🖨️📄 escpos-php-driver

A driver for Epson ESC/POS thermal printers written in PHP.
My printer is the Hoinprinter 80mm Thermal Printer.

Usage:

Include the /escpos-driver.php file in your project.
The printer is initialized inside the escpos-driver.php file and is useable via the $printer variable. It resets itself when the driver is included. At the end the printer feeds two lines and cuts the print.

Functions:

For detailed documentation, please refer to the commented functions in the driver file.

• $printer::setAlignment($alignment) - Sets the text alignment.
  • Possible values are: left, l, center, c, right, r
• $printer::feed($n) - Feeds n blank lines.
• $printer::cut() - Cuts the paper.
• $printer::beep($count, $length) - Let the printer beep.
  • Possible values are: 1-9
• $printer::reverseColors($bool) - Prints white text on black background (true) or normal (false).
• Text styles (default values in italic):
  • $printer::small($bool) - Small text (true) or normal text (false).
  • $printer::bold($bool) - Bold text (true) or normal text (false).
  • $printer::doubleHeight($bool) - Double height text (true) or normal height text (false).
  • $printer::doubleWidth($bool) - Double width text (true) or normal width text (false).
  • $printer::underline($bool) - Underlined text (true) or not underlined text (false).
• $printer::barcode($height, $type, $content) - Print barcode with $height dots height.
  • Available types: UPC-A (0), UPC-E (1), EAN13 (2), EAN8 (3), CODE39 (4), ITF (5), CODABAR (6)
• $printer::horizontalLine($char) - Prints a horizontal line consisting of $char.
• $printer::text($text) - Prints text.

Examples:

Please refer to the examples directory.

Send to printer:

You need to know the IP-address of your printer and print via netcat:
$ php yourPrintFile.php | nc ip.of.your.printer 9100 -w 1

Useful links to ESCPOS documentation:

• escp2ref.pdf from Epson
• Commande ESCPOS.pdf from aures-support