openCommBox method

Opens the communication box.

The TM-DT software and TM-i firmware create a communication box and add an application as its member.

Syntax

	openCommBox(boxID, option, callback);

Parameter

boxID

Value	Description
boxID	Specifies the box ID to open.

option

Property	Description	Object type
memberID	Specifies a member ID to identify the application itself in the communication box.	String

callback

Specifies a callback function to receive the open process result.

The commBox object is passed to the first parameter and the following strings is passed to the second parameter to indicate the result.

A sequence number which is same as the return value is passed to the third parameter.

String	Description
"OK"	Communication box opened successfully.
"ALREADY_OPENED"	Communication box is already open.
"MEMBERID_ALREADY_USED"	Specified member ID is already in use.
"BOX_COUNT_OVER"	The number of created communication boxes has exceeded the upper limit.
"BOX_CLIENT_OVER"	The number of members belong to the communication box has exceeded the upper limit.
"PARAMETER_ERROR"	A parameter error occurred.
"SYSTEM_ERROR"	An unknown error occurred.

Return value

Return value	Description	Object type
sq	Process sequence number	String

Supplementary explanation

When the process of the openCommBox method fails, null will be passed to the first parameter.

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Introduction
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ePOSDevice object
Common to device objects
- callEvent method
OtherPeripheral object
- send method
- onreceive event
Display object
Keyboard object
POSKeyboard object
- onkeypress event
MSR object
- ondata event
Printer object
HybridPrinter2 object
Scanner object
- ondata event
SimpleSerial object
- sendCommand
- oncommandreply event
GermanyFiscalElement object
- operate method
- ongfereceive event
DeviceHubTerminal object
- shutdown method
- restart method
CommBoxManager object
- openCommBox method
- closeCommBox method
CommBox object
ePosDeviceConfiguration object
- Constructor
- getRegisterdDevices method
Appendix
- Error Code List
  - Error Codes acquired in the Callback Parameter and Counteractions
  - Error Codes acquired in the Onreceive Event and Countermeasure
- Key code list
- List of Supported Objects
- List of Supported APIs
- Printer-specific Support Information
  - TM-m10
  - TM-m30
  - TM-m30II
  - TM-m30II-H
  - TM-m30II-NT
  - TM-m30II-S
  - TM-m30II-SL
  - TM-m30III
  - TM-m30III-H
  - TM-m50
  - TM-m50II
  - TM-m50II-H
  - TM-T20II
  - TM-T20III
  - TM-T82III
  - TM-T88VI
  - TM-T88VII
  - TM-L100
  - TM-T70
  - TM-T70II
  - TM-T88IV
  - TM-T88V
  - TM-U220
  - TM-U220II
  - TM-U330
  - TM-P20
  - TM-P20II
  - TM-P60II (Receipt)
  - TM-P60II (Peeler)
  - TM-P80
  - TM-P80II
  - TM-H6000V
  - TM-T20II-i
  - TM-T70-i
  - TM-T82II-i
  - TM-T83II-i
  - TM-T88V-i
  - TM-T88VI-iHUB
  - TM-U220-i
  - TM-U220IIB-i
  - TM-T70II-DT
  - TM-T70II-DT2
  - TM-T88V-DT
  - TM-T88VI-DT2
  - TM-H6000IV-DT
  - TM-T20
  - TM-T82II
  - TM-T83II
  - TM-T90
  - TM-L90
  - TM-H6000IV
- Usage restriction by firmware version