axes, where at on end of the Y axis, a drawing device is mounted. 1