How to operate the Edgy Printacular Photobooth

Step 1 – Load the printer and position it

  • Load the printer with paper
  • Pull about about a foot of the receipt paper
  • Position the printer in line with the slot but not shove all the way up
  • Feed the paper under the flap in the slot until it comes out the front
  • Slide the printer up under the slot making sure the paper stays feeding smoothly

Step 2 – Plug things in

  • Check the connections to the raspberry pie to the Mouse, Webcam, and Printer
  • Check that the printer is connected to the power strip and that the button is in the On position.
    ! IMPORTANT ! If the printer isn’t powered on when the Rpi boots it will have issues seeing the printer. 
  • Connect the keyboard to the Rpi
  • Power it up by plugging in the power strip

Step 3 – Run the script

  • Bring the keyboard and mouse to the front so you can see the screen
  • Open up the terminal and enter sudo python3 edgy.py
  • The screen should show the edgy art view fullscreen
  • Test the printer by typing shift+p – The printer should make an edgy print. Try this a few times to make sure things are running smoothly.

!IMPORTANT There is a hardwired delay of 2 seconds between prints

Note: shift+x exits the program

Step 4 Connect the Red Button

  • Take the mouse and the keyboard to the back
  • Disconnect and store the keyboard neatly
  • Connect the orange button usb cable to the Rpi
  • Push the button to test function

Resources

Paper: 80 mm wide receipt paper (also 3 1/8 inches) – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X1BH3H7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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