Printhead Controller/Driver Circuit - Epson DLQ-3000 Service Manual

DLQ-3000+

2.3.7 Printhead Controller/Driver Circuit

The printhead of this printer has 24 head coils (12X2 lines) driven by the constant current
coil driver circuit which consists of 2 transistors (PNP and NPN) and MOSFET. The
printhead is driven by the flat wheel system. The transistors turn on and off the head coil
voltages (VPA, VPB) according to the printing pulse A. MOSFET turns on and off the GP
according to the printing pulse B. If the 2 printing pulses are driven by different printing
timings, the head drive waveform shown bellow appears, since the printing pulse B controls
the drive waveform for the period of time "T" after the printing pulse A was driven. This is to
adjust the head drive waveform to avoid decline in respond speed at continuous printing.
Data from the host computer is expanded into image data (CG data) and latched in the gate
array E05B46. The head data is allocated in the gate array. The latched data is processed
internally in the gate array and output while the signal NHPW/PHPW is active.
Table 2-17. Printhead Controller/Driver Circuit Specification
Head drive voltage
Responding
waveform
Drive current
Figure 2-19. Printhead Controller/Driver Circuit Block Diagram
2-26
Figure 2-18. Printhead Drive Waveform
35 VDC 10%
462 seconds (2.16 KHz, normal mode, normal condition)
Peak time: 3.3 A (at 5°C, copy 2 mode)
Rev. A