<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
4610	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SureMark	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
thermal	O
point-of-sale	O
printer	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
currently	O
offered	O
by	O
Toshiba	O
Global	O
Commerce	O
Solutions	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
replaced	O
the	O
famous	O
IBM	B-Device
Printer	I-Device
Model	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
printers	O
closely	O
integrate	O
into	O
the	O
IBM	O
SurePOS	O
point-of-sale	O
systems	O
using	O
their	O
4690	B-Language
Operating	I-Language
System	I-Language
,	O
both	O
in	O
software	O
(	O
via	O
means	O
of	O
an	O
API	B-Application
)	O
and	O
hardware	B-Architecture
(	O
certain	O
models	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
point-of-sale	O
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
printers	O
usually	O
feature	O
a	O
connector	O
to	O
control	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
solenoids	B-Algorithm
in	O
cash	O
register	O
drawers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Printers	O
commonly	O
use	O
RS-232	O
and	O
RS-485	O
interfaces	B-Application
,	O
later	O
models	O
added	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
or	O
Ethernet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Except	O
for	O
TF6	O
/	O
TM6	O
,	O
the	O
printers	O
feature	O
a	O
replaceable	O
interface	B-Application
card	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
card	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
power	O
and	O
data	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
replaced	O
to	O
offer	O
different	O
interfaces	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
second	O
generation	O
models	O
have	O
permanently	O
integrated	O
interface	B-Application
boards	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
customer	O
needed	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
interface	B-Application
options	O
:	O
USB	B-Protocol
(	O
with	O
power	O
delivered	O
from	O
separate	O
power	O
supply	O
)	O
+	O
PoweredUSB	O
,	O
RS-232	O
or	O
RS-485	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
that	O
IBM	O
marks	O
for	O
"	O
fiscal	O
use	O
"	O
feature	O
paper	O
journaling	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
electronic	O
journaling	O
(	O
optionally	O
with	O
CompactFlash-cards	O
)	O
or	O
an	O
RS-232	O
auditing	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
everywhere	O
,	O
where	O
cash	O
registers	O
and	O
receipt	O
printers	O
are	O
hardware-fiscalized	O
,	O
IBM	O
provided	O
its	O
own	O
fiscal	O
modules	O
,	O
so	O
third-parties	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
using	O
"	O
fiscal-ready	O
"	O
or	O
non-fiscal	O
versions	O
of	O
4610	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
three-station	O
model	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
4610	O
printers	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
countries	O
,	O
requiring	O
hardware	B-Architecture
fiscalization	O
of	O
cash	O
registers	O
and	O
receipt	O
printers	O
or	O
paper	O
journaling	O
,	O
already	O
transitioned	O
to	O
electronic	O
journaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
RS-232	O
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
(	O
depending	O
on	O
model	O
and	O
interface	B-Application
card	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
24V	O
connected	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
either	O
using	O
a	O
PoweredUSB-connection	O
cable	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
point-of-sale	O
system	O
or	O
using	O
an	O
external	O
power	O
brick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interface	B-Application
speeds	O
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
examples	O
assume	O
a	O
Linux-computer	O
with	O
the	O
printer	O
connected	O
via	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
to	O
serial	O
adapter	O
known	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
as	O
/dev/ttyUSB0	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
configured	O
for	O
the	O
desired	O
baud	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
status	O
messages	O
consist	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
8	O
bytes	O
of	O
general	O
status	O
and	O
error	O
information	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
microcode	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
