I just wanted to use a Brother P-touch QL570 printer on a Raspberry Pi that is used as “Desktop PC” replacement for web-based applications.
Here is how to setup the printer:
1. connect the printer to power and to the PI (via USB)
2. install cups and the printer driver on the pi:
sudo apt-get install cups printer-driver-ptouch
3. set up user rights:
sudo usermod -aG lpadmin pi
This steps enables you to access cups administration pages in the next step
4. install the printer in cups:
– open a browser and go to http://localhost:631
– when asked for a password use user “pi” and password “raspberry”
– add a new printer, select the QL570 which is locally connected
– use the driver for QL550 when asked for the driver you want to use
5. finish – enjoy printing
Hi,
Nice post!
But i have one question: Work the Auto cut function After printing?thx
Hi,
I got the QL-570 to work with this driver, but it won’t cut any labels, even after changing the default options in CUPS. Do you have a solution?
thanks
Rose
Hi,
I tried your steps with a raspberry pi 3 with ubuntu mate installed on it.
It doesn’t work, it did not print.
What kind of raspberry pi are you using and which OS have you installed?
thanks
Hi Alessandro,
I used rasperry pi 3 with raspian.
I would be glad to hear if you get it working.
Christian