Application Development Information; Controlling The Printer; Epos-Print Xml; Esc/Pos - Epson TM-T88VI Technical 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-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.

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 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 ESC/POS Command Reference that can be
accessed from the following URL.
https://reference.epson-biz.com/pos/reference/
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