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Till system output

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  • 09-05-2014 11:02am
    #1
    baloonatic
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭


    Hey folks,

    I have a shop till (POS) that has a wired connection to a thermal receipt printer. Normally I end a sale on the till and a receipt prints out automatically.

    I want to find a way to connect an android tablet to the receipt printer cable and let a person decide whether they want a printed receipt or not. It's not an option to change the tills so the output from the till needs to stay the same. As I see it there are a couple of problems;


    • The output of the till uses an Ethernet cable. If I was to use an Ethernet to USB converter would the data be affected?

    • How do I get the android tablet to read the output that would have gone to the printer?

    • How do I get the tablet to store that info on an database?

    • How do I get the tablet to display the details on the receipt?

    • Where would I find developer that could create an app that would give customers the option to print the receipt?

    Thanks for reading folks, any guidance would be class.


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    #2
    counterpointaud
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭counterpointaud


    I don't have an answer for you, but it may help to provide the Make/Model/Version etc of the POS System.


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    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Why would you want to connect a tablet to the workstation to manage your printing?

    I've worked on a few different POS systems and all of them had the feature to make printing a receipt optional. It might be worth looking into your POS settings.


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    I've also worked as on outsider on quite a few till platforms. Which till company do you have?


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