Seeking Guidance: Connecting HP Latex Printer to a Private API Server

[Ezek0]

Hello fellow HP Latex enthusiasts,

As a certified HP technician with a background in web development, I am excited to explore the possibilities of integrating it with my private API server. However, I'm encountering some challenges in making this connection. I'm reaching out to this community in the hope of gaining insights and guidance on establishing a connection between my printer and my server.

Specifically, I'm looking for information on:

1. Are there any APIs or SDKs provided by HP that can help me connect my HP Latex printer to a private API server?
2. What are the recommended best practices for communication and data exchange between the printer and a server?
3. Any tips or examples of successfully connecting an HP Latex printer to a private server would be greatly appreciated.

I'm eager to make the most of my HP Latex printer and streamline my workflow, so any help or pointers you can provide would be invaluable.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Best regards.

 

[balstestrat]

What's your endgame with the connection? Like you want to print with it?

There's no public data available as far as I know. Only for developers doing business with HP.

Honestly I think you are in for a lot of no can do.

 

[greysquirrel]

Sounds like you want this on a server so everyone can print to it like a desktop or an office copier? If so you are connecting to the wrong end of the train...you need to connect everyone to the printers rip which is usually on another PC. Your files have to go through a rip then to the printer.

 

[Solventinkjet]

You're more likely to find API support in a RIP instead of the printer itself. I believe I heard Onyx is the only RIP working on it at the moment.

Edit: Here's a link to Onyx's API page: https://onyxgfx.com/products/onyx-sync/

 

[unmateria]

Hi! Check for hotfolders/queues options on the rips they are using and if they can use a ticket system like jdf. Basically you put an XML(jdf) and files to be printed in a shared folder on the rip.

 

[Pauly]

What's your end goal?
Because it sounds like a whole lot of not going to happen.

Printers need a RIP to sent files to them.
what you want to do is integrate your RIP to what ever downstream software you're running.

We just use Enfocus Switch, pitstop server etc to do all this. Connect our website to Switch. Switch does our prefights, modifications etc. send it to our RIP. From the RIP, you send to the printer.

you can't send a PDF to the printer and hope it prints.