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Chapter 5 Application Development
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Control Method for Devices
The follow ing s are me t hods for co nt roll ing dev i ces.
• ESC/POS comma n d:
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Th i s ca n co nt rol t he EPSON TM pr int er, cash drawer, a n d c u s t omer d i splay. (For
de t a i ls, refer t o "ESC/POS comma n d" o n pa g e 166 .)
• APD5 (W in dows pr int er dr i ver):
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W in dows pr int er dr i ver for TM-T70II-DT pr int ers. The dr i ver co nt rols paper c ut
a n d cash drawer, a n d in cl u des t he s t a tu s API t ha t mo nit ors t he pr int er s t a tu s a n d
se n ds ESC/POS comma n ds. Th i s dr i ver ca n be in s t alled w it h APD4.54 or la t er
vers i o n s a n d bo t h ca n be opera t ed t o g e t her.
• APD4 (W in dows pr int er dr i ver):
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Th i s dr i ver ca n co nt rol TM pr int ers co nt rolled by TM-T70II-DT, cash drawers,
a n d c u s t omer d i splays.
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The S t a tu s API (Epso n or igin al DLL) t ha t mo nit ors pr int er s t a tu s a n d se n ds
ESC/POS comma n ds i s also a tt ached t o t h i s dr i ver.
• OPOS ADK:
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Th i s OCX dr i ver ca n co nt rol POS per i pherals u s ing OLE t ech n olo g y*1. Beca u se
co nt roll ing POS per i pherals w it h or igin al comma n ds i s n o t req ui red o n t he
appl i ca ti o n s i de, eff i c i e nt sys t em developme nt i s poss i ble.
• OPOS ADK for .NET:
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OPOS ADK for .NET allows yo u t o develop appl i ca ti o n s t ha t are compa ti ble
w it h M i crosof t POS for .NET. Whe n develop ing appl i ca ti o n s, u se a separa t e
developme nt e n v i ro n me nt s u ch as M i crosof t V i s u al S tu d i o .NET.
*1: OLE t ech n olo g y developed by M i crosof t d i v i des sof t ware int o par t blocks. The OPOS
dr i ver i s pres u pposed t o be u sed w it h a developme nt e n v i ro n me nt s u ch as V i s u al Bas i c,
un l i ke ord in ary W in dows dr i vers. I t i s n o t a dr i ver t o be u sed for pr inting from commerc i al
appl i ca ti o n s.