Creates Star graphics mode raster images for use with Star TSP series thermal printers
Project description
python-StarTSPImage
Print from Python to Star TSP100/143/650/654
Star TSP100/TSP143 printers do not have any font sets etc on board the printer, so any data being sent directly to the printer must first be converted into a raster image using the appropriate graphic mode commands. (Star do provide a driver that emulates Star line mode commands, but we can't use this if we want to interact directly with the printer)
This project will take an image file (Either as a PIL image, or from file on disk), scale it to the appropriate width for the printer, and then create a binary output of the graphic mode raster commands, which then can be sent directly to the device.
For more detailed reading, you can find the graphic mode command manual at: http://www.starasia.com/Download/Manual/star_graphic_cm_en.pdf
Installing
pip install StarTSPImage
Examples
Print a file from disk:
import StarTSPImage
raster = StarTSPImage.imageFileToRaster('file.bmp')
printer = open('/dev/usb/lp0', 'wb')
printer.write(raster)
Create a PIL image and print:
import StarTSPImage
from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
image = Image.new('RGB', (500, 500), color='White')
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
draw.ellipse((0, 0, 500, 500), fill='Black')
raster = StarTSPImage.imageToRaster(image)
printer = open('/dev/usb/lp0', "wb")
printer.write(raster)
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