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This document provides instructions for printing content from an Android application to a Bluetooth/USB Thermal Printer using the Bluetooth Print app. It details how to format text, images, barcodes, QR codes, and HTML content for printing, including code snippets for each format. Additionally, it explains how to send the formatted string to the Bluetooth Print app via an Intent, ensuring the app is installed to prevent crashes.

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NTP 5 Slve

This document provides instructions for printing content from an Android application to a Bluetooth/USB Thermal Printer using the Bluetooth Print app. It details how to format text, images, barcodes, QR codes, and HTML content for printing, including code snippets for each format. Additionally, it explains how to send the formatted string to the Bluetooth Print app via an Intent, ensuring the app is installed to prevent crashes.

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Following are the instructions to print content on your Bluetooth / USB Thermal

Printer from your own android application via Bluetooth Print app
Bluetooth Print App URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=mate.bluetoothprint

You can print with Bluetooth Print app from your own Android app by passing data
through Intent

First of all, create your data

String str = "";


1. Print text data
Add <BAF>Content; where
B: bold status and value must be 0 if no and 1 if yes
A: align status and value must be 0 if left, 1 if center, 2 if right
F: format type and valune must be 0 if normal, 1 if double Height, 2 if double
Height + Width, 3 if double Width
Content: Content is text that you want to print with given format
e.g. str = str + "<110>This is my testing data";

2. Print image
Add <IMAGE>A#Base64; where
A: align status and value must be 0 if left, 1 if center, 2 if right
Base64: Base 64 encoded string derived from below function

//Send parameters like pageWidth and filepath where


//pageWidth is page width e.g. 48 for 58mm printer, 72 for 80mm printer
//filePath is complete image file path
private String getBase64(int pageWidth, String filePath) {
//You can modify below program as per your requirements provided that you
return base64 string corresponding to the image
//Also check if filepath is not null and your app has required permissions
before calling this method
Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);
int width = bm.getWidth(), height = bm.getHeight();
int compressValue = 50;
if(width > 500 || height > 500) {
compressValue = 20;
int reqWidth = (int) Math.round(pageWidth * 8);
if (width < reqWidth && width > 16) {
int diff = width % 8;
if (diff != 0) {
int newWidth = width - diff;
int newHeight = (int) (width - diff) * height / width;
float scaleWidth = ((float) newWidth) / width;
float scaleHeight = ((float) newHeight) / height;
// CREATE A MATRIX FOR THE MANIPULATION
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
// RESIZE THE BIT MAP
matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);

// "RECREATE" THE NEW BITMAP


Bitmap resizedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
bm, 0, 0, width, height, matrix, false);
if (bm != null && !bm.isRecycled())
bm.recycle();
bm = resizedBitmap;
}
} else if (width > 16) {
int newHeight = (int) reqWidth * height / width;
float scaleWidth = ((float) reqWidth) / width;
float scaleHeight = ((float) newHeight) / height;
// CREATE A MATRIX FOR THE MANIPULATION
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
// RESIZE THE BIT MAP
matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);

// "RECREATE" THE NEW BITMAP


Bitmap resizedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
bm, 0, 0, width, height, matrix, false);
if (bm != null && !bm.isRecycled())
bm.recycle();
bm = resizedBitmap;
}
}

ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();


bm.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, compressValue,
byteArrayOutputStream); // bm is the bitmap object
return Base64.encodeToString(byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray(),
Base64.DEFAULT);
}

e.g. str = str +


"<IMAGE>1#"+getBase64(48,Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()+"/
BluetoothPrint/test.jpg");

3. Print Barcode
Add <BARCODE>A#W#H#Value; where
A: align status and value must be 0 if left, 1 if center, 2 if right
W: Valid barcode width
H: Valid barcode height
Value: Valid barcode value
e.g. str = str + "<BARCODE>0#100#50#2132137538472";

4. Print QR Code
Add <QR>A#S#Value; where
A: align status and value must be 0 if left, 1 if center, 2 if right
S: QR Code Size
Value: Valid QR Code value
e.g. str = str + "<QR>1#50#This is sample";

5. Print HTML
Add <HTML>Code where
Code: This is an HTML code to be printed; Put escape character before "
e.g. str = str + "<HTML>" + getHTMLEquivalent("<div><div
style=\"float:left;\"><b>This is left</b></div><div style=\"float:right;font-
size:15px;\">This is right</div></div>");

Add below function for HTML


private String getHTMLEquivalent(String s) {
return s.replaceAll("<","&lt;").replaceAll(">","&gt;");
}

To say in simple words, You can create an example string like below
String imgpath =
Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()+"/BluetoothPrint/test.jpg";
String str = "<113>Mate Technologies<100>Website: www.matetech.in\nEmail:
[email protected]<IMAGE>1#"+imgpath;
str = str + "<BARCODE>0#100#50#2132137538472<QR>1#40#testing text";
str = str + "<HTML><div><div style=\"float:left;\"><b>This is left</b></div><div
style=\"float:right;font-size:15px;\">This is right</div></div>";

Just pass this to Bluetooth Print app using Intent below

//check if app is already installed to avoid crash


if(appInstalled){
Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendIntent.setPackage("mate.bluetoothprint");
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, str);
sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(sendIntent);
}

Note: If any non english entry is added, it will get auto get converted to text
special if this setting is on in the app. You will find this setting in Settings-
>Special Characters

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