Application Development Information; Controlling The Printer; Epos-Print Xml; Epos-Device Xml - Epson TM-T88VI-iHUB Reference Manual

Application Development Information

This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application
development.

Controlling the Printer

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

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.

ePOS-Device XML

ePOS-Device XML is a command system that uses XML to define functions to control various POS peripherals
(including this product printer unit) connected to this product. An application creates a request message in
XML format and sends it to this product using socket communications. For detailed information about ePOS-
Device XML, see the ePOS-Device XML User's Manual.
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