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ZQ500 Series User Guide
Setting Up the Software
ZQ500 Series printers use Zebra’s CPCL and ZPL Programming
languages which were designed for mobile printing applications.
CPCL and ZPL are fully described in the ZPL Programming Guide
(p/n P1012728-008) available on-line at www.zebra.com/manuals.
You can also use Designer Pro, Zebra’s Windows
®
based label
creation program which uses a graphical interface to create and
edit labels in either language.
Refer to Appendix G for tips on downloading the Designer Pro
application from Zebra’s Web site.
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Much like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies, Near Field
Communication (NFC) allows wireless communication and data
exchange between digital devices like smartphones. Yet NFC uti-
lizes electromagnetic radio fields while technologies such as
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi focus on radio transmissions instead.
NFC is an offshoot of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), with
the exception that NFC is designed for use by devices within close
proximity to each other, i.e. a smartphone and a ZQ500 Series
printer. NFC allows these devices to establish communication
with each other by touching them together or bringing them into
proximity, usually no more than 7.62 centimeters (3 inches). Three
forms of NFC technology exist: Type A, Type B, and FeliCa. All are
similar but communicate in slightly different ways. FeliCa is com-
monly found in Japan.
Devices using NFC may be
active or passive. A passive device,
such as a ZQ500 Series printer with an NFC tag, contains informa-
tion that other devices can read but does not read any information
itself. An active device, such as a smartphone, can read the infor-
mation on the printer’s NFC tag, but the tag itself does nothing ex-
cept transmit the info to authorized devices.
Active devices can read information and send it. An active NFC
device, like a smartphone, would not only be able to collect infor-
mation from NFC tags, but it would also be able to exchange infor-
mation with other compatible phones or devices. An active device
could even alter the information on the NFC tag if authorized to
make such changes.
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