The problem is that the pos software has to know the proper control code to send to the receipt printer that you are using.
Cash drawer serial port kicker.
In order to use the test utility you must identify the type of cash drawer you are using.
The epson esc pos drawer kick cash drawer command enables the control of either 1 or 2 cash drawers.
You can also get others that can connect to your pos computer through a serial port and get signaled to open that way.
Is the dk connector pin to output control signals 0 for pin2 drawer1 or 1 for pin5 drawer2 t1.
It provides a virtual comm port which acts like a serial rs232 port.
The dt 100u cash drawer trigger is designed to provide usb interfacing to the cash drawer.
Esc p m t1 t2.
Setting up and plugging in a cash drawer with the serial port method.
Serial cash drawer interface connects to your pc or pos station and to a standard epson interface cash drawer.
On your computer with amberpos you will see the following form of serial socket.
Open printers and faxes or devices and printers in windows 7.
In windows vista or windows 7 click start type control printers and press enter.
To do this open the windows device manager my computer properties hardware device manager.
Most cash drawers are attached to a recipt printer through cable.
This allows the cash drawer which was previously connected to pos printer or cash register to be directly connected to a usb port of the computer.
In order to assure that the printer is sending a cash drawer kick command do the following.
In windows xp click start click run type control printers then press enter.
A unique serial number is assigned to each usb rs232 trigger module anddriver software will assign the next available serial port to each device itrecognizes multiple triggers can be used on one computer.
The dt 100u cash drawer triggeris designed to provide usb interfacing to the cash drawer.
Using a command prompt to open a serial cash drawer is straightforward please try the following steps.
Controlling the cash drawer.
Is the drawer kick command.
This will replace old indiana cash drawers or the need to upgrade software just to support new cash drawers.
This way existing pos softwarecan communicate with the usb rs232 cash drawer trigger as though connected to aserial port.
Check to see which com port your cash drawer is attached to.
Is the on time of the drawer kick signal.
In the device manager there should be a listing of individual ports.
Due to the design of these systems the cash drawer has to be physically connected to your pos system in order for it to work and be able to be opened.
In order to use this 9 pin serial port you must have a matching serial cable to plug in.
To open the cash drawer the pos software must send control codes to your printer which will then send an impulse to the cash drawer to pop it open.