Print Toys is An exploratory playground for integrating a web front-end and Node environment with Epson thermal printers. Specifically, I'm working with the Epson TM-T88VI. The goal is to develop a framework for sending and scheduling print jobs remotely to the printer, even when I'm not connected to the local network.
NOTE: When I say playground, I mean it. Significant portions of the code in this repo are AI-generated. Many of the technologies used are unfamiliar to me and I'm basically just hacking it all together from poorly-written user manuals. Exercise caution when using, modifying, or attempting to deploy any part of this codebase in your own environment.
- Queue management for print jobs
- XML-based communication with Epson printers
- ESC/POS command generation and processing
- Configuration management for print settings
The following setup assumes you have an Epson TM-T88VI printer already set up and connected via ethernet to your local network. Setup steps may be similar for other models, but at a minimum the printer should support Server Direct Printing for connecting to a remote host.
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/print-toys.git cd print-toys -
Install dependencies:
yarn install -
Run Prisma migrations:
npx prisma migrate dev -
Start the development server:
yarn dev -
Get the local network address of your server and use the Epson configuration app or the web admin interface to point Server Direct Print to
http://<network-address>:<port>/queue.
After setting up the project, you can access the various utilities through the web interface. The main entry point for print job management is the /queue route.