Cash Drawer Cable Ordering Guide
By: Colton Redtfeldt - 8/29/2022

You’ve found the perfect cash drawer and now you’re trying to figure out which cable you need to connect it to your receipt printer. We’ve made a quick guide that help you make the right choice.

You might be asking what a cash drawer cable is and why you need one. A cash drawer cable is used to connect the cash drawer to your receipt printer. When the printer creates a receipt, it will send a small electrical signal through the cable and activate a mechanism inside the drawer. The cable looks similar to a phone/Ethernet cable but is smaller and has a different pinout.

What complicates matters is that each cash drawer manufacturer has a slightly different cable port on their drawers and they often make different cables that correspond to different receipt printer drawers. All this means that now you have dozens of different cables.

**What if I want to open my cash drawer without a receipt printer?** 
Some manufacturers make USB-equipped versions of their drawers, but your POS software will need to be coded to use that exact drawer.

If your software doesn't support a USB cash drawer, you can also use a manual push-button converter. We sell [a cash drawer trigger here][1] that has been tested to work APG and Star cash drawers but will work with any 12/24V cash drawer.

<h2>Cash Drawer Cable Compatability Guide</h2>

<h3 style="margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: 30px;">Star Cash Drawers (CD3, CD4, Star Max)</h3><ul>
<li>[37969530][2] - Connects Star Drawer to Star, Epson, Bixolon, POS-X, and Citizen Printers. Black 72 Inch Cable. Usually included with drawers in packaging.
<li>[37969680][3] - This dual-drawer cable connects two cash drawers to one printer, preventing the cash drawer connections from being switched. This cable works with both Star and Epson printers. It is 72 inches long and black in color.
<li>Consult the [full Star Connectivity Guide here][4] for more information.</ul>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;">APG Cash Drawers (Arlo, Minota, Vasario, Series 100, Series 4000)</h3><ul>
<li>[CD-101A][5] - Connects APG Drawer to Epson & Star Printers.
<li>[CD-101A-10][6] - 10ft version of the CD-101A
<li>[CD-001A][7] - Connects APG Cash Drawers to Axiohm and Ithica Printers
<li>[CD-002A][8] - Connects APG Drawer to Citizen Printers
<li>[CD-D1D2][9] - Dual Cash Drawer Splitter, Enables 2 Cash Drawer Support from Single Ithaca or Star Printer. (Uses CD-101A and CD-101B)
<li>[CD-D1D2EP][10] - Dual Cash Drawer Splitter, Enables 2 Cash Drawer Support from Single Epson Printer (Uses CD-101A and [CD-101B][11])
<li>Consult the [full APG Connectivity Guide here][12] for more information.</ul>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;">MMF Cash Drawers (Val-U-Line, Advantage, Heritage)</h3><ul>
<li>Please Note: MMF Cash Drawer is no longer in operation and new cables are not being manufactured.
<li>[MMF-CABLE-POSGUYS][13] - MMF Printer Cable. Compatible with Epson, Star, Citizen, and POS-X Printers. This is a made-to-order item. Please allow an additional 1-2 days for processing.</ul>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;">POS-X/Custom America Cash Drawers (Ion, Evo, Apex/Apex Pro)</h3><ul>
<li>[977GF010000001][14] - EVO Cash Drawer Interface Cable, For Epson/POS-X/Star/Citizen Printers
<li>[4B000000095000][15] - EVO Cash Drawer Splitter Cable, Allows 2 Drawers to Connect to One Printer</ul>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;">Touch Dynamics (CD Series, CR1000)</h3><ul>
<li>[CD-CABLEA-1616][16] - Connects Touch Dynamics drawer to a Star or Epson Printer.</ul>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;">MS-Cash Drawer (EP-102N, J-423, ect.)</h3><ul>
<li>[CD9-EPSON-NCMS][17] - DB9(Serial)-to-RJ12(Printer) Cash Drawer Interface Cable; Epson Compatible- 6ft Length
<li>[CD9-STAR][18] - Connects MS-Cash Drawer to Star Receipt Printer.
<li>[CD9-ITHACA][19] - Connects MS-Cash Drawer to Ithica Receipt Printer.</ul>
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*Please Note: Given how quickly the industry moves, we cannot guarantee that all options are up-to-date. Please call with any questions you might have. Furthermore, this is not a comprehensive list of all the cash drawers each manufacturer makes. In general, however, the exact model of the cash drawer doesn’t matter as much as the manufacturer itself. Also,

[1]: https://posguys.com/cash-drawer_32/POSGuys-Push-Button-Cash-Drawer-Trigger_3891/
  [2]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/37969530_1122441
  [3]: https://posguys.com/ExtendedCatalog/Star%20Micronics/Star-Mounts-and-Brackets/37969680
  [4]: https://posguys.com/download/cash-drawer-connectivity-guide-cables-04.12.2022.pdf
  [5]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD-101A_1118195
  [6]: https://posguys.com/ExtendedCatalog/APG%20Cash%20Drawer/APG-Interfaces-and-Cables/CD-101A-10
  [7]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD-001A_4781
  [8]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD-002A_4787
  [9]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD-D1D2_11373
  [10]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD-D1D2EP_11374
  [11]: https://posguys.com/ExtendedCatalog/APG%20Cash%20Drawer/APG-Interfaces-and-Cables/CD-101B
  [12]: https://posguys.com/download/apg%20connectivity%20guide.pdf
  [13]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/MMF-CABLE-POSGUYS_1122626
  [14]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/977GF010000001_1110969
  [15]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/4B000000095000_1110972
  [16]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD-CABLEA-1616_1110186
  [17]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD9-EPSON-NCMS_10405
  [18]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD9-STAR_10407
  [19]: https://posguys.com/Accessories/CD9-ITHACA_10406

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