How to use Serial Port with printer

sureshkellemane · 08-12-2005, 10:17 PM

Hi ,

I want to know the printing of a text file using serial port.

I know how to do on the parallel port. I normally do with the following command...

cat <filename> | /dev/lp0

Can anybody tell me how to print on serial port.

Thanks

Jerre Cope · 08-13-2005, 12:19 AM

You need to open the serial, then use stty to set the rs-232 parameters to match your printer. The device of your serial port will vary depending on the hardware you use. I believe the typical ports on a PC are /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1

A brute force example would be something like:

Code:

cat </dev/ttyS0 &
stty 9600 cs8 -ixon -ixoff -opost </dev/ttyS0
cat file >/dev/ttyS0

Personally, I would prefer to use CUPS and let hit deal with the serial port.

sureshkellemane · 08-13-2005, 01:25 AM

Hi Mr. Jerre Cope,

Thanks a lot for your valuable info.

Regards
Suresh Bhat