摘要:
A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The printing material container comprises a first device, a second device, and a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The plurality of first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one third terminal is for the detection of shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second contact portion, the plurality of the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged so as to form one or multiple rows. The at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one row among the one or multiple rows.
摘要:
The present invention provides a storage device that enables identification data to be readily rewritten and ensures normal completion of a data writing operation in a short time period. In the storage device of the invention, an ID comparator (203) determines whether or not identification data transmitted from a host computer coincides with identification data stored in a memory array. In the case of coincidence, the ID comparator sends an access enable signal EN to an operation code decoder (204). The operation code decoder analyzes a write/read command, switches over a direction of data transfer with regard to the memory array based on a result of the analysis, and requires an I/O controller (205) to change a high impedance setting of a signal line connecting with a data terminal DT. This series of processing allows access to an address in the memory array specified by a count on an address counter (202).
摘要:
In an ink container (100) of the invention, an electric power generator (240) rectifies a carrier wave transmitted from a printer PT and thereby generates an electric power for driving a controller (210) and an RF circuit (200). A program voltage generator (250) and a sensor driving voltage generator (260) are connected in series with the electric power generator (240) to individually generate a program voltage required for writing data into an EEPROM (220) and a voltage required for driving a sensor SS including a piezoelectric element. The arrangement of the invention efficiently generates electric powers, which are to be supplied to respective constituents of a container for a printing material, such as the ink container (100), which establishes communication with a printing device, such as the printer (PT), from a preset electric power generated by utilizing a radio wave.
摘要:
There is disclosed an ink jet recording apparatus in which temperature of a recording head is detected at a timing adapted for an actual recording operation, and temperature correction is performed on the basis of a detection result, so that the recording head can be driven on optimum drive conditions. The ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention has a detection timing controller. On the basis of detection judgment results of a cut sheet detection sensor and a continuous sheet detection sensor, the detection timing controller allows a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the recording head by each page when a recording medium is a cut sheet, and allows the temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the recording head by every predetermined number of raster, which is, for example, a raster unit treated as one page after sheet cutting when the recording medium is a continuous sheet.
摘要:
The present invention provides a technique that prevents a shift of a driving waveform due to accumulation of errors in a process of generating the driving waveform to drive driving elements on a print head. The technique of the present invention successively sums up a plurality of gradient data at a preset calculation period to give a result of summation and carries out digital-to-analog (D-A) conversion with regard to only specific upper columns in the result of summation in synchronism with the preset calculation period, so as to generate a driving waveform. Each gradient data represents a local gradient of the driving waveform and is stored in a memory. In the process of generating the driving waveform, the technique of the present invention corrects the result of summation to a preset value under a predetermined condition. One preferable embodiment clears specific lower bits in the result of summation in synchronism with a floor signal. Another preferable embodiment forcibly corrects the result of summation to an upper limit value or a lower limit value of a preset range when the result of summation exceeds the preset range. Such correction effectively cancels the potential effects of cumulative error on the driving waveform.