brother_printer #

Brother printer SDK for Flutter using native SDK v4.

Installation #

Be sure to read requirements of the native SDK: https://support.brother.com/g/s/es/htmldoc/mobilesdk/

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  brother_printer: ^0.2.6

iOS #

In the Podfile uncomment:

    platform :ios, '13.0'

In the Info.plist add:

    <key>NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
    <string>Bluetooth is required for connection to your printer.</string>
    <key>NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription</key>
    <string>Bluetooth is required for connection to your printer.</string>
    <key>NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription</key>
    <string>${PRODUCT_NAME} uses the local network to discover printers on your network.</string>
    <key>UISupportedExternalAccessoryProtocols</key>
    <array>
        <string>com.brother.ptcbp</string>
    </array>
    <key>NSBonjourServices</key>
    <array>
        <string>_printer._tcp</string>
        <string>_pdl-datastream._tcp</string>
        <string>_ipp._tcp</string>
    </array>

Android #

Connection doesn't seem to work on emulator.

Add permissions:

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />

    <uses-permission
        android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN"
        android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation"
        tools:targetApi="s" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

You have to manually authorized the location permission on the device (will be improve later).

Warning

You may have some crash in release mode, you can add this to your android/app/build.gradle:

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            shrinkResources false

            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
    }

Notes #

There are difference between what return the iOS version and the Android version

    print('${device.model.nameAndroid} - ${device.source} - ${device.modelName} - ${device.ipAddress} - ${device.printerName} - ${device.macAddress} - ${device.nodeName} - ${device.serialNumber} - ${device.bleAdvertiseLocalName}');

    # iOS
    QL-820NWB - BrotherDeviceSource.network - Brother QL-820NWB - 10.0.0.1 - Brother QL-820NWB - b0:68:e6:97:db:42 - BRWB068E697DB42 - K9Z195606 - null
    QL-820NWB - BrotherDeviceSource.bluetooth - QL-820NWB - null - QL-820NWB5606 - null - null - 806FB0BABE7C - null

    Network: modelName, ipAddress, printerName, network macAddress, nodeName, serialNumber
    Bluetooth: modelName, printerName, serialNumber

    # Android
    QL-820NWB - BrotherDeviceSource.network - Brother QL-820NWB - 10.0.0.1 - null - B0:68:E6:97:DB:42 - BRWB068E697DB42 - null - null
    QL-820NWB - BrotherDeviceSource.bluetooth - null - null - QL-820NWB5606 - 80:6F:B0:BA:BE:7D - null - null - null

    Network: modelName, ipAddress, network macAddress, serialNumber
    Bluetooth: printerName, bluetooth macAddress

Author #

• Jonathan VUKOVICH