# Choosing your hardware

## Point of Sale

<p class="callout info">When purchasing hardware, please see our provider page [here](https://www.pos-hardware.co.uk/pages/omnis-retail-platform)</p>

### <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Monitors and Touchscreen Devices</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Our software is compatible with a wide variety of devices. It is optimised to run on touchscreen or via a tradition mouse and keyboard setup. </span>

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">At your till point, you will need a device that can connect to the internet via a browser.</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">If you want to use a barcode scanner at point of sale, you will need a device with suitable connectivity, e.g. Bluetooth or USB.</span>

### <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Barcode Scanners</span>

IXO Commerce is compatible with any keyboard wedge or HID barcode scanner. Typically, we recommend either Bluetooth or USB (wired) connections.

<p class="callout info">Keyboard wedge/HID (Human Interface Device) mode behave like a keyboard and are plug and play</p>

### Receipt Printers

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Iconography recommend the Star Micronics TSP143IV printer for receipt printing.</span>

<p class="callout info"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">These connect you your system via the cloud, and not directly to your device; see [setup](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/device-setup/page/setting-up-your-label-printer) for more information</span></p>

**<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Important:</span>**<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> When purchasing this printer, please ensure it has the CloudPRNT interface.</span>

<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This printer can be purchased [here](https://www.pos-hardware.co.uk/pages/omnis-retail-platform).</span>

[![image.png](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/NBdimage.png)](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/NBdimage.png)

### Cash Drawers

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Iconography recommend the Star CB2002 cash drawer. This cash drawer connects to the back of the Star TSP654II receipt printer. Available in black or white.</span>

<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This cash drawer can be purchased [here](https://www.pos-hardware.co.uk/pages/omnis-retail-platform).</span>

![](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/embedded-image-lz0s342b.png)

### Customer Display

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Iconography recommend the Star SCD222U customer display. This **optional** display connects to the back of the Star TSP654II receipt printer and is used to shows totals to the customer at the point of sale. Available in black or white.</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">This customer display can be purchased [here](https://www.pos-hardware.co.uk/pages/omnis-retail-platform).</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">![](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/embedded-image-m4pevmrf.png)</span>

## Payments

We recommend Elavon for integrated instore payments. For more information, please [contact our team](https://www.iconography.co.uk/contact).

## Warehouse

### Label Printers

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Iconography recommend the Star TSP743II printer for label printing.</span>

<p class="callout info"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">These connect you your system via the cloud, and not directly to your device; see [setup](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/books/device-setup/page/setting-up-your-label-printer) for more information</span></p>

**<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Important:</span>**<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> When purchasing this printer, please ensure it has the CloudPRNT interface and an ethernet port included.</span>

<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This printer can be purchased [here](https://www.pos-hardware.co.uk/pages/omnis-retail-platform).</span>

![](https://bookstack.iconography.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/embedded-image-5evlqzhj.png)

### Labels

#### <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Barcode Scanners</span>

IXO Commerce is compatible with any keyboard wedge or HID barcode scanner. Typically, we recommend either Bluetooth or USB (wired) connections.

<p class="callout info">Keyboard wedge/HID (Human Interface Device) mode behave like a keyboard and are plug and play</p>

#### <span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Fixed Label Sizes</span>

<span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">If using the Star label printer, you will need labels. Labels can be one of two sizes. Either 76mm x 38mm or 55mm x 30mm.</span>

#### Warehouse Labels

For Warehouse labels we recommend a ‘continuous roll’.