Emboss your first Braille text

BrailleRap is a G-CODE controlled device, to emboss Braille you must first translate the text into Braille and Braille into GCODE. There are 3 solutions for translating Braille: The AccessBrailleRap applicationhttps://github.com/braillerap/AccessBrailleRAP/releases The applicationBrailleRap online https://crocsg.github.io/BrailleRap/ The applicationNatBraille http://natbraille.free.fr

Utilisation de l’application AccessBrailleRap

Use the “Parameters” button to access the settings screen

Choose the Braille table of your choice, the communication port fordrive BrailleRAP, and the language of the application

Use the “Text input” button to access the text input screen Enter the text of your choice, you can use copy pasteto use an existing text (web page, word document…)

Use the “Print” button to access the print screenSelect the page you want to emboss with the “Page ” buttonprevious” and “next page”. To emboss text, install a sheet of paper in BrailleRAP and use the “Print” button

Using BrailleRap App

go to https://crocsg.github.io/BrailleRap/

Enter your text and download the GCODE file for the embosser

To send the GCODE file to the embosser you can use software like cura or pronterface

NatBraille configuration

Build software in the NatBrailleTools project directory

In NatBraille general options, use TbFr2007 for Braille table, Black document encoding Automated, Braille document encoding Windows1252

In embossing options, use TbFr2007 for braille table for embossing

Enable option use a system command for embossing

use the parameter java -jar d:\usr\home\logger\BrailleLogger.jar $f | java -jar d:\usr\home\logger\gcodestreamer.jar COM4 250000 for printer command. You need to modify the executable directory and the COM port reference

In page settings enter 31 and 26 as caracter per line and line per page