Set up Inkcut connection

In this step of this vinyl cutter to T-shirt manual, we setup an Inkcut connection, from our laptop to the vinyl cutter.

Depending on how you've connected the vinyl cutter, here is how to connect Inkcut to the vinyl cutter.

1. Start InkCut

On a Linux computer, start a terminal:

Press the Meta/Windows key (between Ctrl and Alt at the bottom left of the keyboard)
Type terminal

Now you have started a terminal

In the terminal, type

~/inkcut_venv/bin/inkcut

Now Inkcut will start.

If you have physically connected the vinyl cutter to your laptop using USB, then, in Inkcut, go to the 'Configure device | Connection':

Type: Parallel port
Port: printer manufacturer descriptor printer product descriptor (/dev/usb/lp0)

Connect to the vinyl cutter via USB

If you have physically connected the vinyl cutter to your laptop using the COM port, then, in Inkcut, go to the 'Configure device | Connection':

Type: Serial port
Port: ttyUSB0. If you cannot select ttyUSB0, you've used the wrong USB cable coming out of the vinyl cutter :-)
Baudrate: 38400

Use the serial port with a baudrate of 38400

Use the serial port with a baudrate of 38400. If you cannot select ttyUSB0, you've used the wrong USB cable coming out of the vinyl cutter