Wi-Fi STA-only mode (configured SSID/password; no SoftAP fallback)
Built-in minimal web UI at / for voice status and MIC_KEY guidance
Direct thermal printer control with sensor precheck
Async print queue with jobs (queued/running/success/failed/canceled)
Printer precheck (paper / battery / temperature)
Built-in UTF-8 text rendering with Chinese support (GB2312 character set, 16x16 bitmap)
Push2talk multimodal voice interaction over DashScope WebSocket:
- ES8311 microphone/speaker via esp_codec_dev
- raw-opus uplink/downlink via esp_audio_codec
- WebSocket transport via esp_websocket_client
REST APIs:
- Root:
  - GET /
- Health/connection:
  - GET /v1/health
  - POST /v1/printer/connect
  - POST /v1/printer/disconnect
  - GET /v1/printer/status
- Print:
  - POST /v1/print/raster
  - POST /v1/print/image (JSON prompt -> generate image -> print, also compatible with direct PNG binary upload)
  - POST /v1/print/text
- Jobs:
  - GET /v1/jobs
  - GET /v1/jobs/{id}
- Voice:
  - GET /v1/voice/status
  - POST /v1/voice/session/start
  - POST /v1/voice/session/stop
  - POST /v1/voice/tap/start
  - POST /v1/voice/tap/cancel

Build

Prerequisites:

ESP-IDF v5.x
ESP32-S3 board

cd ai_printer
idf.py set-target esp32s3
idf.py menuconfig
idf.py build

Config

In menuconfig -> TQ Controller Config:

TQ_WIFI_PROV_SOFTAP_SSID
TQ_WIFI_PROV_SOFTAP_PASSWORD
TQ_WIFI_PROV_SOFTAP_CHANNEL
TQ_WIFI_PROV_SOFTAP_MAX_CONN
TQ_HTTP_PORT
TQ_API_KEY (optional)
Z-Image HTTP auth and model fields:
- TQ_Z_IMAGE_API_KEY (optional, empty means fallback to TQ_VOICE_API_KEY)
- TQ_Z_IMAGE_API_ENDPOINT
- TQ_Z_IMAGE_MODEL
- TQ_Z_IMAGE_DEFAULT_SIZE
- TQ_Z_IMAGE_TIMEOUT_MS
- TQ_Z_IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS
Voice WebSocket auth and app fields:
- TQ_VOICE_API_KEY
- TQ_VOICE_WORKSPACE_ID
- TQ_VOICE_APP_ID
Voice audio and codec fields:
- TQ_VOICE_SAMPLE_RATE
- TQ_VOICE_OPUS_FRAME_MS
- TQ_VOICE_OPUS_BITRATE_KBPS
- TQ_VOICE_I2C_* / TQ_VOICE_I2S_*
- TQ_VOICE_CODEC_*
Board GPIO map fields:
- TQ_POWER_*, TQ_LED_*, TQ_SCREEN_*, TQ_PRINT_*, TQ_SPI_*
- TQ_KEY_PRINT_BOOST_ENABLE_ON_BOOT / TQ_KEY_PRINT_BOOST_ACTIVE_HIGH
ST7789 screen fields:
- TQ_SCREEN_ENABLE
- TQ_SCREEN_TEST_PATTERN_ON_BOOT
- TQ_SCREEN_PIXEL_CLOCK_HZ
- TQ_SCREEN_SPI_MODE
- TQ_SCREEN_H_RES / TQ_SCREEN_V_RES
- TQ_SCREEN_DRAW_LINES
- TQ_SCREEN_COLOR_ORDER_BGR
- TQ_SCREEN_BACKLIGHT_ACTIVE_HIGH
- TQ_SCREEN_MIRROR_* / TQ_SCREEN_SWAP_XY
- TQ_SCREEN_X_GAP / TQ_SCREEN_Y_GAP
- TQ_SCREEN_RESET_PIN

Board pin assignment reference:

docs/gpio-map.md

When TQ_API_KEY is not empty, each request must include:

X-API-Key: <your-key>

Wi-Fi provisioning behavior:

Device first tries saved STA credentials from NVS (wifi_cfg namespace).
If no valid credentials exist or STA connect fails, device starts a SoftAP portal.
Connect to the SoftAP and open http://192.168.4.1; the static page auto-scans nearby SSIDs for selection.
Provisioning page supports Chinese/English switching and remembers the selected language in browser local storage.
Credentials are written to NVS only after STA connect succeeds.

Flash

cd ai_printer
idf.py -p /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXX flash monitor

Web UI

Open the controller IP in a browser:

http://<esp-ip>/

The page provides a minimal voice console:

MIC_KEY(IO14) trigger guide (press to talk, release to process)
voice status display

REST Examples

Health

curl http://<esp-ip>/v1/health

Connect printer

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/printer/connect \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"timeout_ms":15000}'
# Optional explicit backend field:
# -d '{"backend":"direct","timeout_ms":15000}'

Raster print

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/print/raster \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "width":384,
    "height":200,
    "density":"中等",
    "encoding":"base64_msb_1bpp",
    "data":"<BASE64_BYTES>"
  }'

Image print (generate with prompt, then print)

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/print/image \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "prompt":"一只坐在窗边的橘猫，午后阳光，胶片质感，写实风格。",
    "size":"1120*1440",
    "prompt_extend":false,
    "threshold":160,
    "max_height":2200,
    "scale_to_width":true,
    "invert":false,
    "density":"中等",
    "timeout_ms":45000,
    "fetch_timeout_ms":15000
  }'

Image print (direct PNG upload, backward-compatible)

curl -X POST 'http://<esp-ip>/v1/print/image?scale_to_width=1&threshold=160&invert=0&max_height=2200&density=medium' \
  -H 'Content-Type: image/png' \
  --data-binary @./sample.png

Request constraints:

Request body limit: 4 MB
Suggested image size: <= 3 MB when using direct PNG upload compatibility mode

Text print

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/print/text \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "text":"欢迎使用TQ打印机\\n订单号: A1024\\n谢谢惠顾",
    "density":"中等",
    "scale":2,
    "line_spacing":2,
    "max_height":1800
  }'

Jobs

curl http://<esp-ip>/v1/jobs
curl http://<esp-ip>/v1/jobs/1

Voice push2talk

Start session:

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/voice/session/start

Press-to-talk start (sends SendSpeech when entering Listening):

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/voice/tap/start

Release-to-stop (sends StopSpeech):

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/voice/tap/cancel

Get voice status:

curl http://<esp-ip>/v1/voice/status

Stop session:

curl -X POST http://<esp-ip>/v1/voice/session/stop

Notes

base64_msb_1bpp uses Android-compatible bit order (MSB first).
/v1/print/image supports two modes: JSON prompt generation (DashScope Z-Image) and raw image/png upload (no base64 wrapper).
/v1/print/text supports UTF-8 Chinese via embedded 16x16 GB2312 glyphs.
Characters outside embedded glyph set are rendered as square fallback boxes.
Large buffers for image upload/decode prefer PSRAM first, then fallback to internal RAM.
Partition table uses partitions.csv with a 4MB factory app partition on 16MB flash modules.
Voice flow uses push2talk: client sends SendSpeech to start uplink and StopSpeech on release to end input.
Voice flow is now single-round: after recognition/response completes, LocalRespondingEnded and Stop are sent after local playback drain.
Voice flow blocks starting the next round while voice is Thinking/Responding, marker image generation is running, or printer queue is still busy.

Font Assets

Embedded files:

components/domain/assets/fonts/cn16_index.bin
components/domain/assets/fonts/cn16_glyphs.bin

Regenerate from your own CJK font:

cd ai_printer
python3 -m pip install --user pillow
python3 tools/gen_cn16_font.py \
  --font app/src/main/assets/fonts/msyh.ttc \
  --font-index 0