This repository contains Python code for talking to the ATC_TLSR_Paper open-source firmware for the Hanshow e-paper pricetag.
# Clone the repository.
$ git clone git@github.com:rbaron/pricetag-printer.git
$ cd pricetag-printer
# Create a virtualenv on venv/ and activate it.
$ virtualenv --python=python3 venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
# Install requirements from requirements.txt.
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python print.py --help
usage: print.py [-h] [--devicename] [--log-level {debug,info,warn,error}] [--img-binarization-algo {mean-threshold,floyd-steinberg}] [--show-preview] filename
sends an image to the EPD BLE service running in the ATC_TLSR_Paper Hanshow open source firmware.
positional arguments:
filename
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--devicename Specify the Bluetooth device name to search for. Default value is GT01.
--log-level {debug,info,warn,error}
--img-binarization-algo {mean-threshold,floyd-steinberg}
Which image binarization algorithm to use.
--show-preview If set, displays the final image and asks the user for confirmation before printing.
% python print.py --show-preview test.png
⏳ Applying Floyd-Steinberg dithering to image...
✅ Done.
ℹ️ Displaying preview.
🤔 Go ahead with print? [Y/n]?
✅ Read image: (42, 384) (h, w) pixels
✅ Generated BLE commands: 2353 bytes
⏳ Looking for a BLE device named GT01...
✅ Got it. Address: 09480C21-65B5-477B-B475-C797CD0D6B1C: GT01
⏳ Connecting to 09480C21-65B5-477B-B475-C797CD0D6B1C: GT01...
✅ Connected: True; MTU: 104
⏳ Sending 2353 bytes of data in chunks of 101 bytes...
✅ Done.