Recently, a project called AGIC has recently appeared on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website, which attempts to simplify the process of making electronic equipment prototypes by exemption from welding lines on circuit test panels. Agic combines two EX1 3D printers that previously used for printed circuit boards and Circuit Scribe conductive ink pen, providing users with a set of tools, making it possible to turn household ink jet printers into circuit boards using conductive ink. printer.
Agic has a suit, including inkjet printers, which also install conductive ink.
AGIC is still developing an ink, which can be used in the brush, so that the user can draw circuits on the paper as a Circuit Scribe ball. The main goal of AGIC is to turn an ink jet printer into a PCB (printed circuit board) printer by a kit price $ 299 (about RMB 1800).
This kit includes 3 filters, 3 syringes, 25 ml conductive silver nanoparticles, 20 special copper paper (A4), three conductive rubber syringes, 1 high quality conductive marker and 3 conductive tapes.
At the same time, the company also provides the developer component suit so that they can make circuit boards on print conductive tracks, including 4 surface mounted integrated circuit outlets, 2 batteries and mounting boxes, 2 microcontrollers (LPC1114FN28), Four surface mounted sliding switches, more than 50 wafer resistors, more than 50 chip LEDs, and 1 surface mounting needle.
Agic DIY kit purchases must have their own inkjet printers so that they can be converted into board printers. AGIC also recommends that users buy an inkjet printing machine, which can support special injection tools well. In addition, the user is also recommended to purchase a new ink jet printer instead of using an existing printer that implements standard printing to avoid cleaning standard inks in the printer system.
AGIC also has a full set of tools for $ 599 (approximately RMB 3600), including ink jet printers, which also install conductive ink, which can be printed at any time. Although this Agic kit is much more expensive than the DIY kit, it is still a lot cheaper than the EX1 PCB printer.
However, the EX1 PCB printer provides print services based on various materials such as wood, glass, plastic, not just paper. In addition, the EX1 PCB development team is still developing a software that allows users to make it easier for printing and more specific product design circuits. In contrast, the Agic team completely focuses on printer hardware product development, suggests that people use existing paintings and print software such as Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw to design the circuit.
At present, AGIC has completed the financing goal, which plans to send its components and ink brushes to supporters in August this year.
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