Honeywell PC43d billetprinter: Installer (Intermec)

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Source: Download script

Last Updated: 11. September 2025 by Agnete Moos (agms@sonderborg.dk)

Parameters:

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#! /usr/bin/env sh

# This script is based off their own install guide
# https://prod-edam.honeywell.com/content/dam/honeywell-edam/sps/ppr/en-us/public/products/printers/common/documents/sps-ppr-prt-cups-en-ab.pdf?download=false
# Their page about the printer: https://sps.honeywell.com/us/en/products/productivity/printers/desktop/pc43d-desktop-direct-thermal-barcode-printer
# The driver is downloaded here, and it requires an account. The download itself is performed by their dedicated Windows program.
# https://hsmftp.honeywell.com/

# NOTE: Their install script automatically adds the printer as a USB device, with the following name:
# HLL8260CDW

INSTALL="$1"
HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_PATH="$2"   # A tar.gz obtained from Honeywell

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
# This list of dependencies for Ubuntu are taken from their own documentation - the Honeywell CUPS Printing Application Brief
# Many of these should already be installed, though
DEPENDENCIES="cups automake autoconf gcc ghostscript poppler-utils netpbm"

# We make an explicit dir for the unpacked files so we are able to CD there later to run "make uninstall" if needed
INSTALL_DIR="/usr/share/os2borgerpc/lib/honeywell_intermec_pc43d"

set -ex

if [ "$INSTALL" = "True" ] ; then
  [ -z "$HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_PATH" ] && echo "When installing, this script requires adding a CUPS driver as the second argument. Exiting" && exit 1
  HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME=$(basename "$HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_PATH")

  echo "Installing dependencies:"
  # shellcheck disable=SC2086  # We want word-splitting
  apt-get install --assume-yes $DEPENDENCIES
  # Idempotency/Cleanup: Delete the install dir first in case there are old versions of their CUPS driver lying around
  rm --recursive --force $INSTALL_DIR
  mkdir --parents $INSTALL_DIR
  mv "$HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_PATH" $INSTALL_DIR/
  cd $INSTALL_DIR
  tar -xzvf "$HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME"
  #rm "$HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME"
  # The file currently contains a single directory. cd into that.
  cd "$(tar -tf "$HONEYWELL_CUPS_DRIVER_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME" | head --lines 1)"
  echo "Running Honeywell's install script:"
  # NOTE: Their script doesn't add the printer, but strangely DOES modify whichever is the first added printer it finds.
  # Specifically it runs the following commands, setting these options:
  # lpadmin -p $PRINTER -o usb-no-reattach-default=true
  # lpadmin -p $PRINTER -o usb-unidir-default=true
  ./build.sh

  # Once connected the printer is added automatically under the following name:
  # PC43d-203-FP

  # If successful the drivers should now be available at: /usr/share/cups/model/intermec
  # Specifically these files are available for 43d:
  # intermec-dp-pc43d-203.ppd
  # intermec-dp-pc43d-300.ppd
  # The numbers in question are supposed to specify DPI, though looking at their contents it looks like they may both be 203 DPI?
else
  cd $INSTALL_DIR
  # Hopefully there's only one dir in there. We don't assume the name in case they decide to change it.
  cd "$(ls --directory ./*/)"
  echo "Running Honeywell's uninstall script:"
  make uninstall
  # Leaving the directory in case the uninstall fails somehow
  # If wanting to delete the printer itself:
  #lpadmin -x "PC43d-203-FP"
  # NOTE: Leaving the dependencies installed in case other scripts may install/need them
fi

Beskrivelse

Nærmere info om printeren: https://sps.honeywell.com/us/en/products/productivity/printers/desktop/pc43d-desktop-direct-thermal-barcode-printer

Parametre

Første parameter afgører om printeren installeres eller fjernes.

Andet parameter kræver en .tar.gz-fil (en CUPS driver) som parameter, som fås fra Honeywell selv. At hente filen kræver et login til deres system, men det er gratis at oprette en bruger. Filen skulle gerne have et navn alá: cupsdriver-1.8.tar.gz https://hsmftp.honeywell.com/