ZX Printer Shield
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  2. Introduction
  3. ZXPS Software
  4. Installing Arduino libraries
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    installing zxps arduino libraries title
  • Open the Github Depository at https://github.com/ohnosec

    We are interested in the ZXPrinterLibary and ZXPrinterTester.  We will download them in order.  First click on ZXPrinterLibrary

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    zxps github repository
  • Click the CODE button and then in the drop-down menu select "Download ZIP"
    save this file in a location you can find
    Then navigate back to the https://github.com/ohnosec screen and follow the same procedure to download the ZXPrinterTester Library

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    zxprinter library
  • Click the CODE button and then 
    in the drop-down menu select "Download ZIP"
    save this file in a location you can find
    Then navigate back to the https://github.com/ohnosec screen and follow the same procedure to download the ZXPrinterTester Library

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    printer tester download
  • You should end up with the two libraries in a location you know.

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    downloaded zxps libraries
  • add zip zxprinterlibrary main zip add zip zxprinterlibrary main zip
    add zip zxprinterlibrary main zip
  • Open you Arduino IDE.  It does not matter which sketch you have open.

    Then in the menu navigate to and click on
    Sketch > Include Library > .Add ZIP Library...

    In your file browser navigate to and click on the ZXPrinter-Library-main.zip file that you downloaded from Github 

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    adding library from zip
  • sketch include library add zip library sketch include library add zip library
    sketch include library add zip library
  • You should get a message in your IDE saying "Library Installed"

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    library installed
  • One way to verify that the ZXPrinterLibrary installed is the following.  In the menu goto File > Examples > Examples from Custom Libraries > ZXPrinterLibrary and see the 5 examples are now available

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    example files installed
  • The ZXPS libraries require the digitalwritefast library. To install it or confirm that you have it...
    Open the menu Tools > Manage Libraries and type in "digitalwritefast".
    If it isn't installed it will give you the option to install it.  Do so.

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    digitalwritefast installation

Open the Github Depository at https://github.com/ohnosec

We are interested in the ZXPrinterLibary and ZXPrinterTester.  We will download them in order.  First click on ZXPrinterLibrary

Click the CODE button and then in the drop-down menu select "Download ZIP"
save this file in a location you can find
Then navigate back to the https://github.com/ohnosec screen and follow the same procedure to download the ZXPrinterTester Library

Click the CODE button and then 
in the drop-down menu select "Download ZIP"
save this file in a location you can find
Then navigate back to the https://github.com/ohnosec screen and follow the same procedure to download the ZXPrinterTester Library

You should end up with the two libraries in a location you know.

Open you Arduino IDE.  It does not matter which sketch you have open.

Then in the menu navigate to and click on
Sketch > Include Library > .Add ZIP Library...

In your file browser navigate to and click on the ZXPrinter-Library-main.zip file that you downloaded from Github 

You should get a message in your IDE saying "Library Installed"

One way to verify that the ZXPrinterLibrary installed is the following.  In the menu goto File > Examples > Examples from Custom Libraries > ZXPrinterLibrary and see the 5 examples are now available

The ZXPS libraries require the digitalwritefast library. To install it or confirm that you have it...
Open the menu Tools > Manage Libraries and type in "digitalwritefast".
If it isn't installed it will give you the option to install it.  Do so.

    • installing zxps arduino libraries title
    • zxps github repository
    • zxprinter library
    • printer tester download
    • downloaded zxps libraries
    • add zip zxprinterlibrary main zip
    • adding library from zip
    • sketch include library add zip library
    • library installed
    • example files installed
    • digitalwritefast installation

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