This is OpenPOS for OLE(formerly OLE for Retail POS: abbreviated OPOS) Common Control Objects(Common CO) based on UnifiedPOS Version 1.16 "Unified POS Retail Peripheral Architecture Version 1.16".

The following correspondence is made to the 1.15.000 version.

• Added functions for Retail Communication Service Device to Lights device and POSPower device.
• Added 9 new device categories for Retail Communication Service Device.
  • DeviceMonitor
  • GestureControl
  • GraphicDisplay
  • IndividualRecognition
  • SoundPlayer
  • SoundRecorder
  • SpeechSynthesis
  • VideoCapture
  • VoiceRecognition
• Added Publisher Policy file for .NET applications created for Common CO 1.15.000.
• Changed development environment from Visual Studio Community 2019 to Visual Studio Community 2022.
    - Platform toolset is Visual Studio 2022 (v143).
    - Windows SDK version 10.0.
    - Change atlcom.h before remodeling to one in the folder of Visual Studio Community 2022.
• The Opos_Interfaces definitions for SO for Lights and POSPower have been split into two, 1.15.0 and 1.16.0.

Please install according to the following procedure.

• If there is already installed CCO(Common Control Objects), uninstall it.
• Extract the separately prepared installation .zip file while keeping the folder structure.
• If you install PIA, make sure .NET Framework 3.5 is installed.
• Run one of the following batch files as an administrator to install and register CCO(and PIA with Publisher Policy).
  • Install_CCOandPIA.bat
  • Install_CCOonly.bat

Others

• To re-register/un-register CCO (and PIA with Publisher Policy), execute the following batch file as an administrator.
  • ReRegisterCCO.bat
  • ReRegisterPIA.bat
  • UnRegisterCCO.bat
  • UnRegisterPIA.bat
• To uninstall CCO (and PIA with Publisher Policy) and install/uninstall PIA with Publisher Policy only, execute the following batch file as an administrator.
  • Uninstall_CCOandPIA.bat
  • Uninstall_CCOonly.bat
  • Install_PIAonly.bat
  • Uninstall_PIAonly.bat
• To install/uninstall/re-register/unregister the debug version of CCO, execute the following batch file as an administrator.
  • Install_DbgCCO.bat
  • Uninstall_DbgCCO.bat
  • DbgReRegisterCCO.bat
  • DbgUnRegisterCCO.bat

The following issues are known.

• The Primary Interop Assembly with Publisher Policy are not compatible with 1.14.001 and earlier OPOS for .NET Assemblies.
• Since there is no way to include the definition name of OPOS device definition registry key name or device statistics item name in the DLL, only C# source is created.
• OPOS device definition registry exists independently in 32bit/64bit environment, and there is no way to cooperate with them or handle them collectively.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

Original version stays in the master branch.
All credits for the original code goes to Curtiss Monroe.
Check the official web site for the latest Common Control Objects information.