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brother_ql
A Python package to control Brother QL label printers.
Installation
pip install https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql/archive/master.zip
Usage
Create
You can create a new command file to be sent to the printer with
the brother_ql_create tool:
brother_ql_create --model QL-500 ./720x300_monochrome.png > 720x300_monochrome.bin
If you want to find out about its options, just call the tool with --help:
brother_ql_create --help
Analyse
To analyse a binary file containing Brother QL Raster commands and create an image of what would be printed:
brother_ql_analyse 720x300_monochrome.bin --loglevel DEBUG
This tool also has the --help option.
Printing
Once you have a Brother QL command file, you can send it to the printer like this:
cat my_label.bin > /dev/usb/lp1
Or via network (if you have a LAN/WLAN enabled Brother QL):
nc 192.168.0.23 9100 < my_label.bin