Thermal printer

[Guest]

Polaroid has an OEM printer model # QS-BW2800. It was originally built as a
passport printer

If you Google the model number you can view a photo of the printer.
Polaroid’s development team has since been dissolved.
They have sent me the raw data, and all the development tools for the
printer. All I need is a windows driver.
Can anybody help, or point me in the right direction?
Thanks you

 

[Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]]

Try setting up an HP II printer driver and setting the output to file

Print a simple _small_ image to that printer.

Then send that file to the polaroid printer... i.e.

copy filename lpt1:

....and see what transpires.

The HP printer output formats are very common and not limited to HP
printers.

Next, are there any Windows drivers for any version of windows? If so,
try them.

Otherwise, think you have a major quest before you unless you find
someone who worked with output to that specific printer.

is the printer output b/w or color?

Final thought/question... why do you need to use this printer vs a
current printer? ...i.e. is it worth the effort if a $100 printer can
do the job?

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your words Beverly.
This printer, prints a strip of 4 pictures..(just like the ones you find on
malls for instant pictures in photo boots.) in black and white.

No, there is absolutely no Windows drivers for this printers...I checked

I will try installing HP drivers and see what happen....but...
How do I send the file to the LPT1 exactly??

Is it a VB command, or C++...or script...?
"copy filename lpt1:"

The printer connects via paralel port LPT1, and Windows makes no attemp to
look for the new device.

Hope this info is relevant and helpful

Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]]

Windows makes no attemp to look for the new device. <<

Probably won't work, but,

connect the printer
turn it on
open device manager
select the computer icon
action/scan...

Generate the file output
start/run/cmd
copy <path\filename.ext> lpt1:

....and, be ready to turn the printer off ;-)

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

 

[Guest]

I will try the scan...

And thanks for the info on how to send data to a printer.

But if there is no driver......I doubt it will work.


I guess the HP suggestion is out of the question....

Polaroid has sent me code (C++ code) and different routines....they explain
that I could do a Windows API with it, and finally make it work......

The problem is that I'm clueless and don't know where to start/....

Probably won't work, but,

connect the printer
turn it on
open device manager
select the computer icon
action/scan...

Generate the file output
start/run/cmd
copy <path\filename.ext> lpt1:

....and, be ready to turn the printer off ;-)

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]