Conectar C# con impresora térmica

Send bytes to thermal printer with C# and ESC POS

In this article I will show you how to use native C# to open a thermal printer as a file and send it bytes or data including ESC POS commands.

Remember that I already have a plugin that allows you to print on thermal printers and exposes a consumable HTTP API from any programming language so that you can use it and not implement your own library, but if you want to see how it’s done, keep reading.

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Imprimir códigos QR en impresora térmica

How to print QR codes on Thermal printer

Summary: In this post I will show you how to print readable QR codes on a thermal printer (also called ticket printer, pos printer, etc.) using JavaScript and a plugin.

If you have followed my posts, you will know that a long time ago I developed a plugin and I have added new features, until today we print QR codes on a thermal printer.

Some time ago I showed you how to print a ticket /receipt directly from browser, today we will use it to print a QR code.

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How does the plugin for thermal printers work

A plugin for printing in thermal printers directly from browser

In this post I will introduce to you a plugin for printing tickets, receipts or invoices on a thermal printer using client-side JavaScript even if your web page or application is on a cloud server.

This plugin allows you to print directly from browsers, without dialogs and without browsers compatibility issues because you only have to send a HTTP request to print silently and in the background.

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Ticket sample

Print receipt in thermal printer using JavaScript, CSS & HTML

In this post I will show you how to print a ticket or receipt by using JavaScript (client side) and a thermal printer. At the end we will have a great ticket that looks like this:

Ticket sample

Receipt printed in thermal printer using JavaScript only

Obviously you can change the font family, size, logo and so on. And remember: we will be using only pure CSS, HTML & JavaScript, no frameworks; though you can use any framework to render the content before printing.

You can see the demo here, and the full code on my GitHub.

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