Hardware Integration

Hardware Integration bridges the suite to physical peripherals through the MFI Edge Agent — thermal printers, cash drawers, displays, signature pads, biometrics. A browser-print fallback keeps things working when the Edge Agent is offline.

Hardware devices list — Paired hardware — per-till printer, cash drawer, signature pad, biometric scanner.

Hardware drivers — Drivers — ESC/POS, browser-print fallback, signature-pad, fingerprint, face-match.

How to pair a thermal printer

Install the Edge Agent on the branch PC, the printer becomes auto-discoverable. From the suite, you point the branch + till at the discovered printer.

Download + install the Edge Agent on the branch PC (download link in Configuration → Hardware → Edge Agent).
Edge Agent registers itself with the suite and shows up under Hardware → Devices.
Open Hardware → Devices; assign the printer to the right till.
Print a test receipt from the till to confirm.

Reference

Feature checklist

Edge Agent for real ESC/POS receipt printing
Cash-drawer control
Queue management screen + ticket printing
Customer-facing display (price + balance)
Signature pad capture
Fingerprint + face-match biometrics
Browser-print fallback when Edge Agent offline

Configuration reference

Where	What to set
Edge Agent	Download + register per branch
Device pairing	Auto-discover or manual
Print defaults	Receipt paper, copies, opening cash drawer

Roles & permissions

Group	Capability
mfi_hardware.group_hardware_admin	Pair devices, drivers

Accounting integration

None — operational.

Tip. When Edge Agent is offline, receipts still print via the browser fallback — operators may not notice the degradation. Keep the navbar status widget visible.