Simulate Epson TM-t88iii printer

[testme]

Hi All,

I am a begginner to Labview and not too strong in programming.

I am trying to simulate the Epson TM-t88iii printer using Labview.

We have a POS connected to this printer. Now basic need is, i want to eliminate the Reciept printer and simulate the functionality of it, like printing reciept, Low Paper, no Paper etc

I am using basic serial write and read.vi to simulate this.

Have connected rs232 cable to POS system and a Labview System

With few minor changes in the .vi , i see that i am able to read some data . But the data is not in readable format.

I am not sure, whether i have done something possible, but i am unable to troubleshoot it.

Now Please help me identify whether it is possible to simulate?, what/ where is the issue? Am i doing right ? Or what i need to do to simulate it?

Thanks in advance for your help

[GerdW]

Hi testme,

so you want to simulate the printer?

Then you have to get a manual with all the details of the Epson Printer driver as you have to re-interprete all the data that is sent to the printer... It's not just receiving some ASCII text, it's a lot of formatting in the printer data!