Foundry Print Server
| Foundry Print Server | |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Manufacturer | Lenovo |
| Model | Thinkcentre (unknown model) |
| Owner | diamond |
This Thinkcentre machine lives underneath an Epson TM-T88IV Receipt Printer in the Foundry room.
It is in charge of managing the receipt printer when it's not being used (i.e. still plugged in to the machine) and, in the future, the CR805 Card Printer (once we deprecate the Windows machine).
Printing Receipts
The server is capable of automating printing of various content types on the Epson TM-T88IV Receipt Printer.
Printing Text
To print a simple string, do:
curl -L foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt -F "text=Hello, world!"
To print a file or print from stdin, do:
curl -L foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt -F "text=@/path/to/file" echo "Hello, world!" | curl -L foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt -F "text=@-"
Printing an Image
To print an image, do:
curl -L foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt/image -F "image=@/path/to/image.jpg"
Any image format supported by Pillow will be supported. This includes JPEG and PNG.
If the image is too wide, it will be automatically shrunk.
If the image is in landscape orientation, it will automatically be rotated to fit the receipt. There is currently no way to turn this off.
If the image is too dark, you can try:
curl -L foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt/image \ -F "image=@/path/to/image.jpg" \ -F "brightness=0.85"
For all parameters, see the API documentation for POST /image.
Printing a QR Code
To print a QR code encoding some text, do:
curl -L foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt/qr -F "text=youtu.be/xuzKafChH7k"
Printing Without Cutting (Continuous Printing)
By default, after each printing request, the server will command the printer to cut the paper. To change this behavior, add:
-F cut=false
You may also manually command the printer to cut via a request:
curl -L -X POST foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt/cut
API Documentation
See foundryprintsrv.core.devhack.net/receipt/docs.