ROHM KA2004

KA2004-BE10A
Printheads
Compact Battery drivable thick film
thermal printhead (8dots / mm)
KA2004-BE10A
Compact and lightweight they are ideal printheads for handheld printers and PDAs (personal digital assistants).
zApplications
Mobile printers
EFT-POS printers
Hand-held printers
Debit printers
zFeatures
1) The B series brings reduced height of protective resin for IC and enlarged paper pathway for thermal papers. Thanks
to ROHM’s latest LSI high integrated mounting technology and it’s ultra slim 192bit driver IC.
2) The B series accede the great world class low energy consumption characteristics of GP series.
3) Because the print heads circuits draw 2.7V, the printer can be driven using a single lithium battery.
zExternal dimensions (Unit : mm)
Max.1.7
(1.1)
(7.35)
Dot #832
Dot #1
Exposed Conductor Side
No.1
M
No.21
ax
.φ
8.
0
(10)
1.4±0.3
MAX.12.5
117
104 (Effective Print Width)
Insert Direction
Connector
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KA2004-BE10A
Printheads
zEquivalent circuit
DOT #832
VH
DOT #1
L-GND
VDD
6
5
4
3
2
1
STB6
STB5
STB4
STB3
STB2
STB1
LAT
LATCH REGISTER
DI
SHIFT REGISTER
CLK
DO
THERMISTOR
30kΩ B:3950
TM
TM
Fig.1
zPin assignments
No.
Circuit
No.
Circuit
1
VH
12
VDD
2
VH
13
STB4
3
DO
14
STB5
4
LAT
15
STB6
5
GND
16
GND
6
GND
17
GND
7
STB1
18
CLK
8
STB2
19
DI
9
STB3
20
VH
10
TM
21
VH
11
TM
Note) The GND terminal 5 and 6 are not connected with the GND terminal 16 and 17.
These terminals shall be connected each other at the closest point to the printhead.
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KA2004-BE10A
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 setup LAT
t hold 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
−
104
mm
−
0.125
mm
−
832
dots
Rave
176
Ω
Applied voltage
VH
7.2
V
Applied power
PO
0.26
W/dot
Print cycle
SLT
1.25
ms
Pulse width
TON
0.51
ms
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
−
192
dots
Maximum clock frequency
−
8
MHz
Maximum roller diameter
−
φ8.0
Running life / pulse life
−
50/1×10
km/pulses
Operating temperature
−
0~50
°C
mm
8
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KA2004-BE10A
Printheads
zElectrical characteristic curves
0.8
0.8
1.8
0.6
1.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
SCANNING LINE TIME (ms/line)
SLT : 2.50ms/line
0.7
0.6
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
1.6
OPTICAL DENSITY
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
Paper : KF50-HDA (OJI)
0.7
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.3 Adaptive speed chart
0.5
Fig.4 Representative density curve
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
Notes
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that specifications to be separately delivered.
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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are intended only as illustrations of such devices and not as the specifications for such devices. ROHM
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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 with 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.
About Export Control Order in Japan
Products described herein are the objects of controlled goods in Annex 1 (Item 16) of Export Trade Control
Order in Japan.
In case of export from Japan, please confirm if it applies to "objective" criteria or an "informed" (by MITI clause)
on the basis of "catch all controls for Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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