How to print on a receipt printer from a PC, without a cash register?

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I became interested in one task: how to implement the printing of checks directly from a PC.
You can think of a lot of examples where this device can be relevant and useful.
As an example for practice, one can imagine a way to print text entered into a C++ console application.
Interested in such questions:
How to choose a receipt printer?
How to make friends with PL (for example, C ++)?
Where can I get commands to control the printer?
How to write a text check?
I will be glad to answer any of the questions, hints and keywords that will help in the further search for information.

Answer 1

And why is a check more convenient than roll paper? Roll printers exist (they are used in banks, for example), there is also software for them ...

Answer 2

It all depends on the specific manufacturer and the specific brand of the printer, usually I print to the printer for the web those printers that I dealt with have javascript support, sometimes there is a special server-type program that redirects the web request to the printer

Answer 3

If it's fiscal:
This thing should come with a dll called "driver".
The API has documentation.
Often , the driver comes with documentation and examples in different programming languages.
If it is not fiscal,
then a driver goes to it, which allows you to print exactly the same as on a regular printer.
and documentation can also go to it - you can output it directly to the port in a special language (it is simple), for example, the EPL language type, etc.