Making money with Project Fugu: building a cash register with web technologies
summary
A browser-based cash register demo uses Project Fugu APIs to connect real POS hardware: WebUSB, WebSerial, WebHID plus custom libraries to handle legacy printer languages and code pages. It scans barcodes (HID or serial), updates a two-line VFD customer display, opens the cash drawer via printer pulse and prints receipts using a thermal-printer-encoder with ESC/POS and Star support and automatic code page mapping. The prototype assembles existing code into a working demo in two weeks and runs reliably at conferences.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 3:18Live demo of cash register
- 6:33Building the solution with Project Fugu
- 17:10Thermal printer challenges
- 21:30Customer display integration
- 27:17Barcode scanner setup
- 29:48Future of web hardware APIs
- 30:52Q&A and conclusion
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