Abstract:
A high speed printer of the chain type in which the type characters on the chain are spaced apart a distance greater than the distance between adjacent print positions and in which the number of firing hammers is less than the number of print positions such that each hammer services several print positions. The attachment or control for the printer maintains identity of the type character in front of a print position optioned to print by modifying a type character counter in accord with scan being taken, print position and position of the firing hammers.
Abstract:
Circuitry for controlling the hammers of a chain type printer which is effective for maintaining each hammer set or energized for a period greater than the time of one print scan (the time between alignments of successive print characters on the chain with the same print position) and less than the time of two print scans. An address, having a predetermined relationship with the address in main storage of a byte to be printed, in the form of a particular character is stored in a hammer address register; and the address in this register is applied to a set decoder for causing a hammer to be fired and is also applied to a reset decoder for causing resetting of a hammer. The decoders decode the address in the hammer address register differently so that the hammer remains set or energized for the period mentioned.
Abstract:
Circuitry for controlling the hammers of a chain type printer which is effective for maintaining each hammer set for a period greater than the time of one print scan (the time between alignments of successive print characters on the chain with the same print position) and less than the time of two print scans. The data to be printed by each hammer is obtained from a print buffer. After firing of a print hammer, within a time less than one print scan, a substitute piece of data is written in the location in the buffer from which the data printed by the hammer is derived, and the circuitry recognizes this substitute piece of data and does not reset the hammer at this time. Subsequently, the circuitry recognizes this substitute data and inserts still another piece of substitute data, this occurring one print scan subsequent to hammer firing. The circuitry recognizes the second substitute piece of data so that when the hammer is again addressed, a fraction of a print scan time later, the hammer is reset.