POS Interfaces and Host Communication

Avoid inserting a POS cable in the AUX 1 or AUX 2 port.

USB 2.0 full speed using Zebra USB multi-host cables

RS-232 connection using several communication protocols

RS-485 communication protocol

USB type C connection for the color camera

See Communication Protocol Functionality for SDK-supported functionality by communication protocol.

Auxiliary Ports and Peripherals

The MP72 includes three USB 2.0 full-speed auxiliary ports and two RS-232 auxiliary ports. See Connector Ports and Connector Pins for port locations and details.

The MP72 supports the following peripherals:

Use only Zebra approved cables when connecting peripherals to MP72 ports.

Hand-held scanners in USB mode or RS-232 mode

Customer Facing Scanner (USB only)

The MP72 supports one hand-held scanner plus one CFS.

Wireless auxiliary scanner via a corded cradle as an auxiliary device

The MP72 supports connecting an auxiliary cordless scanner, such as the DS8178. If the scanner uses a standard cradle, a separate cradle power supply is required.

Sensormatic controller via the RS-232 auxiliary port

Dual cable scanner/scale via RS-232 AUX 1 or AUX 2 port

Programming Management Tools

123Scan

SMS

Staging flash drive reprogramming (USB memory stick)

Only Zebra hand-held scanners can be managed via 123Scan (see 123Scan and Software Tools) and SMS through the MP72 scanner.

Application Programming Interfaces

Zebra scanner SDK APIs (CoreScanner APIs)

See Communication Protocol Functionality for SDK-supported functionality by communication protocol.

Zebra scanner OPOS/JPOS APIs

For access to these programming interfaces, go to zebra.com/scannersdkforwindows.

If the MP72 is powered up with no interface cable present, it reverts to

No Host mode

. This is useful for demonstrations where no host is present.