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THERMAL PRINTER MECHANISM
Mini-Printer
CMBC-XMBC
CMDG-XMDG
User Manual
Issue A, reference 3102473-FDE
April, 1998
Page 1: ...M 1 9 Rue d Arcueil 92120 Montrouge France Tel 33 0 1 47 46 78 00 Fax 33 0 1 47 46 78 76 1 42 THERMAL PRINTER MECHANISM Mini Printer CMBC XMBC CMDG XMDG User Manual Issue A reference 3102473 FDE April...
Page 2: ...er Manual Page 2 42 Ref FDE 3102473 A IMPORTANT This manual contains the basic instructions to run your printer Read it carefully before using your printer paying full attention to section concerning...
Page 3: ...pecifications of 64 BIT LSI driver 13 4 3 4 Printhead Connection 16 4 4 Unipolar paper feed motor 18 4 4 1 General specification 18 4 4 2 Connection 18 4 4 3 Induction sequence 18 4 5 Bipolar paper fe...
Page 4: ...ndations 31 6 2 Housing design recommendations 31 6 3 Energising de energising printer 31 6 4 Printing recommendations 31 6 5 Recommendations for paper 32 6 6 General 32 6 7 Cleaning recommendations 3...
Page 5: ...illotine cutter XMxx Easy to connect only one connector for motor printhead opto sensor and cutter Front and bottom paper introduction possible Optional drive for paper rewinder SUMMARY OF PRINTER SPE...
Page 6: ...m reference Arjo Wiggins Maximum paper thickness 80 Cutter life time XMxx 300 000 cuts with paper 2320061 Per AXIOHM standard test conditions which are mainly 24V 25 C dot printing duty cycle 30 2 for...
Page 7: ...CM XM Series User Manual Page 7 42 Ref FDE 3102473 A 3 3 Mechanical views Fig 1 Without cover Fig 2 With tear bar cover...
Page 8: ...1 8 74 7 40 75 50 1 23 6 Use self threader screws for plastic the fixing holes diameter being 2 5 mm use a maximum diameter of 3 mm for screws and a maximum depth in chassis of 7 mm from the external...
Page 9: ...n Paper sensitive layer Paper sensitive layer paper path direction paper inlet 1 paper inlet 2 5 5 5 7 7 Fig 6 Opto sensor position 3 4 Optional drive for paper rewinder An optional pulley can be fitt...
Page 10: ...mA Logic current dot Vcc 160 100 A Stepping Motor 2 activated phases for paper feed 320 unipolar 600 bipolar mA Stepping Motor 2 activated phases for cutter XMxx 500 unipolar 1000 bipolar mA Maximum i...
Page 11: ...it memory register Each circuit controls 64 resistor dots on the printhead The heating element power supply VCH is not connected to the Driver ICs but only to the resistive line of dots itself The dri...
Page 12: ...p 1 used as the SI input for chip 2 etc Respectively the SO output of chip 2 is used as the SI input for chip 3 etc After 384 clocks the initial piece of data entered corresponds to the last 384 th do...
Page 13: ...ent 5 V Conditions Values Conditions Values Symb Current per controlled element dot Vdd 5V 160 A Idd Min high level input voltage 2 8V Vcc 5V 0 7Vcc Vih Max low level input voltage 0 8 V Vcc 5V 0 3 Vc...
Page 14: ...IN CLK SO63 STB OEx DOUTx Tsdc Thdc Tr Tf Tclk Tdcs0 Tscl Tst Tdos Tdoec Tdcoe Tdoec Trdo Tdoedo Tddooe Tfdo Fig 10 Timing Diagram for xMBC t8 t9 t8 t10 t6 t5 t7 t4 t3 Tclk Clock Serial in Serial out...
Page 15: ...100 ns Tdos Strobe to OE delay time 100 ns Tdoedo t8 OE to data out delay time 0 25 2 s Tfdo t9 Data out fall time 10 90 1 0 5 s Tddooe OE to data out delay time 1 s Trdo t10 Data out rise time 10 90...
Page 16: ...Collector Opto sensor 24 Data In 10 Data Out 25 Paper feed motor B2 11 Clock 26 Paper feed motor B1 12 Strobe 27 Paper feed motor A2 13 OE3 28 Paper feed motor A1 14 Vcc 29 Vch 15 OE2 30 Vch 1 30 con...
Page 17: ...FDE 3102473 A Chip connection for 4 dots mm print head 3 chips to connect CHIP 1 CHIP 2 CHIP 3 OE 1 OE 2 OE 3 Fig 12 Chip connection for 8 dots mm print head 6 chips to connect CHIP 1 CHIP 2 CHIP 3 CH...
Page 18: ...75 mm s In this table the first row shows the motor pitch and the second one shows the motor phase time in s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2000 1997 1990 1981 1967 1950 1930 1908 1883 1858 11 12 13 14 15 16 1...
Page 19: ...currents are re applied the polarities corresponding to the last known position should be used This ensures that the motor will re start correctly this is still true for next chapter bipolar motor 4 5...
Page 20: ...s for A is positive and B is negative etc AB Where This electrical sequence corresponds to a sequence of 4 consecutive mechanical positions The sequence is repeated 12 times for each revolution t1 0 4...
Page 21: ...pF 820pF 56 k stepper motor 56 k 1k Rs 1k Fig 14 Example Note 1 Rs resistors of 0 8 ohm with I0A and I0B 1 and I1A and I1B 0 I 0 3 A the required control current for paper feed with I0A and I0B 0 and...
Page 22: ...s 4 6 2 General specification Coil resistance 20 7 Number of phases 2 Drive method 2 phases on Current drawn 500 mA per phase Maximum starting frequency 400 Step angle 7 30 Number of steps per revolut...
Page 23: ...0 1000 2 6 6 4 switch entrance 20 steps for partial cut Cutter advance Cuter return With the following table switch 1 2 115 backward 1 2 exit 2500 2500 movement 2500 2500 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 105 106 107...
Page 24: ...phase Maximum starting frequency 200 Steps to initialise guillotine cutter see next diagram Step angle 7 30 Number of steps per revolution 48 4 7 3 Connection PIN n Wire color Motor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 red...
Page 25: ...to follow the indicated driving cycle curve and to set security described above To count the number of steps after switch exit while taking care of the switch glitch Axiohm recommends to follow the ne...
Page 26: ...losed Open 4 10 Opto sensor specification 4 10 1 Electrical characteristics Absolute Maximum ratings SYMBOL RATING UNIT LED Continuous Forward Current Pulsed forward current Reverse voltage Max Power...
Page 27: ...F 10mA VCE 2V IC 100 A RL 1k 90 30 25 940 1 3 10 200 200 V A nA A nA s s nm 4 10 2 Connection Connected to the PCB the opto sensor is then clipped in front or bottom position 4 10 3 External circuit E...
Page 28: ...mitting a high speed to be achieved in this mode it is recommended to use historical control see page 35 End of printing Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Printing of n dot line Moto...
Page 29: ...ting Heating controlled through OE 1 OE 2 OEn simultaneously Transfer to memory stage STROBE Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Printing of n dot line Transmission of next series of d...
Page 30: ...ively giving reduced consumption Heating controlled through OE 1 OE 2 OEn successively or in blocks End of printing Transfer to memory stage STROBE Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK...
Page 31: ...is necessary to leave enough place to catch it in order to open it 6 3 Energising de energising printer When energising the thermal printhead Vcc 5 V it is important to apply all the logic signals wit...
Page 32: ...in below the maximum temperature n When setting power on power off strobe STR shall be on disable n Heat elements and IC s shall be anti electrostatic in order to prevent electrostatic destruction Do...
Page 33: ...shown on figure a When an operator or customer takes the ticket out of XM printer can also be used as shown on figure b but external housing or operation must insure that tickets do not fall back in...
Page 34: ...rewinder bipolar motor 1 Print head Kits those kits contain the print head the flexible and the opto sensor PRINT HEAD KITS REF DESIGNATION QTY 3103168 Print head Kit for CM XMBC 4 dots mm 1 3103169...
Page 35: ...x 0 24 mW Thermal dissipation factor _ 4 mW C _ 5 mW C Thermistor time constant dot line t 7 sec t 30 sec Resistance value as a function of temperature see curves This thermistor has a rated value of...
Page 36: ...CM XM Series User Manual Page 36 42 Ref FDE 3102473 A APPENDIX 1 Contd RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE VARIATION for xMxx...
Page 37: ...n 0 09 min Opacity TAPPI T425 BNL2 83 min Tensile strength ISO 1924 1 N 15 mm 40 min MD 20 min CD Tear Strength ISO 1974 mN 300min MD 33 min CD Colour Image Black Saturation Density Dynamic test Macbe...
Page 38: ...heating time can be controlled either with or without historical control Without historical control apply the indicated heating time given as a function of speed voltage and temperature At high speed...
Page 39: ...7 1 75 1 66 1 61 24 10 3 06 2 02 1 85 1 72 1 61 1 52 1 48 24 20 2 79 1 84 1 69 1 57 1 47 1 39 1 35 24 25 2 66 1 75 1 61 1 49 1 4 1 33 1 29 24 30 2 52 1 66 1 53 1 42 1 33 1 26 1 23 24 40 2 26 1 49 1 37...
Page 40: ...19 0 78 0 71 0 66 0 62 0 58 0 57 23 50 1 05 0 69 0 63 0 58 0 55 0 52 0 5 24 10 1 73 1 14 1 04 0 96 0 9 0 85 0 83 24 0 1 61 1 05 0 96 0 89 0 84 0 79 0 77 24 10 1 48 0 97 0 89 0 82 0 77 0 73 0 71 24 20...
Page 41: ...ed motor n fit the opto sensor wires and clip the opto sensor n clip the flex cable n fit the printhead springs n fit and screw the chassis 9 5 APPENDIX 5 FIT OR CHANGE THE COVER WITH CUTTER Make sure...
Page 42: ...cover 1 with cover or with cutter Digit 6 xxxx xXxx Additional gear for rewinder 0 without rewinder gear 1 with rewinder gear Digit 7 xxxx xxXx Type of stepper motor Stepper motor for paper advance St...
