1284
1284; V 1; 2009-02-13; reading IEEE 1284 device status
Synopsis and description
1284 [--device=path]The program reads device ID string from a printer (currently only linux USB devices are supported), and prints it to standard input along with data length and real data length values.
Downloading and compiling
Source code and manual pages: Requirements:- libarguments
- linux
- usblp
gcc -Wall -s -o/usr/local/bin/1284 1284.c -largumentsExamples
$ 1284 -d /dev/printers/MY4BA3R01M040N ; echo
186 186 MFG:HP;MDL:Deskjet 6500;CMD:MLC,PCL,PML,DW
-PCL,DESKJET,DYN;CLS:PRINTER;DES:6540;SN:MY4BA3R01
M040N;S:038000C484001021002c180004cc2880036;J:
;Z:0101,0503afc8014288,0600;
$
186 186 MFG:HP;MDL:Deskjet 6500;CMD:MLC,PCL,PML,DW
-PCL,DESKJET,DYN;CLS:PRINTER;DES:6540;SN:MY4BA3R01
M040N;S:038000C484001021002c180004cc2880036;J:
;Z:0101,0503afc8014288,0600;
$
