MAUI Programmer's Guide

EMDK For Xamarin 8.0

Overview

The EMDK for Xamarin (EMDK-X) now supports the Microsoft .NET Multi-platform App UI, better known as MAUI. Developers can now use the cross-platform framework for apps that target Zebra devices and use EMDK APIs.

Also see Developing with .NET MAUI on Zebra Android Devices from Zebra engineering.

Requirements

  • EMDK for Xamarin 8.0 (or later) Set it up.
  • Visual Studio 2022 (or later) Get it.
  • .NET 6.0 (or later) Get it.

Create an App

To create an app with EMDK-X MAUI:

1. Create a new project. Open Visual Studio and create a new .NET MAUI app:
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2. Install the XamarinEMDK NuGet Package.
    a. In Visual Studio, go to Tools > NuGet Package Manager.
    b. Select "Manage NuGet Packages for Solution" from the submenu:
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    c. In the Browse section, search for "EMDK" and install the most recent version of the EMDK library:
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3. Verify the Xamarin EMDK library.
    a. Open the .csproj file.
    b. Verify that Symbol.XamarinEMDK is added as a package reference (highlighted section, toward the bottom of the left-hand window in the image below):
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To use the Symbol.XamarinEMDK library, navigate to the MainActivity.cs file in the Android platform section and import the library. A line should appear as "using Symbol.XamarinEMDK;" as in line 4 of the screen shown below: image Click image to enlarge; ESC to exit.

4. Install Profile Manager Plug-in.
    a. In the Extensions menu, select Manage Extensions.
    b. Search for "EMDK" and download EMDK for Xamarin from the results list (see image below).
    c. After downloading, quit and re-open Visual Studio. A dialog titled "Modifying the project" should appear.
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5. Access the Profile Manager Wizard.

    a. Go to Extensions > EMDK > Profile Manager.
    b. Use Profile Manager as needed. Learn how and why.
If "EMDK" does not appear in the Extensions menu, repeat Step 4.
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Continue developing project as desired.

Sample Projects

EMDK Xamarin Samples | See all Zebra sample EMDK-X projects, including "MAUI Barcode Sample1" and "MAUI Profile Clock Sample1"

Also See

Using Profile Manager | A tool for using Zebra MX to configure devices from within an app

Microsoft .NET MAUI site | Microsoft site for its cross-platform desktop and mobile-app framework