How Do Credit Card (Point-of-Sale Or POS) Printers Work?
Point-of-Sale Printers are also known POS or credit card or receipt printers. These printers are high speed thermal printers used at the point of sale in retail stores, banks, and restaurants. Both the customers and the stores are able to have a record of the transactions through them. The Point-of-Sale printers are connected to a computer through a cable interface. The printers receive the data from the POS software application installed on the computer. The device drivers interpret the data and print them. Tips in the purchase of Point-of-Sale printers A few points have to be noted before buying POS printers. They are as follows. Certain point-of-sale software works only with specific device drivers. Hence, it is advisable to verify with the software supplier whether a particular POS printer model would be compatible with that software. Some software requires OLE for Point of Sale drivers, known as OPOS drivers for printing receipts. If you are replacing a POS printer with an OPOS on
