Work in progress work to use Erika 3004 compatible typewriters as input and output on modern unix devices. Based on knowledge from https://github.com/Chaostreff-Potsdam/erika3004
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Jonah Brüchert
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README.md
Erika s3004 Computer Interface
Tested on a SIGMA SM 8200i, which is supposedly the same hardware just under the brand name used in Western Germany.
This project is based on information from Chaostreff Potsdam.
Hardware
- A 5V USB TTL adapter (I used this one, which I still had lying around)
- A few pieces of wire, to connect the pins of the TTL USB Adapter with the typewriter.
Note: although the typewriter turns on when the 5V pin is connected, the external power source is still needed in order to do anything with it.
| USB TTL | Erika |
|---|---|
| RX | TX |
| TX | RX |
| 5V | 5V |
| CTS | RTS |
| GND | GND |
| RTS | DTD |
Software
Building and running
Building:
cargo build --release
Printing some text:
./target/release/erika-cli print text.txt
For more commands, have a look at the help page:
./target/release/erika-cli --help