[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Cash Drawers: How to they work?

[Aaron Zsembery]

----- "Justin Hopkins" <justin at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:
> Apparently this functionality doesn't exist in Evergreen, but that
> seems odd.
Some printers (such as the Star SP512) have a place to connect a cash drawer [1], then when you send a specific character (such as CONTROL G (ASCII 7)[2] to the printer, it is sent to the cash drawer and opens the cash drawer. 
In such a case, you could include this character in your bill/payment receipt templates and it would only open when you printed one of those receipts.

Links:
[1] http://www.fyrnicedesigns.com/POS_Pricing.htm#Metal_Cash_Drawer_-_CD4141 (Note: They say that they use a RS12 cable, but I think they mean an RJ12 cable)
[2] http://www.mscashdrawer.com/KLICInstructions.pdf

Aaron Z
Jr. Systems Administrator

Pioneer Library System
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