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I am doing inventory and want to print labels. I found this thermoprinter in a pile of cables that I want to use for printing inventory labels. | I am doing inventory and want to print labels. I found this thermoprinter in a pile of cables that I want to use for printing inventory labels. | ||
= Hardware | == Hardware == | ||
My printer talks TTL that you can plug into the UART of a Raspberry Pi. | |||
= Software | I connected my printer's RX to a Raspberry Pi's TX and both printer and Pi to some power. | ||
There is a large amount of 57mm thermopaper available. You can even buy adhesive thermopaper which is ideal for this project. | |||
== Software == | |||
Revision as of 08:11, 15 September 2023
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| Status: | ongoing |
| Initiator: | Ada |
I am doing inventory and want to print labels. I found this thermoprinter in a pile of cables that I want to use for printing inventory labels.
Hardware
My printer talks TTL that you can plug into the UART of a Raspberry Pi.
I connected my printer's RX to a Raspberry Pi's TX and both printer and Pi to some power.
There is a large amount of 57mm thermopaper available. You can even buy adhesive thermopaper which is ideal for this project.
