Controller for printer carriage motor

Details Controller for printer carriage motor Controller for printer carriage motor

1998-02-05

2000-03-21

Sircus, Brian

Electricity: motive power systems

Positional servo systems

Adaptive or optimizing systems including 'bang-bang' servos

318811, 388804, 388811, 347 19, H02P 506

Patent

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060406704

ABSTRACT:
In a multiple print head printer in which print heads are removable and exchangeable, a method of controlling a printer carriage motor comprises the steps of receiving a print job, the print job comprising print commands and print data, determining a type of print mode to print the print data based on the received print commands, detecting a number of print heads installed in the multiple print head printer, selecting a motor control function for controlling operational speed and direction of the printer carriage motor based on the determined type of print mode and the detected number of print heads.

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