ROHM KD3004

KD3004-DF10A
Printheads
Compact high speed thick film
thermal printhead (12 dots / mm)
KD3004-DF10A
Using its expertise in LSI technology, ROHM has developed new high density driver chips for use in the KD3004-DF10A .
Capable of being employed for both thermal and thermal transfer printing, with a print speed of 200mm/s, the resulting
print heads are the fastest in their class. The high-speed and high-density printing answers the needs of ATM, kiosk and
ticket printing devices, which are increasingly being called upon to produce graphical output.
zApplications
Label printers
Ticket 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 200mm/s with using thermal history control, the
fastest in its class.
2) One rank resistance value of 1000Ω ± 3% eliminates the inconvenience of rank selection.
3) The required driving voltage of 3.15 to 5.25V allows wide range of power supply voltage setting. This also allows
multiple choice of electronic components for printers.
4) 2-inch, 3-inch, 4-inch and 8-inch series are available.
zDimensions (Unit : mm)
118
108.416 (EFFECTIVE PRINT WIDTH)
DOT #1
No.15
φ2
0.0
2.6±0.1
Max. 20
DOT #1280
5.1±0.4
4±0.2
No.1
No.15
No.1
CONNECTOR A
4±0.2
110±0.2
5.1±0.1
(10.2)
CONNECTOR B
2-M3 (EFFECTIVE DEPTH 3)
Rev.A
1/4
KD3004-DF10A
Printheads
zEquivalent circuit
DOT #1280
VH
DOT #1
VH
GND
GND
L /S
VSF
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
VDD
STB1
ST B4
STB2
ST B3
LAT
L A T C H R E G I S TE R
DI 2
S H IF T RE G I S T E R
D O2
TM
CLK
DO1
DI1
S H I F T R E G I S TE R
TH E R M I S TO R
30kΩ B:3950
TM
CONNECTOR B
CONNECTOR A
STB No.
Dot No.
dots / STB
DI No.
Dot No.
dots / STB
1
1 ∼ 384
384
1
1 ∼ 640
640
2
385 ∼ 640
256
2
640 ∼ 1280
640
3
641 ∼ 896
256
4
897 ∼ 1280
384
Fig.1
Rev.A
2/4
KD3004-DF10A
Printheads
zPin assignments
CONNECTOR A
CONNECTOR B
No.
Circuit
No.
Circuit
1
VH
1
GND
2
VH
2
GND
3
VH
3
GND
4
VH
4
GND
5
DI1
5
STB3
6
DO1
6
STB4
7
LAT
7
VDD
8
CLK
8
TM
9
STB1
9
TM
10
STB2
10
DO2
11
GND
11
DI2
12
GND
12
VSF
13
GND
13
VH
14
GND
14
VH
15
GND
15
VH
zTiming chart
tw CLK
CLOCK (CLK)
t setup DI
DATA IN (DI)
"High":BLACK
"Low" :WHITE
t hold DI
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
Rev.A
3/4
KD3004-DF10A
Printheads
zCharacteristics
Symbol
Typical
Unit
Effective printing width
−
108.416
mm
Dot pitch
−
0.0847
mm
−
1280
dots
Rave
1000
Ω
Parameter
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Applied voltage
VH
24
V
Applied power
PO
0.49
W/dot
Print cycle
SLT
0.83
ms
Pulse width
TON
0.26
ms
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
−
640
dots
Maximum clock frequency
−
16
MHz
Maximum roller diameter
−
φ18.0
mm
Running life / pulse life
−
50/5×107
km/pulses
Operating temperature
−
5 to 45
°C
zElectrical characteristic curves
0.8
0.8
1.8
0.6
1.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
SLT : 0.82ms/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
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
Rev.A
4/4
Appendix
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