Circuit Scribe is a rollerball pen that writes with conductive silver ink.

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

Circuit Scribe is a rollerball pen that writes with conductive silver ink. It makes creating circuits as easy as doodling.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electroninks/circuit-scribe-draw-circuits-instantly

kwinn

This project was successfully funded (50+ times over) on January 1, 2014. Anyone know where to buy the pens?

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

re:Anyone know where to buy the pens?

Here you go:

CAD$29.84
CODE: Circuit Scribe
Quantity:

http://abra-electronics.com/chemicals/circuit-board-maintenance/circuit-scribe-conductive-ink-pen-draw-circuits-instantly-silver.html

kwinn

Thanks for the info Bob.

Heater.

Hey, I want that. Seems like a lot of fun.

How did they connect those surface mount LEDs shown in some pictures on the kick starter page?

Are they soldered, stuck down with the ink, glued or what?

Anyone tried this yet?

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

Modules and kits

http://www.electroninks.com/


Scribbler 2 Robot:
I can see the Parallax scribbler robot making conductive circuits with a PEN in it's future and then putting the modules in place , on the circuit by itself. That way it can add it's own new features

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

Design software: http://123d.circuits.io/circuitscribe/

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

@Heater

re:How did they connect those surface mount LEDs shown in some pictures on the kick starter page?


Bottom of module : you can see the conductors

Heater.

The modules and kits are brilliant idea. Be great for introducing kids to electronics. Love to play with it myself.

I just can't justify to myself having to spend so much on a module so as to use a transistor or whatever.

Hence I wonder how you make connections to surface mount components.

I'd love to be able to draw tracks on glass to create LED arrays and other displays. With the resistive ink no resistors are required! They would be works of art done if done well.

Sadly it seems that ink formulation does not draw on slippery surfaces very well from the roller pen.

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

the lines will have a conductivity of 50-100 milliohms per square per mil.

They are coming out with a resistor pen as well. Then you can draw the resistors direct

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

@kwinn

Anytime, what are you going to make?

Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)

Pot

Battery

http://www.electroninks.com/modules/

Tim-M

Several Circuit Scribe products are also available at SparkFun Electronics...

dmagnus

I bought the kit with manual for my grand-kids (6 & 8 believe it or not). I had asked my son what to get them for Christmas and he said they both really wanted it. I was happy to do it hoping maybe it would get them off their iPads for awhile. :-)
By the way, Jacob, the almost 8 year old has a Hubsan h107 that he flies much better than I do. Eva, the 6 year old flies it about as well as I do. What's with these kids these days?