The printer has an internal battery, which needs charging via a micro USB cable (included). Once charged
- Single button press (there is only one button) turns the unit on.
- Double-pressing the button causes the printer to print a test page that features a QR code and some details, including the device Bluetooth name and the pairing PIN.
BLE Thermal "Cat" Printer with CircuitPython
Scanning MX10
scanning
<Address 1a:11:27:26:bd:03> <ProvideServicesAdvertisement flags=<AdvertisingFlags general_discovery le_only > services=<BoundServiceList: UUID(0xaf30)> >
Advertisement(data=b"\x03\x03\x30\xaf\x02\x01\x06")
- Power on the printer (you can tell it's powered on when the blue LED blinks), then power on your CLUE.
- The CLUE will wait until it can connect to the printer.
- Tap the "UP" button to move to the next file in the list. When you reach the end of the list, you'll be sent back to the first file.
- Tap the "DOWN" button to send the selected file to the printer. While the print is in progress, button presses are ignored.
- When the image is done printing, the CLUE will return to the screen where you can select an image to print.
Logs
17:13:19.058 -> Scan Result: Name: MX10, Address: 1a:11:27:26:bd:03, manufacturer data: 1a112726bd03, serviceUUID: 0000af30-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb, rssi: -52
17:13:19.090 -> Found a match for MX10
17:13:19.090 -> Printer type = 2
17:13:19.090 -> A match! - 1a:11:27:26:bd:03 - MX10
17:13:23.618 -> Found a compatible device - MX10
17:13:23.618 -> Found a printer!, connecting...
17:13:23.618 -> - Created client, connecting to 1a:11:27:26:bd:03
17:13:24.208 -> Came back from connect
17:13:24.706 -> - Found our service
17:13:24.706 -> Got data transfer characteristic!
17:13:24.706 -> Connected!, printing graphics
17:13:27.650 -> Testing plain text printing
17:13:27.875 -> Disconnecting
17:13:27.875 -> Done!
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