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Chapter 4 Application Development Information
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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
ePOS-Device XML
Users can control the printer by using the followings.
EPSON Advanced Printer Driver
EPSON OPOS ADK
EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET
EPSON JavaPOS ADK
Epson ePOS SDK
Server Direct Print
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 an Epson original control command system for POS printers and customer displays. It is
defined in XML. Control the customer display that is connected to this printer, and control receipt printing, slip
printing, or MICR reading. An application creates a request message in XML format and sends it to this product
using socket communications. For detailed information about ePOS-Device 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.
For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, see the Product Specifications. Product Specifications is
available after contracting the non-disclosure agreement with Epson. For details, please contact the selling
agency.