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+Oct 1, 2011, Nicholas C Lewis, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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+http://nicholasclewis.com/inkshield/
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+ This is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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+ the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
+ To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
+ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.'
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING 
+ BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND 
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+ NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
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+ DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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+What is an InkShield?
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+This shield allows you to connect a HP C6602 inkjet cartridge to your Arduino turning it into a 96dpi print platform.  It only uses 5 pins which can be jumper selected to avoid other shields.  It is designed with a Arduino Mega footprint but fully supports both the Arduino and the Arduino Mega.  It is designed with all through-hole components to make assembly easy even for beginners.
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+Features
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+Compatible with Arduino and Arduino Mega
+Uses only 5 user selectable pins
+Stackable (up to 11 Inkshields on Ardunio, 15 on Mega)
+On-board 18.5V boost converter for Inkjet head
+Accepts 9-12V input via optional power connector or from the Vin of the Arduino
+Auxiliary input header offers support for other microcontrollers 
+Auxiliary output header supports an extension cable to the inkjet head
+Power and Pulse activity LEDs
+ISCP header and Reset button
+All through-hole components
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+Release Information
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+The Schematics and PCB layout are Kicad format files
+The libraries are all for Arduino (with support for Arduino and Arduino Mega)