Chapter 3 Application Development Information
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Application Development Information
This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer
application development.
How to Control the Printer
Use a driver or ESC/POS commands to control the printer.
Selecting a Driver
Choose one of the drivers listed in "Printer Drivers" on page 68, depending on the application
operating environment. You cannot control a single printer with more than one driver.
For information about the driver operating environment, see the installatio
n manual for each
driver.
When you newly develop an application
•Use APD if you want to print TrueType fonts or print many graphics.
•OPOS ADK is recommended for system extensibility. A n OPOS driver is provided for various
peripherals and it is a POS industry standard now. It enables POS system efficiency, reduction
of development cost, and effective u
se of application assets.
You can use all functions, including ones not supported by OPOS ADK or APD, by using
ESC/POS commands through your driver. Use the DIRECT I/O function of OPOS ADK, the
control A command of APD, or Status API to send ESC/POS commands from each driver.
(See "ESC/POS command functions" on page 62.)
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