zebra cameo2

[Rick]

Hi guys!

I have a problem with a zebra cameo2 bluetooth printer, somebody can help me
please?

 

[Neil Cowburn]

My telepathic powers aren't working today, so you're going to have to help
me out a little. Would you mind telling us what the actual problem is so
that we may determine if we can help you or not, as the case may be?

Much obliged.

--
Neil Cowburn
Principal Partner
OpenNETCF Consulting, LLC.

http://www.opennetcf.com/

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Want to be even a little tiny bit specific? You didn't tell us a) what
device it's connected to, b) what version of the operating system is
running, c) what version of .NET Compact Framework you're trying to use, or
d) what happened. We don't read minds!

Paul T.

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Rick,

Bluetooth or cable? CF 1 or CF 2? Does it print nothing, the wrong thing, or
just doesn't advance the paper?

 

[chris-s]

You all forgot to ask the most obvious question, is it charged and
turned on, remember assumption is the mother of all **** ups

Seriously tho Rick, come on, give us a bit more info.

Chris

 

[Rick]

jijiji

Sorry guys, my problem is this, i've installed zebra's drivers on my
handheld (symbol 9090, wince 5.0), the printer is bluetooth (zebra cameo2),
i want to send to print a barcode or a text, but i dont know how to send it,
i've read some post talking about sending by serial port because bluetoot
uses a serial port, exactly what i want is a sample of how to send to print
using c# if its possible, or should i use c++?
im using vs2005 cf2.0


Regards.
Rick.

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Rick,

I've never used Symbol's printer drivers for the Cameo2/3 printers. I just
write whatever out the serial port. The "whatever" looks something like
this - look at the samples from Symbol for what the PCL means:

"! 0 200 200 180 1"
"TEXT 5 3 120 1 Hello"
"BARCODE 128 1 1 50 130 100"
"PRINT"

Each line should be sent out the serial port so it is terminated with a
carriage return/linefeed pair. I also find I need to delay some milliseconds
after writing each line and also before closing the port to allow the
printer to catch up.

If you're using bluetooth you need to have the port paired with the
bluetooth printer - if you're using a cable you don't. I think we find we
use Com1 for bluetooth and Com5 for cable with our Symbol devices and Cameo
printers, but I have a different Symbol device than the one you're using so
it might behave differently.

You can do this is C# or VB or C++. If you use managed code, you can use the
SerialPort class in CF2 or a PInvoke solution like the one on OpenNETCF. If
you're using C++, use CreateFile, WriteFile, CloseHandle, etc.

 

[Harry Simpson]

It's a little kludgy Rick but Symbol has a serial port listener for BT
printing called BTExplorerLite (the cab is lite.ARM.CAB) basically what
this does is intercept the serial output say using Dick Grier's Serial code,
and directs it to the BT printer that has a relationship with the device.
The only BTExplorerLite UI can be a little printing box that pops up and the
label prints nicely. I'm using this setup with a Symbol PPT88xx series
device and a Zebra QL220 BT printer.

Hope that helps

Harry Simpson

 

[Rick]

Thanks a lot Harry, let me try it, just one more question, this
BTExplorerLite is downloadable from symbol, or in your case it was installed
with the printer driver?
Because in my terminal 9090 it has a BTExplorer, but in vs2005 i can´t do a
reference to it

Regards.
Rick

 

[Rick]

Hi Ginny!!

In fact i've read the document about PCL, and understand the lines you are
sending me, if you said is not necessary to install the printer driver and
just to pair the printer and the handheld, it would be fantastic!!

Ii tried to pair it but the handheld asks me for a PIN, i dont know where or
what is the PIN, should i use Labelvista to setup it?

Regards.
Rick

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Rick,

I think we just use zero.

--
Ginny

Hi Ginny!!

In fact i've read the document about PCL, and understand the lines you are
sending me, if you said is not necessary to install the printer driver and
just to pair the printer and the handheld, it would be fantastic!!

Ii tried to pair it but the handheld asks me for a PIN, i dont know where
or what is the PIN, should i use Labelvista to setup it?

Regards.
Rick

 

[Rick]

ok Ginny, let me try with zero

Regards.
Rick

Rick,

I think we just use zero.

 

[Harry Simpson]

You can't actually program to it - that was the "kludgy" part. It just
kinda runs with the BT radio and captures output from like serail port 8 or
9 (BT).
And yes I used LabelVista to set the pin but try what Ginny said.....cause
if you didn't set the pin it oughta let you enter a default but i've never
know what that default was so I set up a pin
like 1234
HTH
Harry

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Rick,

I just checked with my support team and they said we don't need to set up a
PIN for our devices.

 

[Rick]

Ohh, in my case the printer ask for a PIN, i think i should contact the
provider jejee

Regards
Rick

 

[Rick]

Okidoki!!

Regards
Rick

You can't actually program to it - that was the "kludgy" part. It just
kinda runs with the BT radio and captures output from like serail port 8
or 9 (BT).
And yes I used LabelVista to set the pin but try what Ginny said.....cause
if you didn't set the pin it oughta let you enter a default but i've never
know what that default was so I set up a pin
like 1234
HTH
Harry