Lane three
Olive tree scanned, receipt printed, drawer opened for the cash, all in the time it takes to lift the pot onto the trolley.
Hardware
The printer prints, the drawer opens, the scanner scans.
A garden centre runs six lanes on a Saturday. Every lane has an iPad, a Star receipt printer, a cash drawer on the printer's RJ11 port and a Socket Mobile scanner. The app pairs with all of it over Bluetooth or the network, prints receipts and documents, opens the drawer on the tenders you choose, and logs every time it does.
- Olive tree scanned
- Receipt printed
- Paid in cash, drawer opened46.00 EUR
Why it matters
What changes for the business.
Lanes that keep moving
Dedicated scanners and thermal printers are faster and more reliable than the camera and a shared office printer, and the app treats them as first-class.
Cash you can account for
The drawer opens only on the tenders you configure, can open even when printing is off, and every opening is logged against the sale and the shift.
Labels as well as receipts
Zebra label printers via Link-OS print stock-transfer labels from the till, and AirPrint handles PDFs and additional documents.
Buy what you already own
Star Micronics, generic ESC/POS printers, Zebra, Socket Mobile, Star and Zebra scanners, and card terminals from a long list of gateways.
How it works
Step by step, from the first switch-on.
- 1
Pair the printer
Star TSP143, TSP650, TSP700, SM-T300i and mC-Print3, or any ESC/POS-compatible printer, over Bluetooth or LAN. AirPrint printers work for receipts and documents too.
- 2
Connect the drawer
A cash drawer on the printer's RJ11 port opens per payment method, as configured in the Magento admin, and the drawer log records each opening.
- 3
Add the scanner
Socket Mobile with CaptureSDK 2.0, Star scanners, Zebra LI4278, or the iPad camera. A scan with one match adds the product; a customer badge scan selects the customer.
- 4
Print what the sale needs
Receipts, reprints, quotes, shift reports, transfer labels and additional documents, auto-printed or on demand, with the same or a different printer per document type.
Ways merchants use it
One garden centre, one busy Saturday.
Multi-lane stores, stockrooms that print transfer labels, and any retailer replacing a legacy till but keeping its peripherals.
The delivery label
A customer buys a bench for delivery. The order prints its delivery note on the lane printer and the despatch label on the Zebra in the yard office.
Close of lane
The drawer log and the shift report print together. What the drawer opened for is what the report says, so the count takes minutes.
What you need
Before you switch it on.
- A supported receipt printer (Star, ESC/POS or AirPrint) and, if you want one, a cash drawer on its RJ11 port
- A Socket Mobile, Star or Zebra scanner, or the iPad camera
- A Zebra Link-OS label printer if you print transfer or shipping labels
- Open-drawer and print options set per payment method and per document in the Magento admin
Also in Point of Sale
Customer-facing displayA paired second screen that shows the running order and your own branded pictures.Tax and reportsMagento tax rules, online tax services, tax exemption, tax-free receipts, and reports by date, user, tender and product.Customer records and historyCreate and find customers, custom attributes, order history, wishlists, address verification and emailed receipts.Phone orders and MOTOTake orders over the phone from the live catalogue, with the card taken by secure prompt or pay-by-link.Field salesReps sell from the full catalogue and live stock on an iPad, offline in a cellar, synced from the van.Trade shows and eventsSell from the stand with show pricing, orders for delivery, temporary device keys and offline-first syncing.All 16 Point of Sale featuresBack to the overview.
Questions
What merchants ask before they turn it on.
Which receipt printers work?
Star Micronics TSP143, TSP650 and 650II, TSP700, SM-T300i and mC-Print3 over Bluetooth or LAN, generic ESC/POS printers, and AirPrint printers.
How does the cash drawer connect?
Through the receipt printer's RJ11 port. It opens per payment method as configured, and can open even when receipt printing is disabled.
Which scanners are supported?
Socket Mobile (CaptureSDK 2.0), Star scanners, Zebra and Motorola LI4278, and the iPad camera.
Can I print labels?
Yes. Zebra label printers via Link-OS print stock-transfer labels, and AirPrint handles additional documents and PDFs.
Does it run on iPhone?
Yes. The app has iPad and iPhone layouts and supports iPadOS 26. The Mac app is built and awaiting release.
See it on your own catalogue.
A demo takes half an hour and uses your products, your stores and your permissions, not ours.