The latest version of the Microsoft operating system Windows version 8.1/10 has new features that can affect the performance of the APG Model 554A USB Interface Cash Drawer. These new features, and their default settings, serve a new power management model of the Win 8.1/10-enabled host PC. A summary of the changes can be found at this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2900614
Summary: Win 8.1/10 no longer automatically enumerates USB peripheral devices upon initial connection.
Observable Properties:
When the APG Model 554A USB Cash Drawer is connected to a PC running Windows 8.1/10, you will see a steady green LED on our controller inside the drawer. Those familiar with our Model 554A USB Cash Drawer may recall that our green LED blinks continually after connection to a PC running the Windows operating system v8.0 and lower.
The blinking green LED indicates that the cash drawer is enumerated with the operating system on the host PC.
A steady green LED indicates that the cash drawer is not enumerated with the operating system on the host PC.
A typical system and software architecture should not see any changes in cash drawer operation when serving a PC running Windows 8.1/10. However, a fault can be seen under the following set of events:
If the drawer is not closed before the DLL is unloaded, we have confirmed that the cash drawer’s controller has become out-of-sync with the Win 8.1/10 USB bus. The cash drawer may not be subsequently used without a cash drawer cable disconnect and reconnect. The APG Engineering team is currently working to revise our cash drawer firmware to perform in this new Windows 8.1/10 environment. Expect a new product iteration and introduction coming soon (ref: Model 554B).
In the meantime, APG recommends two different remedies:
Remedy #1: Keep the DLL loaded
Remedy #2: Modify the cash drawer’s power management settings in the Win 8.1/10 operating system. The steps outlined below will re-configure the Win 8.1/10 operating system to provide performance identical to the pre-Win 8.1/10 environment.
4. Single-click to select ‘Device Parameters’ registry key as shown here
5. Note that the default settings for `DeviceResetNotificationEnabled`, `DeviceSelectiveSuspended`, `EnhancedPowerManagementEnabled`, and `LegacyTouchScaling`, registry key sub-names are each set to value `1` as shown here and `SelectiveSuspendEnabled` sub-name is set to 01.
6. Double-click on the `DeviceResetNotificationEnabled` registry key sub-name and change its value data to `0` and click `OK`, as shown here.
7. Double-click on the `DeviceSelectiveSuspended` registry key sub-name and change its value data to `0` and click `OK`, as shown here.
8. Double-click on the `EnhancedPowerManagementEnabled` registry key sub-name and change its value data to `0` and click `OK`, as shown here.
9. Double-click on the `LegacyTouchScaling` registry key sub-name and change its value data to `0` and click `OK`, as shown here.
10. Double-click on the `SelectiveSuspendEnabled` registry key sub-name and change its value data to `00` by clicking on the `01` field to highlight the value, as shown here.
11. Type a `0` after the field is highlighted and the value will change to `00`, as shown here.
12. Upon completion, the new values for the `DeviceResetNotificationEnabled`, `DeviceSelectiveSuspended`, `EnhancedPowerManagementEnabled`, and `LegacyTouchScaling` registry key sub-names should be set to `0` and the `SelectiveSuspendEnabled` sub-name is set to `00` as shown.
13. Close the System Registry Editor
14. Connect the Model 554A USB Cash Drawer to the Win 8.1/10-enabled PC.
15. Verify proper performance.
For additional assistance, contact the APG Cash Drawer Technical Services and Support Group at +1.763.571.5000 ext. 160.
