WiFi to Parallel Port Ascii Art Dot-Matrix Printer -- Episode 561

You asked for it, and Clem delivers! After he built the Phone to Printer Port adapter, a lot of viewers were asking if it was possible to add Wi-Fi to this old dot-matrix printer. Clem takes on the challenge, and walks you through the troubleshooting and solution finding to add Wi-Fi to any old printer!

Supplemental Content:

561_Resources.zip

Bill of Material:

Product Name	Manufacturer	Quantity	Buy Kit
"SAMTEC USB Connector	SAMTEC	1	Buy Now
"MULTICOMP USB Cable	MULTICOMP	1	Buy Now
"MULTICOMP PRO Through Hole Resistor	MULTICOMP PRO	3	Buy Now
"MULTICOMP PRO D Sub Connector	MULTICOMP PRO	1	Buy Now

Additional Parts:

Dotmatrix / needle printer

SubD25 to centronix cable

ESP32-S2-wroom-module

Logic level converter boards.

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DAB over 3 years ago

Good job Clem.

Maybe next time you can take on the challenge to make the printer quieter while it runs.
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mayermakes over 3 years ago in reply to DAB

thanks DAB
I'm actually a noisy printer enthusiast, so If any I would try to make it even more pronounced. for the longest time I had a 3,5" floppy drive in my modern pC just for the sound on boot. maybe this printer will serve a similarly pointless purpose.
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mayermakes over 3 years ago in reply to DAB

thanks DAB
I'm actually a noisy printer enthusiast, so If any I would try to make it even more pronounced. for the longest time I had a 3,5" floppy drive in my modern pC just for the sound on boot. maybe this printer will serve a similarly pointless purpose.
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DAB over 3 years ago in reply to mayermakes

I had a project that needed to use an old ASR33 teletype for code entry. It would take up to an hour to load my paper tapes.

When the project ended, one of the guys in the room came up and gave me a big hug to show his appreciation for the silence.
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mayermakes over 3 years ago in reply to DAB

that must be have been the biggest headache relief since the invention of aspirin.
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