The difference between a tablet external bluetooth printer and all in one Android POS

 

Keyword: Bluetooth printer, SDK ,printer module ,all in one POS, Android POS with printer ,handheld POS terminals

Summary: The purpose of this article is to introduce you to two simple printing methods: Bluetooth printing and SDK. Datamega’s POS products can realize two printing methods, which can adapt to a variety of situations.Besides, POS products are cost-effective, highly mobile and take up less space, making them the best choice for expanding business.

What is a tablet external Bluetooth printer solution

Firstly, the tablet device needs to be equipped with a Bluetooth driver, which can be matched with an external Bluetooth printer in advance to establish a Bluetooth virtual serial port.Secondly, the external Bluetooth printer should be able to match the tablet. Finally, the specified output should be sent to the previously established virtual serial port through various software in the tablet “share” or “trigger” printing function (i.e., sending instructions) to realize external device printing.

What is the printing method for An Android POS all-in-one

Android POS all-in-one device contains printer module, system integration printing services, the user can specify the SDK to achieve print function call, compared with an external printing solutions, intergrating display, print and cash register, the printing principle and bluetooth print is a bit different, which is using the software in the machine, the software embedded in the each equipment unique SDK, print is triggered when the software send instructions , printing the instruction carried with the printout to unique SDK interface, realize the printing of print module.

Tablet VS Android POS all-in-one

Single machine cost : There are many external devices for external printers, so the natural cost will be high. However, The POS all-in-one machine is more like an iterative update of the machine, integrating the display, printer and cash register into a simple POS device with hands, which greatly reduces the cost.

mobility : external printer mobility is poor, because in order to achieve an external printer to print need tablet, need a printer, may be a cash register, it is appropriate for a fixed space, is not convenient to carry, dismantle, reassemble, however, the all-in-one pos only need to carry the machine itself ,which is very flexible and convenient

The proportion of space occupied：Compared with tablet, POS all-in-one machine has more advantages. As mentioned above, tablet requires more auxiliary devices, so the space occupied ratio is larger, while POS all-in-one machine is small and lovely.

Easy to operate：The assembly and operation of a tablet external Bluetooth is very complicated, and many users say they don’t understand it at all,even some LAN connections also require the same network. However, our handheld POS terminals have a variety of networking methods, such as wifi/ dual card/dual standby/Bluetooth, so we don’t worry about the network at all.Besides,there is no tedious assembly or complicated operation for installation and use.

Battery loss：For external Bluetooth printer,both the tablet and the bluetooth printer need battery power, which means they need to charge two batteries at a time. either one battery is bad,,then the machine can’t work, but the Android POS all-in-one machine only needs one battery to run.

Datamega‘s all in one POS not only has the above advantages, but also can support the above two kinds of Bluetooth and SDK printing, and Datamega has completed the preparation of SDK, customers can directly use, if interested, welcome to understand.