CMDT/RMDT 12V MINI-PRINTER PREMIUM SERIES 60
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1. pParamMov gt dMinSpeed 50 pParamMov gt dMaxSpeed 150 iINbrSteps 17 4 6 Bipolar cutter motor 4 6 1 Overview The cutter is mounted to the printer cover and includes parts below e Stepping motor e Cutter drive wheel amp rack e Switch This cutter can achieve partial or total cuts 4 6 2 General specification Coil resistance 2 5 Q Step angle 15 Number of steps per revolution 24 4 6 3 Connection Connected to the PCB CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 21 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm NOVAN for you 4 6 4 Induction sequence 4 6 5 Cutter Initialization The sequence described next page with logic chart allows the cutter to be well positioned when the system mechanism amp controller board is powered on or reset Notes The logic chart is designed to place the cutter in the middle of the closed switch area When ten additional steps in are achieved after a switch status reading this avoids reading mistake due to switch bounce CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 22 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm emm NOVAN for you Cutter initialization logic chart Read switch status and set step counter to O Start Motor step at 2ms forward feed no yes Achieve 10 more steps forward feed Step backward at 2 ms Step backward at 2 ms Step Counter Step Counter 1 switch opened Achieve 10 more steps2. This thermistor has a rated value of 30K kQ Its resistance variation can be expressed as follows R RnexpB 2 2 where Tis in Kelvin degrees K B const 3950 K Rn reference value at temperature Tn 295 K The main specifications of the thermistor are listed in the following pages NTC thermistor rectangular size IEC 12 05 silver palladium metallic coating CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 35 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm NOVAN for you APPENDIX 1 THERMISTOR SPECIFICATIONS Contd RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE VARIATION for CM RMxx Ry 30K 245 B const 3950kelvint3 R Re 77 Lu ae Thermistor Resistance R Temperature C SS Min KO Max KO i5 J A L hl JS a a Li tid Fi CN tJ E 25 352 d A on K keck A t e ae ee D w wal noms S lt 1 oo _ LA i lt ES Go Un Li CH A Go te Jun En el La J Bd LA4 po ae CH LA ES r L oo Un un e t ON KI i OA dy di Wi ony e D m eel LA t wiw pa a A4 WO CN En IC Go A CO AA Fc M REC EE A gt Un Eech jt Oye pe qJ 1 vc Ja E oo mem lio uo loo Un oo LFP Co PS t 1 E oo LA4 nal Ai J Ja CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 36 38 R
3. cccsssccsssscssssccssccssssssssssssssessees 26 4 8 1 Electrical characteristics 00 0 ecesscceeseceeeseeeeesseeeeenes 26 Asse COnNNECHONM srera ns 27 4 8 3 External CIF CUM s noserincednocnayrassavtansdnvsensnesdenedardevsecpavsiebsdneveeboneds 27 5 PRINTER CONTROL TECHNIQUES cccssssscscssssccsccceseseees 28 S1 MOOG sens nie sas sens chan cie ste 28 92 2 a ea ee ne 29 D3 MOOS eege 30 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 3 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 6 RECOMMENDATIONS cssscccccsscsccccsssssccccssssccccssssccsesssseeees 31 6 1 Mechanical recommendations seen 31 6 2 Housing design recommendations 31 6 3 Energizing amp de energizing printer 32 6 4 Printing recommendationS sssseeeeeeeesee 32 6 5 Recommendations for Paper sccsssssccsssssccssssscssssscsssssscssseess 32 060 ET niet ee 33 6 7 Cleaning recommendations 33 6 8 Special recommendation for cutter 34 EEN 35 7 1 APPENDIX 1 Thermistor Specifications 35 7 2 APPENDIX 3 Heating time and historical control 37 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 4 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 1 UNPACKING Each printer mechanism is packaged in an antistatic bag Observe precautions while handling in electrostatic protected areas 2 OVERVIEW Based on static thermal printing technology the RM series
4. Input Output Conditions SYMBOL CONDITIONS Min TYP Max UNIT _ LED Forward voltage Reverse current TRANSFER CHARAC Collector dark current VcE 10V Light Current VCE 5V IF 10mA Leakage Current VCE 5V IF 10mA Rise time VCE 2V Ic 100uA Fall time RL 1kQ Peak wave length 4 8 2 Connection Connected to the PCB the opto sensor is then clipped in front or bottom position 4 8 3 External circuit Example Vec 5V SV pulse 12 kQ 68 Q Opto sensor CPU Kee l green E Vdet E 2 orange 74HC04 Fig 14 Note When paper is detected Vdet lt 2 25V The rise time and fall time depend on the voltage and current driving conditions In the example above we recommend to measure the sensor response 300 us after the current leading edge of the pulse or current establishment in the sensor LED CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 27 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 5 PRINTER CONTROL TECHNIQUES For printer control techniques in order to operate the printer We depict hereafter three possible modes 5 1 Mode 1 The paper feeds itself automatically during the heating cycle thereby permitting a high speed to be achieved in this mode it is recommended to use historical control see page 35 Printing of n dot line Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Transfer to memor stage STROBE Heating controlled Transmission
5. backward feed Step forward at 2 ms switch closed Achieve step counter 2 steps forward CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 23 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 6 6 Cutter Motor Acceleration Ramp Up The cutter can be started with a motor step time of 2 ms and then the speed can be increased by reducing this cycle time up to 1 ms following the curve given here after step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 stp 9 1 n n s 4 15 Notes This curve uses 2000us on the first 5 steps this does not correspond to acceleration but to a routine applied in the next logic chart where step n means one motor step is achieved with the step time given above This acceleration ramp up can be used either for forward or backward blade movement 4 6 7 Cutter Driving Chart This first chart allows starting the cutter with the acceleration ramp up previously given for motor step time Start motor at 2ms step 1 step n 1 yes no step 15 yes no yes no see Partial Cut chart see Full Cut chart CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 24 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you The chart changes now here depending on the type of cut required partial or full cut PARTIAL CUT Acceleration yes Forward Max speed yes c OU amp n 0 Backward ams steps c c n
6. Innovating for you Mechanical views continued Fig 2 CM with cover dimensions LN TRI ut EMOL RS Fig 3 Side view with cover CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 8 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you Mechanical views continued Fig 4 front view with cover TRE KEE LS Fig 5 bottom view fixing holes Use self threader screws for plastic the fixing holes diameter being 2 5 mm use a maximum diameter of 3 mm for screws and a maximum depth in chassis of 7 mm from the external edge of holes CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 9 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm NOVAN for you Mechanical views continued Fig 4 cutter top view paper exit wdth 60 5 Fig 5 Opto sensor position The position of the end of paper opto sensor relatively to the paper allows top off form detection Paper sensitive layer Paper non sensitive layer paper path direction front paper inlet rear paper inlet CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 10 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4 1 ESD discharge recommendation Due to high speed printing it s very important to connect the mechanism at the ground To avoid ESD discharge which may damage the controller Board You
7. chip 1 R1 of chip 1 7 Printhead substrate Sensitive layer Printhead bottomview paper feed paper side direction Thermal paper Fig 8 Routing of data to the resistor dots CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 14 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 4 3 Electrical specifications of 64 BIT LSI driver 4 4 3 1 General PARAMETER MN max WNT Max voltage at outputs 1 to 64 V Vdon 1 S v Max input voltage Max output current dot 50 50 mA 4 4 3 2 Other The specifications given below are given for the following conditions Room temperature Logic voltage on chip 4 5 V lt Vdd lt 5 5 V Clock frequency 5MHz Logic Current 5 V Current supply Allhigh 7mA Idd Min high level input voltage Max low level input voltage Max high level input current Max low level input current O5pA Min high level output voltage Vdd 4 5 Max low level output voltage Vdd 4 5 th i CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 15 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm OVAN for you 4 4 3 3 Timing CLOCK DATA IN Ro teu th al LATCH STROBE OUT PL VOLTAGE Fig 10 Timing diagram for CM RMDT Nion Vp Lax Data setop tine Jaw gt Ta Data hold ime wd ao EE EES La pue fo fw TR to driver CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 16 38 Re
8. dot 17 9 Peak print head current all dots on at nominal value Current consumption V ch at nominal value mA per resistor dot Current consumption V cc at nominal value Current consumption stepping motor for paper feed 3 gt Current consumption stepping motor for cutter Electrical life time 2 10E8 pulses Mechanical life time 2 100 Km Km Cutter life time for RMxx 1 000 000 cuts with recommended paper Over all dimensions Height 32 CM 36 mm CM w cover mm CM w cover RM paper roll 1 Max print speed will depend on paper reference power supply and dots ON ratio 3 gt CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 6 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 3 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 1 General description The mechanism consists in Plastic chassis Robust guillotine cutter with relevant motor and switch for RM versions Stepping motor Gear train Print head End of paper opto sensor 3 2 Dimensions of the complete mechanism Meigi aeoea 32 CM 36 CM with cover 42 1 mm RM DEDU e eee ere 61 CM 62 5 CM with cover 65 75 mm RM Width without rewinder option 74 5 CM 74 5 mm RM WENE Rene 140 CM 250 g RM 3 3 Mechanical views Fig 1 CM without cover dimensions d 1 TN N CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 7 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm
9. dry Reload the paper and close cover N B AXIOHM is able to provide cleaning kits Ref CK60000A CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 33 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 6 8 Special recommendation for cutter Mechanical stress should not be applied to the cutter cover it would lead to a blade movement perturbation Make sure the ground is connected Ground must stay connected while operating and manipulating the cutter cover Do not keep the cutter motor phase on while the cutter is not operating this would also lead to an increasing motor temperature To avoid paper jam it is recommended to feed 2 mm of paper 16 motor steps after cutting A vertical position as shown on next drawing is better for paper dust elimination paper exit To release blades in case of jam use the wheel shown on next drawing wheel available D n labl Ground from the side screw wheel available connection from the top i a bY CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 34 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 7 APPENDICES 7 1 APPENDIX 1 Thermistor specifications GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Maximum operating temperatures 20 C to 70 C Rated resistance at 25 C Rn see table of values Tolerance for Rn 5 Thermal dissipation factor _ 5 mW C Thermistor time constant dot line Resistance value as a function of temperature see curves
10. thermistor will remain below the maximum temperature e When setting power on power off strobe STR shall be on disable e Heat elements and IC s shall be anti electrostatic in order to prevent electrostatic destruction Do not touch the connector pins with fingers e Make sure no foreign particles roll on the head surface this would cause damage e f condensation occurs do not switch on the printer until it has disappeared 6 7 Cleaning recommendations The CM RMDG mechanisms are high reliable units which require very little maintenance but may benefit from cleaning as detailed below Depending on the environment in which the printer is used the printer can accumulate dust Therefore it is necessary to clean it periodically in order to maintain a good print quality The cleaning period is dependant on the environment and the usage of the printer but the print head should be cleaned at least once a year or up to one month in heavy duty applications The print head should always be cleaned immediately if the print becomes visibly fainter due to its contamination Cleaning Instructions Switch off printer Never clean the head immediately after printing the head may be hot Open the printer cover and remove the paper from its slot Clean the heating dots of the head with a cotton swab containing a solvent alcohol ethanol methanol or IPA but do not touch the print head with your fingers Allow the solvent to
11. 0 Volts 14 00 Volts 14 00 Volts 14 00 Volts 14 00 Volts Base heating time 1 287 ms 1 188 ms 1 109 ms 1 070 ms 1 030 ms 0 933 ms 0 800 ms 1 114 ms 1 029 ms 0 960 ms 0 891 ms 0 808 ms 0 692 ms 0 934 ms 0 899 ms 0 822 ms 0 810 ms 0 779 ms 0 706 ms 0 605 ms 0 858 ms 0 793 ms 0 740 ms 0 714 ms 0 687 ms 0 622 ms 0 534 ms 0 762 ms 0 704 ms 0 657 ms 0 634 ms 0 610 ms 0 553 ms 0 474 ms 1 142 ms 1 054 ms 0 984 ms 0 950 ms 0 914 ms 0 828 ms 0 710 ms 0 614 ms 0 798 ms 0 729 ms 0 719 ms 0 691 ms 0 626 ms 0 537 ms 0 761 ms 0 703 ms 0 656 ms 0 633 ms 0 609 ms 0 552 ms 0 473 ms 0 676 ms 0 625 ms 0 583 ms 0 563 ms 0 541 ms 0 490 ms 0 420 ms n nnn 1 016 ms 0 939 ms 0 876 ms 0 845 ms 0 813 ms 0 737 ms 0 632 ms 0 880 ms 0 812 ms 0 758 ms 0 704 ms 0 638 ms 0 547 ms 0 737 ms 0 710 ms 0 649 ms 0 640 ms 0 615 ms 0 558 ms 0 478 ms 0 678 ms 0 626 ms 0 584 ms 0 564 ms 0 543 ms 0 492 ms 0 421 ms 0 602 ms 0 556 ms 0 519 ms 0 501 ms 0 482 ms 0 437 ms 0 374 ms lt None gt 0 814 ms 0 760 ms 0 733 ms 0 706 ms 0 639 ms 0 548 ms 0 763 ms 0 705 ms 0 658 ms 0 611 ms 0 553 ms 0 474 ms 0 640 ms 0 616 ms 0 563 ms 0 555 ms 0 534 ms 0 484 ms 0 415 ms 0 588 ms 0 543 ms 0 507 ms 0 489 ms 0 471 ms 0 426 ms 0 366 ms 0 522 ms 0 482 ms 0 450 ms 0 434 ms 0 418 ms 0 379 ms 0 325 ms lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt 0 567 ms 0
12. 487 ms lt None gt lt None gt 0 584 ms 0 542 ms 0 491 ms 0 421 ms 0 568 ms 0 547 ms 0 500 ms 0 493 ms 0 474 ms 0 429 ms 0 368 ms 0 522 ms 0 482 ms 0 450 ms 0 434 ms 0 418 ms 0 378 ms 0 325 ms 0 464 ms 0 428 ms 0 399 ms 0 386 ms 0 371 ms 0 336 ms 0 288 ms lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt 0 461 ms lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt 0 465 ms 0 399 ms lt None gt 0 473 ms 0 467 ms 0 449 ms 0 407 ms 0 349 ms 0 495 ms 0 457 ms 0 426 ms 0 411 ms 0 396 ms 0 359 ms 0 307 ms 0 439 ms 0 406 ms 0 378 ms 0 365 ms 0 351 ms 0 318 ms 0 273 ms Warning base heating time gt line time for this soeed lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt 0 453 ms lt None gt lt None gt lt None gt 0 457 ms 0 392 ms lt None gt 0 465 ms 0 458 ms 0 441 ms 0 399 ms 0 342 ms lt None gt 0 448 ms 0 418 ms 0 404 ms 0 389 ms 0 352 ms 0 302 ms 0 431 ms 0 398 ms 0 372 ms 0 359 ms 0 345 ms 0 313 ms 0 268 ms CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 39 38 Reference 31 09 615 D
13. Axiohm OVON for you THERMAL PRINTER COMPONENTS CMDT RMDT 12V MINI PRINTER PREMIUM SERIES 60 mm PRINTER MECHANISM USER MANUAL Reference 31 09 615 Issue D February 2010 AXIOHM 1 rue d Arcueil BP 820 92542 MONTROUGE CEDEX FRANCE Tel 33 1 58 07 17 17 Fax 33 1 58 07 17 18 www axiohm com Axiohm Innovating for you EVOLUTIONS Date Issue Modifications 10 2008 03 2009 Modification of chapter Recommendations for paper 09 2009 B Addition of RM Version for high grammage paper 02 2010 Add recommendation about ESD discharge 02 2010 O D Addition of recommendations concerning the opening of the mechanism CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 1 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you IMPORTANT This manual contains the basic operations for running your printer Read it carefully before using your printer Pay special attention to the chapter Recommendations CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 2 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you CONTENTS 1 UNPACKING na dns teenies es 5 2 OVERVIEW ae bee ea eo tele 5 3 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONG ccccsssssoccesccsccesssscesesses 7 3 1 General description seessoesseccsocesocesccocsscoeesocesscessecesceesocesscesseeesoeesse 7 3 2 Dimensions of the complete mechanism 7 339 Mecnanical ME 7 4 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS eeessecees
14. DT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 19 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 5 2 Induction sequence and timing a BLACK YELLOW BROWN ORANGE Voltage on cable is negative where shown as rz Voltage on cable is positive where shown as t1 Currents removed current into winding A current into imi oF LP ee 7 Currents BEER restored There are 4 different conditions for the motor windings The sequence is _ AB AB AB AB AB Where AB stands for A is positive and B is negative etc e This electrical sequence corresponds to a sequence of 4 consecutive mechanical positions The sequence is repeated 12 times for each revolution t1 0 4 ms t2 2 ms Motor initialization Once the initial winding currents have been applied they must be maintained for a time t1 Once this time has passed the motor may be operated by changing the winding currents in the usual way The same acceleration table can be used for bipolar motor than for unipolar motor see page 18 To take up the play in the gears it is necessary to operate the motor for 16 steps before starting to print CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 20 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm NOVAN for you 4 5 3 Paper Motor Acceleration Ramp Up Speed pParamMov gt dMinSpeed pParamMov gt dMaxSpeed pParamMov gt dMinSpeed i pParamMov gt iNbrSteps 1
15. can use an Axiohm KIT A3105306 for example length 160mm whe ailabl Ground froti side screw wheel available connectio from the top Q el av the J D Example of connection with Compactll board 4 2 Nominal Power supply Print head Logic Vcc Dot line Stepping motor CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 11 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 3 Nominal Consumption Print head Heating current dot Vch at nominal values Logic current dot Vcc 100 Stepping Motor 2 activated phases for paper feed Stepping Motor 2 activated phases for versions with cutter RMxx Maximum instantaneous 17 9 current per dot line at 12V 4 4 Description of print head Value UNIT Driver chips H 64 bit BiCMos LSI in standard conditions Max printing speed with 12V power 150 mm sec with dot historical control CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 12 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm emm NOVAN for you 4 4 1 Function of each 64 bit IC integrated circuit Vch 1 2 3 A ds OUTPUTS 62 63 64 Line of resistor dots Output Enable OE OE1 OE2 r registers Serial E bits shift Input SI P CLOCK S Ka SERIAL OUTPUT SO Fig 6 Driver IC schematic These circuits are supplied by 5V 5 logic voltage Each circuit features 64 open collector transistors 64 bit
16. eference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 7 2 APPENDIX 3 Heating time and historical control The heating time tables are presented on next pages The motor cycle time for one dot line is given in the second top line of the table it is the time for one or two motor step s The column 3 indicated with soeed lt xxx mm s and motor cycle time gt xxx ms gives the required heating time giving the necessary energy to obtain an optical density of 1 2 How to use tables Heating time can be controlled either with or without historical control Without historical control apply the indicated heating time given as a function of speed voltage and temperature At high speed printing quality for isolated dots might be affected with this method Example at 100 mm s 30 C and 12 volts heating time 0 534 ms With historical control apply the indicated heating time function of speed voltage and temperature when the dot has been heated on the previous sub line and the time from column 3 when it has not This method gives the best printing quality Example at 100 mm s 30 C and 12 volts N 2 N 1 dot to heat Heating time to apply HistoryEN 1 Me dot ON C D gt EI 0 534ms HistoryEN 1 _ dot OFF WW C gt ES 0 534 ms HistoryEN 0 C El 0 779 ms CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 37 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm OVAN for you Heating ti
17. ference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 4 4 Print head Connection PINOUT OF ZIF 30 CONNECTOR ams mem SSES SSC SCHERER a Gutter motor E en a Cutter motor Et en DS cutter motor At ek e Cutter motor a2 a Tea 1 San 2 Tee e Anode Opto sensor 2 ge up Data Out 5 O Paper feed motor B2 Paper feed motor B1 Paper feed motor A2 Paper feed motor A1 Vch Vch CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 17 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you This connector fitted on your printer should be connected to your board with a 30 pins flex to another compatible connector Compatible connector suppliers and references Molex 5597 3951 3304 straight connector Molex 5597 3951 3303 Stocko MZF 9390 60 3030 straight connector Stocko MZF 8900 60 3030 Chip connection for 8 dots mm print head 6 chips to connect CHIP 1 CHIP 2 OE 1 CHIP 3 CHIP 4 OE 2 3 CHIP 5 CHIP 6 OE Fig 12 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 18 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 5 Bipolar paper feed motor An optional bipolar motor is available for paper feed 4 5 1 General specification Recommended control voltage 12V Coil resistance 10Q 10 Number of phases 4 Step angle 1 30 Paper feed for one printing line 1 Recommended control current 500 mA peak Maximum starting frequency 500 pps CM RM
18. ing Clock CLK T Din serial input Strobe wo L STL Y TE OEn PV TL Motor Steps T Clock frequency 4MHz for CM RMDG Fig 17 Timing diagram for mode 3 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 30 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 6 RECOMMENDATIONS 6 1 Mechanical recommendations Never apply mechanical stress to the printer this could result in misalignment and thus degradation of the print quality The thermal print head must have 1 degree of freedom Never hinder the print head from pivoting on its axis Opening the mechanism by opening the cutter cover is only required in case of paper jams to reach the thermal print head or in order to clean the mechanism or for an easier cutter replacement maintenance task Never open the cover beyond its limit stop maximum angle 90 otherwise the plastic part will break Once the mechanism had been open and is to be close check manually that the remaining paper is positioned through the blades of the cutter that is through the paper exit slot otherwise it will lead to a paper jam 6 2 Housing design recommendations Forecast space for paper guide to use one of the two possible paper inlets or both When the front paper inlet is used we recommend an additional paper guiding to facilitate correct paper introduction See the fixation position make sure it is easy enough to release printer this
19. is a family of user friendly highly reliable devices which have been specially designed to fit in minimum space CMxx Printer only or printer with optional tear bar cover RMxx Printer with robust guillotine cutter Characteristics Very small size printer and cutter Silent mechanism Option of 4 dots mm or 8 dots mm print heads Easy to connect only one connector for motor print head opto sensor and cutter Front and bottom paper introduction possible SUMMARY OF PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing method Static thermal dot line printing Printing speed max 150 1 mm sec Paper loading Auto load Paper width D mm Paper empty detection By opto sensor Maximum paper thickness 8 5 Recommended paper JUJO AF50KSE3 Number of resistor dots Resolution Paper feed dot line 0 125 Head temperature detection By Thermistor a n l Out of paper detection 1 OPtosensor f gt Maximum duty cycle 25 max at 25 C KC to avoid motor temperature 22 max at 50 C rise see chapter Printing recommendations u dots mm CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 5 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you SUMMARY OF PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS continued Storage temperature range 30 to 70 C Operating temperature range 20 to 60 C Relative humidity range 20 to 85 no condensing operating Operating voltage range Vcc 4 5 5 5 V DC logic Operating voltage range Vch 11 15 2 V DC
20. me table Density vs Energy At Nominal Speed amp Nominal Temperature cf Density Sheet t2 t X ax Log tm b Heating Time vs Speed Voltage 12 Volts emperature a tm Time for motor step ms oeff a 0 5287 oeff b 1 1246 Heating Time vs Temperature At Nominal Speed amp Nominal Voltage For linear modelisation t3 t2X cf d Coeff c For polynomial modelisation Coeff hy 00001720 ka ts t X gxT hT xiT J Coeff Coeff j Heating Time vs Voltage At nominal Temperature amp Speed 158 2 mm s 3104208 0 7821 Coeff f 2 6320 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 38 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you Calculated Values For C56 300AX with Paper 3104208 Jujo AF50KS E3 Speed mm s R 292 6 Ohms Voltage V Temperature C Real 100 mmis __130mm s _146 mm s _150 mm s Temps moteur pour un pas 3 680 ms 2 500 ms 1 790 ms 1 250 ms 0 960 ms 0 860 ms 0 830 ms Temps moteur pour une sous lif Aenegd 2 500 ms 1 790 ms L ns 0 960 msj 0 860 ms 0 830 ms 10 00 Volts 0 10 00 Volts 10 00 Volts 10 00 Volts 10 00 Volts 10 00 Volts 10 00 Volts 11 00 Volts 11 00 Volts 11 00 Volts 11 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 12 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 13 00 Volts 14 00 Volts 14 00 Volts 14 0
21. nt Switch no no e closed yes yes yes Send Jam Status no Backward Switch steps End CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual FULL CUT c O04 amp n yes yes Forward Max speed nd yes c c no Switch closed yes yes Backward Send switch 2 steps Jam Status End D is the number of steps for the cutter motor acceleration C is the number of steps for the total cycle of partial or full cut Page 25 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 7 Cutter micro switch specifications 4 7 1 General specification DB3A A1BA Switch Cherry Contact resistance 50 mQ Maximum 0 14 125 V AG UL VO 2 000 000 Open Close cycles 4 7 2 Connection Connected to the PCB with cutter motor and integrated to the flexible Open Closed ol ed Closed Open 4 8 Opto sensor specification 4 8 1 Electrical characteristics Absolute Maximum ratings SYMBOL RATING UNIT LED Continuous Forward Current Pulsed forward current Reverse voltage Max Power Dissipation at 25 C max PHOTO TRANSISTOR Collector Emitter Voltage Collector Current Collector Dissipation at 25 C max Time On Time Off T On 100us T On T Off 10 ms Note Driving the sensor with pulse current allows using higher current to improve paper detection CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 26 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you
22. of next through Motor series of data OE 1 0E 2 0En feed simultaneously lton End of printing AL AH SC Strobe e Jl II ot LTL Ss SE Motor Steps Sch V a V a T 4MHz for CM RMDG CLK L T Din Fig 15 Timing diagram for mode 1 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 28 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm emm NOVAN for you 5 2 Mode 2 The paper feed occurs after the heating cycle giving high quality printing Printing of n dot line Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Transfer to memory stage STROBE sande SC Transmission of next BE oe Gen series of data Iron End of printing CLK AL ABEL simultaneously S Din EE fs N d u A N Strobe AT LTL DEE LY CL Motor Steps pees on an T T 4MHz for CM RMDG Fig 16 Timing diagram for mode 2 CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 29 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm NOVAN for you 5 3 Mode 3 This mode is used in conditions where there is a limit of electrical current The dot line is printed in stages heating only a portion of the line at a time effectively giving reduced consumption Printing of n dot line Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Transfer to memory stage STROBE Heating controlled Transmission of through next series of data OE 1 0E 2 0En successively or in blocks Motor feed End of print
23. onds On followed by 3 seconds Off 10 seconds On followed by 30 seconds Off 6 5 Recommendations for paper e Use a paper reference recommended by AXIOHM Poor quality paper may affect the print head life and the printer performances Max roll diameter mm Paper Roll in Bucket max diameter mm Paper Roll on Spindle max diameter mm 200 At max print speed 150 mm s e Above 120mm paper roll diameter a paper dampening system is required to reduce shock of roll inertia e Leave the paper stock spool free to turn e The printer should not operate without paper as this will damage the surface of the platen CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 32 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 6 6 General e Ensure that there is adequate air circulation around the print head support heat sink as poor ventilation of the print head can degrade the print quality e Never open the cover whilst the cutter is operating e Never introduce tools inside the printer wires could be de soldered or short circuited e tis very important that the print head support heat sink is connected to the customer appliance chassis see p16 pin out connection GND e Ensure that the cutter blades are in the correct position before use in order to ensure that they do not deteriorate e When continuous printing is performed the supply energy should be reduced so that the head temperature monitored through the
24. operation is necessary for easy maintenance change of print head for example Space to open cover the cover which contains the cutter is strongly clipped it is necessary to leave enough place to catch it in order to open it CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 31 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 6 3 Energizing amp de energizing printer When energizing the thermal print head Vcc 5 V it is important to apply all the logic signals within 10 ms particularly to de energize all the OEs lf the line of dots Vch 12 V is supplied before the control logic resistor dots may be destroyed Because the control logic has a random state resistors might be heated for a longer period than the specified maximum burning out the heated resistor To avoid this we recommend applying the heating voltage Vch after the logic supply voltage Vcc 5V The same precaution should be taken when shutting down The supply voltage Vch must be switched off before the logic supply voltage Vcc Care should be taken to allow enough time for residual capacitive charge to dissipate 6 4 Printing recommendations e In order to avoid excessive noise from the stepper motor avoid using it at the following frequencies between 150 and 250 pps for better printing quality avoid fast speed variations e To avoid the paper feed motor temperature rise use a time ratio of 1 on with 4 off Examples 1 sec
25. shift register 64 bit memory register Each circuit controls 64 resistor dots on the print head The heating element power supply VCH is not connected to the Driver ICs but only to the resistive line of dots itself The driver ICs are connected via a pattern of high current gold interconnecting traces to the line of resistor dots The dot line is of the interdigitated type in order to maintain the tight definition of the dot geometry and resistance In such a scheme the heating element power supply VCH forms a comb of traces over which the resistive line of dots is laid The outputs of the driver ICs form a second comb interdigitated with the first CM RMDT Mini Printer Premium Series User Manual Page 13 38 Reference 31 09 615 D Axiohm Innovating for you 4 4 2 Operation of the complete module R1 R64 R 1 R 64 Resistors Resistors A CHIP CHIP 1 N SI SO SI SO IN OUT DE 1 OE 2N 1 OE 2N OE 2 CLK STROBE Fig 7 Data to be printed is clocked into a shift register formed by cascading n chips E g 448 dot head uses 7 chips with the SO output of chip 1 used as the SI input for chip 2 etc Respectively the SO output of chip 2 is used as the SI input for chip 3 etc After 448 clocks the initial piece of data entered corresponds to the last 448 dot of the line the R64 output of the 7th chip The last bit of data entered will correspond to the first dot of the line R1 of the first chip Line of dots R1 of
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