Epson TM T88IV Technical Reference Guide

Chapter 3 Application Development Infor-
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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, Advanced Printer Driver (APD) or OPOS ADK, depending on the
application operating environment. You cannot control the same printer with both of the drivers.
For information about the driver operating environment, see the installation manual for each
driver.
When you newly develop an application
•Use APD if you want to print True Type fonts or print much graphics.
•OPOS ADK is recommended for system extensibility. An OPOS driver is provided for various
peripherals and it is a POS industry standard now. It enables efficient POS system
establishment, reduction of development cost
, and effective use of application asset.
When APD is used for your existing application
Use APD.
When OPOS ADK is used for your existing application
Use OPOS ADK.
You can use all functions including ones not supported by OPOS ADK or APD by using a
driver with ESC/POS command. Use the DIRECT I/O function of OPOS ADK, the control A
command of APD, or Status API to send ESC/POS command from each driver. (See
"ESC/POS command functions" on page 58.)

Epson TM T88IV Specifications

General

Dimensions (WxDxH)	145 x 195 x 148 mm
Standard interfaces	Ethernet
Connectivity technology	Wired
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Type	POS printer
Character size	1.1 x 2.1 mm
Print technology	Thermal
Maximum resolution	180 x 180 DPI
Safety	UL/CSA, TUV
Certification	CE, EN55022, EN55024, RoHS, WEEE
Built-in barcodes	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, EAN13, EAN8, ITF-14, PDF417, UPC-A, UPC-E
Country of origin	China
Autocutter durability	1.5 million cuts
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	360000 h
Product color	White
Maximum roll diameter	83 mm
Supported paper width	72 mm
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C
Wi-Fi	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Power supply type	DC
Pallet width	800 mm
Pallet height	1837 mm
Pallet length	1200 mm
Pallet width (UK)	1000 mm
Pallet height (UK)	2250 mm
Quantity per pallet	128 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	192 pc(s)
Master (outer) case width	400 mm
Quantity per pallet layer	16 pc(s)
Master (outer) case height	255 mm
Master (outer) case length	490 mm
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	24 pc(s)
Quantity per master (outer) case	4 pc(s)
Package depth	257 mm
Package width	193 mm
Package height	241 mm
Package weight	2780 g
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)