Hello all,
I am planning to procure Symbol PDT 8100.
I want to use the Symbol Mobility Developer Kit in my
application (C# and Compact framework). I want to use this
kit especifically for Bar Code generation and printing.
NOTE, i am newbie in mobile/Pocket PC development.

I know the questions should ideally be asked
in Symbol Forum... but they do not seem to respond.


My doubts and question: -

1) On some posts on Symbol Developer Forum i have
seen some posts that Symbol Mobility Developer kit not
giving results/ or having bugs. Has any body used the
Symbol Mobility kit with Compact Framework and seen the
actual results? IF yes can you comment on that? I have
posted by questions to Symbol.. But their developer forum
is too lazy to respone :( ... Hence requesting your
comments soon.

2) Has any body used MicroFlash printer with Symbol
PDT 8100 (Or any of Symbol's Pocket or Handheld PCs?). I
want to know how have been the results with Compact
Framework, Symbol Mobility Developer kit and network
printing?

3) In general one question... If MicroFlash series is
wireless printer
(http://www.symbol.com/products/mobile_computers/mf2tand4t_
seriesds.html)
.....
a. Does the "wireless printer" mean a printer with a
seperate IP?
d. Does the printer provide the driver to be used
from Symbol PDA (PDT 8100)
c. Does it mean it needs to be installed PDA device
from which it is to be used?
d. Also Does it mean, if we use the Symbol mobility
Developer kit it can print only for printers installed on
PDA (Symbol PDT 8100).
e. Can Symbol Developer Kit support network printing
(thermal barcode printer on 802.11 b LAN with a seperate
IP)?




Harsh
..

Hi, I've done programming with the Symbol .NET SDK. I think it works okay (unlike their old control for eVB which was unusable).

As for the MicroFlash printers, we've used an IrDA model. I think O'Neil is the OEM for Symbol on these printers, and ours are original O'Neil branded.

The printers are kind of finicky about receiving data, or at least, ours was on IrDA. If I send data to them too fast they just lose data, but there's no handshaking (I don't think) so you have to send slower than you should be able to.

Printing images was a pain for us too, I had to write some custom C code that converts a .BMP to what the printer understands, with compression.