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

[Justin Hopkins]

This seems like a pretty good method.

Regards,
Justin Hopkins
Coordinator, IT & Web Services, MOBIUS
c: 573-808-2309

On 6/10/11 11:45 AM, Aaron Zsembery wrote:
> ----- "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
> 
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