Hi Developer bluetooth experts.
I am developing an android app in Xamarin and I have to print using ZPL.
I can get it to print my label using classic bluetooth on a ZT410 (has bluetooth 2.0)
I can get it to print using bluetooth LE and DUAL on a ZQ210 (bluetooth 4.1 Low energy dual mode) (works when printer is set to LE or Dual)
Here is my problem;
I CANT get it to to print on a Zebra ZD420 for some reason. (Bluetooth 4.1) Part Number is ZD42042 - D0PE00EZ
Is it possible to print via bluetooth on this printer?
Has anyone done it?
Any help appreciated.
Regards
Byron
ZD420 bluetooth printing - is this possible// Expert user has replied. |
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For ZD410 or ZD420 printers, they are Bluetooth Low Energy capable by default. You need to check the Bluetooth configuration on the printer. Try the following SGD command from the Zebra Setup Utility.
! U1 getvar "bluetooth"The output looks like the following. Pay attention to the settings of bluetooth.discoverable, bluetooth.enable and bluetooth.le.controller_mode to see if Bluetooth is discoverable, turned on or LE only, etc.
bluetooth. bluetooth.discoverable : off , Choices: on,off bluetooth.friendly_name : D2J190100164 bluetooth.version : 1.4.1.0 bluetooth.date : 05/25/2016 bluetooth.local_name : D2J190100164 bluetooth.address : 90:E2:02:2B:3C:67 bluetooth.bluetooth_pin : * bluetooth.short_address : 90E2022B3C67 bluetooth.radio_version : 4.0 bluetooth.enable : on , Choices: on,off bluetooth.connected : no bluetooth.minimum_security_mode : 1 , Choices: 1,2,3,4 bluetooth.connected_security_mode : nc bluetooth.bonding : on , Choices: on,off bluetooth.clear_bonding_cache bluetooth.enable_reconnect : iOS_only , Choices: off,iOS_only bluetooth.allow_non_display_numeric_comparison : print , Choices: off,print,no print bluetooth.le. bluetooth.le.controller_mode : le , Choices: le bluetooth.json_config_channel_enable : on , Choices: on,off bluetooth.page_scan_window : 60 , Choices: 15,60 bluetooth.power_class : 2 , Choices: 2-2If its LE only, should I be able to print from android?
Also the docs are a bit obscure - is it only printable if it has the wifi radio option in it?
Yes, you should be able to print from Android. Check out the API doc of the Link-OS SDK for Android BLE. Zebra printers are equipped with variety of connectivity. Depending on the printer model, you can print from either WiFi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, BLE, USB, Parallel or Serial Port.