Chapter 4 Application Development Information
Application Development Information
This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application develop-
ment.
Controlling the Printer
The printer supports the following command systems:
ESC/POS
Users can control the printer by using the aforementioned commands, or the following development kits or
drivers.
EPSON OPOS ADK
EPSON OPOS ADK for .NET
EPSON JavaPOS ADK
EPSON Advanced Printer Driver
EPSON TM Virtual Port Driver
ESC/POS
ESC/POS is the Epson original printer command system for POS printers and customer display. With ESC/POS
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commands, you can directly control all the TM-J7200/TM-J7700 printer functions, but detailed knowledge of
printer specifications or combination of commands is required, compared to using drivers and applications.
For detailed information about ESC/POS commands, see the Product Specifications. Product Specifications is
available after contracting the non-disclosure agreement with Epson. For details, please contact the selling
agency.
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