Semi-rugged standalone printer for mobile applications

8 February 2006 Electronics Technology

Fujitsu Components Europe's FTP-628WSL110 is a semi-rugged, mobile thermal printer unit with a Bluetooth interface for handheld, portable and wireless applications.

In addition to Bluetooth, the printer supports both serial and IrDA input. It is powered by either a 3,7 V d.c. lithium ion battery or a 110-250 V a.c. adapter. With 1,5 A power consumption, it can print 50 m of paper on a single battery charge.

The fully programmable printer measures 84 x 134,5 x 43,6 mm (w x l x h), and weighs 280 g including battery and paper. It has an output speed of 40 mm/s (320#160;dotlines/s) and is capable of printing various bar codes and international characters. It uses 58 mm wide thermal receipt paper stocks ranging from 60 to 100 μm thick.

For semi-rugged applications, such as route sales, medical, retail, test and measurement or mobile receipt/invoice generation, the unit is designed to withstand a 1,5 m drop test and is water resistant to JIS C0920 Class 2 standards. It has an operating temperature of -5 to +50°C.

The printer comes with an AC adapter, battery, belt clip and paper roll.

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