Extech Data Systems’ Apex 3 Direct Thermal Printer features Short Range Bluetooth, designed for WPAN — standard on the Apex 3 — and optional Long Range Bluetooth or 802.11b/g WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, LEAP, WEP64/128, TKIP, and AES/CCMP. IrDA and a 3-Track Magnetic Card Reader are also available options. The flash-based, integrated CPU contains firmware, resident fonts, rotated fonts, downloadable fonts, graphics, logos and bar codes. Utilizing a high-capacity Li-Ion, 7.4V, 2200 mAh battery that charges internally to the printer or with an external two-bay battery charger, the Apex 3 incorporates 4MB Flash and 2 MB SRAM memory that is under direct user control. New fonts are included and a number of downloadable fonts are available. The Apex 3 contains an ARM 7, 32-bit microcontroller from ST Microelectronics.
