[ale] LPT1 to Bluetooth

[Michael Trausch]

Yes and no. If the app requires ioctl compatibility then no, serial is the closest you get. If the app just needs a data stream, then pair and use RFCOMM/serial port mode. If ioctl compat with a parallel port in the app is necessary you'll have to make a virtual parallel port driver that thunks to the actual wireless serial port. 

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> On May 29, 2015, at 7:47 PM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com> wrote:
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> We have an application at work that uses Lpt1 as the default port - hard coded. I do not have access to the code.
> Current budget constraints do not allow for a mod to be requested so I thought to try solving the problem from another angle.
> 
> Is there a way that I can emulate an LPT1 port using Bluetooth? Everything I found is a Bluetooth device that connects to the printer, making it "bluetooth enabled". However, I would like to find a Bluetooth device connected to my PC/Laptop that emulates an LPT1 port. Does anybody know if such a device exists?
> 
> The goal is: User hits "print" on application, application sends Print Job to LPT1, Bluetooth emulating LPT1 will accept the job and print on connected mobile printer (like the mobile/wearable Car Rental printers at terminals).
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
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