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