Chapter 4 Application Development Information Application Development Information This chapter explains how to control the customer display as well as necessary information for developing system applications using this product. Controlling the Customer display This product supports the following control commands. ePOS-Print XML (Only when connected to a TM printer that supports ePOS-Print) ESC/POS Users can control the customer display by using the aforementioned commands, or the following development kits or drivers.
Epson ePOS SDK EPSON OPOS ADK EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET EPSON JavaPOS ADK EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 (APD5) ePOS-Print XML ePOS-Print XML is the Epson original control command system for POS printers and customer displays. By sending an XML-format request message via HTTP transmission to a TM printer that supports ePOS-Print, you can control the customer display connected to the printer. For details about ePOS-Print XML, see the ePOS-Print XML User's Manual. Control via ePOS-Print XML is possible only when connected to a TM printer that supports ePOS- Print. For the supported printers, see "Connectable TM Printers" on page 9 .
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 functions of this product, but detailed knowledge of printer specifications or combination of commands is required, compared to using drivers and applications. For details on the ESC/POS commands, see "ESC/POS Command Reference for Customer Displays" by accessing the URL below. U https://support.epson.net/publist/reference_en/ 22