https://github.com/zoetrope69/now-playing-printer
🎧🔥🖨️🖼️ print out the album art music to a thermal printer receipt
https://github.com/zoetrope69/now-playing-printer
lastfm music thermal-printer
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🎧🔥🖨️🖼️ print out the album art music to a thermal printer receipt
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/zoetrope69/now-playing-printer
- Owner: zoetrope69
- Created: 2017-02-21T19:22:58.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-02-28T23:09:18.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-04T09:04:24.311Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: lastfm, music, thermal-printer
- Language: JavaScript
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- Size: 465 KB
- Stars: 27
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# now playing printer
_🎧🔥🖨️🖼️ print out the album art music you're currently listening to_
Uses Last.fm to get the tracks you're listening to and then prints them out on a thermal receipt printer.
*here's a vid of it working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElmxS7iTNQ4*
*I did a talk about this, here are my slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gCsklfmLf14PuasJexWyZcEoaQp72HyZ2LuIPDJe1Ys/edit*
## what you need
+ [thermal printer](http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/thermal-printer)
+ 57mm thermal paper
+ Arduino Uno (Works with other devices that can use serial port too use the corresponding RX and TX)
+ [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
+ some jumper wires
+ 9V power supply (splice wires and shove into thermal printer)
+ [Last.fm API key](http://www.last.fm/api)
## installation
1. upload the `StandardFirmata` example code to your Arduino Uno (`File/Examples/Firmata/StandardFirmata` -> `Upload`)
2. [set-up your thermal printer](https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-thermal-receipt-printer)
> you will probably need to tweak the settings for your printer, [see the thermalprinter module comments](https://github.com/xseignard/thermalPrinter/blob/master/src/printer.js#L12)
3. add environment variables. (Copy `.env-sample` to `.env`)
```
LASTFM_API= # sign-up for a key at http://www.last.fm/api
LASTFM_SECRET= # also at http://www.last.fm/api
LASTFM_USERAGENT= # this is to tell last.fm who is requesting info
LASTFM_USERNAME= # your last fm username to track what music is playing
PRINTER_USB= # this is where the arduino is mounted at, see your Arduino IDE (Tools/Port)
PRINTER_BAUDRATE= # hold the power button and plug the power in, the baudrate is printed on the test page
PRINTER_ROTATION= # this changes the orientation of the print, 180 is upside down for example
```
4. install non-node dependencies: [GraphicsMagick](http://www.graphicsmagick.org/)
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install graphicsmagick
```
5. install node dependencies
```
npm install
```
## run
listen to music and then run the script:
```
sudo node main.js
```
everytime Last.fm picks up a new song streaming it'll print it out!
> you probably need to run a root to get access to the USB port