Installation

Install Brother Printer Driver
Install Brother B-PAC
Copy template files (.lbx) to template folder in executable directory
Run this application

API

Get Printers

GET Request:

localhost:60024/api/printers

Example Response:

[
  {
    "name": "Brother PT-E550W",
    "online": true,
    "mediaId": 259,
    "mediaName": "12 mm",
    "tapeLength": 0
  }
]

Get Templates

GET Request:

localhost:60024/api/templates

Example Response:

[
  {
    "name": "cap-label",
    "description": null,
    "medianame": "18 mm",
    "width": 1024,
    "length": 2496
  },
  {
    "name": "ic-label",
    "description": null,
    "medianame": "18 mm",
    "width": 1024,
    "length": 2496
  },
  {
    "name": "ind-label",
    "description": null,
    "medianame": "18 mm",
    "width": 1024,
    "length": 2496
  },
  {
    "name": "res-label",
    "description": null,
    "medianame": "18 mm",
    "width": 1024,
    "length": 2496
  }
]

Print Label

Prints a label. Expects JSON Body with fields

count: number of labels to print
options: A string array of options. Possible values are:
- bpoAutoCut
- bpoCutPause
- bpoCutMark
- bpoMirroring
- bpoColor
- bpoStamp
- bpoHalfCut
- bpoChainPrint
- bpoTailCut
- bpoQuality
- bpoSpecialTape
- bpoHighSpeed
- bpoHighResolution
- bpoCutAtEnd
- bpoMono
- bpoNoCut
- bpoIdLabel
- bpoRfid
- bpoContinue
printer: Printer name to print on
template: Template name (.lbx filename without extension)
fields: field values defined in the template

Label format in the Printer needs to match label format defined in the template

POST:

localhost:60024/api/print

Example Body:

{
	"count": 1,
	"printer":"Brother PT-E550W",
	"template":"ic-label",
  "options": ["bpoCutAtEnd", "bpoCutPause"],
	"fields": 
	{
		 "name":"AKSCT/Z BLACK ",
		 "desc":"AKSCT Series Black 2 Position 2.54 mm Pitch Closed Housing Miniature Jumper",
		 "manufacturer":"ASSMANN WSW Components",
		 "mpn":"AKSCT/Z BLACK",
		 "footprint":"—"
    }
}

Preview Label

JSON Body: The same JSON as in print, but without count field