Application Development Information; Controlling The Printer; Epos-Print Xml; Esc/Pos - Epson tm-m30 Technical Reference Manual

Application Development Information

This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application develop-
ment.

Controlling the Printer

The printer supports the following command systems:
 ePOS-Print XML
 ESC/POS
Users can control the printer by using the aforementioned commands, or the following development kits or
drivers.
 Epson ePOS SDK
 ePOS-Print SDK
 OPOS ADK
 OPOS ADK for .NET
 JavaPOS ADK
 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver (APD)
 EPSON TM Virtual Port Driver
 Mac Printer Driver
 Epson TM/BA Series Thermal Printer Driver

ePOS-Print XML

ePOS-Print XML is the Epson original control command system for POS printers defined in XML. With ePOS-
Print XML commands, you can print in environments where http communication is available and from OS
applications. For detailed information about ePOS-Print XML, see the ePOS-Print XML User's Manual.

ESC/POS

ESC/POS is the Epson original printer command system for POS printers and customer display. With ESC/POS
commands, you can directly control all the TM-m30 printer functions, but detailed knowledge of printer speci-
fications or combination of commands is required, compared to using drivers and applications.
For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, see the Product Specifications. Product Specifications is
available after contracting the non-disclosure agreement with Epson. For details, please contact the selling
agency.
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