Epson TM-P20 User Manual

Application Development Information
This chapter explains how to control this printer and gives information useful for printer application development.
How to Control the Printer
The printer is controlled by the drivers or ESC/POS commands.
Driver
Printer Driver
This is an Windows driver (APD = EPSON Advanced Printer Driver) which allows you to control POS operations,
such as printing logos and barcodes, controlling paper cutting function and cash drawer. See this manual for more
details about the printer driver. The driver includes Status API which allows you to monitor the printer status, and to
send the ESC/POS commands.
See the following manuals and sample programs provided with EPSON Advanced Printer Driver Ver.5 for further
details on using the driver and how to develop an application using the Status API functions.
❏ Install Manual
❏ Printer Manual
❏ Printer Specification for TM-P20
❏ Status API Manual
UPOS
This stands for Unified Point of Service. It is the standard specification of POS market, which defines drivers for
controlling POS peripheral devices in various operation environments. Using the driver, you can develop POS system
efficiently because you do not need to newly create commands. The following TM-P20 drivers that conform to UPOS
are provided. Use one of them in accordance with your system environment.
❏ EPSON OPOS ADK
Suitable for an application that operates the printer under 32-bit version of Windows.
❏ EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET
Suitable for an application that operates the printer under Windows .NET environment.
❏ EPSON JavaPOS ADK for Windows
Suitable for an application that operates the printer under Windows Java environment.
See the following document for the information about how to create an environment and develop an application.
EPSON OPOS ADK
❏ OPOS Installation Manual
TM-P20 Software Installer Software User's Manual
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Epson TM-P20 Specifications

General

Type	POS printer
Color	No
Print technology	Thermal
Maximum resolution	203 x 203 DPI
Rechargeable	Yes
Electromagnetic compatibility	FCC class A, CE
Mean cycles between failures (MCBF)	16000000
Power source type	AC, Battery
Battery life (max)	16 h
Product color	Black
Safety	EN
Country of origin	China
Sound pressure level (printing)	57 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	120000 h
Media thickness	0.05 - 0.08 mm
Maximum roll diameter	40.4 mm
Supported paper width	58 mm
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
USB connector	Mini-USB Type-B
Standard interfaces	NFC, USB 2.0
Connectivity technology	Wired & Wireless
Package depth	240 mm
Package width	195 mm
Package height	145 mm
Package weight	1482 g
Cables included	AC, USB
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Pallet width	800 mm
Pallet height	1020 mm
Pallet length	1200 mm
Pallet width (UK)	1000 mm
Quantity per pallet	216 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	288 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer	36 pc(s)
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	48 pc(s)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	120 mm
Width	79 mm
Height	44 mm