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Revision as of 04:03, 17 November 2013

This page is the central documentation site for Super-Awesome Sylvia's WaterColorBot from Evil Mad Scientist.

The WaterColorBot Kit

Main details about the WaterColorBot kit:

• Introduction at watercolorbot.com
• Product page at Evil Mad Scientist shop

Essential Documentation, Part I: Getting Started with WaterColorBot

• Booklet: Getting Started with WaterColorBot , 10.5 MB PDF Document
• A setup video, "Assembling your WaterColorBot" is coming soon as well.

Essential Documentation, Part II: Software for WaterColorBot

Main article WaterColorBot Software

• Inkscape extensions for WaterColorBot
• RoboPaint
• RoboPaint RT

Support Resources

Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences:

• WaterColorBot User Group Mailing list (Please sign up!)
• WaterColorBot Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
• WaterColorBot @ Thingiverse where you can share WaterColorBot-ready SVG art-- or programs that generate art

For Developers

• WaterColorBot Developer Mailing List
• EBB Commands documentation, for the EiBotBoard that powers the WaterColorBot
• wcb-ink repository at github. Source code and issue tracker for the python-based WaterColorBot Inkscape Driver.
• robopaint repository at github. Source code and issue tracker for the javascript-based RoboPaint stand-alone application.
• robopaint-rt repository at github. Source code and issue tracker for the java-based RoboPaint RT application.
• The "CNCserver" API, installed with and implemented by RoboPaint.

Hardware Documentation

• WaterColorBot Reference Design -- Coming right after the video!  ;)
• EBB documentation, for the EiBotBoard that powers the WaterColorBot

Advanced topics and tips

General Usage

• Paper Choices
• Paint Choices
• Other Writing Implements - (Coming Soon)
• Troubleshooting