I have a 58mm 'MINI Thermal Printer', Model: ZJ-5805DD to use as POS printer with my POS App.
I've successfully programmatically connected my App to the Printer via Bluetooth and can print text fine using
KitchenPrinter.writeValue(myStringData, for: A2orC2, type: .withoutResponse)
*note: A2 or C2 [see-below] characteristics produce same text print out.
Changing the font print size has become a dead end for me. I know it's possible because the printer manuel had me download print tester "POS-PrinterV1.0" from the AppStore which can change font size
Upon Service/Characteristic Discovery, we find 4 Services A, B, C, D (for simplicity of discussion)
A:
CBService: 0x1c0a6a5c0, isPrimary = YES, UUID = 49535343-FE7D-4AE5-8FA9-9FAFD205E455
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02adf80, UUID = 49535343-1E4D-4BD9-BA61-23C647249616, properties = 0x10, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains NOTIFY
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02bba80, UUID = 49535343-8841-43F4-A8D4-ECBE34729BB3, properties = 0xC, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains WRITE WRITEWITHOUTRESPONSE
B:
CBService: 0x1c0a6ce80, isPrimary = YES, UUID = E7810A71-73AE-499D-8C15-FAA9AEF0C3F2
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02adfe0, UUID = BEF8D6C9-9C21-4C9E-B632-BD58C1009F9F, properties = 0x3E, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains WRITE WRITEWITHOUTRESPONSE NOTIFY READ INDICATE
C:
CBService: 0x1c0a69100, isPrimary = YES, UUID = 18F0
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02b8000, UUID = 2AF0, properties = 0x30, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains NOTIFY INDICATE
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02a5700, UUID = 2AF1, properties = 0xC, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains WRITE WRITEWITHOUTRESPONSE
D:
CBService: 0x1c0a68300, isPrimary = YES, UUID = Device Information
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02a5dc0, UUID = Serial Number String, properties = 0x2, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains READ
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02a77a0, UUID = Software Revision String, properties = 0x2, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains READ
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02a76e0, UUID = Hardware Revision String, properties = 0x2, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains READ
CBCharacteristic: 0x1c02a6060, UUID = Manufacturer Name String, properties = 0x2, value = (null), notifying = NO
contains READ
I've been scouring the internet for days for a Swift solution. Please can someone help?
Resolved: After finding ESC/POS commands and this StackOverflow post I was able to change the print size on the printer known as M58-LL or ZJ-5805 using the following function which takes an array of hexcodes, transform them into UnicodeScalar
, then to Character
and appends them to a String
which is sent to the printer same as a text printout.
let hexs = [0x1b,0x21,0x20] //doubleWide
var hexString = String()
for all in hexs {
if let scalar = UnicodeScalar(all) {
hexString.append(Character(scalar))
}
}
let theData = hexString.data(using: .utf8)!
myPrinter.writeValue(theData, for: printCharacteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
//printCharacteristic corresponds with Service/Characteristic B
[0x1b,0x21,0x00] //default
[0x1b,0x21,0x01] //small font
[0x1b,0x21,0x08] //bold
[0x1b,0x21,0x10] //doubleHeight
[0x1b,0x21,0x20] //doubleWidth
[0x1b,0x21,0x20] //doubleHeightAndWidth