By Eric Su and Ron Yeh
Paper Testing
By Eric Su and Ron Yeh
These experiments seek to evaluate the compatibility of Anoto technology with various forms of paper. We bought several types of paper from different manufacturers. The paper comes in different form factors, such as business cards, labels, clear labels, full-page stickers.
For each paper, we wrote on it with a Logitech IO2 Pen (without Bluetooth). We also uploaded this data to ButterflyNet, to see whether the paper performed well.
Printing Profile: Laser (limited colors) profile
Product: Avery White Index Cards 5388
Printer: HP LaserJet 4250/HP DeskJet 5850
Results:
Trial 1 (HP LaserJet 4250)
1) Dot pattern printed successfully
2) Pen did not buzz or fail
3) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Trial 2 (HP DeskJet 5850)
1) Dot pattern printed successfully, though there were rows of ink that were darker than the rest.
2) Pen did not buzz or fail, except when written over the darker rows.
3) All marks (even over the dark rows) are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Product: Avery White Clean Edge Business Cards 5871
Printer: HP LaserJet 4250
Results:
Trial 1 (Printing on slicker, front side)
1) Dot pattern did not print successfully. Paper appears dark gray and grainy. Dot pattern faded along creases of cards. Possibly attributed to the paper’s thickness or slickness of the surface.
2) Pen buzzes.
3) Ink does not show up very well on paper.
4) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Trial 2 (Printing on back side)
1) Dot pattern printed successfully
2) Pen did not buzz or fail.
3) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Product: Maco Ink Jet White Mailing Labels
Printer: HP DeskJet 5850
Results:
1) Dot pattern printed successfully
2) Pen did not buzz or fail
3) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Product: Avery White Full Sheet Labels
Printer: HP DeskJet 5850
Results:
1) Dot pattern printed successfully
2) Pen did not buzz or fail
3) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Product: Avery Easy Peel Clear Mailing Labels
Printer: HP DeskJet 5850
Results:
Trial 1 (before peeling)
1) Dot pattern printed successfully
2) Pen did not buzz or fail
3) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.
Trial 2 (after peeling, applying to some document, and writing again)
1) Pen buzzed once
2) Marks are captured by software and look similar to actual.