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Raspberry Pi Dymo LabelWriter® Timestamp Printer

Disclaimer

This software is provided as-is. Currently, these files are the only materials we can offer. I may not be able to respond to questions promptly.

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YouTube

Blog (originally in Japanese, translated to English by Google)

File Descriptions

Directory rpi/

Raspberry Pi software written in shell script is located in the bin/ directory.

  • printdatetime_server: A label printing server that runs continuously.

  • printdatetime: A test program for printing timestamp labels. (Typically not needed.)

  • start_printdatetime_server: A monitoring program that should be periodically run via cron or similar.

  • gen_datetime_label: A sub-program that generates the label image, called by printdatetime_server.

  • lpr_datetime_label: A sub-program that prints the label image, also called by printdatetime_server.

Directory etc/

Miscellaneous files that may be helpful. (Details have been forgotten.)

Directory examples/

Example files for reference.

Notes

  • The Dymo Linux driver can be downloaded here.

  • This tutorial is very useful for setting up a Dymo printer with Raspberry Pi.

  • You need to obtain the font file legally.

  • Some additional software (e.g. ImageMagick) may be required.

  • You can connect a button to start printing. The GPIO number for the switch is defined by PORT in printdatetime_server. Please refer to tutorials like this one.

  • A more advanced library for GPIO monitoring can also be used.

  • Feel free to fork this Git repository if you'd like. :)

Atsushi Yokoyama, Firmlogics

https://flogics.com/