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Chapter 3 Application Development Information Software and Manuals The following software and manuals are provided for application development. Software Description Manual Drivers EPSON Advanced Printer Driver (APD) In addition to ordinary Windows driver functions, this driver has controls specific to POS such as controls of paper cut, a cash drawer, or customer display. The Status API (Epson original DLL) that monitors printer status and sends ESC/POS commands is also attached to this driver. • APD installation manual • APD TM driver manual • APD Printer driver specification • Status API Reference manual OPOS ADK (OPOS) This OCX driver can control POS • OPOS installation manual peripherals using OLE • User's guide technology*1. Because controlling • Application development guide POS peripherals with original commands is not required on the application side, efficient system development is possible. • OPOS Application Programing Guide*2 • Sample program guide • TM Flash Logo Utility user's manual 3 *1: OLE technology developed by Microsoft divides software into part blocks. The OPOS driver is supposed to be used with a develop environment such as Visual Basic, unlike ordinary Windows drivers. It is not a driver to be used for printing from commercial applications. *2: Describes not Epson's specific functions, but general information on how to control printers using OPOS ADK (in the chapter "POS Printer"). Other than listed in the previous page, the UB-E02 Technical Reference Guide is provided to develop applications for the LAN interface. Download Drivers, utilities, and manuals can be downloaded from one of the following URLs. For customers in North America, go to the following web site: http://www.epsonexpert.com/ and follow the on-screen instructions. For customers in other countries, go to the following web site: http://www.epson-pos.com/ 41

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Chapter 3
Application Development Information
41
3
Software and Manuals
The follow
ing
sof
t
ware a
n
d ma
nu
als are prov
i
ded for appl
i
ca
ti
o
n
developme
nt
.
*1: OLE
t
ech
n
olo
g
y developed by M
i
crosof
t
d
i
v
i
des sof
t
ware
int
o par
t
blocks. The OPOS dr
i
ver
i
s s
u
pposed
t
o be
u
sed w
it
h a develop e
n
v
i
ro
n
me
nt
s
u
ch as V
i
s
u
al Bas
i
c,
un
l
i
ke ord
in
ary
W
in
dows dr
i
vers. I
t
i
s
n
o
t
a dr
i
ver
t
o be
u
sed for pr
inting
from commerc
i
al appl
i
ca
ti
o
n
s.
*2: Descr
i
bes
n
o
t
Epso
n
’s spec
i
f
i
c f
un
c
ti
o
n
s, b
ut
g
e
n
eral
in
forma
ti
o
n
o
n
how
t
o co
nt
rol pr
int
ers
u
s
ing
OPOS ADK (
in
t
he chap
t
er “POS Pr
int
er”).
O
t
her
t
ha
n
l
i
s
t
ed
in
t
he prev
i
o
u
s pa
g
e,
t
he UB-E02 Tech
ni
cal Refere
n
ce G
ui
de
i
s prov
i
ded
t
o
develop appl
i
ca
ti
o
n
s for
t
he LAN
int
erface.
Download
Dr
i
vers,
uti
l
iti
es, a
n
d ma
nu
als ca
n
be dow
n
loaded from o
n
e of
t
he follow
ing
URLs.
For c
u
s
t
omers
in
Nor
t
h Amer
i
ca,
g
o
t
o
t
he follow
ing
web s
it
e:
h
tt
p://www.epso
n
exper
t
.com/ a
n
d follow
t
he o
n
-scree
n
in
s
t
r
u
c
ti
o
n
s.
For c
u
s
t
omers
in
o
t
her co
unt
r
i
es,
g
o
t
o
t
he follow
ing
web s
it
e:
h
tt
p://www.epso
n
-pos.com/
Software
Description
Manual
Drivers
EPSON Advanced
Printer Driver (APD)
In addition to ordinary Windows
driver functions, this driver has
controls specific to POS such as
controls of paper cut, a cash
drawer, or customer display. The
Status API (Epson original DLL) that
monitors printer status and sends
ESC/POS commands is also
attached to this driver.
APD installation manual
APD TM driver manual
APD Printer driver specification
Status API Reference manual
OPOS ADK (OPOS)
This OCX driver can control POS
peripherals using OLE
technology*
1
. Because controlling
POS peripherals with original
commands is not required on the
application side, efficient system
development is possible.
OPOS installation manual
User’s guide
Application development guide
OPOS
Application
Programing
Guide*
2
Sample program guide
TM Flash Logo Utility user’s manual