Support for DYMO LabelWriter Wireless and 5xx

[meosborne]

While a driver is listed for the Dymo Labelwriter wireless (LWW), I can't get anything to print on the one I have. I don't get any errors, but nothing prints via usb or network. Looking at the code, it looks like the same driver is being used as for the LW 450 and others. CUPS can't print to the LWW either.

The only thing I've found that can print to the LWW is this project: https://github.com/minlux/dymon. Based on the info there it seems that the LWW is using a different protocol than earlier LWs. :(

Unfortunately, Dymo has not issued any guides for this model that I am aware of. The above project has reverse engineered some of the protocol though.

Is the LWW supposed to work?

[michaelrsweet]

Hmm, I'll need to investigate further, as I don't have this particular printer...

[meosborne]

Oops, forgot to mention that I'm using Linux, Fedora 32. Also, many thanks for all your work on this, CUPS, ESP Print Pro, and everything else!

[michaelrsweet]

@meosborne OK, so I found more information here: https://developers.dymo.com

The wireless and 5xx series printers use an updated command set. For now I am going to comment out the LabelWriter Wireless driver, but it looks like it should be fairly straight-forward to add it if you are available to test?

[meosborne]

I would be happy to test.

[bartlibert]

I can test as well

[Gandalf-the-Blue]

I'm in the market for a Dymo LabelWrite 550 and was wondering if this issue is resolved/being worked upon currently?

[michaelrsweet]

@Gandalf-the-Blue I haven't started working on this driver yet so I can't say when it will be completed...

[kemes]

@michaelrsweet How does the development of the LW 550 driver look atm? I have a 550 sitting on my desk and can provide help with testing and development if needed.

[michaelrsweet]

@kemes Like I said, I haven't started working on it and am actually trying to wrap things up for a new LPrint 1.3.0 release.

[milkman0007]

What's going up be new on 1.3 ?

[michaelrsweet]

@milkman0007 From the CHANGES.md file:

• Added new dithering algorithm to better support barcode printing with shaded content.
• Added experimental Brother printer support (Issue Support for Brother label printers #15)
• Added basic TSPL printer support (Issue Support for TSPL Printers #54)
• Added basic SEIKO printer support (Issue Support for Seiko Smart Label Printers #58)
• Added experimental Zebra CPCL printer support.
• Added support for configuration files in "/etc", "/usr/local/etc", or "/Library/Application Support" (macOS).
• Updated ZPL driver to report 'media-needed' reason when out of labels during a job.
• Fixed copies support for ZPL printers (Issue lprint submit -n option ignored for Dymo LabelWriter 450 #100)
• Fixed darkness calculations for EPL and ZPL printers (Issue Darkness stuck at 0 when printing from Linux #104)

[milkman0007]

Nice can you tell more about the pcl support ?

[michaelrsweet]

@milkman0007 I ported the CPCL (sorry typo) driver from the old CUPS rastertolabel driver. I was also going to port the Intellitech PCL driver but they have gone out of business... :/

[milkman0007]

Yeah I just saw intellitech close the door anyone know what happened ?
Didn't they manage some label apps too ?