The idea is simple, place the plotter over a sheet of paper ... From there it gets converted to serial commands for an Arduino which controls the steppers with two EasyDrivers.

For the electronics, the plotter uses an Arduino Uno and a matching CNC Shield. Two NEMA 17 stepper motors are used for motion: one to spin the rod that advances the paper, and the other connected ...

IDE 2.3.4 also brings a serial monitor with graph plotter, syntax checking, dark mode, DPI awareness, Project Explorer, and more. Arduino’s CLI 1.0 tool makes it easy for users to program and ...