Improve the label printing experimental tool

Now it should be safer to print on die-cut labels,
or even any supported label at all.
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Přemysl Eric Janouch 2019-04-12 19:22:27 +02:00
parent 8c0a5195fc
commit b763c2d362
Signed by: p
GPG Key ID: A0420B94F92B9493
2 changed files with 196 additions and 113 deletions

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@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ func printStatusInformation(d []byte) {
}
// genLabelData converts an image to the printer's raster format.
func genLabelData(src image.Image, offset int) (data []byte) {
// TODO: Margins? For 29mm, it's 6 pins from the start, 306 printing pins.
func genLabelData(src image.Image, offset, length int) (data []byte) {
bounds := src.Bounds()
pixels := make([]bool, 720)
for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y++ {
length--
if length <= 0 {
break
}
off := offset
for x := bounds.Max.X - 1; x >= bounds.Min.X; x-- {
// TODO: Anything to do with the ColorModel?
@ -193,10 +196,15 @@ func genLabelData(src image.Image, offset int) (data []byte) {
data = append(data, b)
}
}
for ; length > 0; length-- {
data = append(data, 'g', 0x00, 90)
data = append(data, make([]byte, 90)...)
}
return
}
func printLabel(src image.Image) error {
func printLabel(printer *ql.Printer, src image.Image,
status *ql.Status, mediaInfo *ql.MediaInfo) error {
data := []byte(nil)
// Raster mode.
@ -208,7 +216,17 @@ func printLabel(src image.Image) error {
// Print information command.
dy := src.Bounds().Dy()
data = append(data, 0x1b, 0x69, 0x7a, 0x02|0x04|0x40|0x80, 0x0a, 29, 0,
if mediaInfo.PrintAreaLength != 0 {
dy = mediaInfo.PrintAreaLength
}
mediaType := byte(0x0a)
if status.MediaLengthMM != 0 {
mediaType = byte(0x0b)
}
data = append(data, 0x1b, 0x69, 0x7a, 0x02|0x04|0x40|0x80, mediaType,
byte(status.MediaWidthMM), byte(status.MediaLengthMM),
byte(dy), byte(dy>>8), byte(dy>>16), byte(dy>>24), 0, 0x00)
// Auto cut, each 1 label.
@ -219,41 +237,26 @@ func printLabel(src image.Image) error {
// Not sure what it means, doesn't seem to have any effect to turn it off.
data = append(data, 0x1b, 0x69, 0x4b, 0x08)
// 3mm margins along the direction of feed. 0x23 = 35 dots, the minimum.
data = append(data, 0x1b, 0x69, 0x64, 0x23, 0x00)
if status.MediaLengthMM != 0 {
// 3mm margins along the direction of feed. 0x23 = 35 dots, the minimum.
data = append(data, 0x1b, 0x69, 0x64, 0x23, 0x00)
} else {
// May not set anything other than zero.
data = append(data, 0x1b, 0x69, 0x64, 0x00, 0x00)
}
// Compression mode: no compression.
// Should be the only supported mode for QL-800.
data = append(data, 0x4d, 0x00)
// The graphics data itself.
data = append(data, genLabelData(src, 6)...)
data = append(data, genLabelData(src, mediaInfo.SideMarginPins, dy)...)
// Print command with feeding.
data = append(data, 0x1a)
// ---
printer, err := ql.Open()
if err != nil {
return err
}
if printer == nil {
return errors.New("no suitable printer found")
}
defer printer.Close()
if err := printer.Initialize(); err != nil {
return err
}
status, err := printer.GetStatus()
if err != nil {
return err
}
printStatusInformation(status)
// Print the prepared data.
if _, err := printer.File.Write(data); err != nil {
return err
@ -263,19 +266,19 @@ func printLabel(src image.Image) error {
// state, and try to figure out something from the statuses.
// We may also receive an error status instead of the transition to
// the printing state. Or even after it.
start := time.Now()
start, b := time.Now(), make([]byte, 32)
for {
if time.Now().Sub(start) > 3*time.Second {
break
}
if n, err := printer.File.Read(status); err == io.EOF {
if n, err := printer.File.Read(b); err == io.EOF {
time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
} else if err != nil {
return err
} else if n < 32 {
return errors.New("invalid read")
} else {
printStatusInformation(status)
printStatusInformation(b)
}
}
return nil
@ -285,47 +288,14 @@ func printLabel(src image.Image) error {
var font *bdf.Font
func genLabel(text string, width int) image.Image {
// Create a scaled bitmap of the QR code.
qrImg, _ := qr.Encode(text, qr.H, qr.Auto)
qrImg, _ = barcode.Scale(qrImg, width, width)
qrRect := qrImg.Bounds()
func genLabelForHeight(text string, height, scale int) image.Image {
// Create a scaled bitmap of the text label.
textRect, _ := font.BoundString(text)
textImg := image.NewRGBA(textRect)
draw.Draw(textImg, textRect, image.White, image.ZP, draw.Src)
font.DrawString(textImg, image.ZP, text)
// TODO: We can scale as needed to make the text fit.
scaledTextImg := scaler{image: textImg, scale: 3}
scaledTextRect := scaledTextImg.Bounds()
// Combine.
combinedRect := qrRect
combinedRect.Max.Y += scaledTextRect.Dy() + 20
combinedImg := image.NewRGBA(combinedRect)
draw.Draw(combinedImg, combinedRect, image.White, image.ZP, draw.Src)
draw.Draw(combinedImg, combinedRect, qrImg, image.ZP, draw.Src)
target := image.Rect(
(width-scaledTextRect.Dx())/2, qrRect.Dy()+10,
combinedRect.Max.X, combinedRect.Max.Y)
draw.Draw(combinedImg, target, &scaledTextImg, scaledTextRect.Min, draw.Src)
return combinedImg
}
func genLabelForHeight(text string, height int) image.Image {
// Create a scaled bitmap of the text label.
textRect, _ := font.BoundString(text)
textImg := image.NewRGBA(textRect)
draw.Draw(textImg, textRect, image.White, image.ZP, draw.Src)
font.DrawString(textImg, image.ZP, text)
// TODO: Make it possible to choose scale, or use some heuristic.
scaledTextImg := scaler{image: textImg, scale: 3}
//scaledTextImg := scaler{image: textImg, scale: 3}
scaledTextImg := scaler{image: textImg, scale: scale}
scaledTextRect := scaledTextImg.Bounds()
remains := height - scaledTextRect.Dy() - 20
@ -358,16 +328,48 @@ func genLabelForHeight(text string, height int) image.Image {
var tmpl = template.Must(template.New("form").Parse(`
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html><body>
<h1>PT-CBP label printing tool</h1>
<table><tr>
<td valign=top>
<img border=1 src='?img&amp;width={{.Width}}&amp;text={{.Text}}'>
<img border=1 src='?img&amp;scale={{.Scale}}&amp;text={{.Text}}'>
</td>
<td valign=top>
<fieldset>
{{ if .Printer }}
<p>Printer: {{ .Printer.Manufacturer }} {{ .Printer.Model }}
<p>Tape:
{{ if .Status }}
{{ .Status.MediaWidthMM }} mm &times;
{{ .Status.MediaLengthMM }} mm
{{ if .MediaInfo }}
(offset: {{ .MediaInfo.SideMarginPins }} pt,
print area: {{ .MediaInfo.PrintAreaPins }} pt)
{{ else }}
(unknown media)
{{ end }}
{{ if .Status.Errors }}
{{ range .Status.Errors }}
<p>Error: {{ . }}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
{{ if .InitErr }}
{{ .InitErr }}
{{ end }}
{{ else }}
<p>Error: {{ .PrinterErr }}
{{ end }}
</fieldset>
<form><fieldset>
<p><label for=width>Tape width in pt:</label>
<input id=width name=width value='{{.Width}}'>
<p><label for=text>Text:</label>
<input id=text name=text value='{{.Text}}'>
<label for=scale>Scale:</label>
<input id=scale name=scale value='{{.Scale}}' size=1>
<p><input type=submit value='Update'>
<input type=submit name=print value='Update and Print'>
</fieldset></form>
@ -376,31 +378,82 @@ var tmpl = template.Must(template.New("form").Parse(`
</body></html>
`))
func getPrinter() (*ql.Printer, error) {
printer, err := ql.Open()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if printer == nil {
return nil, errors.New("no suitable printer found")
}
return printer, nil
}
func getStatus(printer *ql.Printer) (*ql.Status, error) {
if err := printer.Initialize(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if data, err := printer.GetStatus(); err != nil {
return nil, err
} else {
printStatusInformation(data)
return ql.DecodeStatus(data), nil
}
}
func handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
return
}
var (
status *ql.Status
initErr error
)
printer, printerErr := getPrinter()
if printerErr == nil {
defer printer.Close()
status, initErr = getStatus(printer)
}
var mediaInfo *ql.MediaInfo
if status != nil {
mediaInfo = ql.GetMediaInfo(status.MediaWidthMM, status.MediaLengthMM)
}
var params = struct {
Width int
Text string
Printer *ql.Printer
PrinterErr error
Status *ql.Status
InitErr error
MediaInfo *ql.MediaInfo
Text string
Scale int
}{
Text: r.FormValue("text"),
Printer: printer,
PrinterErr: printerErr,
Status: status,
InitErr: initErr,
MediaInfo: mediaInfo,
Text: r.FormValue("text"),
}
var err error
params.Width, err = strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("width"))
params.Scale, err = strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("scale"))
if err != nil {
params.Width = 306 // Default to 29mm tape.
params.Scale = 3
}
// TODO: Possibly just remove the for-width mode.
label := genLabel(params.Text, params.Width)
label = &leftRotate{image: genLabelForHeight(params.Text, params.Width)}
if r.FormValue("print") != "" {
if err := printLabel(label); err != nil {
log.Println("print error:", err)
var label image.Image
if mediaInfo != nil {
label = &leftRotate{image: genLabelForHeight(
params.Text, mediaInfo.PrintAreaPins, params.Scale)}
if r.FormValue("print") != "" {
if err := printLabel(
printer, label, status, mediaInfo); err != nil {
log.Println("print error:", err)
}
}
}
@ -410,6 +463,11 @@ func handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
return
}
if mediaInfo == nil {
http.Error(w, "unknown media", 500)
return
}
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/png")
if err := png.Encode(w, label); err != nil {
http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)

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@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package ql
// http://etc.nkadesign.com/Printers/QL550LabelPrinterProtocol
// https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
// http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/brother_p-touch
// http://www.undocprint.org/formats/communication_protocols/ieee_1284
import (
"errors"
@ -61,8 +62,6 @@ type deviceID map[string][]string
// parseIEEE1284DeviceID leniently parses an IEEE 1284 Device ID string
// and returns a map containing a slice of values for each key.
//
// See e.g. http://www.undocprint.org/formats/communication_protocols/ieee_1284
func parseIEEE1284DeviceID(id []byte) deviceID {
m := make(deviceID)
for _, kv := range deviceIDRegexp.FindAllStringSubmatch(string(id), -1) {
@ -85,10 +84,19 @@ func (id deviceID) Find(key, abbreviation string) []string {
return nil
}
func (id deviceID) FindFirst(key, abbreviation string) string {
for _, s := range id.Find(key, abbreviation) {
return s
}
return ""
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
type Printer struct {
File *os.File
File *os.File
Manufacturer string
Model string
}
func compatible(id deviceID) bool {
@ -119,12 +127,17 @@ func Open() (*Printer, error) {
f.Close()
continue
}
parsedID := parseIEEE1284DeviceID(deviceID)
// Filter out printers that wouldn't understand the protocol.
if !compatible(parseIEEE1284DeviceID(deviceID)) {
if !compatible(parsedID) {
f.Close()
continue
}
return &Printer{File: f}, nil
return &Printer{
File: f,
Manufacturer: parsedID.FindFirst("MANUFACTURER", "MFG"),
Model: parsedID.FindFirst("MODEL", "MDL"),
}, nil
}
return nil, nil
}
@ -194,52 +207,61 @@ func (p *Printer) Close() error {
type mediaSize struct {
WidthMM int
HeightMM int
LengthMM int
}
type mediaInfo struct {
// Note that these are approximates, many pins within the margins will work
type MediaInfo struct {
// Note that these are approximates, many pins within the margins will work.
SideMarginPins int
PrintAreaPins int
// If non-zero, length of the die-cut label print area in 300dpi pins.
PrintAreaLength int
}
var media = map[mediaSize]mediaInfo{
var media = map[mediaSize]MediaInfo{
// Continuous length tape
{12, 0}: {29, 106},
{29, 0}: {6, 306},
{38, 0}: {12, 413},
{50, 0}: {12, 554},
{54, 0}: {0, 590},
{62, 0}: {12, 696},
{12, 0}: {29, 106, 0},
{29, 0}: {6, 306, 0},
{38, 0}: {12, 413, 0},
{50, 0}: {12, 554, 0},
{54, 0}: {0, 590, 0},
{62, 0}: {12, 696, 0},
// Die-cut labels
{17, 54}: {0, 165},
{17, 87}: {0, 165},
{23, 23}: {42, 236},
{29, 42}: {6, 306},
{29, 90}: {6, 306},
{38, 90}: {12, 413},
{39, 48}: {6, 425},
{52, 29}: {0, 578},
{54, 29}: {59, 602},
{60, 86}: {24, 672},
{62, 29}: {12, 696},
{62, 100}: {12, 696},
{17, 54}: {0, 165, 566},
{17, 87}: {0, 165, 956},
{23, 23}: {42, 236, 202},
{29, 42}: {6, 306, 425},
{29, 90}: {6, 306, 991},
{38, 90}: {12, 413, 991},
{39, 48}: {6, 425, 495},
{52, 29}: {0, 578, 271},
{54, 29}: {59, 602, 271},
{60, 86}: {24, 672, 954},
{62, 29}: {12, 696, 271},
{62, 100}: {12, 696, 1109},
// Die-cut diameter labels
{12, 12}: {113, 94},
{24, 24}: {42, 236},
{58, 58}: {51, 618},
{12, 12}: {113, 94, 94},
{24, 24}: {42, 236, 236},
{58, 58}: {51, 618, 618},
}
func GetMediaInfo(widthMM, lengthMM int) *MediaInfo {
if mi, ok := media[mediaSize{widthMM, lengthMM}]; ok {
return &mi
}
return nil
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
type Status struct {
MediaWidthMM int
MediaLengthMM int
Errors []string
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
func decodeBitfieldErrors(b byte, errors [8]string) []string {
var result []string
for i := uint(0); i < 8; i++ {
@ -251,8 +273,11 @@ func decodeBitfieldErrors(b byte, errors [8]string) []string {
}
// TODO: What exactly do we need? Probably extend as needed.
func decodeStatusInformation(d []byte) Status {
func DecodeStatus(d []byte) *Status {
var status Status
status.MediaWidthMM = int(d[10])
status.MediaLengthMM = int(d[17])
status.Errors = append(status.Errors, decodeBitfieldErrors(d[8], [8]string{
"no media", "end of media", "cutter jam", "?", "printer in use",
"printer turned off", "high-voltage adapter", "fan motor error"})...)
@ -260,5 +285,5 @@ func decodeStatusInformation(d []byte) Status {
"replace media", "expansion buffer full", "communication error",
"communication buffer full", "cover open", "cancel key",
"media cannot be fed", "system error"})...)
return status
return &status
}