USB Host Camera on Fruit Jam

If seeing is believing, then you better believe that your Fruit Jam can now take photos with USB cameras.

by Tim C

published September 29, 2026, last edited September 29, 2026

posted in Sensors/ Camera CircuitPython LCDs & Displays/ HDMI

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Camera with BLE Thermal Printer

Adafruit Fruit Jam and a BLE cat thermal printer behind a small display showing a black and white dithered view of them as seen from a webcam sitting on top of the display.

This section of the guide covers a photo printer project that uses cute feline thermal printer that communicates over BLE.

The CircuitPython code only supports the "Cat" printer models GD02, and MXW01. Other models may not work without changes to the printer library code.

BLE thermal printer with cute cat face and ears

Cat BLE Thermal Printer

This small feline-styled BLE thermal printer is available on Amazon

Thanks to bitbank2 who originally published the Arduino code for interfacing with these printers. And to Jeff for initially porting it to CircuitPython and writing the original cat printer guide for the CLUE.

BLE Thermal "Cat" Printer with CircuitPython

By Jeff Epler

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