Printing Image with Thermal Printer

I have an Adafruit thermal printer, it prints perfectly and everything works fine. Even the test of printing images (in this case the test is with the Adafruit logo). The question is how to put another type of image, I understand that you have to have a bitmap image and pass it to byte array code. The problem is that I have a mac and the recommended program from the official website is only for windows. There is also the possibility of doing it by processing but I do not understand the procedure very well and I am a bit collapsed. Any easy way to change the adafruit logo byte array to another image? Thanks.

Sorry for the previous reply I got it the wrong way round. Do they give you the escape codes for the thermal printer? Code to do this would require you to take a byte from the byte array and set the printer to produce a row of dots the same as the bit pattern in the byte. On normal dot matrix printers this is normally done by preceding the byte with an escape sequence.

I did a similar thing here with the Oscilloscope screen dump
http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Mac_Apps/Processing.html

I'll show you the code:


#include "Adafruit_Thermal.h"
#include "adalogo.h"
#include "adaqrcode.h"

// Here's the new syntax when using SoftwareSerial (e.g. Arduino Uno) ----
// If using hardware serial instead, comment out or remove these lines:

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
#define TX_PIN 6 // Arduino transmit  YELLOW WIRE  labeled RX on printer
#define RX_PIN 5 // Arduino receive   GREEN WIRE   labeled TX on printer

SoftwareSerial mySerial(RX_PIN, TX_PIN); // Declare SoftwareSerial obj first
Adafruit_Thermal printer(&mySerial);     // Pass addr to printer constructor

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

void setup() {

  // This line is for compatibility with the Adafruit IotP project pack,
  // which uses pin 7 as a spare grounding point.  You only need this if
  // wired up the same way (w/3-pin header into pins 5/6/7):
  pinMode(7, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(7, LOW);

  // NOTE: SOME PRINTERS NEED 9600 BAUD instead of 19200, check test page.
  mySerial.begin(19200);  // Initialize SoftwareSerial
  //Serial1.begin(19200); // Use this instead if using hardware serial
  printer.begin();        // Init printer (same regardless of serial type)

 
 

  // Print the 75x75 pixel logo in adalogo.h:
  printer.printBitmap(adalogo_width, adalogo_height, adalogo_data);



  printer.sleep();      // Tell printer to sleep
  delay(3000L);         // Sleep for 3 seconds
  printer.wake();       // MUST wake() before printing again, even if reset
  printer.setDefault(); // Restore printer to defaults
}

void loop() {
}

& that's the code for the logo:

#ifndef _adalogo_h_
#define _adalogo_h_

#define adalogo_width 73
#define adalogo_height 75

static const uint8_t PROGMEM adalogo_data[] = {
   0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 
  
}
#endif // _adalogo_h_

So I need the way to transform my png image to byte array, just this... But the recomended way to transform the picture is using a program is for windows, and the other way is with processing and i dont get how to do this.. maybe i think it shoulb be a easiest way..

No it’s not. That data will print a solid block of black or white, there is no logo in it.

That is what I thought you wanted in the first place but you said

Which is the other way round, which is why I deleted my first post.

If you search there are web sites that will give you a byte array from a png image. I have a Mac and I found one with a web search.

Perdo, I'm wrong about code. Here is the correct code for the Adafruit logo. Is this:

#ifndef _adalogo_h_
#define _adalogo_h_

#define adalogo_width 75
#define adalogo_height 75

static const uint8_t PROGMEM adalogo_data[] = {
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x03, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xf8,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x3f, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xfe,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x03, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03,
    0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff,
    0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x0f,
    0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff,
    0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xcf, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xef, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf7, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff,
    0xff, 0xff, 0xfb, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
    0xf1, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf1, 0xfe,
    0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
    0xc0, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00,
    0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x03, 0xff,
    0xff, 0xff, 0xe1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f,
    0xe1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x01, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x07, 0xe3, 0xff,
    0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0x03, 0xe3, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
    0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0x00, 0xf7, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0,
    0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xc0, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x1f,
    0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff,
    0xff, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x01,
    0xff, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,
    0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xfc, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x7f, 0xf8, 0x78, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xf0,
    0x78, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xe0, 0xf8, 0x7f,
    0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xff, 0xc0, 0xf8, 0x3f, 0xdf, 0xc0,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xc1, 0xfc, 0x3f, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0x87, 0xfc, 0x1f, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f,
    0xff, 0xcf, 0xfe, 0x1f, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff,
    0xff, 0x1f, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x1f,
    0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f,
    0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff,
    0x3f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff,
    0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff,
    0xff, 0xf8, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe0,
    0x0f, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x07, 0xff,
    0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x03, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x01, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf8,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x1f, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f,
    0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xfe, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};

#endif // _adalogo_h_

yes thank u, I spent a lot of hours looking for internet... and I don't know if the programs I found are wrong cause if you can appreciate, I made a lot of tests with different online programs & apps before asking for help to see if anyone had had the same thing happen to him and he had the groove.


I wanna know whats the brand of the printer, it it reliable or not?

don't you know that subliamtion art desiging printer https://bestsublimationsprinter.com/best-sublimation-printer-for-heat-transfer/ are super easy for image prints with preset requirement

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