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In the future, everything will be connected to the internet. And all restaurants will be Taco Bell
The “Internet of Things” refers to the idea of pervasive, ambient connections between physical objects and the virtual world. If every modest sensor or output device could share information via the internet, what new paradigms will arise? Our little printer is one such experiment. What value can be culled from the internet without a browser interface, or even a computer screen for that matter?
part list
The Internet of Things Printer Project Pack includes the following items:
- Mini Thermal Receipt Printer.
- 50′ roll of thermal paper.
- Metal on/off toggle button with green LED.
- Panel-mount DC barrel jack.
- 5V 2A DC switching power supply.
- Break-away strip male header (single piece similar to product ID #400).
- A short length of ribbon cable.
- Seven (7) laser-cut acrylic pieces.
- Eleven (11) 1/2″ #4-40 black nylon machine screws.
- Twelve (12) #4-40 black nylon nuts.
- Not shown: a short length of heat-shrink tube.
- an Arduino Uno board 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 and solder.
- Small screwdriver.
- Optional: tape, pliers.
- Not shown: wire cutters and strippers, lighter or heat gun for heat-shrink.