cashdrawer operator guide
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SUBJECT
Operating the Drawer Kickout
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Contents
1. Drawer Hardware.................................................................................................Page 3
2. ESC POS Control................................................................................................Pages 4 and 5
3. Windows Drivers..................................................................................................Pages 6 to 10
4. OPOS Control......................................................................................................Pages 11 and 12
5. References..........................................................................................................Page 13
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Drawer Hardware
EPSON provides a Drawer Kick ( DK ) connector on the TM Printer range that allows the programmerto control up to two cashdrawers. The DK connector supplies +24VDC to the drawer solenoid(s) [Pin4]and then returns this signal to ground [Pin5 or Pin2] when the printer receives the appropriate controlcommand. The connector also has provision for the connection of a drawer position switch. Thisswitch, in conjunction with the Automatic Status Back command or similar, can inform the applicationof drawer position.
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Controlling the Cashdrawer
ESC POS Control
The EPSON ESC POS Drawer Kick command enables the control of either 1 or 2 Cashdrawers
ESC p m t1 t2
Where
ESC p is the drawer kick command
m is the DK connector pin to output control signals ( Pin2 or Pin5 )
t1 is the ON time of the drawer kick signal. The ON time is 2mS x t1 value.
t2 is the OFF time of the drawer kick signal ( time before the next ON signal can be received ) TheOFF time is 2mS x t2 value.
ESC p m t1 t2Hexadecimal 1B 70 0,1 00 to FF 00 to FF
Decimal 27 112 0,1 ( 48,49 ) 0 to 255 0 to 255
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t2 OFF Time
t1 ON Time
t2 OFF Time
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Controlling the Cashdrawer
ESC POS Control (cont.)
Programming Examples
ESC p m t1 t2
Decimal Example
MSComm1.Output = Chr(27) + Chr(112) + Chr(0) + Chr(25) + Chr(250)
Kick drawer 1 with the following pulse
Hexadecimal Example
MSComm1.Output = Chr(&H1B) + Chr(&H70) + Chr(&H0) + Chr$(&H19) + Chr$(&HFA)
Kick drawer 1 with the following pulse
50mS
500mS
OnTime
OffTime
50mS
500mS
OnTime
OffTime
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Windows Drivers
EPSON supplies a Windows driver for the current range of TM Series printers. Programmers can alsouse the Generic / Text Only driver to control the Cashdrawer.
EPSON Windows Driver
EPSON has provided a ‘control’ font in the Windows driver that sends the appropriate command tothe printer when triggered by certain control characters. The control characters listed below areprovided for Cashdrawer control.
Control-Font
Character Code
Function Extended charactercode (on all fontsother than thosemarked "Ext.")
A Open Drawer 1 (50ms drive pulse width) 81H
B Open Drawer 1 (100ms drive pulse width) 82H
C Open Drawer 1 (150ms drive pulse width) 83H
D Open Drawer 1 (200ms drive pulse width) 84H
E Open Drawer 1 (250ms drive pulse width) 85H
a Open Drawer 2 (50ms drive pulse width) 89H
b Open Drawer 2 (100ms drive pulse width) 8AH
c Open Drawer 2 (150ms drive pulse width) 8BH
d Open Drawer 2 (200ms drive pulse width) 8CH
e Open Drawer 2 (200ms drive pulse width) 8DH
Programming Examples
Cashdrawer 1 Kick
Printer.FontName = “control”Printer.FontSize = 10Printer.Print “A”
Cashdrawer 2 Kick
Printer.FontName = “control”Printer.FontSize = 10Printer.Print “a”
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Windows Drivers (cont.)
Note : If the EPSON TM Series print driver is installed as the Default Windows print driver additionalfonts will appear in the dropdown font combo box in Windows programs such as WordPad andWord97. In this font list there will be a number of EPSON internal printer fonts added. These fontsallow printing of internal font characters that speed up printing of Receipts to the maximum allowablespeed. They also allow selection of the control font. Using this font and the special printer controlcharacters listed previously we can easily control the printer operation.
To kick Cashdrawer 1, we would only need to set the font to control in WordPad, Word97, Access orany other Window based program that allows font selection, type the desired control character, andprint the data. The EPSON print driver would see the control font character and then send the requiredESC POS command to the printer.
EPSON InternalBarcode Font
EPSON printer controlfont
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Generic Windows Driver
The Generic / Text Only driver in Windows has features in the Device Options area that allow theplacement of printer control codes. Using this area we can produce simple printer control independentof the application.
Device OptionsTab
Printer control codes here
Or here
Printer can also becontrolled here
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Entering Printer control commands
To enter printer control commands into the Generic/Text Only driver you will need to access thecorrect ASCII characters via the P.C’s keyboard. To achieve this you hold down the ALT key, thenenter the desired ASCII characters decimal equivalent on the numeric keypad, then release the ALTkey.
Example
Use Windows notebook for these examples
To obtain the ASCII character ‘p’ we need to refer to the ASCII Character Code table. In this table wecan see the decimal equivalent of ASCII ‘p’ is 112. To enter this character we do the following;
1) Press and hold the ALT key2) Press and release 1 on the numeric keypad, then press and release 1 again, then press and
release 2.3) Release the ALT key
The ASCII character ‘p’ should now appear.
To obtain the Æ character
1) Press and hold the ALT key2) Press and release 1 on the numeric keypad, then press and release 4, then press and release 6.3) Release the ALT key
The ASCII character ‘Æ’ should now appear.
Generic Driver Device Options Example
To enter the Cashdrawer command, ESC p m t1 t2, we would have entered the following data in theDevice Options ‘End print job’ box
1) Press and release the ESC key2) Press and hold the ALT key3) Press and release 1 on the numeric keypad, then press and release 1, then press and release 2.4) Release the ALT key5) Press and hold the ALT key6) Press and release 4 on the numeric keypad then press and release 8.7) Release the ALT key8) Enter { character twice
<ESC> p0{{ should now be showing in the Device Options ‘End print job’ box;
This will cause the Generic/Text Only print driver to output the EPSON Cashdrawer command,ESC p m t1 t2, after it has finished printing.
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ESC p m t1 t2
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EPSON OPOS Drivers
EPSON supplies an OPOS driver (Service Object) for a Standard Cashdrawer. In the CashDrawerDevice Specific Settings area in OPOS you can set the values for m (Cashdrawer Selection) and t1, t2(ON / OFF time).
m value
t1 value
t2 value
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OPOS Commands
To operate the Autocutter mechanism in OPOS it is only necessary to send the following command tothe OPOS Control Object.
Cocash1.OpenDrawer
There is also a command that allows monitoring of drawer open status. For this command to operateconnection will have to be made between the DK connector and a position switch on the Cashdrawer.
Cocash1.DrawerOpened
Programming Examples
No position switch
Cocash1.Open (“Cashdrawer”)Cocash1.Claim 2000Cocash1.DeviceEnabled = True
Cocash1.OpenDrawer
Cocash1.DeviceEnabled = False
Position switch fitted
Cocash1.Open (“Cashdrawer”)Cocash1.Claim 2000Cocash1.DeviceEnabled = True
If Not Cocash1.DrawerOpened ThenCocash1.OpenDrawerCocash1.WaitForDrawerClose 10000,1000,100,100End If
Cocash1.DeviceEnabled = False
This example is asking
If the cashdrawer is not open then open the drawer, if the cashdrawer is open wait for it to be closed.The timing parameters after the WaitForDrawerClose command set up the Beep sound in Windows.This beep gives an audible warning to the operator to close the drawer.
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References
ESC POS Section
TM-t88II Specification Manual Revision DVisual Basic 5.0EAL Printer Control.pptCharacter Code Table PC437
Windows Drivers
Windows 95EPSON TM Printer Driver Users Manual 1.53EWordPadCharacter Code Table PC437TM-T88II Specification Manual Revision DVisual Basic 5.0EAL Printer Control.ppt
EPSON OPOS Drivers
EPSON OPOS ADK Training ManualEPSON OPOS ADK Application Development Guide Version 1.72EEPSON OPOS ADK Application Development Guide POS Printers (EPSON TM Series) Version 1.74EOLE for Retail POS Application Programmers Guide Release 1.2EAL OPOS Presentation.ppt
For further information or assistance please contact
EPSON AUSTRALIACraig Alderson
Sales Support Technician70 Gibbes Street
Chatswood NSW 206761299039142
DH TechnologyJoe Parolaro
Technical Manager39 Leighton Place
Hornsby NSW 207761294771999
CASHFLOW Retail SystemsDuncan Mullin
Technical Manager13 Morningside Drive
St Lukes 1996Auckland NZ6498469933
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What is OPOS ?
OPOS is Object Linked Embedding for Point Of Sale. OPOS aims to standardize methods of printercontrol across all POS peripherals and peripheral manufacturers by using OLE (ActiveX) technology.This will allow more open and general purpose development of applications and control software. Atpresent over 180 companies are developing or have developed OPOS supported products with moreand more products becoming OPOS compliant all the time.
By using OPOS drivers, the application developer frees himself from undertaking the time consumingdevelopment of specialized drivers for specific hardware items. This allows more time and resourcesto be spent on creating more effective POS solutions that fully utilize features of Windows such asMultitasking and Multimedia. Both Microsoft and Fujitsu have made available large scale OPOSsolutions.
EPSON provides, at no cost, copies of the OPOS Application Developers Kit. This kit contains theOPOS drivers, sample applications in Visual Basic and numerous Application Development Guides forcurrent EPSON products.
If you would like more information on OPOS or any other EPSON product, please contact EPSONAustralia or your local EPSON distributor
EPSONTM-H5000II
EPSON Intelligent Register
EPSONTM-U590
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