I have a TM-T20 Epson, I'm using this code to try to print : "Hello Printer" Message, and i keep tracking of some proprieties of the PosPrinter :
public void ImprintHelloPrinter()
{
//The Explorer
PosExplorer explorer = new PosExplorer();
////Get the device by its type LOGICAL NAME
DeviceInfo device = explorer.GetDevice(DeviceType.PosPrinter, "T20PRINTER");
//Create an instance
PosPrinter oposPrinter = (PosPrinter)explorer.CreateInstance(device);
//Opening
MessageBox.Show(@"Statue : " + oposPrinter.State.ToString());
oposPrinter.Open();
MessageBox.Show(@"Statue : " + oposPrinter.State.ToString());
//Checking if its really the printer
MessageBox.Show(@"Description : " + oposPrinter.DeviceDescription);
MessageBox.Show(@"Check Claimed : " + oposPrinter.Claimed.ToString());
oposPrinter.Claim(10000); //Here is My Exception
//Enabeling device
oposPrinter.DeviceEnabled = true;
//normal print
oposPrinter.PrintNormal(PrinterStation.Receipt, "Hello Printer");
}
Everything went OK, i checked that it is the right Printer and it opened and its not claimed, but when i try to Claim it i have the following Exception :
Method ClaimDevice threw an exception. Attempt was made to perform an illegal
or unsupported operation with the device, or an invalid parameter value was used.
Even in the Example application provided with the Microsoft Point Of Service SDK in the Sample Application Folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Point Of Service\SDK\Samples\Sample Application), i can find my printer, open it, but when i Claim it i have this error message :
POSControlException ErrorCode(Illegal) ExtendedErrorCode(10002) occurred:
Method ClaimDevice threw an exception. Attempt was made to perform an illegal
or unsupported operation with the device, or an invalid parameter value was
used.
Print Screen Of The Sample Application :