TM-P60 Technical Reference Guide
Appendix D
System Planning
This section provides you information for system planning.
D.1 Control Method
A TM printer can print and be controlled using any of the following three methods:
1.Windows printer driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver)
2.EPSON OPOS ADK
3.ESC/POS commands
Depending on the driver or interface to be used, an IP setting tool for the Ethernet specification, a USB device driver, and a logo registration utility for printing (TMFlash logo utility) are provided.
See “How to Get a Driver” (page
D.1.1 Windows Driver (EPSON Advanced Printer Driver)
The EPSON Advanced Printer Driver is a method for controlling the TM printer in the same manner as the Windows standard printer driver.
General Features of the EPSON Advanced Printer Driver
The EPSON Advanced Printer Driver has the following features:
❏Supplies the Windows printer driver for the TM printer, which enables printing through general Windows applications.
❏Enables executing unique functions of the POS printer, such as paper cutting and drawer opening.
❏Font type selection enables printing with the printer’s internal fonts.
❏Enables obtaining the printer status by StatusAPI with a programming language such as VisualBasic. This makes it possible to have
Note:
The statusAPI is the API for controlling the printer, which is supplied exclusively by EPSON. Using this enables obtaining printer status and transmitting ESC/POS commands.
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