[Printing-architecture] printing architecture for embedded Linux system

[Printing-architecture] printing architecture for embedded Linux system

[Cliff Brake]

Hi,

We've been using the hpijs printer driver in an embedded system for a
number of years very successfully.

http://bec-systems.com/site/218/printing-from-embedded-systems

However, it seems that newer printers are not supported by the hpijs driver:

https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/264258

Does anyone have suggestions for a printing architecture going forward
-- we'd prefer not to ship cups+ghostscript in our system due to size.

Or, are there printer vendors who still use ijs drivers?

Thanks,
Cliff

Re: [Printing-architecture] printing architecture for embedded Linux system

[Till Kamppeter]

Hi,

unfortunately, the HPLIP developers have discontinued the HPIJS driver 
already some time ago. Support for new models is only added to the 
hpcups driver. The HPIJS driver is still included in the package but 
only supports older printers and standard PCL 5c/e laser printers.

The hpcups driver can also be used without the CUPS daemon, but it needs 
the CUPS libraries to support the CUPS Raster input format. Ghostscript 
is not needed, you simply need to generate CUPS Raster for feeding into 
hpcups.

    Till

On 08.04.2015 18:46, Cliff Brake wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We've been using the hpijs printer driver in an embedded system for a
> number of years very successfully.
>
> http://bec-systems.com/site/218/printing-from-embedded-systems
>
> However, it seems that newer printers are not supported by the hpijs driver:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/264258
>
> Does anyone have suggestions for a printing architecture going forward
> -- we'd prefer not to ship cups+ghostscript in our system due to size.
>
> Or, are there printer vendors who still use ijs drivers?
>
> Thanks,
> Cliff
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