multiple usb printers of same type

[Jon Cooper]

> On Feb 3, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Jon Cooper wrote:
> > I have a mac mini running lion and cups 1.5
> >
> > I have 2 primera label printers connected to by usb.  The computer sees both of them but both queues point to the same printer.
> >
> > Is there a way to set up separate print queues and distinguish between the printers.
>
>
> They should point to different interfaces if the printers don't provide serial numbers, to allow for printing to either.
>
> What does "lpstat -v" report?
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
>

Thanks for the reply.

lpstat -v reports the following

device for PTI_Color_Label_400: usb://PTI/Color_Label_400?serial=00000001
device for PTI_Color_Label_400_2: usb://PTI/Color_Label_400?serial=00000001


I've also run system_profiler SPUSBDataType which gives the following

The only difference is the location id



Color Label 400:

              Product ID: 0x0018
              Vendor ID: 0x0f25
              Version: 1.00
              Serial Number: 1
              Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
              Manufacturer: Primera
              Location ID: 0xfa130000 / 4
              Current Available (mA): 500
              Current Required (mA): 10
              1284 Device ID: MFG:PTI;CMD:none;MDL:Color_Label_400;CLS:PRINTER;DES:Color Label 400;


Color Label 400:

              Product ID: 0x0018
              Vendor ID: 0x0f25
              Version: 1.00
              Serial Number: 1
              Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
              Manufacturer: Primera
              Location ID: 0xfd130000 / 5
              Current Available (mA): 500
              Current Required (mA): 10
              1284 Device ID: MFG:PTI;CMD:none;MDL:Color_Label_400;CLS:PRINTER;DES:Color Label 400;