TM-T88iii and cash drawer - help with getting it working via Access!

[stevebanks]

Hi,

I have undertaken a project to write a small EPOS system for the company i work for using MS Access... They have a barcode scanner (which is working fine from COM1), and a Epson TM-T88iii thermal receipt printer attached on COM2 then a cash drawer attached to that...

Trouble is, i have been trawling the internet for solutions as to getting the receipt to print and cash drawer to open through VB... i have tried installing the printer drivers for the TM-T88iii and even printing a test page won't work... I know i'm going wrong somewhere, and I'm pretty sure that I could probably hard code the print and cash drawer opening with a function, but, I can't seem to find anything to tell me how!!!

Any suggestions will be very gratefully received!

Thanks

Steve

 

[DTSMAN]

Help Document:

http://www.dhtechnology.com.au/support/Epson/manuals/Drawer kick DHT.pdf

Home Page:

http://www.dhtechnology.com.au/home.php?

Bo

Kentucky phone support-
"Mash the Kentrol key and hit scape."

 

[stevebanks]

Hi Thanks,

I am a little confused? I am now using the generic/text driver and am getting all the data i need printing out on the receipt, however, I cannot get the cutter to work, or the drawer to kick? I am using windows XP

I have tried with the hexadecimal that has been suggested
but i am a little stuck as it is not working?? Could someone possible guide me through a little?

Thanks

Steve

 

[FreePOS]

We had this same problem when first developing FreePOS Restaurant software. If you go to

http://www.Positive-Feedback.net/download.htm

you can find the escape codes to open the cash drawer on just about every printer. You'll also find documentation for most of the ESC/POS protocol.
Hope this helps!