Bluetooth Printers - Revision history

Johan at 16:24, 12 January 2021

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Johan at 16:23, 12 January 2021

2021-01-12T16:23:07Z

Johan: /* Supported character sets */

2021-01-12T16:19:42Z

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Johan at 12:59, 27 December 2020

2020-12-27T12:59:14Z

Johan: /* Supported character sets */

2018-10-01T17:06:05Z

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2018-09-30T22:00:35Z

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2018-09-30T21:35:28Z

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2018-09-30T21:33:27Z

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 [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handheld-58MM-Wireless-Bluetooth-Thermal-Printer-Receipt-For-Restaurants/401788483666?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT GOOJPRT Thermal Printer]
-It is also possible to by SportIdent's new [https://www.sportident.com/products.html#accessories BT-printer] and use it with the app.
+It is also possible to buy SportIdent's new [https://www.sportident.com/products.html#accessories BT-printer] and use it with the app. It has been used and tested to work by multiple users.
 There exists a lot of other similar printers which might or might not work correct. Try these different searches for examples:

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 I have also gotten a report from David N that this very cheap printer (less than 30 GBP) is working with the app (at least for standard English):
 [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handheld-58MM-Wireless-Bluetooth-Thermal-Printer-Receipt-For-Restaurants/401788483666?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT GOOJPRT Thermal Printer]
 There exists a lot of other similar printers which might or might not work correct. Try these different searches for examples:
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 * [http://www.ebay.com/bhp/portable-bluetooth-printer BT Printers from Ebay.com]
 * [http://www.dx.com/s/Portable+Bluetooth+Receipt+Printer BT Printers from DealExtreme.com]
-* [http://www.starmicronics.com/pages/SM-T300i A quality rugged 3" BT Printer (but more expensive)] NOTE: I haven't tested the printer but can't see any reason why it shouldn't work
+* [https://star-emea.com/products/sm-l200 A quality rugged 2" BT Printer (but more expensive)]
 If you have tested my app with any other Bluetooth printer, I will be very interested in the result. If you can supply me with a list of all the supported code pages (character sets) for the printer, I might also be able to add support for it. Compare the printers code page numbers with the ones in the table below.
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 * Printer type 1 (ESC/POS, e.g. NT-5802 and the [https://www.sportident.com/products.html#accessories SI-Printer])
 * Printer type 2 (ESC/POS, e.g. [http://www.rongtatech.com/products-look-27.html RPP02N] and [http://www.cashinotech.com/58mm-portable-mobile-bluetooth-thermal-printer-ptp-ii_p8.html PTP-II])
-* Printer type 3 (StarPRNT, e.g [https://star-emea.com/products/sm-l200 SM-L200]
+* Printer type 3 (StarPRNT, e.g. [https://star-emea.com/products/sm-l200 SM-L200]
 The first 10 character sets are common for both types of printers. If you need to print a character that only exists in one of the later sets, you need to use the correct printer type / mapping table for it to print correctly.

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 The table below lists the character sets that SI-Driod knows about.
-Different printer manufacturer are then assigning their own code page numbers to these character sets. In the app there are two different types of printers (or actually mapping tables from a character set to a code page number) to choose from.
+Different printer manufacturer are then assigning their own code page numbers to these character sets. In the app there are three different types of printers (or actually mapping tables from a character set to a code page number) to choose from.
-* Printer type 1 (e.g. NT-5802)
+* Printer type 1 (ESC/POS, e.g. NT-5802 and the [https://www.sportident.com/products.html#accessories SI-Printer])
-* Printer type 2 (e.g. [http://www.rongtatech.com/products-look-27.html RPP02N] and [http://www.cashinotech.com/58mm-portable-mobile-bluetooth-thermal-printer-ptp-ii_p8.html PTP-II])
+* Printer type 2 (ESC/POS, e.g. [http://www.rongtatech.com/products-look-27.html RPP02N] and [http://www.cashinotech.com/58mm-portable-mobile-bluetooth-thermal-printer-ptp-ii_p8.html PTP-II])
 The first 10 character sets are common for both types of printers. If you need to print a character that only exists in one of the later sets, you need to use the correct printer type / mapping table for it to print correctly.

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	For the above printer, I have added character set mappings for most languages, so it should be able to print most non-english characters correct. See the table below for all character sets known to the app.		For the above printer, I have added character set mappings for most languages, so it should be able to print most non-english characters correct. See the table below for all character sets known to the app.
		+
		+	I have also gotten a report from David N that this very cheap printer (less than 30 GBP) is working with the app (at least for standard English):
		+	[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handheld-58MM-Wireless-Bluetooth-Thermal-Printer-Receipt-For-Restaurants/401788483666?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT GOOJPRT Thermal Printer]

	There exists a lot of other similar printers which might or might not work correct. Try these different searches for examples:		There exists a lot of other similar printers which might or might not work correct. Try these different searches for examples:

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 * Printer type 2 (e.g. [http://www.rongtatech.com/products-look-27.html RPP02N] and [http://www.cashinotech.com/58mm-portable-mobile-bluetooth-thermal-printer-ptp-ii_p8.html PTP-II])
-The first 10 character sets are common for both types of printers. If you need to print a character that only exists in one of the later sets, you need to use the correct printer type / mapping table for it print correctly.
+The first 10 character sets are common for both types of printers. If you need to print a character that only exists in one of the later sets, you need to use the correct printer type / mapping table for it to print correctly.
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 | East European
-| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_755 IBM755]
+| IBM755
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 | 2
-| Also default char set if nothing else matches
+| Also the default code page if nothing else matches
 |-
 | Portuguese

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 ==Supported character sets==
-The table below lists the character sets that SI-Driod knows about and that it has a known code page for in the NT-5802 printer.
+The table below lists the character sets that SI-Driod knows about.
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