Great site and I will be lurking here alot to read what you have.
I am doing a project were I want to create a circuit that can be (hopefully) connected directly to a printer without the need of a computer but if that is not possible then connected to a computer is the only option. This circuit is then connected to a button which turns it on or off.
What I want to do is when the button pushed it should send information to the printer and print "date - time" on a paper.
I know the visual basic programming and Ive created a snippet in vb to print, however Id like to place this snippet on a circuit and have it all stand alone. Is this possible? Any ideas on how a circuit like this should look like? What to think on? I need a helping hand with the start.
This would be very easy to do with a parallel printer. All you need to do is spit the binary equivelants of the ASCII characters out on the 8 data lines, then toggle the strobe line. The character will print out on the printer. Use the microcontroller of your choice, then the rest is just programming.
Have a circuit to print out date/time
Posted - Oct 11 2011 : 12:01:29 AM
