Hardware guide · bring your own
GetDinerPOS runs in a browser, so the register can be a tablet, a laptop or a touch PC you already own. Add standard ESC/POS thermal printers for receipts and the kitchen, a cash drawer, and optionally a tablet as the kitchen screen. We don’t sell hardware, so you’re never locked in.
Any device with a current Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. Android or iPad tablets on a stand at the counter; Windows all-in-one touch terminals for the busy till.
Typical: 10-inch+ Android tablets, iPads, Windows touch PCs
80 mm thermal printers with ESC/POS support, connected by USB to the register or by network (Ethernet/Wi-Fi).
Commonly used brands: Epson, Star Micronics, Xprinter
The same ESC/POS thermal printers, on the network so every register can send to them. Choose impact or heat-resistant models near the grill.
Network models preferred in the kitchen
Any tablet or monitor with a browser shows the kitchen screen. Wall-mount a 15–22-inch screen at the pass.
No special KDS hardware needed
Standard RJ11/RJ12 cash drawers that open from the receipt printer’s drawer port.
Printer-driven drawers
USB or Bluetooth scanners in keyboard mode, useful for retail shelves, stock counts and receiving.
Any keyboard-wedge scanner
For product and shelf labels, or prepared-food labels with dates, printed from the label screen.
Thermal label printers
Card payments work with your processor’s terminal. Amounts are keyed or sent depending on your processor; ask on your demo about your setup.
Works with your processor
Brand names are mentioned as examples of compatible categories, not endorsements or partnerships.
| Station | Small diner | Busy diner |
|---|---|---|
| Counter | 1 tablet + receipt printer + drawer | 2 touch terminals + 2 printers + 2 drawers |
| Floor | Servers use the counter tablet | 2–4 tablets or phones for servers |
| Kitchen | 1 network kitchen printer | Kitchen printer at the line + screen at the pass |
| Office | Owner’s laptop or phone | Laptop for purchasing, transfers and reports |
However many devices you add, the price stays per location. See pricing.
FAQ
At minimum, a tablet or PC with a browser at each register. Most diners add an 80 mm thermal receipt printer, a cash drawer, and a kitchen printer or a tablet as a kitchen screen.
No. We tell you what works and you buy it from a local supplier or reuse what you have. That keeps you free to choose and avoids lock-in.
Yes. GetDinerPOS runs in Safari on iPad. For printing from iPads, use network printers.
No. Any tablet or monitor with a browser can be the kitchen screen.
Card payments go through your processor’s terminal. We do not certify or sell card readers.
Many current thermal printers do; older ones may not. Check the printer’s character-set support or ask us with the model number.
A normal business broadband connection per location plus a 4G/5G backup router for outages.
Standard printers, drawers and scanners usually work. Terminals locked to a vendor do not.
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