All-In-One Touch Screen Terminals

POS-X XPC700

Amigo POS works with many popular all-in-one POS terminals including:

• POS-X XPC700 15" All-in-one Touch Screen Computer
• Logic Controls LA3000 integrated POS system
• + many others

Personal Computers

Dell Optiplex GX620 USFF

Amigo POS works well with any personal computer/all-in-one system that has at least a Pentium 4 processor, 256MB Ram, 10 GB hard drive and is capable of running MS Windows 2000/XP. At least 8MB video memory is recommended; video memory can sometimes be configured in your computer's BIOS. Some computers with minimal space requirements are:

• Dell Optiplex GX240/260/280/620 USFF and SFF
• + most others

Note: You must ensure that your choice in computers has the proper number of ports to support your choice of peripherals. For example, if you use a Weigh-tronix scale, customer display and barcode scanner, your PC must have at least 3 DB9 Serial ports. For users that require an additional serial port, you may use a device such as a USB-Serial converter, which will add an additional serial port

Receipt Printers

Dell T200		POS-X Xr500 Series

Amigo POS works with ESC/POS or Star mode compatible thermal receipt printers (with any interface) including:

• Dell T200
• Epson TM-T88II/ TM-T88III/ TM-T88IV
• POS-X Xr500
• Epson TM-T90
• Samsung SRP350
• Star TSP800
• Star TSP700
• Star TSP600
• Star TSP100 futurePRNT
• Ithaca iTherm 280
• Axiohm A794
• Citizen CT-S300
• Citizen CBM-1000 II
• Ithaca POSJet 1000
• IBM SureMark TM6
• IBM SureMark TF6

Note: Follow the instructions below to test your receipt printer with the Amigo Point Of Sale print-disabled evaluation version.

Test your receipt printer by logging in as manager and selecting Program Setup || Receipt Printer in Back Office.

Remote Printers

Epson TM-U220		POS-X Xr200

 

Amigo POS works well with Epson ESC/POS compatible dot matrix and thermal kitchen printers including the thermal receipt printers listed above and the following impact printers:

• Epson TM-U200/TM-U210/TM-U220
• POS-X Xr200 Series
• Ithaca 91Plus
• Ithaca POSJet 1000/KitchenJet 1000
• TPG (Axiohm) A794
• Citizen iDP-3535/iDP-3550
• Samsung SRP270
• POS-X Xr200/ADP-300

Note: A print server is required to connect your remote printer to the network. Many printer models are available with an optional Ethernet port, eliminating the need for a separate print server.

Test your remote printer(s) by logging in as manager and selecting Program Setup || Remote Printers in Back Office.

Cash Drawers

Logic Controls CR3000		APG Series 100

 

Amigo POS works well with printer-driven, USB (APG-type only) or serial cash drawers. There are too many drawers to list here, but, for printer driven drawers, your drawer type must match your printer type. Also, if using 2 printer-driven drawers on the same terminal, a Y-Cable is required.

• POS-X Xc16Z Series
• POS-X Xc19Z Series
• Logic Controls CR 1600
• Logic Controls CR 1800
• Logic Controls CR3000
• APG Series 100/4000/6000
• APG INT400-04 (USB)
• MMF Val-u Line
• MMF Heritage
• + most others

Note: Do not connect a Star printer to a cash drawer designed for Epson printers or an Epson printer to a cash drawer designed for Star printers; damage may result.

Touch Screen Monitors

ELO 1229L		ELO 1529L with MSR

 

Amigo POS works well with any inexpensive 12" or larger monitor that is capable of 800x600 resolution. Select a touch screen monitor that offers full compatibility with Windows XP such as:

• ELO 1522L
• ELO 1529L
• ELO 1229L
• ELO 1515L
• ELO 1725L
• 3M MicroTouch M150
• 3M Microtouch M170
• Aspen ATM-123R
• + most others

Note: Many monitors offer options such as integrated customer display and magnetic card swiper. Be sure that the customer display and card swiper appear on the list of compatible devices before ordering. The swiper must be keyboard wedge type and the customer display must support the Logic Controls, Epson or Ultimate Tech command set.

Wireless Handheld Terminals

Amigo Point Of Sale works with Motion Computing wireless PCs.
Visit Motion Computing for additional information.

Motion Computing LS800

Amigo Point Of Sale works with tabletkiosk wireless PCs.
Visit tabletkiosk for additional information.

tabletkiosk Sahara Touch-iT Tablet

tabletkiosk UMPC

Barcode Scanners

Metrologic Quantum MS3580		Symbol LS9208

Amigo POS works well with any serial interface barcode scanner that is capable of transmitting a carriage return <CR> character after the scan. The scanner should be capable of decoding UPC-A, UPC-E and Code39 barcodes. The following scanners are known to work with Amigo POS:

• Metrologic Quantum MS3580
• Metrologic MS700i
• Metrologic Orbit
• Metrologic MS7320 InVista
• Datalogic Diamond
• Symbol LS9203
• Symbol LS9208
• PSC VS800
• + many others

Note: All barcode scanners require a serial port interface. After purchasing your scanner, you may have to program it to transmit a carriage return after each successful scan.

Customer Displays

Logic Controls LD9000		Epson DM-D110

Amigo POS works with displays that are capable of interpreting the Logic Controls, Epson ESC/POS or Ultimate Tech command sets.

• Logic Controls LD9000
• Epson DM-D110
• Epson DM-D210
• POS-X Xp8000
• Ultimate Technology PD1100XL
• Posiflex PD 302
• + many others

Note: You must use a customer display with a serial interface. A USB interface is acceptable if drivers are provided that create a virtual serial port, such as the drivers included with the LD9000.

When configuring your display, you may have to set dip switches on the display to match the computer's port settings. For Ultimate Tech and Epson, use 9600|8|N|1|XOn/XOff, and configure your computer's port in the device manager with identical settings.

Magnetic Card Readers

Magtek Mini-Wedge		POS-X Xm90

 

Amigo POS works with wedge-type magnetic card readers capable of decoding Tracks I, II, and III. Amigo POS does not support serial or HID card readers.

• Magtek Mini-Wedge 21080201
• POS-X Xm90
• IDTech MiniMag 3331-33
• IDTech MiniMag 3331-33U
• IDTech IDT3840-033 (Read/Write)
• +many more

Note: Your swiper must have a wedge-type PS2 or USB interface. If it has a USB interface, be sure that it is wedge-type and not HID. Also, you must program your swiper to send a carriage return <CR> after each successful swipe.

Print Servers

Axis OfficeBasic Print Server		Trendnet Wireless Print Server

 

Amigo POS works with any print server that is compatible with your configuration and MS Windows 2000/XP. Most mini-print servers have either Parallel or USB interface, which must match the interface on the remote printer.

• Netgear PS101
• Hawking HPS1PCU
• D-Link DP-301P
• D-Link DP-311P
• Trend TE100-P1P
• Trend TEW-P1PG
• Axis OfficeBasic
• + many others

Counter Scale

Amigo POS is currently compatible with all NCI Weigh-tronix 6720 (and compatible) scales. Your scale must have a serial port (preferably DB9 for ease of installation and setup).

Customer Pole Devices move toward Customer Service Applications

     Customer Pole Devices (CPD's) have long been considered merely bells and whistles at the Point of Sale (POS). They were seen as nice to have if extra money allowed, but were often the first item to be eliminated from the POS station when the budget limits were reached. Their main function was to display to customers information that was being displayed elsewhere and the redundancy was what made them seem to be superfluous.
      Recent developments, and increased competition among retailers focusing on providing better customer service to gain an edge, have led to a reevaluation of the role of the Customer Pole Device. Applications that communicate in a more direct and useful manner with the customer are the future for these useful devices. An example of an application that has won customer approval is displaying a running total of the sale at a grocery market check out. Although most applications displayed the item and the price as the product barcode was scanned, there was always that sudden shock when the last item was scanned, and the total displayed. The "running total" eases the shock and allows the customer to pull out some items before scanning if the expected figure is being exceeded, and even better, to add some impulse items if the total is lower than expected.

     With the increased use of debit cards and in store credit cards, the Customer Pole Device in the future will be even more customer friendly. Displays that greet the customer by name, and even suggest special offers specifically geared to the customer's sale patterns are examples of how the Customer Pole Device can serve to increase customer identification and satisfaction. There is no limit to the possible uses that may be found for information displays at the Point of Sale, but there is also no question that in the future they will be an expected and necessary part of the overall POS package, and not the frill they have been in the past.

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