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Confidential

Thermal Line Printer

M-T123

Designer’s Guide

STANDARD

Rev. No.

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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

MATSUMOTO MINAMI PLANT
2070 KOTOBUKI KOAKA, MATSUMOTO-SHI, NAGANO, 399-8702 JAPAN
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Page 1: ...ine Printer M T123 Designer s Guide STANDARD Rev No D Notes Copied Date Copied by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION MATSUMOTO MINAMI PLANT 2070 KOTOBUKI KOAKA MATSUMOTO SHI NAGANO 399 8702 JAPAN PHONE 81 263 86 5353 FAX 81 263 86 9925 ...

Page 2: ... Rev No Rev Document WRT CHK APL Sheet Rev Sheet Rev Sheet Rev A Enactment Akema Futatsugi Kumagai I A B Change Akema Futatsugi Kumagai II A C Change Akema Aoki Kumagai D Change Akema Aoki Kumagai 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 A 8 A 9 A 10 A 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 C 15 A 16 A 17 B 18 D 19 C 20 A 21 A TITLE Front Part Cover Rev Sheet Scope General Descriptions Table of Contents Contents Appendix Total M T12...

Page 3: ...1 Installing the platen unit 6 7 8 added 5 2 1 Motor Driving Frequency 1 To drive the motor it is recommended to rush drive corrected 14 Figure 3 1 1 Units mm added 18 Figure 3 2 3 changed C 19 Figure 3 3 1 changed D 18 Section 3 2 3 added TITLE M T123 Designer s Guide STANDARD ...

Page 4: ...tions under this Agreement are in addition to any other legal obligations Seiko Epson does not waive any right under this Agreement by failing to exercise it The laws of Japan apply to this Agreement Cautions 1 This document shall apply only to the product s identified herein 2 The examples such as circuits movements or control methods for products described in this document are for the purpose of...

Page 5: ...l partition 8 2 3 Timing Chart 9 2 3 1 Initial setting 9 2 3 2 Paper feeding 10 2 3 3 Printing 11 2 3 4 Keeping the paper paper holding load 13 3 CASE DESIGN REFERENCE 14 3 1 Designing the Case of the Printer Main Unit 14 3 1 1 Designing of the part where the printer main unit is installed 14 3 1 2 Designing the paper roll insertion part 15 3 1 3 Designing protection for the paper detector 15 3 2 ...

Page 6: ...xample Motor Drive Circuit Table 1 1 1 Parts Used in Example Motor Drive Circuit Part No Type Specifications Manufacturer IC1 Driver IC LB1838M SANYO 1 2 Motor Drive Sequence 1 Phase excitation for rotating the motor clockwise CW A 4 phase bipolar stepping motor is used Two phase signals are sequentially energized in order as shown in Table 1 2 1 so that the motor rotates clockwise CW Table 1 2 1 ...

Page 7: ... Circuit for the Thermal Print Head The table below shows parts used in Figure 1 3 1 Example Power Supply Circuit for the Thermal Print Head Table 1 3 1 Parts Used in Example Power Supply Circuit for the Thermal Print Head Part No Type Specifications C1 Electrolytic capacitor 47 µF 50 V C2 Ceramic capacitor 0 1 µF 50 V 2 To prevent electrolytic corrosion of the print head electrode see inside the ...

Page 8: ...signals for each dot line If LOW is found two or more times consecutively this is interpreted as a paper end 3 The threshold level of HIGH and LOW is 2 5 0 2 V VDD 5 VDC 5 4 If a paper end is detected printing is stopped However if a paper end is detected while printing it is possible to print 15 dot lines or less 30 steps for the motor from the position when a paper end is interpreted Printer sid...

Page 9: ...re 1 5 1 Figure 1 5 1 Example Paper end Signal Detection Circuit 2 To detect a platen open sample the signal in a cycle of 1 ms or less If open is found the platen is unloaded 3 Energizing an unloaded print head for a long period may shorten its life 4 Never drive the paper feed motor when the platen is unloaded mechanical switch off Printer side Platen open detection signal 74HC14 3 3 kΩ 3 3 kΩ 0...

Page 10: ...s 2 s2 10 ms 3 s3 5 ms 4 s4 3 ms 5 s5 2 3 ms 6 s6 1 935 ms 7 s7 1 705 ms 8 s8 1 55 ms 9 s9 1 435 ms 10 s10 1 35 ms 11 s11 1 3 ms 12 s12 1 27 ms Constant speed driving c 1 25 ms Stop rush driving d 65 ms 2 To stop the motor do not slow down Hold the last phase with one step at rush driving d 65 ms so that the motor stops 3 The problem of shading during printing can be caused by voltage fluctuation ...

Page 11: ...s depending on the cycle time of energizing the motor Qs 3 0 log SLT 1000 0 71 SLT Cycle time of energizing the motor µs SLT is defined as follows 1 Calculate the cycle time of energizing the motor in the preceding cycle 2 Set the longest step in the cycle time of energizing as SLT according to the Table 2 1 1 Motor Slow up Sequence Example If the cycle time of energizing the motor in the precedin...

Page 12: ...769 1550 1524 1250 841 30 3000 3595 1350 1250 1250 802 35 3000 3422 1250 1081 1250 763 40 2300 2724 1250 1027 1250 725 45 2300 2578 1250 972 1250 686 NOTES 1 Print head terminal voltage VH is a voltage given with the following expression When a line voltage drop is small 0 1 V or less VH Vp Vp Power supply voltage for print head When a line voltage drop is high VH Vp Vdrop Vdrop Line drop voltage ...

Page 13: ...Number of elements energized simultaneously Number of partitions for the strobe signal 1 to 144 1 145 to 288 2 289 to 384 3 c Number of dots printed with STB1 d Number of dots printed with STB2 e Number of dots printed with STB3 c d 144 dots c e 144 dots d e 144 dots Three partitions 1st partition c 2nd partition d 3rd partition e c d e 144 dots NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO Two partitions 1st parti...

Page 14: ... phase signal of the stepping motor 2 To stop the motor drive one step with 65 ms of driving time to the last phase in use when the motor would stop 3 When the motor restarts after holding execute a phase excitation sequence rush driving the last phase of the drive sequence in use when the motor stopped 1 2 Driving step 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 OFF Motor A Motor B Motor A Motor B 1 step ...

Page 15: ...ving frequency shown in Table 2 1 1 3 To stop the motor drive one step with 65 ms of driving time to the last phase in use when the motor would stop Then the motor stops Driving step Motor A Motor B Motor A Motor B Rush driving start 4 6 7 8 9 n n 1 Slow up driving Constant speed driving Rush driving stop OFF 1 a s1 s2 s3 s4 s5 s6 c c c c d 2 3 5 10 11 12 s7 s8 s9 s10 13 s11 s12 14 Figure 2 3 2 Dr...

Page 16: ...1 3 Do not print during 12 steps including one step for slow up Printing is allowed after the 13th step 4 When stopping the motor drive one step with 65 ms of driving time to the last phase in use when the motor would stop Then turn off all driving signals Note The following timing chart shows only printing Refer to the timing chart for the paper feeding for rush driving slow up driving and drivin...

Page 17: ...s page is executed When the printing speed is 50 mm s c The setting example for energizing step 18 in the timing chart If the driving time for energizing step 17 c tc1 is 2 ms s6 1 935 ms c tc1 s5 2 3 ms Then energizing c1 for energizing step 18 is 1 935 ms d The setting example for energizing step 19 in the timing chart Since the driving time for energizing step 18 c1 tc2 is same as for energizin...

Page 18: ...ntrol with an ON OFF time of 0 3 ms each 3 Chopping control may prevent the paper from running out as a result of pulling the paper by the take up device or by hand 4 With chopping control the motor will heat up and energy may be lost If not necessary it is recommended not to drive with chopping control NOTE The timing chart below describes only when the phase is shifted from printing to keeping t...

Page 19: ...d type 2 5 mm The height of the screw top must be less than 1 3 mm 3 Do not use a cup type screw because the screw top may contact the platen frame 4 For the parts shown in the figure below provide enough space so that the head moves smoothly and the FFC or lead wires may not be caught between the printer and case Foot Foot Foot Paper roll side FCC side Foot Bottom of the printer Foot Clearance fo...

Page 20: ...art c Design the paper roll insertion part so that the paper insertion angle to the printer is less than 60 d The paper roll supply load must be less than 0 59 N 60 gf Max 60 Thermal paper Figure 3 1 2 3 1 3 Designing protection for the paper detector Design the case so that light from outside cannot strike the photo reflective detectors ...

Page 21: ...re two methods for installing the platen unit Case A Method to make clearance both side of the platen unit Case B Method to fix the platen unit completely For case A by making a specific shape on the case the platen unit can be moved in the direction of a For case B since the platen unit is fixed to the upper case it is necessary to make clearance on the case side Figure 3 2 1 ...

Page 22: ...t To avoid this problem make the upper case 14mm away from the center of the screw holes for the installation of the platen unit See 2 in Figure 3 2 2 7 The slant of the installing face of the platen frame must be within the range of 0 1 from the installing face of the printer 8 Design the paper roll cutting position so that the top of the cut paper is not wound to inside of the upper case If not ...

Page 23: ...3 2 3 Designing the platen cover The platen cover should be designed so that the hooks located on both of its edges are securely locked Specifically if only the hook on the paten open detector side is locked correct paper feeding cannot be performed It is recommended to follow the instructions shown below c Design the case so that both hooks are locked correctly even when the edge of the cover is ...

Page 24: ...upper case is open it is necessary to release the platen by pushing down the platen open lever c The position and movable area of the platen open lever is shown in the figure below Design the movable area so that the platen open lever does not interfere with the gears or the returning spring d If designing a part that operates the lever indirectly make sure to design it so that the lever is certai...

Page 25: ...Confidential EPSON TITLE SHEET REVISION NO SHEET NEXT A M T123 Designer s Guide STANDARD 21 20 3 3 3 Example design for the platen open lever Units mm Figure 3 3 2 ...

Page 26: ...portant part of this design is to have the operating part of the platen open lever positioned in relationship to the center line of the platen axis as shown in the figure below This makes the operating part move in the same direction to release the lock and to raise the paper roll upper case Operation part Releasing the lock Pushing up Raising it up Paper roll upper case Case of the printer s main...

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