Initial release of new platform. New features include:

• Status Monitor
  • For use with EPL and ZPL printers
  • Optionally installable when using the PrnInst.exe utility
  • Regularly checks printer status and displays an error message when an error occurs
• Advanced TCP Port
  • Provides a defined TCP port type
• Tools tab:
  • Simple method to send common printer commands.
  • Send File and Send Command options.
  • Supports all communication ports.
• Use Printer Settings" option on Advanced Setup tab:
  • Allows user to configure driver to not send printer settings
• Inverse option on Advanced Setup tab:
  • Allows user to cause the entire label to be printed in inverted format (white text on black background)
• Passthrough feature on Other Settings dialog:
  • Allows user to create blocks of commands to be sent to the printer unchanged by the driver.
• Control Character Substitution on the Other Settings dialog:
  • Allows the ZPL driver to use the internal characters for the Format (^) and Control (~) characters
• On-screen barcode rendering, display only for design purposes

Update Release

• Added support for the QLn Series and EZ 320 model.
• The Print Monitor will now be completed, even if the application is still running during the uninstall process.
• Memory Card options for G-Series printers have been expanded.
• Print positioning for EPL drivers in 180 degree rotated mode has been enhanced.
• Font and Graphic Downloader installation for R110Xi4 has been corrected.
• Set-Get-Do Commands formatting issues resolved.
• UI language translations for the Printer Install Wizard and Status Monitor have been updated.
• Spooler interactions for USB connected printers have been improved to handle situations where the printer has been disconnected.

Update Release

• The "Send File" feature for Mobile printers has been corrected.
• The GX420s is now supported.

Update Release

• The "Send and Store" feature for Mobile printers has been corrected.

Update Release

• Corrected Russian translations.
• Improved handling of file headers in the 'Send and Store File in Printer' function.
• Added Stream option in advanced setup.
• Added support for the following printer models:
  • ZDesigner GC420d
  • ZDesigner GC420d (EPL)
  • ZDesigner GC420t
  • ZDesigner GC420t (EPL)
  • ZDesigner QLn220 (ZPL)
  • ZDesigner QLn320 (ZPL)
  • ZDesigner ZE500-4 LH-203dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-4 LH-300dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-4 RH-203dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-4 RH-300dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-6 LH-203dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-6 LH-300dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-6 RH-203dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZE500-6 RH-300dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZT210-200dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZT210-200dpi EPL
  • ZDesigner ZT210-300dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZT220-200dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZT220-200dpi EPL
  • ZDesigner ZT220-300dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZT230-200dpi ZPL
  • ZDesigner ZT230-200dpi EPL
  • ZDesigner ZT230-300dpi ZPL
    

Update Release

• Executable files are now signed with Zebra Technologies digital signature.
• Corrected an issue where the GK888t EPL driver could not be set for direct thermal mode.
• Corrected an issue where the GC420t EPL driver could not be set for thermal transfer mode.
• Corrected an issue where print jobs were deleted from the Windows print queue when an out of media condition occurred and USB communication was used.
• Added the following printer models:
  • 105SLPlus
  • QLn420
  • iMZ220
  • iMZ320
    

Update Release

• Updates to be Windows 8 compatible.
• Corrected iMZ320 model name.
• The correct Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer options are now displayed for the following printer models:
  • GC420t ZPL
  • GK888t ZPL
  • LP2844
  • GX420s EPL
  • GX420s
  • HC100
• Added the following printer models:
  • iMZ220 ZPL
  • iMZ320 ZPL

Update Release

• Added the following printer models:
  • ZD500R-203dpi ZPL
  • ZD500R-300dpi ZPL

Update Release

• Server 2012 is now supported.
• Users can now change languages settings if they have admin rights (applies to Windows 8 and Server 2012).
• Corrected an issue where Microsoft Access was reporting incorrect paper names when custom stocks were defined in the driver.
• User entered values are now validated against the fields range values.
• Corrected an issue in the ZM400 EPL driver that caused incorrect print positioning and font size printing.
• Corrected the maximum print width for the EZ320, MZ320 and iMZ320 printers.
• Added the following printer models:
  • ZE500R Series

Update Release

• Added the following printer models:
  • ZD500
  • ZT410
  • ZT410R
  • ZT420
  • ZT420R
• Removed the following printer models that have past their Service & Support discontinuation date:
  • 110 PAX3
  • 170 PAX3
  • 140 XiIII
  • 170 XiIII
  • 220 XiIII
  • 2746e
  • 90 XiIII
  • 90 XiIII Plus
  • 96 XiIII
  • 96 XiIII Plus
  • DA402
  • LP2824-Z
  • R110 XiIII Plus
  • R402
  • R4Mplus
  • S400
  • S600
  • TA402
  • TLP2824-Z
  • Z4M
  • Z4Mplus
  • Z6M
  • Z6Mplus

Update Release

• Corrected an issue where some labels in a batch did not print when printing via a network using the ZDesigner port monitor.
• Improved throughput performance when using USB and Link-OS printers.
• To improve throughput performance the 'Use ZIP Compression' setting is now enabled by default in all ZPL models.
• Corrected an issue where the spooler could resend firmware to the printer more than once during a firmware update.
• Corrected an issue where the driver was not installed in the selected language in the installation wizard.
• Corrected the maximum print speed settings for the ZT410 and ZT420 printers.
• Corrected the minimum label length for the ZT410 and ZT420 printers.
• The RFID option in the ZT410R and ZT420R is now enabled.
• Corrected an issue where no memory slot was available for selection in the Font Downloader when using ZD500, ZT410 or ZT420 printers.
• The PrnList.txt file has been removed from the distribution.
• Corrected the maximum print width in G-Series EPL and ZT-Series EPL drivers.
• To simplify Plug 'n' Play installations, the driver distribution now has a method to prepare the computer system by adding the driver to the computer's driver store.
• Microsoft has ended support for Windows XP (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help). This driver release aligns to that decision, with support for Windows XP having been removed. The prior version, 2.7.03.16, does support Windows XP and shall remain available on our website for download for an extended period of time. Version 2.7.03.16 is available 'as is'.
• There is nothing implemented to prevent this driver from running on Windows XP. However, this and future versions are not tested on Windows XP.
• Added the following printer models:
  • ZQ510
  • ZQ520
  • GT800 (300dpi)

Update Release

• The user interface for the ZD500 300dpi EPL driver has been corrected and now shows EPL options.
• Corrected center/left aligned print positioning on ZD500 203dpi EPL and ZT410 203dpi EPL drivers when printing less than full width.
• Corrected an issue when using ZebraDesigner Pro and printing a one digit Code 39 barcode.
• Changed the maximum print quantity from 32000 to 99999999 when printing from applications such as ZebraDesigner. Maximum print quantity is still 32768 when using applications such as Word due to Windows signed integer limitation.
• Improvements to the printer installation wizard including a feature to remove previously installed drivers from the driver store.
• Drivers installed using the printer installation wizard can now be removed using the Print Management console.
• Added the following printer models:
  • ZD410
  • ZD420
  • ZR338
  • ZR628
  • ZR638
  • ZT410R 600dpi

Update Release

• This release has been certified for Windows 10.
• Improvements to the printer installation wizard - previously it could remove all printers and related drivers. It can now optionally remove drivers even if there is no related printer installed.
• The about dialog graphic has been updated to reflect new branding.
• Support for the ^RL RFID command is supported for use with ZebraDesigner.
• The help file has been updated with the new corporate address and references removed to operating systems no longer supported.
• Corrected print speed limits in ZD500 and ZT410 EPL drivers.
• Corrected an issue in the Font & Graphic Downloader where it generated the same file name for different size fonts.
• Microsoft has ended extended support for Windows Server 2003. This driver release aligns to that decision, with support for Windows Server 2003 having been removed. The prior version, 2.7.03.16, does support Windows Server 2003 and shall remain available on our website for download for an extended period of time. Version 2.7.03.16 is available 'as is'.
• There is nothing implemented to prevent this driver from running on Windows Server 2003. However, this and future versions are not tested on Windows Server 2003.

Update Release

• The Status Monitor installer now includes Zebra's digital signature.
• Corrected an issue where the existence of the zebrazbrn.inf could cause USB installation issues. The installer now checks for it and deletes it if necessary.
• Implemented support for RFID EPC Gen2 v2. This adds a new PC Word data field in ZebraDesigner where the user can set the PC Word.
• For RFID 240bit EPC tag, 7800 is now sent for PC Memory instead of 6000.
• Corrected an issue where RFID user data was incorrectly written to the EPC memory field.

Update Release

• Updated the EULA in the distribution.
• Corrected an issue where a tilde character was not encoded correctly in a Datamatrix barcode.
• Updated Japanese translations in the UI for ZPL printers.
• For CPCL printers the FORM command is no longer sent when the paper type is set to Journal.
• A new RTC format is supported when using ZebraDesigner (YYJJJ: year in two digits + julian date).
• Corrected an issue where the about diaog displayed garbage if the model name was greater than 32 characters.
• The driver is now Package-aware to support the Microsoft security update described in Article ID: 3170005
• Added the following printer models:
  • ZQ310
  • ZQ320
  • ZT510
  • ZT610
  • ZT610R
  • ZT620
  • ZT620R
  • ZR318
  • ZR328