Ricoh Developer Program (RiDP)
Ricoh Developer Program (RiDP) consists of design information that Ricoh offers as a service to its business partner (value-added reseller / system integrator / customer). We seek mutual cooperation with our business partner, to keep offering good solution to our customer.
In this program, we offer software resources for application development. The information for development is listed below:
| Membership Tier | Contract Type | Type of Development Information |
| Premier | Non-Disclosure Agreement (Manual / Offline) | LAN Fax/PC Fax Driver API |
| Premier Plus | Non-Disclosure Agreement (Manual / Offline) | SmartSDK |
Premier Download
The Premier Download information resources are made available upon request, to customer, 3rd party developer or Independent Software Vendor, for the purpose of integrating their existing application or development of new application, to work with Ricoh multifunction devices and laser printers.
The joining fee for Premier Members is US$500, and the optional annual renewal fee is US$500. Prior to joining the program, the developer is required to sign an NDA & Service Support Agreement with Ricoh Asia Pacific and made payment for the joining fee.
The following items/services would be available to Premier Members:
- LAN Fax/PC Fax Driver API
For further details, please contact: [email protected]
| Premier Download Listing |
LAN Fax/PC Fax Driver API ver. 2.70 This API is used to initiate fax transmissions from within your own fax applications. It requires the LAN Fax Driver to be installed on the same PC/Server that the fax application resides on. The PC Fax Driver API is supported on Windows operating system platforms. |
Premier Plus Download
The Premier Plus Download information resources are made available upon request, to customer, 3rd party developer or Independent Software Vendor, for the purpose of integrating their existing application or development of new application, to work with Ricoh multifunction devices and laser printers.
The joining fee for Premier Plus Members is US$4,500, and the optional annual renewal fee is US$3,000. Prior to joining the program, the developer is required to sign an NDA & Service Support Agreement with Ricoh Asia Pacific and made payment for the joining fee.
The following items/services would be available to Premier Plus Members:
- All versions of SmartSDK1
- SDK induction training
- Technical support services provided via email
- Compatibility testing provided for developer’s application to work with Ricoh devices
1SmartSDK
SmartSDK is a state-of-the-art application development environment that allows for the creation of embedded and remote applications that run on Ricoh multifunction devices and laser printers. SmartSDK is based on Android technology and controls most aspects of device operation, including the control panel and core capabilities such as printing, scanning, faxing and saving files.
It allows for the creation of 3 different kinds of application that run on Ricoh multifunction devices and laser printers.
- Smart Operation Panel
An Android platform panel with fully functional capabilities for copying, printing, scanning and fax.
- Web Browser NX
Redesigned version of Ricoh’s device browser. It is not intended for general web browsing, but is a browser technology to allow the design of web-based applications that run on an HTTP server with capability to copy, print, scan, and fax.
- Web API
A HTTP protocol-based REST API that allows the realisation of copy, print, scan, or fax applications driven by remote devices such as mobile phones and tablets.
For further details, please contact: [email protected]
| Premier Plus Download Listing |
SmartSDK SmartSDK is a state-of-the-art application development environment that allows for the creation of embedded and remote applications that run on Ricoh multifunction devices and laser printers. It is based on Android technology and controls most aspects of device operation, including the control panel and core capabilities such as printing, scanning, faxing and saving files. |