ROHM NF2004

NF2004-VA20A
Printheads
Hight Speed Thermal Printhead
(8dots / mm)
NF2004-VA20A
The NF2004-VA20A is a flat thin film thermal printhead that supports medium speed and high speed printing, suited
for general purpose compact printers as well as label printers.
!Applications
Bar code label printers
Ticket printers
General purpose compact printers
!Features
1) Standard glazed components to accommodate thick paper.
2) High speed clock to facilitate external heat history control.
3) Using a hard conductive film as a protective film on the heating element offers excellent resistance to electrostatic
damage.
4) Compatible with the NF3004-VA20A (300dpi) in mechanical specifications, to facilitate the making of a series of
printers.
!External dimensions (Units : mm)
DOT No.1
6±0.2
(26)
Min. 4.3
(3.5)
(6)
Max. 48
Max.φ20
124±0.5
112
Max.5
#2
TYPE OF PRINTHEAD
#26
#6
#25
JST B6PS-VH
#1
HIROSE HIF3FC-26PA-2.54DS
Max.10
#1
3-M3
EFFECTIVE DEPTH 3
100±0.2
2.8±0.2
7.3±0.3
17.8±0.2
(21.3)
25±0.5
(36)
10±0.2
16±0.2
φ3 H10
EFFECTIVE DEPTH 3
φ3 H10 LENGTH 4
EFFECTIVE DEPTH 3
40±0.3
(22)
80±0.3
DOT No.1
Note: No heat history control function inside the thermal printhead. External heat history control is required for high speed printing.
NF2004-VA20A
Printheads
!Characteristics
Parameter
Symbol
Effective printing width
Dot pitch
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Rave
Typical
Unit
112
mm
0.125
mm
896
dots
800
Ω
Applied voltage
VH
24
V
Applied power
PO
0.61
dot
Print cycle
SLT
0.82
ms
Pulse width
TON
0.388
ms
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
896
dots
Maximum clock frequency
10
MHz
Maximum roller diameter
20
mm
Running life / pulse life
50 / 1 billion
km / pulses
Operating temperature
60
°C
!Pin configuration
HIROSE
No.
Circuit
No.
Circuit
JST
No.
Circuit
1
GND
2
VDD
1
COM
3
DI2
4
CLK(CP)
2
COM
5
/LAT
6
/STB2
3
COM
7
NC
8
DI1
4
GND
9
/STB1
10
NC
5
GND
11
TM
12
TM
6
GND
13
SENS3
14
SENS2
15
SENS1
16
BEO
17
NC
18
NC
19
NC
20
NC
21
NC
22
NC
23
NC
24
NC
25
NC
26
NC
NF2004-VA20A
Printheads
!Timing chart
Min.45ns
CLK
Min.30ns
Min.10ns
DI
BEO
CLK
Min.100ns
Min.50ns
/LAT
Min.100ns
Min.300ns
/STBn
DRIVER
OUT
Max.12.5µs
Fig.1
Max.12.5µs
NF2004-VA20A
Printheads
!Equivalent circuit
DOT 896
DOT 1
VH
GND
BEO
/STB2
/STB1
/LAT
LATCH
896
641
640
449
448
193
192
DI 2
DI 1
CLK
Vdd
0.1µF 50V
GND
TM
TM
DI No.
DOT No.
/STR No.
DOT No.
DI 2
896∼449
/STB2
896∼449
DI 1
448∼
1
/STB1
448∼
Fig.2
1
1
NF2004-VA20A
Printheads
!Adaptation speed chart
Adaptation speed chart
0
NB2004-VA20A
1
2
3
Inch/second[IPS]
4
5
6
7
Without external heat
history control
8
9
10
OVER
With external heat control
!Data sheet
OPTICAL DENSITY
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30 0.32
0.50
180
0.45
160
RESISTANCE VALUE :(kΩ)
SUPPLY ENERGY(MAX) (mJ / dot)
1.5
1.4
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
R25=30kΩ
B=3950k
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0.05
0.00
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
0
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
ENERGY(mJ / dot)
SCANNING LINE TIME(ms / line)
TEMPERATURE : (°C)
Fig. 3 Representative density curve
Fig. 4 Maximum energy curve
Fig. 5 Thermistor curve
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