The application development tool for Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (MPrint SDK for .NET Compact Framework (MPrint & PocketJet SDK)) introduced here is a development tool compatible with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework platform.

The latest MPrint & PocketJet SDK for .NET Compact Framework uses raster command, Brother's proprietary command system. In this system, bitmap images consisting of black and white dots are created and printed. A print image is created in a format similar to the screen created on Windows Mobile.

ESC/P command is the traditionally used print control system. In this system, a printer analyzes text-base ASCII data, converts them into print data, and prints them.
As an example, consider to print a bar code. If we use raster command, it is easy to print data including images. However after creation of the bar code, we need to create the print image data of the bar code additionally.
If we use ESC/P command, since a bar code is created inside the printer, we can control everything by commands. However, we need additional work of checking whether printing result is as expected.

P-touch Template is a new feature first added to MW-260. Utilizing the advantages of ESC/P command, this is Brother's proprietary print system that further facilitates printing. Data preparation is necessary on the printer side beforehand. Save data in a format of "template," and define a rule to analyze received data by the printer setting. Just sending simple ASCII data from the host device, the data are put into the saved template and printed. Since a user can design a template on a PC, a printed image is easily to imagine. Note that the printing from the start to the end may take a long time when:

Please understand the differences in the command system between above SDKs, and select an SDK suitable for your purpose of printing.