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Chapter 3 Application Development Information
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Application Development Information
Th i s chap t er descr i bes how t o co nt rol t he pr int er a n d gi ves in forma ti o n u sef u l for pr int er
appl i ca ti o n developme nt .
How to Control the Printer
Use a dr i ver or ESC/POS comma n ds t o co nt rol t he pr int er.
Selecting a Driver
Choose o n e of t he dr i vers l i s t ed in "Sof t ware a n d Ma nu als" o n pa g e 78 , depe n d ing o n t he
appl i ca ti o n opera ting e n v i ro n me nt . For in forma ti o n abo ut t he dr i ver opera ting e n v i ro n me nt , see
t he in s t alla ti o n ma nu al for each dr i ver.
When you newly develop an application
• Use APD i f yo u wa nt t o pr int Tr u eType fo nt s or pr int m u ch g raph i cs.
• OPOS ADK i s recomme n ded for sys t em ex t e n s i b i l it y. A n OPOS dr i ver i s prov i ded for var i o u s
per i pherals a n d it i s n ow a POS in d u s t ry s t a n dard. I t e n ables POS sys t em eff i c i e n cy, red u c ti o n
of developme nt cos t , a n d effec ti ve u se of appl i ca ti o n asse t s.
You can use all functions including ones not supported by OPOS ADK or APD, by using
ESC/POS commands through your driver. Use the DIRECT I/O function of OPOS ADK, the
control A command of APD, or Status API to send ESC/POS commands from each driver.
(See
"ESC/POS command functions" on page 72 .)