AFAIR serial redirection is broken. Last time it worked for me was 0.8.4, but I have not tried versions past 1.0.
28.01.2013, 08:31, "Marc-André Moreau" <marcandre.mor...@gmail.com>: > 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. 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