nanogui: (off topic) using USB printers for embedded?
Subject:
Re: (off topic) using USB printers for embedded?
From:
"Aaron J. Grier" ####@####.####
Date:
24 Aug 2005 18:43:20 +0100
Message-Id: <20050824174249.GG13075@mordor.unix.fryenet>
On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 02:31:33PM +0200, Alexander Stohr wrote:
> i dont want a monster like cups on that device nor do i want to add a
> stack of vendor supplied drivers or add on modules (like HP provides).
> what else can i to to simply print a few lines of text (or grafics,
> like screenshots) on the most genreal USB printers? is there somtehing
> like a light-wight cups for embedded? any hints?
cups is basically a front-end for ghostscript. if you're running linux
on your target, going with just ghostscript may fit your requirements.
I'm going to be facing a similar situation in the next few months
writing drivers for USB printers connected to my 68k RTEMS host via a
cypress CY7C67300.
my current plan is to start with the (amenably licensed) HP code and
strip it down. I'm figuring that support for other printers can be
implemented without running into licensing issues by studying
ghostscript back-ends and doing some reimplementation.
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Aaron J. Grier | Frye Electronics, Tigard, OR | ####@####.####
