ROHM KD2003

KD2003-DG12A
Printheads
Compact high speed thick film
thermal printhead (8dots / mm)
KD2003-DG12A
KD2003-DG12A built in new and high density driver IC developed by the cutting edge technologies realizes the highest
speed in the same class (250mm/s) at both Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal.
This Thermal Printhead is suitable for POS, ATM, KIOSK and TICKET industries which require High Speed / High
Density and Graphic printing.
By the implementation of highly durable protective coat, it achieves 150km as the standard abrasion life.
zApplications
Label printers
Ticket printers
POS printers
ATM printers
KIOSK printers
Terminal printers
zFeatures
1) The use of a special partial glaze and the latest heating element structure, along with new high-density driver chips that
can accept big current, has allowed ROHM to achieve print speeds of 250mm/s, the fastest in its class ( with historical
control ).
2) One rank resistance value of 650Ω ± 3% eliminates the inconvenience of rank selection.
3) The required driving voltage of 3.13 to 5.25V allows wide range of power supply voltage setting. This also allows
multiple choice of electronic components for printers.
4) With the standard abrasion life of 150km, long life is achieved against the largely abrasive thermal paper.
zDimensions (Unit : mm)
Max.1.7
5.1±0.4
Dot #1
No.1
M
No.28
AX
.φ
20
.0
2.6±0.1
Dot #640
Insert Direction
Connector
Exposed Conductor Side
5.1±0.2
10.2±0.2
Max.18
91±0.3
80 (Effective Print Width)
5±0.2
81±0.2
2-M3 (Effective Depth 3)
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Printheads
zEquivalent circuit
1-4,26-28
DOT #640
VH
GND
VSF
VDD
STB2
STB1
LAT
CLK
DI2
DO2
DI1
DO1
TM
TM
DOT #1
7-11,19-22
25
5
L/S
4
3
2
1
15
18
12
14
LATCH REGISTER
13
24
23
SHIFT REGISTER 2
SHIFT REGISTER 1
6
5
16
THERMISTOR
30kΩ B3950
17
Fig.1
zPin assignments
No.
Circuit
No.
Circuit
1
VH
15
VDD
2
VH
16
TM
3
VH
17
TM
4
VH
18
STB2
5
DO1
19
GND
6
DI1
20
GND
7
GND
21
GND
8
GND
22
GND
9
GND
23
DO2
10
GND
24
DI2
11
GND
25
VSF
12
STB1
26
VH
13
CLK
27
VH
14
LAT
28
VH
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Printheads
zTiming chart
tw CLK
CLOCK (CLK)
t setup DI
t hold DI
DATA IN (DI)
"High":BLACK
"Low" :WHITE
td DO
DATA OUT (DO)
"High":BLACK
"Low" :WHITE
t hold LAT
t setup LAT
LATCH (LAT)
"High":HOLD
"Low" :THROUGH
tw LAT
t setup STB
STROBE (STB)
tdo
tdo
DRIVER OUT
Fig.2
zCharacteristics
Parameter
Effective printing width
Dot pitch
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Symbol
Typical
Unit
−
80
mm
−
0.125
mm
−
640
dots
Rave
650
Ω
Applied voltage
VH
24
V
Applied power
PO
0.74
W/dot
Print cycle
SLT
0.5
ms
Pulse width
TON
0.2
ms
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
−
640
dots
Maximum clock frequency
−
16
MHz
Maximum roller diameter
−
φ20.0
Running life / pulse life
−
150/1×10
km/pulses
Operating temperature
−
5 to 45
°C
mm
8
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Printheads
zElectrical characteristic curves
0.8
0.8
1.8
Paper : KF50-HDA (OJI)
1.6
0.7
0.7
1.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
SCANNING LINE TIME (ms/line)
0.6
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
OPTICAL DENSITY
0.6
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
SLT : 0.620ms/line
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
Fig.4 Representative density curve
Fig.3 Adaptive speed chart
0.5
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
SCANNING LINE TIME (ms/line)
Fig.5 Maximum energy curve
180
160
RESISTANCE : (kΩ)
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
−20 −10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
TEMPERATURE : (°C)
Fig.6 Thermistor curve
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Appendix
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Application circuit diagrams and circuit constants contained herein are shown as examples of standard
use and operation. Please pay careful attention to the peripheral conditions when designing circuits
and deciding upon circuit constants in the set.
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ROHM CO., LTD. is granted to any such buyer.
Products listed in this document are no antiradiation design.
The products listed in this document are designed to be used with ordinary electronic equipment or devices
(such as audio visual equipment, office-automation equipment, communications devices, electrical
appliances and electronic toys).
Should you intend to use these products with equipment or devices which require an extremely high level
of reliability and the malfunction of which would directly endanger human life (such as medical
instruments, transportation equipment, aerospace machinery, nuclear-reactor controllers, fuel controllers
and other safety devices), please be sure to consult with our sales representative in advance.
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