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IoT Print reversal

Postby Hartler » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:16 am

Hi,

Does anyone know if/how I can reverse the print direction for the IoT printer.
I want to mount the printer in the face of a cupboard and so the print will come out the front rather than out of the top.
So the paper will fall downwards to the floor which would make the text be upside down with the current settings.

I want it to work like the attached pic.
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Any ideas anyone?

Cheers in advance!
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Re: IoT Print reversal

Postby pburgess » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:49 pm

There doesn't appear to be anything in the printer's command set to turn the character set this way. (Keep in mind, even if there is/was, it chronologically doesn't "make sense," and whatever's issuing text to the printer would have to reverse the order of output strings as well.)

The photo might depict:
  • A custom reversed character set, along with the aforementioned string reversal.
  • Bitmap printing, with the reversed text being generated as an image on a host PC.
  • A length of normally-printed text and images being stuffed back into the printer reversed for the sake of a clear product photo (since normal 'out the top' printing will tend to coil up behind the printer).
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Re: IoT Print reversal

Postby adafruit » Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:34 pm

i believe that photo is 'faked' it was printed, cut and then slipped in to look like it is coming out of the printer
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