src/ptouch.c

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:04:55 +0100

author
Philip Pemberton <philpem@philpem.me.uk>
date
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:04:55 +0100
changeset 14
088286f9e1e4
parent 9
ebce4a7615e9
child 15
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Fixed printing so uncompressed mode is no longer used; now sends an uncompressed Packbits stream instead.
Added SetOption and GetOption, so can now turn autocut and mirror on and off. Defaults to both off after init.

     1 /****************************************************************************
     2  * Project:   P-touch printer driver library
     3  * Developer: Philip Pemberton
     4  * Purpose:   Make Brother P-touch (PT-series) printers do something besides
     5  *            gather dust.
     6  *
     7  *            Currently supports:
     8  *              PT-2450DX
     9  ****************************************************************************/
    11 // TODO: disable
    12 #define DEBUG
    14 // This debug option forces Request Status to always "see" a good status
    15 // block. Mostly useful for testing using write-to-file mode.
    16 #define DEBUG_SKIP_STATUS_READ
    18 #include <stdio.h>
    19 #include <stdlib.h>
    20 #include <stdbool.h>
    21 #include <string.h>
    22 #include <gd.h>
    23 #include "hexdump.h"
    24 #include "ptouch.h"
    26 #define ESC 0x1b
    28 pt_Device *pt_Initialise(char *path)
    29 {
    30 	pt_Device	*dev;
    31 	FILE		*prn;
    33 	// Try and open the printer device
    34 	prn = fopen(path, "r+b");
    35 	if (prn == NULL) {
    36 		return NULL;
    37 	}
    39 	// Printer device open, send an init command and read the status
    40 	fprintf(prn, "%c%c", ESC, '@');
    42 	// Allocate memory for the device block
    43 	dev = malloc(sizeof(pt_Device));
    44 	if (dev == NULL) {
    45 		fclose(prn);
    46 		return NULL;
    47 	}
    49 	// Store the file pointer
    50 	dev->fp = prn;
    52 	// Memory allocation OK, now get the printer's status
    53 	if (pt_GetStatus(dev) == 0) {
    54 		return dev;
    55 	} else {
    56 		free(dev);
    57 		return NULL;
    58 	}
    59 }
    61 int pt_GetStatus(pt_Device *dev)
    62 {
    63 #ifdef DEBUG_SKIP_STATUS_READ
    64 	unsigned char buf[32];
    65 	memset(buf, 0x00, 32);
    66 	buf[0] = 0x80;
    67 	buf[1] = 0x20;
    68 	buf[2] = 0x42;
    69 	buf[3] = 0x30;
    70 	buf[4] = 0x4b;
    71 	buf[5] = 0x30;
    72 	buf[10] = 0x0c;
    73 	buf[11] = 0x01;
    74 #else
    75 	// REQUEST STATUS
    76 	fprintf(dev->fp, "%c%c%c", ESC, 'i', 'S');
    78 	// Read status buffer from printer
    79 	unsigned char buf[32];
    80 	int timeout = 128;
    81 	do {
    82 		fread(buf, 1, 32, dev->fp);
    83 	} while ((buf[0] != 0x80) && (timeout-- > 0));
    85 	// Check for timeout
    86 	if (timeout == 0) {
    87 		// Timeout
    88 		return PT_ERR_TIMEOUT;
    89 	}
    90 #endif
    92 #ifdef DEBUG
    93 	printf("DEBUG: Printer status buffer = \n");
    94 	hex_dump(buf, 32);
    95 #endif
    97 	// Decode the status buffer, store the results in the device object
    98 	dev->errorInfo[0] = buf[8];
    99 	dev->errorInfo[1] = buf[9];
   100 	dev->mediaWidth   = buf[10];
   101 	dev->mediaType    = buf[11];
   102 	dev->mediaLength  = buf[17];
   103 	dev->statusType   = buf[18];
   104 	dev->phaseType    = buf[19];
   105 	dev->phaseHi      = buf[20];
   106 	dev->phaseLo      = buf[21];
   107 	dev->notification = buf[22];
   109 	// Set pixel width (label width in pixels)
   110 	if (dev->mediaWidth >= 24) {
   111 		// Label tape is 24mm or wider. Print head is 128 dots at 180dpi,
   112 		// which is 18.06mm. Thus, we can only print on the centre 18mm
   113 		// of a tape that is wider than 18mm.
   114 		dev->pixelWidth = 128;
   115 	} else {
   116 		// Print head is 180dpi. Pixel size is mediaWidth * dpi. If we
   117 		// multiply by ten, then divide by 254, we can avoid using
   118 		// floating point to convert from inches to mm. The -2 is a
   119 		// safety margin -- one pixel on either side of the label.
   120 		// This is far closer than Brother suggest, but hey-ho.
   121 		dev->pixelWidth = ((dev->mediaWidth * 180 * 10) / 254) - 2;
   122 	}
   124 	// Set printing parameters to defaults --
   125 	//   Mirror off
   126 	//   Autocut on
   127 	dev->mirror = false;
   128 	dev->autocut = false;
   130 	// Operation succeeded
   131 	return PT_ERR_SUCCESS;
   132 }
   134 int pt_SetOption(pt_Device *dev, PT_E_OPTION option, int value)
   135 {
   136 	// trap dev == NULL
   137 	if (dev == NULL) {
   138 		return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   139 	}
   141 	// set option
   142 	switch(option) {
   143 		case PT_OPTION_MIRROR:			// Mirror
   144 			dev->mirror = (value ? 1 : 0);
   145 			return PT_ERR_SUCCESS;
   147 		case PT_OPTION_AUTOCUT:		// Auto-cutter enable/disable
   148 			dev->autocut = (value ? 1 : 0);
   149 			return PT_ERR_SUCCESS;
   151 		default:
   152 			return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   153 	}
   154 }
   156 int pt_GetOption(pt_Device *dev, PT_E_OPTION option, int *value)
   157 {
   158 	// trap dev == NULL or value == NULL
   159 	if ((dev == NULL) || (value == NULL)) {
   160 		return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   161 	}
   163 	// get option value
   164 	switch(option) {
   165 		case PT_OPTION_MIRROR:			// Mirror
   166 			*value = dev->mirror;
   167 			return PT_ERR_SUCCESS;
   169 		case PT_OPTION_AUTOCUT:		// Auto-cutter enable/disable
   170 			*value = dev->autocut;
   171 			return PT_ERR_SUCCESS;
   173 		default:
   174 			return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   175 	}
   176 }
   178 int pt_Print(pt_Device *dev, gdImagePtr *labels, int count)
   179 {
   180 	int err;
   181 	gdImagePtr *curLabel = labels;
   183 	// trap dev == NULL
   184 	if (dev == NULL) {
   185 		return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   186 	}
   188 	// trap labels == NULL
   189 	if (labels == NULL) {
   190 		return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   191 	}
   193 	// trap count == 0
   194 	if (count == 0) {
   195 		return PT_ERR_BAD_PARAMETER;
   196 	}
   198 	// Request current status from the printer
   199 	if ((err = pt_GetStatus(dev)) != PT_ERR_SUCCESS) {
   200 		return err;
   201 	}
   203 	// Make sure the printer has tape, and is ready
   204 	if ((dev->errorInfo[0] != 0x00) || (dev->errorInfo[1] != 0x00)) {
   205 		return PT_ERR_PRINTER_NOT_READY;
   206 	}
   208 	// Send the print initialisation commands
   209 	//
   210 	// ESC i M -- Set Mode
   211 	fprintf(dev->fp, "%ciM%c", ESC,
   212 			(dev->autocut ? 0x40 : 0x00) | (dev->mirror ? 0x80 : 0x00));
   214 	// ESC i K -- Set Expanded Mode
   215 	fprintf(dev->fp, "%ciK%c", ESC, 0x00);
   217 	// ESC i R {n1} -- Set Raster Graphics Transfer Mode
   218 	//   {n1} = 0x01 ==> Raster Graphics mode
   219 	fprintf(dev->fp, "%ciR%c", ESC, 0x01);
   221 	// M {n1} -- Set Compression Mode
   222 	//   {n1} = 0x00 ==> no compression
   223 	//   	Doesn't seem to work on the PT-2450DX...
   224 	//   {n1} = 0x01 ==> reserved
   225 	//   {n1} = 0x02 ==> TIFF/Packbits
   226 	//   	But this works fine on the PT-2450DX...
   227 	fprintf(dev->fp, "M%c", 0x02);
   229 	// Loop over the images that were passed in
   230 	for (int imnum=0; imnum < count; imnum++) {
   231 		// Make sure image is the right size for this label tape
   232 		if (gdImageSY(*curLabel) != dev->pixelWidth) {
   233 			return PT_ERR_LABEL_TOO_WIDE;
   234 		}
   236 		// Trap a label with a width of zero
   237 		// I'm not sure if this can happen, but it's a single if statement, so
   238 		// probably worth checking anyway...
   239 		if (gdImageSX(*curLabel) == 0) {
   240 			return PT_ERR_LABEL_ZERO_LENGTH;
   241 		}
   243 		// Get the index of the colour "white" (RGB:255,255,255) in the Gd image
   244 		int col_white = gdImageColorResolve(*curLabel, 255, 255, 255);
   246 		// Iterate left-to-right over the source image
   247 		for (int xpos = 0; xpos < gdImageSX(*curLabel); xpos++) {
   248 			char bitbuf[128/8];		// 128-dot printhead, 8 bits per byte
   249 			int rowclear = true;	// TRUE if entire row is clear, else FALSE
   251 			// Fill bit buffer with zeroes
   252 			memset(bitbuf, 0x00, sizeof(bitbuf));
   254 			// Calculate left-side margin for this label size
   255 			// Again, 128-dot printhead.
   256 			int margin = (128 / 2) - (dev->pixelWidth / 2);
   258 			// Copy data from the image to the bit-buffer
   259 			for (int ypos = 0; ypos < gdImageSY(*curLabel); ypos++) {
   260 				// Get pixel from gd, is it white?
   261 				if (gdImageGetPixel(*curLabel, xpos, ypos) != col_white) {
   262 					// No. Set the bit.
   263 					int bit = 1 << (7 - ((margin+ypos) % 8));
   264 					bitbuf[(margin+ypos) / 8] |= bit;
   266 					// Clear the "row is clear" flag
   267 					rowclear = false;
   268 				}
   269 			}
   271 			// We now have the image data in bitbuf, and a flag to say whether
   272 			// there are any black pixels in the buffer. We can pack full-rows
   273 			// by sending a "Z" character, i.e. "this row is entirely blank".
   274 			// If not, we have to send a (128/8)=16 byte chunk of image data.
   275 			if (rowclear) {
   276 				// Row is clear -- send a "clear row" command
   277 				fprintf(dev->fp, "Z");
   278 			} else {
   279 				// Row is not clear -- send the pixel data
   280 				//
   281 				// TODO: the printer supports Packbits compression. Implement!
   282 				// TODO: After Packbits is implemented, ((128/8)+1) must be
   283 				//   changed to the length of the Packbits compressed data.
   284 				//   (note: 128/8 is the printhead size in bytes, the +1 is for
   285 				//   the control byte we add below...)
   286 				fprintf(dev->fp, "G%c%c", ((128/8)+1) & 0xff, ((128/8)+1) >> 8);
   288 				// This printer asks for Packbits compressed data. In this
   289 				// case, we send a "run of N" control byte and fake it...
   290 				fputc(sizeof(bitbuf) - 1, dev->fp);
   291 				for (int i=0; i<sizeof(bitbuf); i++) {
   292 					fputc(bitbuf[i], dev->fp);
   293 				}
   294 			}
   295 		}
   297 		// Is this the last label?
   298 		if (imnum == (count-1)) {
   299 			// Yes, send an End Job command
   300 			fprintf(dev->fp, "%c", 0x1A);
   301 		} else {
   302 			// No, more labels to print. Send a formfeed.
   303 			fprintf(dev->fp, "%c", 0x0C);
   304 		}
   306 		// Move onto the next label
   307 		curLabel++;
   308 	}
   310 	// Operation successful.
   311 	return PT_ERR_SUCCESS;
   312 }
   314 void pt_Close(pt_Device *dev)
   315 {
   316 	// Sanity check -- make sure dev is not null
   317 	if (dev == NULL) return;
   319 	// Close the printer stream
   320 	fclose(dev->fp);
   322 	// Release the memory allocated to the status buffer
   323 	free(dev);
   324 }