Application Development Information; Controlling The Printer; Esc/Pos - Epson TM-J7200 Technical Reference Manual

Chapter 4 Application Development Information

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:
 ESC/POS
Users can control the printer by using the aforementioned commands, or the following development kits or
drivers.
 EPSON OPOS ADK
 EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET
 EPSON JavaPOS ADK
 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver
 EPSON TM Virtual Port Driver

ESC/POS

ESC/POS is the Epson original printer command system for POS printers and customer display. With ESC/POS
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commands, you can directly control all the TM-J7200/TM-J7700 printer functions, but detailed knowledge of
printer specifications 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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