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Cautions • No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. • The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for the latest information. • While every precaution has taken in the preparation of this document, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. • Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. • Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. • Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation. Trademarks EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Exceed Your Vision and ESC/POS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Windows and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. AndroidTM is trademark of Google Inc. in the United States and other countries. Apple, Mac OS and Xcode iPhone, iPad are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and other countries. IOS is registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco in the United States and other countries. JavaTM is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation, its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Eclipse is a trademark or registered trademark of Eclipse Foundation, Inc. QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO Wave Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification purpose only. ESC/POS® Proprietary Command System Epson took the initiative by introducing ESC/POS, a proprietary POS printer command system, which includes patented or patent pending commands and enables versatile POS system construction with high scalability. Compatible with all types of Epson POS printers and displays, this proprietary control system also offers the flexibility to easily make future upgrades. Its popularity is worldwide. ESC/POS is designed to reduce the processing load on the host computer in POS environments. It comprises a set of highly functional and efficient commands that enables the full realization of the potential of printers. © Seiko Epson Corporation 2012-2015. All rights reserved. 2

Section	Page
Cover	1
For Safety	3
Key to Symbols	3
Restriction of Use	3
About this Manual	4
Aim of the Manual	4
Manual Content	4
Contents	5
Overview	11
ePOS-Device XML	11
Features	12
System Configuration Example	13
How to Use the Communication Box	14
Specifying the Print Job ID from the Application	17
Spooler Function	18
Operating Environment	21
Application Environment	21
Application Terminal	21
TM-Intelligent	21
ePOS-Device Service Versions	21
TM Printer	22
Customer Display	23
Peripheral Device	23
Contents in the Package	24
Manual	24
Sample Program	24
Download	24
Restrictions	25
Building Environment	27
Workflow	27
TM-DT Series	27
TM-i Series	28
Registration of Device	29
TM-DT Series	29
TM-i Series	31
Programming Guide	33
Programming Flow	33
If Reconnecting to the TM-Intelligent when the Network was Cut Off	34
Programming flow for the Communication Box	35
Using the Spooler Function	38
Service Interface Specifications	39
Format	39
Communication Data Example	40
Communication Box Message Example	43
Array of <data> elements in <device_data> message	46
ePOS-Device XML	47
ePOS-Device XML List	47
Message	47
Message Data for Communication Box	48
Message Data for Each Device	48
Messages	51
<connect>	51
<reconnect>	52
<disconnect>	53
<admin_info>	54
<open_commbox>	56
<close_commbox>	58
<commbox_data>	59
<open_device>	60
<close_device>	62
<device_data>	64
<error>	65
Message Data for Communication Box	66
<type>getcommhistory</type>	66
<type>send</type>	68
<type>onreceive</type>	69
Message Data for Device Hub Terminal	70
<type>shutdown</type>	70
<type>onshutdown</type>	70
<type>restart</type>	71
<type>onrestart</type>	71
Message Data for the Barcode Scanner	72
<type>ondata</type>	72
Message Data for Printers	73
<type>print</type>	73
<type>onxmlresult</type>	74
Print Job ID	75
Message Data for Hybrid Printers	77
<type>lock</type>	77
<type>unlock</type>	77
<type>print</type>	78
<type>onxmlresult</type>	78
<type>slipprint</type>	79
<type>slipcancel</type>	79
<type>endorseprint</type>	80
<type>endorsecancel</type>	80
<type>micrread</type>	81
<type>micrcleaning</type>	82
<type>micrcancel</type>	82
<type>eject</type>	82
<type>onreceive</type>	83
Printer Control XML	85
<epos-print>	85
<response>	87
<text>	90
<feed>	96
<image>	98
<logo>	100
<barcode>	101
<symbol>	105
<hline>	110
<vline-begin>	111
<vline-end>	112
<page>	113
<area>	114
<direction>	115
<position>	116
<line>	117
<rectangle>	118
<cut>	119
<pulse>	120
<sound>	121
<command>	123
<layout>	124
<recovery>	127
<reset>	127
Message Data for the Customer Display	128
<type>display</type>	128
<type>onxmlresult</type>	129
Customer Display Control XML	130
<epos-display>	130
<response>	131
<window>	132
<text>	134
<cursor>	135
<blink>	136
<brightness>	137
<marquee>	138
<clock>	139
<clear>	139
<reset>	139
<command>	139
Message Data for the POS Keyboard	140
<type>onkeypress</type>	140
<type>setprefix</type>	141
<type>onstring</type>	142
<type>setMSRPrefix</type>	143
<type>ondata</type>	144
Message Data for the Serial Device	145
<type>sendcommand</type>	145
<type>oncommandreply</type>	146
Device Control Script	147
Programming	147
Using Device Control Script	147
Configuration of Device Control Script	148
List of Device Control Script API	150
ClientConnection object	150
DeviceConnection object	150
Device Control Script Name object	150
ClientConnection Object	151
send	151
DeviceConnection Object	152
send	152
Device Control Script Name Object	153
onDeviceData event (Input Device That Can Run with a HID Driver)	153
onDeviceData event (Serial Communication Device)	153
Any event	154
Sample Program	155
Outline	155
Building Environment for Android	156
Environment	156
Flow of environment construction for TM-DT Series	157
Flow of environment construction for TM-i Series	159
Installing Java SE Development Kit	161
Setting Up Eclipse	163
Setting Up Android SDK Manager	165
Installing ADT Plugin	170
Importing the Sample Program	174
Setting the Barcode Scanner	176
Building Environment for iOS	177
Environment	177
Flow of environment construction for TM-DT Series	178
Flow of environment construction for TM-i Series	179
Setting the Barcode Scanner	180
Setting the Sample Program	181
Executing Sample Program	182
Androiod	182
How to Use the Sample Program	187
Appendix	189
List of KeyCode	189
Printer specifications	191
TM-H6000IV-DT/ TM-H6000IV	191
TM-L90	193
TM-P20	195
TM-P60II/ TM-P60II with Peeler	197
TM-P80	199
TM-T20	200
TM-T20II-i/ TM-T20II	201
TM-T70-i/ TM-T70	203
TM-T70II-DT/ TM-T70II	204
TM-T82II-i/ TM-T82II	205
TM-T83II-i/ TM-T83II	207
TM-T88IV	209
TM-T88V-DT/ TM-T88V-i/ TM-T88V	211
TM-T90	213

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Cautions

•

No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or

by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written

permission of Seiko Epson Corporation.

•

The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for the latest

information.

•

While every precaution has taken in the preparation of this document, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes

no responsibility for errors or omissions.

•

Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

•

Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third

parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of:

accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this

product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and

maintenance instructions.

•

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any

options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson

Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

Trademarks

EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Exceed Your Vision and ESC/POS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Windows



and Internet Explorer



are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

the United States and other countries.

Android

is trademark of Google Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Apple



, Mac OS



and Xcode



iPhone



, iPad



are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc.

in the United States and other countries.

IOS



is registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco in the United States and other countries.

Java

is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation, its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the U.S. and other

countries.

Eclipse



is a trademark or registered trademark of Eclipse Foundation, Inc.

QR Code



is a registered trademark of DENSO Wave Incorporated.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification purpose only.

ESC/POS

Proprietary Command System

Epson took the initiative by introducing ESC/POS, a proprietary POS printer command system, which

includes patented or patent pending commands and enables versatile POS system construction with high

scalability.

Compatible with all types of Epson POS printers and displays, this proprietary control system also offers the

flexibility to easily make future upgrades. Its popularity is worldwide.

ESC/POS is designed to reduce the processing load on the host computer in POS environments. It comprises

a set of highly functional and efficient commands that enables the full realization of the potential of printers.