ROHM KF2002

KF2002-GF94A
Printheads
Compact low voltage thick film
thermal printhead (8dots / mm)
KF2002-GF94A
KF2002-GF94A of low voltage thermal printheads have a 1.25-mm pitch connectors and reduced power supply circuit
voltage requirements. This makes them useful for a wide range of applications, including CAT, FET-POS and naturally,
handheld devices that demand printer heads which can operate with low supplied voltage.
!Applications
Mobile printers
FET-POS printers
Hand-held printers
Debit printers
!Features
1) Both the circuit voltage and the voltage required during printing are 3.3V ; this allows the design of complete printer
assemblies with energy-saving low power consumption.
2) KF2002-GF94A has a resistance value of 176Ω and can take a maximum current of 8.5V for printing. This is useful in
applications where the peak voltage is restricted.
3) Because the connectors accept 1.25-mm pitch FFC (full flat cables) it is possible to reduce the size of printer
mechanism control boards.
!External dimensions (Units : mm)
54
Max.1.7
(1.1)
Dot #1
(7.35)
Dot #384
8.
ax
.φ
No.1
Insert Direction
M
No.21
Exposed Conductor Side
0
(10)
1.4±0.3
MAX.12.5
48 (Effective Print Width)
Connector
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KF2002-GF94A
Printheads
!Equivalent circuit
DOT #384
VH
DOT #1
GND
VDD
6
5
4
3
2
1
STB6
STB5
STB4
STB3
STB2
STB1
LAT
LATCH REGISTER
CLK
SHIFT REGISTER
DI
DO
TM
TM
THERMISTOR
30kΩ B:3950
Fig.1
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KF2002-GF94A
Printheads
!Pin assignments
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
No.
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.
!Timing 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
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KF2002-GF94A
Printheads
!Characteristics
Symbol
Parameter
Effective printing width
Dot pitch
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Typical
Unit
−
48
mm
−
0.125
mm
−
384
dots
Rave
176
Ω
Applied voltage
VH
7.2
V
Applied power
PO
0.23
W/dot
Print cycle
SLT
1.25
ms
Pulse width
TON
0.56
ms
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
−
64
dots
Maximum clock frequency
−
8
MHz
Maximum roller diameter
−
φ8.0
Running life / pulse life
−
50/1×10
Operating temperature
−
0~50
mm
8
km/pulses
°C
!Electrical characteristic curves
0.8
1.8
0.8
Paper : KF50-HDA (OJI)
0.7
1.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
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
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0
0
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
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
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