> >I poked thermal printer into their search tool and came up with a couple
of
> >pages of them. Seems they're all made by the same company though... Some
> >seem to be in the $50 US range, though I see a few are more than $400. A
> >quick read on their catalog page seems to indicate they come in several
> >flavors. A serial, character only (mostly) version or higher resolution
line
> >printers capable of graphics. Some are in housings and others are drop in
> >modules.
>
> Those modules need a control board to run, and that's not a trivial
project.
> I did one in an AVR Mega-8, with minimal hardware to drive the
> stepper motor, but it had to be fed rasterized data.
> That said, it went faster than the PC could send the data :)
> Not bad for 832 pixels per line.
>

I haven't used them, so I wasn't sure. But the DigiKey catalog page also
lists control boards for in the ~$100 price range for singles. But the OP
wasn't entirely clear if he's looking for a 'module' or an entire printer
with power supply, housing and interface (also seems to be available from
same mfg)

-Denny

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