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Gravid+ Printer selection & settings

One of the necessary features of Gravid+ app is to print the generated blood sugar level measurements reports.

In order to print directly from mobile devices, the printer has to be equipped with some Wi-Fi based protocols, such as AirPrint.

AirPrint

AirPrint is Apple’s solution to the mess of printer drivers and Bluetooth pairing. Printers that support AirPrint will be advertised as AirPrint compatible. Most printer manufacturers make printers that are AirPrint-compatible while also supporting other wireless printing standards. AirPrint is very convenient, but the big downside is that it only supports Apple devices. Luckily, AirPrint-compatible printers will generally also support other types of wireless-printing standards, so you can also print to them from non-Apple devices.

Google Cloud Print

This is Google’s answer to the wireless printing mess. When you use a Google Cloud Print-enabled printer, it connects to your wireless network like another Wi-Fi-enabled printer. You then associate your printer with a Google account, which it communicates with over the Internet.

You can then print to your printer via Google Cloud Print from any device just by logging in with your Google account. Google Cloud Print offers integration with Android and Chrome, as well as apps for Apple’s iOS and integration with the standard Windows printing system. When you print to a Google Cloud Print printer, your document is sent over the Internet to Google, who sends it to your printer.

Unlike Apple’s AirPrint, Google Cloud Print is available for many different operating systems.

ePrint, iPrint, and Other Manufacturer-Specific Solutions

Not to be outdone by Apple and Google, printer manufacturers have created their own wireless printing standards. This includes HP ePrint, Epson iPrint and others.

The idea behind these standards is that you can simply download the associated app from your mobile device’s app store. The app can then wirelessly print to one of the manufacturer’s printers over the network.

These can be useful solutions, especially if you have a Wi-Fi-enabled printer that doesn’t support other standards like Apple AirPrint or Google Cloud Print. However, they’re just not as integrated with the underlying system and may not be able to print every type of document you’d want to print.

Printer selection

The selected printer model for Gravid+ project is the HP P1102w. The main characteristic of this model is the support of ePrint, AirPrint and Android print solutions.