the port’s description should include USB or DOT 4. On the other hand, if the printer is using a network connection then, the port has the following in the description. WSD Network IP If there ...

The connection to a printer over the network. Creating a virtual printer port really means assigning the computer a printing protocol with the port physically being the network connection.

If your network-capable printer is not automatically detected by Windows, you will need to set it up manually. This will involve going to your printer menu, configuring a TCP/IP a port, and installing ...

Then he realized, why not make a simple printer port add-on that looks like a printer, but sends the data over USB as a serial stream? On the hardware side, the custom PCB (KiCAD project ...