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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This project started when I got a Thermal Printer from a friend. I don't really
To make this project work, you will need :
- A Thermal Printer :
- I used Adafruit's thermal printer at first, but it broke down. You can get it here : https://www.adafruit.com/product/597
- I used Adafruit's thermal printer at first, but it broke down. You can get it [here](https://www.adafruit.com/product/597).
- I then used a EPSON TM-T2OIII. It's expensive, but it's also high quality, and has better CUPS and specific library support.
- A Raspberry Pi or any computer with USB or Serial.
- Some electric wires.
@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ For the EPSON TM-T20III, you can get the CUPS driver from [here](https://downloa
With that, you can try out your printer and print normal text, images or pdf documents for example. LittlePrynter itself does not require any other software than the ones installed with it, i.e the ones listed in the `requirements.txt` file.
For the Adafruit printer, start by following the guide [here](https://learn.adafruit.com/networked-thermal-printer-using-cups-and-raspberry-pi) to install the CUPS software needed to print images. If you want, you can install it via the command line, [following this guide](https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/cups.html).
You can also get some information from [here](https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-thermal-receipt-printer) and [here](https://learn.adafruit.com/instant-camera-using-raspberry-pi-and-thermal-printer) if you're stuck.