ZacMarcus / CardPrinterBot

CardPrinterBot

Prints the RFID tag onto the card to make signing up to HSBNE easier. Made mostly by ChatGPT 4.

Card printer is a Zebra P330i https://www.zebra.com/ap/en/support-downloads/printers/card/p330i.html

Setup

Made to run on a Windows PC

Install Driver for Zebra P330i

• Restarted machine after installing driver (installer didn't ask to)

• Still wouldn't print, then Windows installed something for the printer

• Install Python

Run the following:

• pip install pyserial
• pip install Pillow

Rasberry PI

Rasberry PI info (not working - printer can be installed via CUPS, but printer didn't respond)

• pip install pycups --use-pep517

Ensure I2C is enabled on the Rasberry PI

• Run sudo raspi-config
• Go to "Interfacing Options" and select "Serial"
• Choose "No" for "Would you like a login shell to be accessible over serial?"
• Choose "Yes" for "Would you like the serial port hardware to be enabled?"
• Exit the configuration tool and reboot your Raspberry Pi

Rasberry PI pinout

• VCC PIN 2
• Ground PIN 6
• Tx PIN 10
• Card printer connected to USB

Printer

• Set the card printer to be the default printer
  • PI > Preferences > Print Settings > Add > ZEBRA CARD
  • Choose Zebra driver (you have to scroll down)
  • EPL1 Label

Running

• Copy CardPrinterBot.py and arial.ttf into the home directory on the Rasberry PI 4
• Ensure CardPrinterBot.py is run on startup
  • Edit /home//.bashrc
  • Go to the last line of the script and add:
    • echo Running CardPrinterBot at boot
    • python /home/pi/CardPrinterBot.py