Devices

Describes device setup and the configuration of hardware control in POS Core.

Under Setup → Devices you can find the device setup, where the control of various hardware components can be configured.

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Actions

Several actions are available on the device setup card and are briefly explained below:

Field Description
Receipt Test Tests control of the receipt printer
Cash Drawer Test Tests control of the cash drawer
Display Test Tests the display. The display pop-up must be allowed in the browser so that the display is visible.
Store Management Enables management of multiple stores

Store Management

Store management makes it possible to transfer settings from one device setup to all or selected device setups.

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Field Description
Filter Lets you define a device setup filter for which the settings should be transferred
Single Mode Leaves store management mode
Apply Changes Applies all changes made for all or the selected device setups

Setup

The configuration options on the device setup card are grouped by topics, which are presented below:

General

This tab defines which cash register setup the current device setup is intended for.

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Field Description
Location The location code of the cash register setup to be used
Cash Register The cash register code of the cash register setup to be used

Receipt Printer

This tab is used to configure the receipt printer.

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Field Description
Printer Connected Activates control of the receipt printer. If it is deactivated, the receipt is provided as a PDF file at the end of the receipt.
Communication Type Defines the communication type with the printer
Network: Controls the printer via the EPSON ePOS network interface and requires a network-capable printer and an ePOS configuration.
Driver: Controls the printer via an installed printer driver and requires installation of a suitable driver and installation or configuration of the BE-POS Listener.
Printer Provider Defines the printer provider
EPSON: Print data is prepared in an EPSON-compatible way for EPSON hardware.
EPSON Emulation: Print data is prepared in a way that is compatible with EPSON emulators for EPSON-compatible hardware.
Cash Drawer Connected Activates control of the cash drawer connected via the receipt printer
IP Address IP address of the receipt printer, ePOS
Port TCP/IP port of the receipt printer, ePOS
Device ID ID of the receipt printer, ePOS
Driver Name of the printer driver
Receipt Scan Code Defines the scan code type on the receipt
Barcode: Prints the receipt barcode as a standard bar code, CODE128.
QR Code: Prints the receipt barcode as a QR code, depending on the printer.
QR Code Size Defines the size of the QR code
Font Defines the font to be used. Either FontA, standard, 40 characters per line, or FontB, smaller font, 56 characters per line.

Document Printer

This setup makes it possible to control a document printer for A4 printouts.

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Field Description
Document Printer Connected Activates control of the document printer
Driver Name of the document printer driver
Timeout Request timeout in milliseconds

Note: To control the document printer, a PDF application must be associated on the cash register PC with the PDF file type and support the Windows print verb, for example SumatraPDF. This file type must be stored as the default or always print with this PDF application. In addition, the printer must be addressable by name.

Display

On this tab you can set up the display of the customer display in the form of a second monitor.

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Field Description
Display Connected Indicates whether a display is connected
Screen No. Sets the screen number of the screen on which the customer display should appear. A negative number shows the customer display on the first non-primary screen.
Receipt Position Sets the position of the receipt preview.
None: Shows no receipt preview.
Left: Shows the receipt preview at the left edge of the screen.
Centered: Shows the receipt preview centered.
Right: Shows the receipt preview at the right edge of the screen.
Full Screen: Shows the receipt preview in full screen.
Split Left: Shows the receipt preview on the left and the slideshow or a video next to it.
Split Right: Shows the receipt preview on the right next to the slideshow or a video.
Font Sets the font
Font Size Sets the font size
Font Color Sets the font color
Background Color Sets the background color of the receipt preview
Background Sets the background color
Image Folder Sets the path to an image folder
Image Interval Sets the number of seconds after which the displayed image should change, slideshow
Video File Path Sets the file path to a video

SmartCard

This tab can be used to configure control of a card reader, WinSCard.

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Field Description
Connected Activates control of the card reader. This displays a new Card Reader button in the Sign In Customer and Voucher Card checkout processes.
Name The driver name of the card reader
Number of Characters Number of characters from the read card number to interpret

Listener

This tab is used to configure the BE-POS Listener, an externally installed program that enables hardware control from the web browser. Please refer to the BE-POS Listener documentation for download, installation, and configuration details.

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Field Description
Provider Defines the type of control
Browser: Control is performed directly from the web browser, insecure.
Azure Relay: Control is performed via a Microsoft Azure Relay Service Bus, subject to charges.
URL Defines the connection URL
Security Key Defines the security key for the connection
Security Key Name Defines the name of the security key, Azure Relay
Connection Name Defines the connection name, Azure Relay
Timeout Defines the connection timeout