Check out what hardware you need to get started with HDPOS smart

For Stand Alone (SA)
Standard desktop (or laptop) computer.
Monitor
Hard disk space: 80GB
RAM: 2GB
Operating system: Windows 7 (all editions) or Windows 8 or Windows 10

For Client Server (CS)
Standard desktop (or laptop) computer.
Monitor
Intel Core i5 3rd Gen processor (i5 3450 3.1 GHz)
(Depends on the number of clients)
Hard disk space: 250GB HDD (No Raid Required)
RAM: 8 GB (Depends on the number of clients)
Windows 7 profession – 64bit or Windows 2008 R2 Server – 64 bit is preferred
Microsoft SQL server EXPRESS edition 2008 R2 (Free from Microsoft) or Microsoft SQL server 2008 R2 Professional edition (Paid version is suggested for better performance)
HDPOS Server cannot be installed on any Home Basic operating system and any windows operating system that does not support IIS with asp.net

Printer
An inkjet or laser printer for invoices, statements, reports, price tags, and barcode labels
Laser prints are much cheaper than a thermal printer.
You can also print your stickers / Labels in a laser printer and Do NOT require expensive thermal printers. You can print your customer’s receipts in a laser printer.

Barcode Reader
Use a barcode scanner to scan Item at any point where an item code is required
With HDPOS any type of barcode scanner will work
You can also use a USB barcode scanner

Microsoft .net
If you are running Windows 7 and facing problems with application installation, you need .Net framework 4.0 runtime
You can download these directly from Microsoft’s site :
Microsoft .net Runtime 4.0 Full Install ( Microsoft’s page Link )

SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
To run our applications after trial key, we highly recommended that you use SQL server for better performance.
You can download a FREE version of the SQL server directly from Microsoft’s site:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Express Edition

Cash Drawer
A cash drawer is not a must but if you want it can be connected with your hardware.

Thermal Printer
Thermal printer is not must for HDPOS as you can print your receipt’s and barcode stickers with a laser printer. Thermal printers are usually very expensive.
If you already have thermal printer HDPOS is completely compatible with them. Advantage of a thermal printer is that there is no ribbon or cartridge to replace

Pole Display
We support Pole displays that have two lines of display text. We support Pole displays that have “EPSON ESC/POS command set”. You will need to configure the pole display in “Epson Esc/pos command” mode using the software that you receive from the pole display manufacturer.