Epson ePOS-Print XML Wrapper
- Free software: ISC license
- Documentation: https://epos-xml.readthedocs.org.
A small library for generating the XML required to communicate with ePOS enabled Epson POS printing devices.
Epson provides an API for communicating with the POS priters via HTTP/HTTPS from any TPC capable device. This includes browsers, mobile devices, embedded systems and local servers.
For more information regarding documentation from Epson please see this link: https://c4b.epson-biz.com/modules/community/index.php?content_id=3
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The API allows for the communication with the device via SOAP/XML. There are detailed instructions concerning the XML Schema and the format of the data. This utility was initially designed based off the documentation provided in the users manual. If the device/firmware/API have changed since this publication the XML produced may not work.
ePOS-Print XML User’s Manual - M00048210 Rev. K
Communication test were only performed on a TM-88V with ethernet module UB-E04 firmware 4.0 software version 1.02. If you are using hardware or firmware versions other than this your results may vary.
pip install epos-xml
The main entry point to the library is the epos module.
from datetime import datetime
from epos-xml import epos, elements
doc = epos.ePOSDocument()
doc.append_row(elements.Text('A Receipt'))
doc.append_row(elements.Text("\n"))
doc.append_row(elements.Text("Test Business Name")
doc.append_row(elements.Text("Date " + str(datetime.now())))
doc.append_row(elements.Text("\n"))
doc.append_row(elements.Symbol('http://dtac.io')
doc.append_row(elements.Feed())
doc.append_row(elements.Cut())
print doc.xml()- TODO
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