Hi Christian, I have ordered the proper adapters to connect the Epson TM-T88III printer as a serial device, and I could get it to work with Windows.
However, I am unable to redirect any COM ports :( I'm trying to get it to work from Windows to Windows, but nothing seems to work. No matter what I try, I just can't get any COM port to be listed on the remote end. I'm using a serial to usb adapter on the client. Does anybody know why I can't get COM ports to be listed in the device manager on the remote end? On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Christian Nilsson <nik...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I don't have any experience with thin POS systems but some with PC based > POS... > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Marc-André Moreau < > marcandre.mor...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am interested in learning from people who have experience or knowledge >> related to the usage of thin clients in point of sale systems. I have >> rather limited knowledge about the common devices used, the software that >> goes with it, etc. I became interested in these systems because they are >> probably where serial & parallel port redirection is the most useful >> nowadays. I've ordered a bunch of hardware to test serial & parallel port >> redirection and I'm running into a lot of issues, so I still couldn't get >> a >> proper test setup at this point. For instance, I bought a barcode scanner >> that is supposed to do serial over USB emulation, but it gets picked up as >> a simple input device and I couldn't get the "real" serial emulation to >> work. It works fine as an input device, but it defeats the purpose if I >> want to redirect it as a serial device. > > > In the manual of the barcode scanner there is configuration barcodes that > can be used to make different settings such as enable/disable barcode > types, change keyboard layout when used in keyboard mode, and if the > scanner supports serial over USB then you should be able to make that > setting in the same way. > Nowdays manuals comes in PDF more and more so you might need to print the > pages you need to do this configuration > > I also bought an Epson TM-T88iii >> thermal printer which has a parallel port on the back. I could never get >> it >> to work with db25 to db25, and after searching online, I apparently need >> to >> do db25 to db9. I've ordered the proper cable, but in the meantime I still >> can't test serial and it also means I won't get a proper device for >> testing >> parallel port redirection. >> > > At first this sounds like a serial port device as well, looking at some > pages the printer supports "everything" > however it looks to be different types of boards for the connections? > > https://download.epson-biz.com/modules/pos/index.php?page=prod&pcat=3&dcat=23&pid=22 > Can you tell me/us more about what the board or connections the printer > has? > > Sorry I can't help more with what you are looking for but hopefully the > barcode scanner configuration is a start. > /Christian > > >> >> I'm making a lot of newbie mistakes trying to get a test environment up >> and >> I'd like some advice from someone who has experience with this. I've >> looked >> at point of sale systems in stores for the past month, the only one which >> I >> know for sure was a thin client was a wyse-based system, and it definitely >> has multiple serial connections to the receipt printer and other devices. >> Aside from knowing which hardware to go for, I'd need some hints on what >> software is commonly used. From what I understood, a lot of PoS software >> is >> written in Java, and IBM's AS400 is still commonly used. I know from the >> bug reports that some people have been using the AS400 emulator (there's >> an >> issue with the keyboard type), and I'd like to setup a test environment >> that would simulate such usage. >> >> If you have experience with point of sale systems I'd like to exchange >> with >> you to get to get a better understanding. If you are developing a >> FreeRDP-based point of sale system it'd be absolutely perfect, I could >> simply get the same hardware and software you are using for my own >> testing. >> >> Best regards, >> - Marc-Andre >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS >> and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - >> 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. >> SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 >> _______________________________________________ >> Freerdp-devel mailing list >> Freerdp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freerdp-devel >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. 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