ROHM KF2002

KF2002-GR40A
Printheads
Compact medium speed thick film
thermal printhead (8dots / mm)
KF2002-GR40A
The KF2002-GR40A is ideal for applications that require compact, lightweight thermal printheads, such as POS and label
printer applications. The 2-, 3-, and 4-inch sizes have a resolution of 203dpi. This series is suitable for a wide range of
applications.
!Applications
POS printers
Label printers
Receipt printers
General purpose compact printers
!Features
1) Both ROHM’s advanced LSI technology and proprietary partial glaze are used to realize higher printing efficiency. With
a high print speed of 100mm/s, this series is also suitable for thermal transfer printing.
2) Besides the fact that harness-type direct connectors at either end allow wring to be fitted as convenient, the thermal
printheads can be applied directly to the substrate without a heat sink. Both these features give engineers greater
freedom when designing the printer mechanism.
3) One rank resistance value of 800Ω ± 3% eliminates the inconvenience of rank selection.
!External dimensions (Units : mm)
60 (HEATSINK WIDTH)
DOT #432
5.85
DOT #1
4.0
. φ1
2.6
Max
No.7
No.7
No.1
CONNECTOR B
5
4.6
16
15.1
Max. 1.7
54 (EFFECTIVE PRINT WIDTH)
No.1
CONNECTOR A
50
2-M3
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!Equivalent circuit
VH
GND
DOT #432
7
STB2
1,2
7
1,2
3
STB3
DOT #1
2
VH
GND
1
5
4
STB1
5
4
LATCH REGISTER
DI
V DD
LAT
3
6
SHIFT REGISTER
CLK
3
6
TM
THERMISTOR
30kΩ B3950
CONNECTOR B
CONNECTOR A
Fig.1
!Pin assignments
CONNECTOR B
CONNECTOR A
No.
Circuit
No.
Circuit
1
GND
1
VH
2
GND
2
VH
3
VDD
3
CLK
4
STB3
4
LAT
5
STB2
5
STB1
6
DI
6
TM
7
VH
7
GND
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!Timing 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
!Characteristics
Typical
Unit
Effective printing width
−
54
mm
Dot pitch
−
0.125
mm
Parameter
Symbol
−
432
dots
Rave
800
Ω
Applied voltage
VH
24.0
V
Applied power
PO
0.64
W/dot
Print cycle
SLT
1.25
ms
Pulse width
TON
0.28
ms
−
144
dots
MHz
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
Maximum clock frequency
−
4
Maximum roller diameter
−
φ14.0
Running life / pulse life
−
50/5×10
km/pulses
Operating temperature
−
0~50
°C
mm
7
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!Electrical characteristic curves
0.8
0.8
1.8
Paper : KF50-HDA (OJI)
0.7
1.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.6
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
OPTICAL DENSITY
0.6
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
SLT : 1.25ms/line
1.6
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
1
2
3
4
5
SCANNING LINE TIME (ms/line)
0.0
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
Fig.3 Adaptive speed chart
0.3
0.1
0.2
0
0
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.1
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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