Now for the first time, you too can unlock the secrets of Thermal Inkjet printing. INKJET APPLICATIONS will show you how to design and build circuits that drive the HP 51604A inkjet cartridge. Most any microcontroller can be used, including the BASIC Stamp 2 and the Parallax SX. Circuits include single nozzle firing as well as alphanumeric printing capability (fonts included). Non-typical applications are outlined as well, like "Typer" and "Paint-Bot" - robots that print text on any flat surface, or they can "shoot" an opponent with ink drops - up to four inches away.
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INKJET APPLICATIONS was written by Matt Gilliland, author of the popular "Microcontroller Application Cookbook" series. The Foreword was written by Frank Cloutier, and tells the story of how Thermal Inkjet technology was developed. Mr. Cloutier was the leader of the small team that persued this "interesting discovery" at HP labs.
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By John Paff
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Fine book. Parts less available than when it was written. For example, the little driver kit doesn't seem to be available, making learning more difficult. The information it does contain is a nice primer on inkjets and very useful.
By JNL
This book was a real eye opener for me. It is well written and easy to follow in terms of how to construct these simple and powerful printing devices. I enjoy the writing style and the context that the author is able to provide on how inkjet works.
Perhaps the most compelling part of the book is the "Foreword" written by Hewlett Packard's Chief Technology Officer. This kind of prose is inspiring to all hobbyists and educators who might choose to buy and use this book. HP turned its little inkjet invention into a massive business that has enjoyed many years of success.
This book enables the hobbyist or the teacher to plug into that environment and devise new inventions based on the exact same technology that is described in the foreword. This is a great book that enables the reader to get started very quickly in configuring their own printing device. And once that first step has been taken, innovation and creativity follow soon after.
I recommend this book highly to hobbyists and educators and anyone who might have an interest in projects involving the Basic Stamp microcontroller. Matt Gilliland has written an excellent book to get us all into the invention mode.
Perhaps the most compelling part of the book is the "Foreword" written by Hewlett Packard's Chief Technology Officer. This kind of prose is inspiring to all hobbyists and educators who might choose to buy and use this book. HP turned its little inkjet invention into a massive business that has enjoyed many years of success.
This book enables the hobbyist or the teacher to plug into that environment and devise new inventions based on the exact same technology that is described in the foreword. This is a great book that enables the reader to get started very quickly in configuring their own printing device. And once that first step has been taken, innovation and creativity follow soon after.
I recommend this book highly to hobbyists and educators and anyone who might have an interest in projects involving the Basic Stamp microcontroller. Matt Gilliland has written an excellent book to get us all into the invention mode.
By PFH
In the same way that all of Matt's books have been really useful in helping people like myself make interesting stuff with basic stamps, this book enabled me to make actually create printed output. Pretty cool. He must have a lot of friends in HP to have gotten access to this. Nice job Matt.
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