Printing from Labview on the DYMO LabelWriter 550

[SergeS]

We are using a lot of Dymo LabelWriter 450 (-Turbo and -Dual) printers to print various labels with our own Labview software, we have no problem with this. But now new printer LabelWriter 550 is released by Dymo, old ones are going to be obsoleted.

LW550 seems to be not compatible with LW450.

Are there any way how to print on Dymo LW550 from Labview?

[Bob_Schor]

From Dymo:

"For complete information about connecting the LabelWriter SE450 printer to the host computer or
other device, and for information about programming and using the LabelWriter SE450 printer,
refer to the LabelWriter SE450 Technical Reference Guide, available from the Developers Program
page on the DYMO Web site (www.dymo.com)."

Bob Schor

[rolfk]

In addition the feedback on the 550 line of products sounds desastrous. It seems the main feature of the 550 is to only print on genuine Dymo labels anymore, with the well proven trick of a chip in the label cartridge that the likes of HP, Lexmark and other big printer manufacturers are also using. Of course anybody thinking it’s just a cheap trick to pressure users into paying more has just.a very dirty mind, 😀

it’s all for the best of the customer who doesn’t appreciate that careful protection from non genuine products that can make your printer explode! 😬

[James_W]

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@rolfk wrote:

In addition the feedback on the 550 line of products sounds desastrous. It seems the main feature of the 550 is to only print on genuine Dymo labels anymore, with the well proven trick of a chip in the label cartridge that the likes of HP, Lexmark and other big printer manufacturers are also using. Of course anybody thinking it’s just a cheap trick to pressure users into paying more has just.a very dirty mind, 😀

it’s all for the best of the customer who doesn’t appreciate that careful protection from non genuine products that can make your printer explode! 😬

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That may be exactly the reason for the LW550 - I might have tested it in initial development😉. (Confirming or denying could be a  contractual mistake)

[rolfk]

Only if you entered in a contract with them. I even declined cookies when visiting their site. 😀

And I can promise to stay away from their products. 😀

[Swim32]

Hello,

Anybody already successfully printed on the Dymo 550 printer with Labview?

Thanks!

[rolfk]

Sorry, but would likely refuse to use that product even if the project would get lost to a competitor because of that. There are quite a few other.more userfriendly label printers that do not require “genuine” label cartridges with the additional “benefit” of extra plastic waste. They may cost a little more initially but that’s a lot more honest than the continuous “genuine” tax you pay afterwards.