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

[Thomas Berezansky]

Note that at this point it is likely that most/all of the printing is  
being done, basically, in "image" mode. Using fonts and such from the  
computer.

In this mode the special character would likely never be seen by the  
printer as such.

Thomas Berezansky
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium


Quoting Justin Hopkins <justin at mobiusconsortium.org>:

> 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
>>
>> Pioneer Library System
>> 2557 State Rt. 21
>> Canandaigua, New York  14424
>> Phone: (585) 394-8260
>