Readme for Pegg_el 0.11
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Pegg_el 0.11 - Linux support for Casio label printers.
Copyright (c) 2003,2004 Daniel Amkreutz, <daniel.amkreutz@tu-harburg.de>
(c) 2004 Alex Perry
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
* This software was designed using data made available by and is released
with the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
* CASIO COMPUTER Co., LTD. assumes no responsibility for the content of
this software.
* Please do not contact CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. with any inquiries
concerning this software.
A large amount of code is borrowed from the libusb Documentation.
The communication API of the Printer has been greatly documented
and published by CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD
Many Thanks.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
You may use this program for whatever you want as long the above written
text remains.
Please support Pegg by testing it and reporting bugs. !
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Pegg_el is a linux userspace driver for Casio EL-700/EL-5000W label printers.
It scans the USB for your printer using libusb (libusb.sourceforge.net).
Although it is the first Version of pegg_el, it is already capable of nearly
every feature of the EL-700/EL-5000W printer.
Pegg_el accepts many options. A complete list is given below:
FORMAT ARGUMENTS MEANING
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-w Sets the printing width (variable)
(DEFAULT: 512px)
-h Sets the printing height (fixed to:
64,128,256,384)
(DEFAULT: 64px)
OPTION MEANING
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-t Just test the connection and get some
Information about the tape loaded
-C Only make a cut
-s0,1 Select printing speed 0=low, 1=high
(DEFAULT: 0)
-f0,1,2,3 Feed select: 0=no feed, 1=large margin,
2=small margin, 3=medium margin
-c0,1,2 Set cut mode during printing (If you just
want to cut your printed label, then use -C)
0=normal cut, 1=half cut, 2=no cut
(Do not use -c1 in combination with -f2,
since it will be of no use for you...)
-d0,1,2,3,4 Select the density 0=light...4=dark
-o Offset (example: Offset 12px => -o12)
maximum: 255
OUTPUT ARGUMENTS MEANING
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-H Selects print head (only EL-5000W)
-H0=256dot -H1=64dot
-O Export data to png file instead of
printing
The default arguments of pegg_el are choosen such that the using of pegg_el
is compatible with the KL/KP Version: pegg. So by just typing
pegg_el ./test_raw, or pegg_el -d3 ./test_raw
pegg_el will print a label with 512 x 64px.
Here are some examples for using pegg_el:
1) Print an label out of label.xbm.crw with dimensions of 2048x384:
pegg_el -w2048 -h384 label.xbm.crw
2) Print a label out of test.xbm.crw with dimensions 1024x256 at high speed
without cutting it:
pegg_el -w1024 -h256 -c2 -s1 test.xbm
3) Just cut:
pegg_el -C
4) same as 3) but export to save.pnm:
pegg_el -w1024 -h256 -c2 -s1 -Osave.pnm test.xbm
As you can see it is possible to combine the options to match your needs.
I would recommend to use the format arguments (-w & -h) everytime you use pegg.
For people who want to develop new software with/for pegg_el can use the
pnm-export to check if their new tools are working correct without wasting tape.
For users of the EL-700 it is possible to simulate a print by using the -H
(head select) option. If you choose here the 64dot head, the EL-700 will make
a full tranfer cycle without printing anything.
Hopefully you can use pegg_el. Please test it and report bugs via email
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Daniel Amkreutz <daniel.amkreutz@tu-harburg.de>
