Tutorial for thermal printer kit?
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Hi, I've received my thermal printer and omega kit separately, and I've noticed the printer is not the same version as adafruit's. So is there a guide or a tutorial for the printer kit?
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@Xie-Yanbo Yes, We are working on that. It will be released really really soon! Stay tuned!
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@Boken-Lin said:
will be released really really soon! Stay tuned!
Is there at least a doc explaining what wire is for what? I'm trying to hook it up to my arduino but I'm not really sure where to start.
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@Xie-Yanbo @Matt-Hudgins connection for the thermal printer is very simple. At the bottom of the printer there are 3 different socket. Use the two pin socket for power and USB port for data. The longer connector socket is not used.
After connecting the thermal printer to Omega's USB port (via expansion dock or mini dock) an ttyUSB* device will show up under the /dev directory on your Omega. At this point you can send any text to the serial device for it to be printed. for example:
echo 'Hello Onion!!!' > /dev/ttyUSB0 echo '' > /dev/ttyUSB0 #line feed echo '' > /dev/ttyUSB0 #line feed echo '' > /dev/ttyUSB0 #line feed
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What if ttyUSB0 doesn't show up? What does the blinking light mean on the printer?
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@Flint-Olsen If you press on the button does the paper come out? If it doesn't come out then it might mean the paper is jammed.
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If ttyUSB0 dosnt show up, check all your connections. especially the mini-USB connection at the printer. Mine was not totally connected and I had to push a bit more.
Now it works
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@Boken-Lin said in Tutorial for thermal printer kit?:
@Xie-Yanbo Yes, We are working on that. It will be released really really soon! Stay tuned!
Is there any updates for printer kit? I would love if you could provide the document of thermal printer. Printing text through USB port is not good enough for this printer kit.