IPC PP-55

The PP55 makes your PDA/Smartphone a more powerful tool. Simply slide your handheld into the PP55’s custom cradle and create a powerful, portable enterprise solution. The standard PP55 allows you to print information from your handheld. The PP55MS integrates a three track magnetic stripe reader. The PP55MS-BC integrates a Intermec® CMOS barcode scan engine with the printer and mag stripe reader.

The PP55 works with a great number of handhelds. With its low price and versatility, the PP55 is a great solution for portable applications.

Features:

• Attaches directly to your PDA/Smartphone
• Lightweight (~15oz without PDA)
• 58mm direct thermal printing
• Internal, rechargeable Li-Ion batteries
• Easy “drop in loading” of paper
• Changeable “cradles” allow for simple modification of printers to accept different PDAs*
• “Pass through” charging allows for charging of both handset and PP55 through IPC AC or DC adapters*

Available versions:

• PP55: Printer only
• PP55MS: Printer with integrated 3 track magnetic stripe reader
• PP55MS-BC: Printer with integrated 3 track magnetic stripe reader and Intermec® CMOS 1D/2D barcode scanner

Included in package with purchase:

• Printer
• Internal, rechargeable Li-ion batteries (installed)
• 115V AC charger
• 1 roll of thermal paper
• USB sync cable

AC adaptor		9V @ 1000mA
Barcode reader		CCD or Laser from Symbol or HHP (only PP-55BC)
Battery capacity		~ 4 Rolls (Alpha-numeric data)
Communications		Serial RS-232
Dimensions		H-50mm, L-195mm, W-87mm
Dot density		8 dots/mm (203 dpi) - Horizontal and Vertical
Environment Operating temp.		Storage temp. -25°C - 70°C @ 10 - 90 % RH, O°C- 45°C @ 10-90 % RH
Loadable Logo		1 Black & White BMP format ( 1bit per pixel), Size: 384 x 240
Magnetic card reader		ISO7811 (only PP-55MS), 3 track head
Memory size		RAM 1Mbit
Optional Smart Card reader		1 SAM, ISO7816-1/2/3, VME
Paper Width		57 mm
Power Supply		Rechargeable battery pack, 7.2V @1.3
Printing columns		Font B/D - 42 columns/line, Font A/C - 32 columns/line
Printing method		Thermal
Printing Speed		up to 50 mm per second
Reliability		50 Million pulses / 50km
Resident fonts		A-12x24 B-9x16
Supported bar-codes		2 of 5 interleaved Codebar, Code128, Code39, Code93, EANB, UPCA, UPCE, EAN13
Thermal paper Roll		57 mm wide, 40 mm O (~ 80 feet)
Weight		420 grams with battery and paper roll

PP-55/50 Compatible PDA Devices List* Hard Cradle Soft Cradle PalmOS based Palm 500/130 Palm m130 x Palm m500 x Palm m505 x Palm m515 x Tungsten Tungsten | C x Tungsten | E x Tungsten | E2 x Tungsten | T x Tungsten | T2 x Tungsten | T3 x Tungsten | T5 x Tungsten | TX x Tungsten | W x Zire Zire 21 x Zire 22 x Zire 31 x Zire 71 x Zire 72 x Treo series Treo 600 x Treo 650 x Treo 680 x Treo 700p x Treo 755p x Treo Centro x PocketPC based HP iPAQ iPAQ rz1710 x iPAQ h1930 x iPAQ rx1955 x iPAQ hx2100 series x iPAQ h2215 x iPAQ hx2400 series x iPAQ hx2700 series x iPAQ h3900 series x iPAQ h4155 x iPAQ hw6515 x iPAQ 110/115 x BlackBerry based BlackBerry BlackBerry 7100 series x BlackBerry 7250 x x BlackBerry 7290 x x BlackBerry 7510 / 7520 x x BlackBerry 8300 Series (Curve) x BlackBerry 8700 Series x BlackBerry 8800 Series x

*New cradles are continually being developed, if you do not see your PDA listed, please contact your IPC sales representative to confirm compatibility.

SDKs	OS	Size
Appforge - v2.00 01-04-2005 SDK provides all required information about PalmOS AppForge Library "AppForgeSDK.prc" including sample code for quick and easy implementation for developing your own Palm OS application with printing ability. "Require Shared Library extensions".	Palm OS	402,562 kb
CASL - v1.00 04-20-2005 Provides all required information about CASL sdk including sample code for quick and easy implementation for adding printing ability in your own Palm application. "Require Shared Library extensions".	Palm OS	379,089 kb
CodeWarrior C++ - v61 07-30-2009 Provides all required information about PalmOS Shared Library "DPSDKLib.prc" including sample code for quick and easy implementation in the different Integrated Development Environments (IDE) while developing your own palm application with printing ability. "Require Shared Library extensions".	Palm OS	522,707 kb
Falch.Net C/C++ Provides all required information about PalmOS Falch.NET Library "DPFN.O" including sample code for quick and easy implementation in the different Integrated Development Environments (IDE) while developing your own palm application with printing ability. "Require Shared Library extensions".	Palm OS	45,098 kb
IRLibrary IRLibrary SDK for IR printing.	Palm OS	12,359 kb
HB++ - v1.00 04-18-2005 This reference provides all required information about PalmOS Shared Library "DPSDKLib.prc" including sample code for quick and easy implementation in the different Integrated Development Environments (IDE) while developing your own palm application with printing ability.	Palm OS	340,049 kb
NSBasic - v2.01 08-07-2007 This reference provides all required information about NSBasic/Palm Shared Library "NSBasicSDK.prc" including sample code for quick and easy implementation to develop your own palm application with printing ability.	Palm OS	266,011 kb
SatelliteForms - v2.01 07-31-2008 Provides all required information about PalmOS Satellite Forms Library "DP5SF.prc" file including sample code for quick and easy implementation in the different Integrated Development Environments (IDE) while developing your own palm application with printing ability. "Require Shared Library extensions".	Palm OS	322,903 kb
PP-55 AppForge SDK provides all required information about PocketPC AppForge Library for developing your own PocketPC application with printing ability.	WinCE PocketPC OS	432,844 kb
PP-55 CF.Net eVB code samples to help you integrate the PP-55 printer with your PocketPC application.	WinCE PocketPC OS	18,555 kb
PP-55 eVB eVB code samples to help you integrate the PP-55 printer with your PocketPC application.	WinCE PocketPC OS	38,171 kb
PP-55 eVC eVC code samples to help you integrate the PP-55 printer with your PocketPC application.	WinCE PocketPC OS	23,359 kb
PP-55 SatelliteForms SDK provides all required information about PocketPC SatelliteForms Library for developing your own PocketPC application with printing ability.	WinCE PocketPC OS	17,018 kb
Windows Mobile 5.0 AppForge, CF_VB.NET, CF_C#, eVC, eVB Must be used with "PP-55 Print Configuration Utility v1.5.6.132" or higher. Provides all required information for developing your own Windows Mobile 5.0 application with printing ability.	Windows Mobile 5.0 & PocketPC 2003	107,656 kb
Windows Mobile .NET CF 1.1 Must be used with "PP-55 Print Configuration Utility v2.02" or higher. Provides all required information for developing your own Windows Mobile application with printing ability.	Windows Mobile	39,080 kb
Windows Mobile .NET CF 2.0 Must be used with "PP-55 Print Configuration Utility v2.02" or higher. Provides all required information for developing your own Windows Mobile application with printing ability.	Windows Mobile	39,159 kb
BBPrinterSDK - v1.02 07-02-2009 *As of 10/08, new customers should use this driver moving ahead. For existing customers, please download the older driver. Provides all required information about BlackBerry Library PrinterSDK.jar including sample code for quick and easy implementation for developing your own Blackberry Java application with printing ability.	BlackBerry OS	158,275 kb
BBerrySDK - v1.25 02-11-2008 Support for this sdk will be limited. This is a legacy driver provided for our existing customers.	BlackBerry OS	258,215 kb

Drivers	OS	Size
Print Manager v1.3 Print Manager is a driver and utility that will allow you to configure communications and set the format of printed pages as well as other default printing features. Print Manager also allows you to print data from your PocketPC device. If you are a developer see SDK section.	PocketPC OS	809,439 kb
PP-55 ESC/POS Printers Driver v1.52 Driver will allow you to print data from your PC.	Windows 2000, XP	724,980 kb
Print Configuration Utility is a driver and utility that will allow you to configure communications, set format of printed pages as well as other default printing features. To print data from your Windows Mobile or PocketPC 2003 device use Print Demo “Print Demo is installed with Print Configuration Utility”. If you are a developer see SDK section.	Windows Mobile 5.0 & PocketPC 2003	334,119 kb
PP-55 Print Manager v2.12.Lib61 Print Manager for Palm OS is a driver and print utility that will allow you to print PIM data from your Palm device. If you are a Palm OS developer see SDK section.	Palm OS	305,870 kb
Print Configuration Utility is a driver and utility that will allow you to configure communications, set format of printed pages as well as other default printing features. To print data from your Windows Mobile device use PrintConfig. If you are a developer see SDK section.	Windows Mobile	331,784 kb
PP-55 DatecsPrint v1.1.0 DatecsPrint is a utility that will allow you to configure communications and set the format of printed pages as well as other default printing features. DatecsPrint allows you to print text, images, and barcodes. It'll also read barcodes, smart cards, and magstripe cards. *Requires Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and Print Configuration Utility installed. If you are a developer see SDK section.	Windows Mobile	63,348 kb
FastReader v1.00.002 09-01-2008 Barcode/MSR keyboard wedge driver for PP-55. This application requires a purchased license, please email info@ipcprint.com to obtain one.	Windows Mobile	551,723 kb
BBPrinter Demo - v1.02 07-02-2009 To load, use BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Demonstrates printing, magstripe reading, and barcode reading. If you are a developer see SDK section.	BlackBerry OS	43,126 kb

Documents	Type	Size
Getting Started Manual	Adobe PDF	323,289 kb
PP-55 Resident Command Set Manual	Adobe PDF	204,355 kb
PP-55 FL-9 DB9 Serial Communications Manual	Adobe PDF	81,496 kb
PP-55 External Device Manual	Adobe PDF	190,142 kb
PP-55 Connector Specifications Manual	Adobe PDF	115,781 kb
PP-55 Cable Specifications Manual	Adobe PDF	87,359 kb
Service Manual	Adobe PDF	721,145 kb
User Manual (BlackBerry OS)	Adobe PDF	942,815 kb
User Manual (Palm OS)	Adobe PDF	1 mb
User Manual (Pocket PC OS)	Adobe PDF	1 mb
User Manual (Windows Mobile OS)	Adobe PDF	1 mb