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This one is hardware and software. I made webUSB postage scales and a webUSB thermal printer. We used to use Dymo label printers etc, but macOS' printer queue
by schappim 5y ago
This one is hardware and software.
I made webUSB postage scales and a webUSB thermal printer.
We used to use Dymo label printers etc, but macOS' printer queue would get stuffed up every 200 or so prints.
The advantage of a webUSB based solution was:
- No OS based printer queue to get gummed up
- Super-fast (just ZPL printer commands being sent down the wire)
- One-click to create a postage label
- Automatic label printing when a new order comes in (Websocket + WebUSB)
- Live parcel weights and prices updated via Javascript
We used to create labels by copying and pasting between Shopify and Australia Post. This hardware saves us ~4min per parcel.
[1] Demo: https://vimeo.com/334547755/c387957a25 https://vimeo.com/334547755/c387957a25