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TM-T88II/T88III Technical Reference Guide Chapter 3 Application Development Information This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application development. 3.1 Introducing the Control Methods The TM printer can be controlled and can print using any of the following 3 methods. 1. Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver or APD) 2. EPSON OPOS ADK 3. ESC/POS commands Depending on the driver and interface used, the IP setup tool for the Ethernet model, USB device driver, logo printing registration utility (TMFlash logo utility), etc. are available. Get the latest information from one of the following URLs: For customers from North America, go to the following web site: http://pos.epson.com/ For customers from other countries, go to the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ Select the product name from the "Select any product" pull-down menu. 3.1.1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver) The EPSON Advanced Printer Driver provides the TM printer with satisfactory control as a Windows driver. 3.1.1.1 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver overview EPSON Advanced Printer Driver has the following features: ❏ Supplies a Windows printer driver for the TM printer to enable printing from a general Windows application. ❏ Can execute POS printer-specific functions, such as cutting paper and opening a drawer. ❏ Can print printer-resident fonts by selecting the font type. ❏ Can get the printer status using programming languages, such as Visual Basic (VB), via status API. This uses the printer's bidirectional communication capability in the Windows standard printer driver operating environment. Note: The status API is a printer control API originally supplied by EPSON. This can be used to get the printer status and send ESC/POS commands. Rev. A Application Development Information 3-1