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I want to develop a POS application in JAVA for this POS http://www.fametech.com.tw/product_content.php?id=67

Operating system is Windowx XP with the POS connected via comm port 3 . I have only seen the comm port 3 in the device manager.

My problem is to be able to (in order of priority)

  1. print receipt,
  2. opening the cash till
  3. displaying the total to the customer

I have learned about http://www.javapos.com/ library and I have found that there is a need to provide a jpos.xml file for it to work with the javapos library together with a jar provided by the manufacturer.

I have search on the manufacturer website but i did not find any java jar or jpos.xml.

How can i make it work with javapos?

Also, there is already a software with the pos but written in foxpro or vb.net (i am not quite sure as i do not these languages well). But this program is already working with opening the till, printing the receipt and displaying content to the customer via the customer display. Can i use the existing software with java to make it work?

thanks,

user2051011
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Have a look at the jzebra library which is open sourced!

Rlweb
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  • thank you. For the printer, it is ok, but what about opening the cash till? – user2051011 Nov 27 '14 at 12:29
  • Depends what kind of till you use but most tills are plugged in via the printer so you can sent a command to the printer and it opens the till. – Rlweb Nov 27 '14 at 14:40
  • In javascript I use `applet.append(chr(27) + "\x70" + "\x30" + chr(25) + chr(25) + "\r");//open drawer` `applet.append(chr(27) + chr(112) + chr(48) + chr(123) + chr(123) + "\r");//open drawer` for ESCP printers – Rlweb Nov 27 '14 at 14:41
  • thanks. I will try it and let you know. but one thing, you are using vbscript? – user2051011 Nov 27 '14 at 20:46
  • I got this from the manufacturer. Do you know what it means? `The Cash Drawer kick-out function is controlled by relaying the Control pin address 280H bit 4 as following: Output a pulse 0 => 1( 500m second) => 0 to control pin => cash drawer active open => close the cash drawer.` – user2051011 Nov 28 '14 at 06:48