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Chapter 4 Application Development Information
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:
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ESC/POS
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ePOS-Print XML
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ePOS-Device XML
Users can control the printer by using the aforementioned command, or the following development kits or
drivers.
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EPSON Advanced Printer Driver (APD)
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OPOS ADK
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OPOS ADK for .NET
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JavaPOS ADK
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Mac Printer Driver
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Epson TM/BA Series Thermal Printer Driver
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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.
ePOS-Device XML
ePOS-Device XML is a command system that uses XML to define functions to control various POS peripherals
(including this product printer unit) connected to this product. An application creates a request message in
XML format and sends it to this product using socket communications. For detailed information about
ePOSDevice XML, see the ePOS-Device 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.