Temperature-based actuator evaluation

    公开(公告)号:US11040530B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US16763032

    申请日:2018-01-24

    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluidic system is described. The fluidic system includes a fluidic die. The fluidic die includes a substrate in which a number of fluid chambers are formed. Each fluid chamber includes a fluid actuator disposed within the fluid chamber. A number of actuator sensors are disposed on the substrate to output at least one value indicative of a sensed characteristic of fluid actuators. A number of substrate temperature sensors are also disposed on the substrate to sense a temperature for the substrate. An actuator evaluation device of the fluidic system determines a state of the fluid actuator based at least in part on the at least one value and at least one correction value associated with the temperature sensed by the number of substrate temperature sensors.

    FLUIDIC DIES
    93.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210178756A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16760918

    申请日:2017-11-22

    Abstract: A fluidic die may include at least two zones, a reference temperature sensor communicatively coupled to each zone, a calibration voltage generator coupled between the zones and the reference temperature sensor, and a calibration loop circuit associated with each zone to calibrate each zone based on a voltage provided by the reference temperature sensor.

    SETPOINT REGISTERS TO ADJUST FIRING PULSES
    95.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200316937A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16763246

    申请日:2017-12-15

    Abstract: A fluidic die that includes at least one temperature sensor coupled to at least one zone of the fiuidic die, a setpoint register to receive a target temperature setpoint for the fiuidic die wherein a detected temperature presented by the at least one temperature sensor is compared to the target temperature setpoint using a comparator module to get a firing pulse adjustment value, and a firing pulse used to convey an amount of fluid within the die is adjusted using the firing pulse adjustment value.

    PRINTING AGENT CONTAINERS
    96.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200307233A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16753415

    申请日:2017-10-18

    Abstract: It is disclosed a printing agent container having ink an authenticity detection mechanisms comprising: a receptacle having a top wall a bottom wall opposing such top wall and a sidewall between such top wall and such bottom wall; an internal volume defined by such receptacle that contains a printing agent, and a vibration transducer on one of the side walls, wherein the container is to be mechanically coupled to a carriage so that the printing fluid is disposed on the bottom surface, being the vibration transducer to detect a vibration signal induced by the carriage and wherein the container comprises a communication channel to a controller being the controller to receive through the communication channel a container signature from the vibration transducer and to identify a container identification signal associated to the container signature.

    DETECTING FLUID LEVELS USING A COUNTER
    99.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190111695A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US16094101

    申请日:2016-04-29

    Abstract: An example printing cartridge includes a fluid container, a plurality of sensing locations in thermal contact with the fluid container, a voltage comparator to output time-based information based on a comparison of a sensed voltage generated at a selected sensing location of the plurality of sensing locations to a threshold voltage, the time-based information representative of whether a fluid is present at a fluid level associated with the selected sensing location, and a counter to convert the time-based information to a digital code based on a number of clock cycles.

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