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5 Conclusion

The prototype built corresponds in general to the expectations in the sense of functionality. Some small questions arise about the consistency of the display and the pen raise/lower mechanism.

The line drawing algorithm was to our satisfactory. It's speed was more thatn enough, so a delay loop had to be inserted to not saturate the step motors.

Among possible improvements could be mentioned a better user interface. It's current version lacks all kinds of intuitiveness. The controlling software could be extended to manage arcs and other angular drawing modes.



Tor-Åke Fransson
11/3/1997