HP APDK - An open source SDK for printing from your embedded system
California Software Labs (Calsoft Labs) is an Authorized Developer partner for HP's Embedded Appliance Printing Initiative APDK (http://www.hpdevelopersolutions.com) on Windows CE, Linux and VxWorks platforms.
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Appliance Printing Development Kit
The Appliance Printing Development Kit puts HP printing technology into cameras, cell phones, PDAs, game consoles, set-top boxes, DVD players, and other appliances.
The APDK provides developer tools to easily implement printing in non-PC appliances where memory resources are limited. It is being used today in many products, such as the MSN TV receiver and the HP PhotoSmart 812 digital camera, to provide high-quality printing. The APDK is not a printer driver by itself, but contains C++ source code and documentation for creating an enhanced PCL Level 3 printer driver. The APDK functions accept pre-formatted, 24-bit sRGB raster data and/or ASCII text, convert it to a high-quality, printer-ready data stream, and send it to an HP printer via a host-implemented I/O mechanism.
- An open source toolkit optimized for printing from embedded systems
- Processors supported: AM33, ARM, M32R, MIPS, SH, x86
- Supports over 70 different DeskJet, PhotoSmart, and Apollo printers.
We at Calsoft Labs offer assistance at all levels for driver development using the APDK. Our services includes:
- start to finish end to end support for first time driver developers.
- Clarification of technical doubts for advanced developers.
- Suggestion of solutions after identifying the exact problem areas.