Infinity POS
Hardware for Infinity POS
Terminals, scanners, printers, drawers and scales, chosen for the workflow they have to survive rather than picked from a list. This is the counter, specified as a counter.
Specified for the counter, not bundled with the software. Ships configured.
What hardware does an Infinity POS system need?
A register at each lane, a receipt printer, a cash drawer wherever cash is taken, scanning at every counter, and scales anywhere items are sold by weight. Which specific devices depends on how the store is wired, how busy the worst hour is, and what is physically possible on the counter — which is why hardware is specified against the store rather than listed as a package.
Existing equipment is worth checking before anything is replaced. Peripherals often carry over; proprietary registers usually do not.
- One register per laneLane count comes from the busiest hour.
- Printer and drawer as a pairIn most retail setups the printer opens the drawer.
- Scanning at every counterA manual lookup is the slowest thing at a till.
- Scales where weight is soldDeli and produce label at the scale.
No model, specification or compatibility claim appears on this page. Whether a particular device works with a particular system depends on the specific models, and we check that rather than asserting it.
The counter, piece by piece
The counter, by category
Each of these has its own page, because each is its own decision.
Receipt printers
Receipt printersThe device a customer waits on, and usually what opens the drawer.
Cash drawers
Cash drawersHow it opens, what the insert holds, and who is accountable.
Scanning and labels
Barcode scanning and labelsScanning at the lane and labels on the shelf.
Scales
ScalesDeli, produce, meat and seafood, labeled at the scale.
Label printers
Label printersShelf-edge and product labels, specified around where the labeling happens.
Counting devices
Portable data collectorsFor stock takes done in the aisle rather than on paper.
Paper and supplies
SuppliesWhat the counter consumes once it is running.
By trade
The counter, trade by trade
Each trade page describes the counter for that trade, device role by device role.
Grocery stores
Grocery POSLanes built for volume, scales for weighed departments and label printers for the shelf.
Convenience stores
Convenience POSA checkout station built for volume, a receipt printer, and a cash drawer whose every opening is recorded.
Liquor stores
Liquor POSLabel printers for shelf tags, and a portable data collector for receiving and counts.
Specialty retail
Specialty retail POSBarcode scanning, and labels for merchandise that arrives without a usable barcode.
Where hardware decisions go wrong
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Peripherals chosen before the workflow
The wrong scanner for the counter, and a printer in the wrong place.
The counter layout is part of the specification.
Build a POS system -
Working equipment replaced unnecessarily
Money spent on peripherals that would have carried over.
We check the models you have before specifying replacements.
Replace an existing POS -
Hardware arrives unconfigured
A box of parts is not a system.
Equipment ships configured, and go-live is attended.
Installation and training -
Supplies are an afterthought
A lane stops because a paper roll ran out.
The supply list is built from the hardware actually installed.
Supplies
In a demo
What to ask to see in a hardware demo
Ask for these in a demo, and name the devices you are considering so each one can be checked against the system.
The printer opening the drawer
Ask to see a sale print its receipt and open the drawer, and how the printer and drawer you are considering are checked against each other.
A weighed item at the register
ScalesAsk to see a label printed at the scale and then scanned at the register.
A count in the aisle
Portable data collectorsAsk to see a count taken with a portable data collector, where the store’s setup supports it.
Hardware questions
Can I reuse the hardware I already have?
Often, and it depends on the specific models rather than the category. Send us model numbers and we will say what carries over before anything is quoted.
Do the printer and the drawer have to be chosen together?
In most retail setups, yes — the drawer plugs into the receipt printer and the printer signals it, so choosing one constrains the other.
Do you ship hardware configured?
Yes. Equipment should arrive ready for the store rather than set to defaults.
How many registers do I need?
Size it against the busiest hour rather than an average day. That is the hour customers remember.
Tell us what the counter has to do
How many lanes, what is on them now, and what the busiest hour looks like. We will specify the hardware against that.