Aeion Bridge for Retail POS Hardware
Cloud commerce platforms hit a wall at the cash register. Receipt printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, card readers, signature pads — all local USB / BLE / Wiegand devices that browsers can't talk to. Square POS, Toast, Shopify POS solve this by selling you their proprietary hardware. Aeion Bridge solves it by exposing any standard ESC/POS-compatible printer, any USB-HID barcode scanner, any BLE-paired card reader, and any cash drawer as MCP tools to cloud Aeion Commerce. Walkthroughs for retail checkout, restaurant POS, mobile pop-up shops.
Supported Retail Hardware
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Walkthrough — Retail Checkout
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Walkthrough — Restaurant POS
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Walkthrough — Mobile Pop-Up Shop
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FAQ
Yes for standard ESC/POS. Most thermal receipt printers (Epson, Star, Bixolon, Citizen) support it. Some legacy or specialty printers need proprietary commands.
Yes via certified card-reader hardware. Bridge passes-through; the reader handles EMV L2/L3 cryptographic flows.
Per-tenant scope. Aeion Bridge doesn't see card data; certified reader handles it. Per-tenant PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) workflow.
Per-device pairing via Bridge admin UI. Per-device persistent connection. Per-device auto-reconnect.
Yes via USB-Wiegand adapter or PoE. Per-reader configurable.
Aeion Dining ships KDS. Display on Android tablet or dedicated hardware. Per-station configurable.
Yes. Most ESC/POS printers have RJ-11/12 for cash-drawer trigger. Aeion sends per-print kick command.
Per-register optional. Tablet running Aeion mobile or LED display via RS-232 / USB.
Per-item routing by station (hot apps / cold apps / grill / pastry / bar). Per-station Bridge print command.
Per-tenant logo + header + footer. Per-receipt promotional message. Per-receipt QR code (loyalty / survey).
Square / Toast hardware is proprietary and won't work outside their ecosystem. Aeion Bridge uses open hardware (ESC/POS, USB-HID, BLE) instead.
Yes for normal operation. Offline-queue for transient disconnects (1-30 min). Extended offline supported via local-cache.