Epson TM-T88VI Series Development Manual

Epson TM-T88VI Series Development Manual

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EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
GUIDE
POSPrinter (TM-T88VI)
Version 3.00 Feb. 2019

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  • Page 1 EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE POSPrinter (TM-T88VI) Version 3.00 Feb. 2019...
  • Page 2 The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Seiko Epson is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Contents SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION ..................1 SECTION 2. DETAILS ON SETTINGS ................2 2.1 References of Firmware Versions ................2 2.2 Settings of DIP Switches ..................2 2.3 Port Information ....................... 6 2.4 Device Settings ......................7 2.4.1 Usable Device Specific Settings................. 7 2.4.2 Multilingual font Setting ...................
  • Page 4 Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.8 COMPOSITE Printing.................... 20 3.8.1 Symbology Parameter ..................20 3.8.2 Printing Size..................... 20 3.8.3 Printing Position ....................21 3.8.4 Data Format ..................... 21 3.9 Power Condition Reports..................22 3.10 Synchronous Processing ..................22 3.11 Printing Positions ....................22 3.12 Electronic Logo Function (NVRAM) ..............
  • Page 5: Section 1. Introduction

    Section 1. Introduction This manual describes the method of use and related items, as well as machine-specific precautions, when the EPSON TM-T88VI Series POS Printers are used with the EPSON OPOS ADK program. This manual applies to the following devices.
  • Page 6: Section 2. Details On Settings

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Section 2. Details on Settings This section describes connection configurations and how to make the settings for the TM-T88VI Series printers. 2.1 References of Firmware Versions Refer to the release notes (Relnote.txt). 2.2 Settings of DIP Switches Confirm that the following settings have been made correctly.
  • Page 7 Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 (Specification of the print density) to match the environment of use. Make other settings in accordance with the settings described above. When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON. 2) Parallel Port DIP-SW 1 DIP-SW 2...
  • Page 8 Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3) USB Port DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2 Setting Setting Recommended Recommended Recommended Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at ON...
  • Page 9 Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 4) Ethernet Port DIP-SW1 DIP-SW2 Setting Setting Recommended Recommended Recommended Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Settable Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at OFF Fixed at ON...
  • Page 10: Port Information

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 When using with the power saving mode, set DIP-SW2-3 and DIP-SW2-4 to ON. 2.3 Port Information 1) Port information when serial port is used The port information that can be set with the SetupPOS utility is as follows. Item Setting range Baud rate [bps]...
  • Page 11: Device Settings

    For the TM-T88VI models, the following device specific settings are settable by the SetupPOS utility. For the detail, please refer to the corresponding part of the Section 2 of “EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE POSPrinter (TM Series)” Settings...
  • Page 12: Section 3. Function Details

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 Section 3. Function Details This section describes the functions of the TM-T88VI models printers in details. Supplementary explanation of the parts not described in detail in the "UPOS" is also given here. 3.1 Property Set Values and Default Values The following explanation is about the property set values and the default values.
  • Page 13 Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 CapRecPapercut TRUE CapRecNearEndSensor TRUE CapRecMarkFeed CapRecLeft90 TRUE CapRecItalic FALSE CapRecEmptySensor TRUE CapRecDwideDhigh TRUE CapRecDwide TRUE CapRecDhigh TRUE CapRecColor PTR_COLOR_PRIMARY CapRecCartridgeSensor CapRecBold TRUE CapRecBitmap TRUE CapRecBarCode TRUE CapRec2Color FALSE CapRecPresent TRUE CapRecRuledLine FALSE CapSlpUnderline FALSE CapSlpRotate180 FALSE CapSlpRight90 FALSE CapSlpNearEndSensor...
  • Page 14: List Properties

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 If CHINA GB18030 character model or TAIWAN BIG-5 character model or Thai 1 Pass character model, “FALSE” is set. 3.1.2 List Properties The List Properties are explained in the following. List Property Settings *1*5 CharacterSetList (TM-T88VI, TM-T88VIM ”120, 121, 126, 130, 131, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 255, 437, 720, 737, 775, 850, 851, 852, 853, 855, 857, 858, 860, 861, 862, 863,...
  • Page 15: Width And Height Properties

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.1.3 Width and Height Properties The width and height properties are described below. Settings Property Default Maximum Minimum Value value [dot] value [dot] RecLineSpacing JrnLineSpacing SlpLineSpacing SlpLineHeight [dot] (Font A) 24 RecLineHeight [dot] (Font B) 17 JrnLineHeight [dot] SlpLineWidth [dot] RecLineWidth [dot]...
  • Page 16: Common Property Strings

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.1.4 Common Property Strings The Device information properties are described below. DeviceName DeviceDescription TM-T88VI EPSON TM-T88VI POS Printer TM-T88VIM EPSON TM-T88VIM POS Printer TM-T88VIP EPSON TM-T88VIP POS Printer TM-T88VIPM EPSON TM-T88VIPM POS Printer TM-T88VIU EPSON TM-T88VIU POS Printer...
  • Page 17: Methods

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.2 Methods The following explanation is about supported/unsupported Methods, and the detailed information. Method Supported/Unsupported Compatibility with the PageMode printing PrintNormal PrintTwoNormal PrintImmediate PrintBarCode PrintBitmap PrintMemoryBitmap CutPaper (1~100: Cutting with one point of the bottom left corner uncut) MarkFeed ChangePrintSide ValidateData...
  • Page 18: Escape Sequences

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.3 Escape Sequences The following figure is about supported/unsupported Escape Sequences. Compatibility with the Escape Sequence Supported/Unsupported PageMode printing 0~100 0~100 [*]#R 0~9999 #uF Base Pitch [inch] 0~ equiv. 50 cm #rF Maximum [inch] [*]#E 0~65535 !rvC !tbC !tpC...
  • Page 19: Printable Barcode Type

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.4 Printable Barcode Type The TM-T88VI models allow the following barcode types. • Code 128 • Code 128 Parsed • Code 93 • Codabar • • Code 39 • JAN 13 (EAN 13) • JAN 8 (EAN 8) •...
  • Page 20: Printing Size

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 correction level is lowered for printing.) PTR_BCS_OTHER + 2 : Print using MAXI mode 6. 3.5.2 Printing Size Because the size of MAXI CODE is fixed, printing is done at a fixed size that is unaffected by the Width and Height parameters. An error occurs only when the Width and Height parameters fall below zero.
  • Page 21 Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 error occurs. (For the secondary message, an error occurs if the data length is more than 70 bytes.) 3.5.4.2 Mode 3 In the case of mode 3, except for the format of the primary message, it is same as mode 2.
  • Page 22: Qr Code Printing

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.6 QR CODE Printing 3.6.1 QR CODE Printing When printing QR CODE, set the Symbology parameter to one of the following value PTR_BCS_QRCODE: Print using QR CODE model 2. PTR_BCS_OTHER + 3 : Print using QR CODE model 1 (old specification, used for maintaining compatibility).
  • Page 23: Gs1 Printing (Two Dimension)

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.7 GS1 Printing (two dimension) 3.7.1 Symbology Parameter When printing GS1, set the Symbology parameter to one of the following value. PTR_BCS_GS1DATABAR_S :Print using GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional PTR_BCS_GS1DATABAR_E_S: Print using GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked PTR_BCS_OTHER + 7 : Print using GS1 DataBar Stacked.
  • Page 24: Composite Printing

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 [Special characters of GS1 DataBar 128] Special characters ASCII FNC1 ‘(’ ‘)’ 3.8 COMPOSITE Printing 3.8.1 Symbology Parameter When printing COMPOSITE, set the Symbology parameter to the following value. HIWORD : The constant value of PDF417 LOWORD : The constant value of the barcode that will combine the value of PDF417.
  • Page 25: Printing Position

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.8.3 Printing Position Like the one dimensional barcode, the print position of the two dimensional barcode is the specified position. 3.8.4 Data Format The range designation of the HIWORD data is as follows. Symbology Length (byte) Characters that can be specified PDF417 3 to 2361...
  • Page 26: Power Condition Reports

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 [Special characters of Barcodes (GS1 DataBar 128, GS1 DataBar Expanded and GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked)] Special characters ASCII FNC1 FNC3 ‘{’ ‘(’ ‘)’ ‘*’ 3.9 Power Condition Reports The TM-T88VI models support Power Condition Reports as follows. Powered on reporting: Supported Powered off reporting: Unsupported 3.10 Synchronous Processing...
  • Page 27: Electronic Logo Function (Nvram)

    To print image files registered with NVRAM, please use the either of the following DirectIO: PTR_DI_FLASH_BITMAP PTR_DI_FLASH_BITMAP2. Please refer to the corresponding part of the Section 4 of “EPSON OPOS ADK MANUAL APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT GUIDE POSPrinter (TM Series)” for detail. The available NVRAM sizes are as follows: TM-T88VI : 262144 bytes 3.13 Printable bitmap types and sizes...
  • Page 28: Maintenance Counter

    Version 3.00 Feb. 2019 3.14 Maintenance Counter The TM-T88VI models feature a maintenance counter function for retaining an operation log of the printer. The following chart shows the available maintenance counters for the TM-T88VI models. Counter Counter Counter Unit Max. Value number Type Hexadecimal...
  • Page 29: Section 4. Warnings

    When using the network connection, always use a build-in Ethernet Interface or OT-WL02/05, UB-R04 interface board. If a device is connected via other interface board, Epson will not be responsible for any consequences. Thai1 Pass mode printing: If print data remains in the printer buffer when printing is executed (i.e. The line feed for the print data was not completed), it is possible that the result will not be printed correctly.

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