thermal printer microcontroller interface

thermal printer interface

I have two thermal printers unassembled from pos machine. One is Epson M-190 and second one is Fujitsu ftp-622mcl303 .
Does any one have info about these printers ( schematics and connection diagrams and timing info )

fujitsu thermal printer

hi,

last time i was program pic to print to epson printer (serial type, thermal paper) but i'm not sure is it the m190. however, i think you can talk to the printer using esc/p2 code.

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and for fujitsu try this
www.fceu.fujitsu.com/pdf/FTP622MCL303_304.pdf

last time i'm download the esc/p2 manual but i need sometime to dig for it if you need it.

wisely

microcontroller thermal printer interface

thanks wisely77,

I will check the links. I got datasheet of ftp622 printer from fujitsu. but it is not short for doing a design just has pinouts but no timing info and pin functionality
best regards
BilgeKaan

microcontroller printing

Wisely can u please give an example code for communicating with thermal printers?

I have to get production report from thermal printer..

Thanks

8051 interface with printer

hi,

basically you don't need timing table to communicate with these printer.
there are mainly 2 type of the communication. either by serial and other is by parallel.

as for serial you need to set the baud rate, start/stop bit and parity as normal. you may read the printer manual to tell you how to set this. but for parallel, you only need to control the communication pin. this may be found in most of the microcontroller book.

ok, back to the programming. it is easy to communicate using pic16f877 (or any controller) with printer through serial. i had not yet communicate using parallel, but as show in the datasheet, it is easy, you just need to combine port d and e to become parallel slave port and set few control bit and you are ready to go. please read the datasheet of pic16f87x (39582a.pdf) chapter 4.6 (page-49). i leave this to you to explore.

hereby i attach my code to communicate with epson printer. i had remove some code cause it not relaven and i write usign cc5x c language. due to that i did this quite low time ago and i can't remember too much detail. but i think the program is simple. just pay some attention you may understand it all.

wisely

thermal printer interface code

Fujitsu Thermal Printer is very easy interface,
Timing is not an issue in this printer because it works in ns delay but your microcontroller works in µseconds. But Only Strobe signal has to be taken care which has to be made Low atleast 1 to 2 ms. The Printing Darkness directly propotional to the width of the Strobe signal. if strobe Low for long time Printing will be darker, But take care else it will burn the paper.

interfacing serial thermal printer manual

Hi aLL,
My thermal printer does not have driver circuitry.They dont have bulit in driver. a controller card must be pluged to printer. I have to design a board and software to drive steppeer motor and comunicate with printer. Thats why I am asking for
pinouts and timings. When i look at ftp622 datasheet i get info about pin numbers, maximium power values to drive the stepper and thermal head but have no info about the functinality of pins.

interface thermal printer with microcontroller

Thanks Wisely...

I'll try to communicate in a few days...

microcontroller interfacing with printer

I want data sheet and interface ckt for Epson Compact Impact printer model no:-190G.

I am urgent in need of it.

fceu,fujitsu.com/pdf/ftp622mcl303_304.pdf

Mitesh, give me ur mail ID so that i can mail it to u.

Epson 190 G is an impact printer (5V operation) for portable applications.

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Has anyone used a EPSON 190 G impact printer mechanism and designed the code for PIC or C51 ??? I have the circuit diagram for the driver but I need the code for driving the printer.

esc pos from microcontroller

Hi aLL,
My thermal printer is MTP102_16 does not have driver circuitry.They dont have bulit in driver. a controller card must be pluged to printer. I have to design a board and software to drive steppeer motor and comunicate with printer. Thats why I am asking for
pinouts and timings.

I need help for programin en pic

thermal printer interface

can any one send me M190G interface to a pic microntroller
my mail id is akhileshchidare@gmail.com

thanx
akhilesh chidare

interface printer to microconroller

i'am intersting in it too
i have a printer gh10c105 with 14 pin
i want the pinout or a little help to connect it to a MCU
thanks

Re: interface printer to microconroller

Our printer mechanism M190 G is connected to the LPC 2136 Microcontroller.
We are able to print dot on the roll paper. But its not on the proper location & manner.
I am not able to fin new dot line.please tell me Every R signal state change the signal of new Line
Please suggest me how I further move?
I am waiting for your response as fast as possible.