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Identify the "middle" acrylic piece. This is the only piece not spoken for yet. It has a small round 
bite out of one end, and a large square bite out of the other (these are the top and bottom, 
respectively). 

 

The case is assembled using "T-slot" construction. Holding the middle piece, insert a nut into the 
cross part of a "T". Place one of the side pieces, using the alignment slot toward the front, over 
the corresponding tab on the middle piece, then insert a screw into the hole that's aligned with 
the nut. If this is a dexterity challenge, the nut can also be held with tape: 

 

 

Make sure the tops of the two pieces are correctly oriented. Insert a second nut and screw, and 
just finger-tighten for now. 

Summary of Contents for RB-Spa-508

Page 1: ...terface or even a computer screen for that matter Parts List The Internet of Things Printer Project Pack includes the following items Mini Thermal Receipt Printer 50 roll of thermal paper Metal on off...

Page 2: ...and Ethernet Shield Directions are provided for both In either case you will also need Cables for USB programming and Ethernet Not included with the kit the following tools are needed Soldering iron...

Page 3: ...a static charge so building the kit with a grounding mat or wrist strap is recommended If using Ethernet Shield there s an extra cutout on the back piece of the acrylic case that can be snapped off u...

Page 4: ...with a firm grip and pliers or you may want to use a bench vise The 2 pin header can be left straight You do not need to bend headers if using an Arduino Ethernet board 2 Prepare ribbon cable power bu...

Page 5: ...the top piece to the acrylic case it has a large rectangular cutout for the thermal printer and a smaller circular cutout for the power button Feed the ribbon cable through the round hole then secure...

Page 6: ...el away two more strands from the unused section of ribbon cable Here we ll use black and white Strip about 1 4 of insulation and twist these together Solder the black and white wires to the outer of...

Page 7: ...s are then soldered to the row headers Pinch the tip of a wire against the header s plastic support and wrap the wire around the pin Solder in place then use wire cutters to snip off the starting bit...

Page 8: ...5 Install printer in top plate Slide the thermal printer through the large cutout in the top piece of the case...

Page 9: ...the two plastic wedges Screw down gently so as not to crack the acrylic Connect the power and serial cables into the back of the printer Note the functions of each wire as labeled on the printer we ll...

Page 10: ...t Board The mounting hole near the DC power jack is NOT used Insert a screw in the mounting hole near the Ethernet jack and secure it in place with a nut Insert screws in the remaining two holes near...

Page 11: ...the remaining two holes at the far end of the board Place board on plate by feeding the three screws through the corresponding holes Secure the three screws with nuts The Ethernet shield can now be i...

Page 12: ...uction Holding the middle piece insert a nut into the cross part of a T Place one of the side pieces using the alignment slot toward the front over the corresponding tab on the middle piece then inser...

Page 13: ...ery far Work slowly and methodically to make sure you don t break the wire or get anything tangled Connect the back piece to the first side using the same T slot technique Route the yellow wire under...

Page 14: ...but do not completely remove the two upper screws on the same side The tip of the screw should be flush with the face of the nut The side piece can then pivot upward slightly On the opposite side of...

Page 15: ...ugh 7 The single green wire should go to pin 3 and there will now be bare protruding pins Press the serial socket 3 wires from the printer onto the protruding pins 5 6 and 7 The green wire should go t...

Page 16: ...op of Sugru Go do that if you haven t already The case bottom is installed similarly to the top just inverted Loosen the two upper screws on one side a couple of turns and the two corresponding lower...

Page 17: ...o insert the tabs from the white acrylic front piece into the circular holes in the side pieces There are only two tabs here it acts as a hinge Be sure to orient the sign the correct way Finally all 8...

Page 18: ...0 features and will not work with Arduino 0023 or earlier Place the Thermal folder inside your Arduino Libraries folder You may need to create this folder if it does not yet exist In Windows this wou...

Page 19: ...orted by the Twitter Search API Refer to the SEARCH OPERATORS section of the Twitter Developers Documentation for guidance If using the Arduino Ethernet board flip up the front face of the enclosure a...

Page 20: ...witter server and print any new Tweets Other IoT Printer Software The Internet of Things Assistant is a self hosted Ruby on Rails based application that turns your IoT Printer into a handy assistant t...

Page 21: ...ll black button on top of the printer while turning it on A test page should print showing the font table and some diagnostic information Look for the line that reads BAUDRATE Most printers arrive fro...

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