Pc-Pos System Development; Interface - Epson TM-T88V-DT Technical Reference Manual

PC-POS System Development

This chapter describes the PC-POS System interface, the control method for devices, and system development
using the Thin-Client environment.
PC-POS System Development
You can configure a simple POS System by installing POS applications and connecting a display with a touch
panel and a barcode scanner to this product. You can also configure a system utilizing existing Windows POS
applications.

Interface

The following table describes the interfaces of this product printer and connected peripherals that are recog-
nized from Windows.
Device
Product's printer
TM printer
(USB interface)
TM printer
( Wired LAN / Wireless LAN
interface)
Cash drawer
Customer display
HID standard device
(Barcode scanner, etc)
Serial communication device
: This setting is for cases when there is no connection by a USB-serial conversion device other than the customer
display. If you connect a USB-serial conversion device, a COM port is assigned to that device for each connection.
Refer to the Windows Device Manager for accurate information regarding ports.
Interface
USB
USB
Network
USB 
(same as the product's printer)
COM4*
Keyboard
COM1
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Description
Recognized as a USB-connection TM-T88V.
Recognized as a USB-connection TM printer.
Recognized as a network-connection TM printer.
Connects to the DK (Drawer-kick) connector but the
interface is the same as for this product printer.
Connects to a USB connector but is recognized as a
virtual COM port by the COM-USB conversion driver.
Recognized as a keyboard device.
Recognized as COM1 in the Windows system settings.
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