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8.2. Trouble Shooting ....................................................................................................................................................................... 338.3. Cleaning ........................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................... ...... 358.4. Replacement............................................................................................................................................................................... 369. OPERATIONAL THEOREM ................................................................................................................. 399.1. System Block Diagram ......................................................................... ........................................................... .......................... 399.2. Block Diagram of Main Control Board ................................................ ........................................................... .......................... 419.3. Wiring Diagram .............................................................................................. ........................................................... ................ 4410. RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS ..................................................................................................... 45
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1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1. Scope
This manual contains the information necessary for the proper maintenance Outstanding
series label printers of ARGOX . Most of the information included relates to hardware andmechanical parts maintenance for authorized personnel.
1.2. Printer description
The ARGOX OS-214plus printer is a high-performance low-cost direct thermal and thermal
transfer label printer. Its user-friendly design and affordable price set new standard for the
heavy duty label printer in retail, office and industrial applications .
The printer is designed with the most efficient memory management technology -True Speed,
prints up to 3 inches /second for OS-214plus. When bundled with its smart printer driver , the
user can easily print a label by using any Windows applications, e.g. Microsoft Word,
ArgoBar, CodeSoft, Bar Tender under Windows XP/2000/98/95,Me and NT. All popular bar
codes and fonts are resident in the printer memory to handle versatile application .
The solidly designed mechanism allows quick and easy media and ribbon loading. The optional
Dispenser and Cutter provide the alternatives of media handling .
1.3. Related manuals
Users manual (Part No:) 49-21401-011
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2. PRINTER SPECIFICATION
2.1. Printing
OS-214plus
Type Thermal transfer and direct thermal
Resolution 203 dots/inch(8 dots/mm)
Max print width 4.16(105mm)
Max print length 43(1092mm)
Max print speed 3 (762mm) per second
Memory 8M bytes DRAM,4M bytes FLASH
Ribbon Outside coating ribbon
2.2. Fonts
Text fonts : Courier (including PC Set, Legal, ECMA94 and Roman-8), 7
alpha -numeric fonts, OCR-A/B, ASD smooth font. All fonts
sizes are expandable by 24x24.Character rotation : 0, 90, 180, 270 degree, 4 direction rotation
2 3 Bar code
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2.4. Media
Media type : Thermal direct - direct thermal paper or vinyl, visible light
and infrared scannable label, tag stock,
butt cut or die cut, with various adhesives.
Thermal transfer - all above media, plus thermal transfer
paper and tags, butt cut or die cut
with various adhesives.
Max label roll diameter : Max. 4.3 (109mm) outer diameter, 1 (25.4mm) inner diameter
Label indexing : Black stripe and gap
2.5. Electrical and Operating environment
Electrical : DC24V
Environment : Operating 40 ~ 140F (4 ~ 38C), 10~90% non condensing
Storage -4F ~ 122F (-20C ~ 50C)
2.6. Physical dimension
Weight : 2.0kgs (4.4lbs)
Size : W7.3 x D10.9 x H6.5 (W185 x D278 x H165mm)
2.7. Agency list
CE, FCC class A, CCC, UL/CUL
2 8 Communication
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2.8.1 Serial Interface Specification
Serial interface of OS-214plus printer is a RS-232C port with standard 9-pin (DB9-S)
connector located at the rear of the printer.
OS-214plus printers employed Flow Control mechanism with either RTS/CTS or X-on/X-off
(control characters are DC2 and DC4).
Programmable parameters of the serial interface on the OS-214plus printer are as the following:
Speed: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 ,38400 ,57600 ,115200 bauds
Parity: Odd, Even, or None
Data Bits: 7 or 8 bits
Stop Bit(s): 1 or 2 bits
Default Parameters: 9600 bauds, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
Pin Signal Description
1 Data Set Ready, DSR Shorted to Pin - 6
2 Received Data, RxD Input. Serial Received Data
3 Transmitted Data, TxD Output. Serial Transmitted Data.
4Data Terminal Ready,
DTR
Shorted to Pin - 1
5 GND Signal Ground
6 NC
7 R S d RTSOutput. Used as the control signal for H/W
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2.8.2 Parallel Interface SpecificationThis port complies with IEEE 1284 mode (also named as Standard Parallel Port (SPP) or
Centronics Port).
Pin Signal In/Out Description
1 nSTROBE InActive low. Indicate valid data is on the
data bus from host.
2~9 DATA[1:8] In 8 data line input-only in SPP mode
10 nACK OutActive low. Indicate the last data was
received.
11 BUSY OutA high signal indicates that the printer is
busy and cannot take data. .
12 PE OutA high signal indicates that the printer is
paper empty.
13 SELECT OutA high signal indicates that printer is
online. (Present is fixed to high)
14 nAUTOFEED In
Active low. Instructs the printer to
automatically insert a line feed for each
carriage return. (Present is N.C.)
15 N.D. N.C.
16 Ground GND
17 Chassis Ground GND
18 Peripheral High N.C.
19~30 Signal Ground GND
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2.8.3 USB Interface Specification
This port complies with USB 2.0 Full-Speed communication.
Pin Signal Description
1 VBUS 5V
2 D - Differential data signaling pair -
3 D + Differential data signaling pair +
4 GND Ground
Table 2.3
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3. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
3.1. Front panel
READY Indicator
It will start blinking with POWER indicator while Media Out, Media Gap Not Found, or
Ribbon Out been detected.
The following lists the meaning of various LED indications for READY indicator:
1. When printer is started, the READY indicator will blink .2. When printer receives data from host PC, READY indicator will start blinking.
3. READY indicator will blink when printing is paused for any reason.
Note:When the TPH temperature is too hot, the thermal protection function will be touched. READY LED will
blink when entering the PAUSE state to wait for cooling down. The printing job will start until the
temperature of TPH goes down.
POWER Indicator
It will start blinking with READY indicator while Media Out, Media Gap Not Found, or
Ribbon Out being detected.
The following lists the meaning of various LED indications for POWER indicator:
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3. To feed a blank label.
4. To reset printer to factory default settings
5. To resume printing after Media Out or Ribbon Out been resolved.
Power Switch
Turn printer ON/OFF.
3.2. Rear panel
Centronics connector (parallel port)
For parallel port connection . Mostly it is connected to the printer port of a PC .
RS232 connector (serial port)
For serial port connection . Mostly it is connected to the COM port of a PC .
Power switch
Controls application of DC power to printer. Turning the printer ON while holding down Feed
key will cause the printer to perform the self test , calibration or system reset . The
power should be turned OFF while users to connect or disconnect any internal cable .
USB Connector (USB port)
Connector for USB application and, usually, it is connected to the USB port of a PC.
Power Jack
To connect the Power Plug from Power Adaptor
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4. OPTIONS
4.1. Cutter mechanism
Optional cutter for cutting labels, tags or tickets . Back feed is included for cutting .
4.2. FONT module
Font module, which is used to store special font such as Traditional Chinese, Simplified
Chinese, Korean, and Japanese
4.3. DispenserDispenser provides the automatic peel-off function.
4.4. RTC module
The RTC module consists of two major components: A Real time clock with battery back-up &
a on-board 4MB flash memory .The RTC module provides function for user to print time &
date messages on the label. The on-board flash memory can be used as permanent data storage
such as downloaded forms, graphics, and true type fonts
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5. SETUP AND DIAGNOSTIC
5.1. Inlet power voltage and grounding
The OS-214plus printer is designed for both 100~240VAC outlet . The line voltage should not
be lower than 90 VAC or higher than 250 VAC and the printer should be connected to a
properly grounded receptacle.
5.2. Perform the self test
Once the printer is first installed, a self test should be performed. To perform the self test,
please follow the procedure :
Turn off the power
Load the media (and ribbon, if using thermal transfer media instead of direct thermal
paper) properly
Press and hold the FEED key then turn on the power.
Release the FEED key after printer starts to print.
The configuration report should be printed as Figure 5.00 or Figure 5.01
To return the printer to normal operation, please turn the power OFF and ON again
or press the CANCEL key for one second, otherwise the printer will enter dump
mode, all input data will not be interpreted.
. Contents and Information of OS-214plus PPLA Self Test Label are as the following:
1. Check Sum
d h k h fi fl h i h ld b 0000
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4. Font Card
This message shows what kind of font card is installed in printer
5. RTC card
This message shows that RTC card is installed in printer
6. No. of DL Soft Fonts
This message shows the numbers of soft fonts downloaded in printer.
7. Print ModeIt is either TT (Thermal Transfer with ribbon) mode
or DT (Direct Thermal without ribbon) mode.
8. Available RAM Size
This message shows available memory can be used in the printer.
9. Standard RAM Size
This message shows standard RAM size in the printer.
10.Version Information
This includes Firmware version and date.
11 DIP it h
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5 Addon card Normal
12.Font Image
Used to check Internal Fonts are correct or not.
13.Control codes
This message shows what kind of control codes
14 Symbol set
Set symbol set for ASD smooth fonts
Figure 5.00
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1314
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2. Standard RAM Size
This message shows standard RAM size in the printer.
3.Symbol Set
This message shows symbol set
4. Available RAM Size
This message shows available memory can be used in the printer.
5. Print Mode
It is either TT (Thermal Transfer with ribbon) mode
or DT (Direct Thermal without ribbon) mode.
6. No. of DL Soft Fonts
This message shows the numbers of soft fonts downloaded in printer.
7.H. position adjust
This message shows horizontal offset about location of printing
8. RTC card
This message shows that RTC card is installed in printer
9. Font Card
Thi h h t ki d f f t d i i t ll d i i t
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12. Check Sum
Used to check the firmware flash is correct or not. It should be 0000
13.DIP switch
Sw2 ON OFF
1 No use No use
2 DT mode Normal
3 Factory test Normal
4 No use No use
5 Add on card Normal
14.Font Image
Used to check Internal Fonts are correct or not.
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3
13
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5.3. CalibrationUnder the following conditions, the paper sensor should be calibrated:
1). After replacing the main board, paper sensor board or print mechanism.
2). The label gap can not be detected properly.
5.3.1 Calibration Procedure:
1. Turn off the printer and open the top cover.
2. Remove the TPH module and clean the paper sensor with cotton bar dampened with
alcohol.
3. Replace the TPH and close the printer
4. Press and hold the FEED button at front panel.
5. Turn on the printer.
6. After the motor starts rotating, release the button.
7. Print a test file.
Paper sensorLabel
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5.4. Printer reset
Some parameters of the printer can be reset to the factory default value by performing the following
steps.
1. Turn on the printer and wait for 5 seconds or more.
2. Press FEED button for about 3 seconds, then the READY indicator and
POWER indicator will go OFF in order.
3. While two indicators become lit again, release the FEED button.
4. At this moment, the printer will come back to the factory default settings.
The following parameters will be reset to the default value:
Label Parameters
Printing Darkness
Printing Speed Symbol Set
Others for specific Emulation
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6. OPTIONAL PARTS INSTALLATIONS
CAUTION
The printer electronics are susceptible to static discharge. Wear
an anti-static wrist and attach it to the printer chassis
6.1. Dispenser installation
1. Turn off the printer power and unplug the printer.2. Unwrap the PC bag of dispenser kit to take out the screw, the shaft, the plastic roller, the
dispenser bar, the direction label and the peeler sensor cable.
Top Cover
3. Take off the top cover of the printer.4. The peeler sensor cable has a sensor board at one end and a connector at the other end.
5. Mount the two little holes of the sensor board on the two spines at left upper corner inside the topcover, keeping the cable at the left.
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6. Route the peeler sensor cable through the guides along the left side of the top cover.
7. Fix the sensor cable and sensor board with Loctite-444 instant adhesive or equivalent.
Sensor Cable
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Middle Cover
8. Release the two screws at the bottom of the base housing.9. Remove the middle cover.
10. Take off the H Cover.11. Tape the direction label on the top of the H cover with the arrow sign heading toward the
opposite of you.
H.Cover
Middle Cover
Base Housing
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Base Housing
12. Release the screw on the left bracket of the chassis.
13. Unlatch the print head module. Hook the white roller on the brackets of the chassis, ensuringthe long thinner end at the left side.
14. Guide the shaft and go through the respective holes on the left bracket, the white roller, and theright bracket in order. (To smooth this procedure, better hold the white roller with one hand.)
15. Secure the attached screw at right bracket of the chassis to fix the shaft.
16. Hook the dispenser bar on the brackets of the chassis, positioning it above the white roller.Ensure that the dispenser bar is paralleled with the black platen roller and it's long thinner end isat the left.
17. Secure back the screw on the left bracket of the chassis.18. Guide the sensor cable connector through the hole on the upper left corner of middle cover.
Screw
Screw
Dispenser Bar
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19. Click the top cover back to the middle cover.
20. Insert the sensor connector into its receptacle on the main logic board of the base housing.(Plug the peeler connector into the PCB's header connector (JP7))
21. Click the middle cover back to the base housing. First click in the front part then the rear.22. Secure the two screws at the bottom of the base housing.
H. Cover
Middle Cover
4 mm Gap
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6.2. Cutter installation
1. Turn off the printer power, unplug the power cable and Centronics / Serial cable.2. Remove the top cover.3. Remove two screws at base housing.
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5. Add a cutter IC baby board to J16 on the main board.6. Secure four attached screws for the cutter.
7. Plug the cutter's connector into the PCB's header connector (JP9).8. Reinstate the print head assembly by securing back the 4 screws.9. Click back the middle cover.
10. Secure two screws back at base housing.11. Install the top cover.
Cutter
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7. FIRMWARE UPGRADING
Firmware in Printer OS-214plus can be upgraded through the Centronic port (or USB
port(only printer utility)) on the printer. The following sections describe how to upgrade
Firmware in normal ,USB corrupted cases.
7.1. Unzip Firmware File
This diskette (ZIP file) contains related files and data that you may change or upgrade the Firmware.
Before changing the Firmware, decompress these files first.
7.2. Upgrade Firmware in Normal Case (only centronic port )
1. Turn ON the printer and wait for 3 seconds.
2. Enter firmware folder (PPLB or PPLA)
3. Execute PPLB.BAT or PPLA.BAT
4. Wait for 2~3 minutes until both READY and POWER LEDs are
synchronously blinking showing that Upgrade has been completed. Turn OFF the power
and restart the printer
5. After updating Firmware successfully, please reset the printer.
7.3. Upgrade Firmware in USB or other Case(centronic or USB port )
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7.4. Upgrade Firmware in Crashed Case
In very abnormal case, the Boot-Up program located at BOOT sector of Flash ROM in
OS-214plus might be crashed (supposedly it is impossible to happen). This will cause the
printer fail to perform Firmware upgrade with the above normal procedures. In this case,
you might refer to below to upgrade the Firmware.
1. Please install the add-on card.
2. DIP switch on DIP 5 should be put on ON position.
3. Turn ON the printer and wait until READY and POWER LEDs are blinking at the
same tempo.
4. Turn OFF the printer.
5. Put DIP switch on DIP 5 to the OFF position again.
6. Turn ON the printer, if READY LED blinks that means the corrupt case is solved.
7. If the firmware is not latest, please refer to steps in section 7.2 or 7.3 to upgrade the
latest firmware.
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8. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLE SHOOTING:
8.1. Printer Status Indication
The printer has built-in monitors for the status. The status and error indications will be displayed
via the front panel LED indicators. Generally, when a malfunction or an abnormal condition is
detected, the ERROR LED will blink. Tab. 8.1 below shows the LED indications corresponding
to various errors.
Situation Blinking LED Description
PAUSE READY The printer is at paused state. Press FEED button to
return to normal state.
MEDIA OUT READY &
POWER LEDs
blink in same tempo
The media is not installed or used up.
Printer fails to detect the media gap.
RIBBON OUT READY &
POWER LEDs
blink alternatively
The ribbon is not installed or ribbon is run out.
Load new ribbon to the printer.
SERIAL IO ERROR POWER The format or baud rate of the RS232
communication is inconsistent between the printer and
host.
CUTTER FAILURE POWER Cutter failed or paper jam at cutter.
MEMORY FULL POWER The printer memory buffer is full by the loaded soft
fonts, graphics or forms.
Check the format & size of these data with available
memory size or call for service
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CAUTION
The printer electronics are sensitive to static discharge.
Wear an anti-static wrist-band and attach it to the printer chassis
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8.2. Trouble Shooting< I. Media Error >
LED Indication Status Cause
READY LED is
synchronously blinking with
POWER LED
Media Error 1. Media out (No Media detected)
2. Media Jammed
3. Special Media. Need to Calibrate
4. Media Sensor might be out of order
Load a new
media roll
Remove the Stuck
or Jammed Media
Media Loaded
Correctly?
Turn Off Printer
Out of media?
No
Media stuck
or Jammed?
No
Reload Media
Is Media
Loaded Along the Paper Guides
?
Calibrate Media Sensor
Disable
Index
Detection
No
Using Continuous
Media?
Load the Media Along the
paper guides
No No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes Yes
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LED Indication Status CauseREADY LED is blinking
alternatively with POWER
LED
Ribbon Error 1. Ribbon out
2. Ribbon Stuck
3. Special Ribbon & Media. Need to
calibration.
4. Use face-in coating ribbon
5. Ribbon Sensor might be out of order
Turn OFF the printer
Out of ribbon
No
Ribbon
Stuck or use face-in
coating ribbon? or
Jammed?
No
Load a New
Ribbon roll
Remove the stuck
or Jammed Ribbon, or use
outside coating ribbon
Yes
Yes
Calibrate Ribbon Sensor
Still
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< III. RS232 Error >
LED Signal Status Cause
POWER LED blinking RS232 Error 1. The Settings for RS232 between Host &
Printer are not consistent
Restart system
Is baud-rate
consistent between PC &
Printer?
Yes
Yes
Set the same Baud
Rate in PC & Printer
No
No
No
Turn on Printer
then print again
Is Data Bit
consistent between PC &
Printer?
Is Parity bit
consistent between PC &
Printer?
Set the same Data
Bit in PC & Printer
Set the same Parity
Bit in PC & Printer
Yes
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CAUTION
The printer electronics are susceptible to static discharge.
Wear an anti-static wrist-band and attach it to the printer chassis
There are some components need to be clean-up occasionally:
Thermal Print Head
The debris of thermal paper or ribbon may be remained on the surface of thermal print head.
This will cause the printed image (Characters, Bar Code) to appear lighter or faded. To
clean the print head, wet a soft paper towel with isopropyl rubbing alcohol and use the
damp towel to rub off the dirt on the print head surface. It is recommended to clean PrintHead before a new ribbon being loaded.
Platen Roller:
If the roller becomes contaminated with grit, label adhesive, or ink, the printing quality
may be adversely affected. To clean the roller, using a clean cloth and alcohol, wipe off any
accumulated residue.
Note:
Switch off the power before cleaning!
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The printer electronics are susceptible to static discharge . Wear
an anti-static wrist and attach it to the printer chassis
TPH (thermal print head) replacement
1. Switch off the power and wait for both the LEDs to go off.
2. Open the top cover.3. Unlatch the print head module and swing it to the opposite.
4. Remove the ribbon.
5. Push the TPH firmly into the mounting bracket (see figure 11.4.1) then slide it to the
left to release it from the module (see figure 8.4.2 ).
6. Disconnect the TPH cable.
7. Disassemble the TPH and the metal plate by removing the screws.
8. Replace the TPH.
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Figure 8.4.2
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9. OPERATIONAL THEOREM
9.1. System Block Diagram
Main Board
Panel Board
Roller
CutterMedia
Dispenser
sensor
Ribbon
Sensor
Switching
DC Ada tor
Centronics
Figure 9.1 OS-214plus System Block Diagram
Thermal
Stepping
RS232
USB 2.0
Full-Speed
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Ribbon Sensor:
A 2-layer PCBA consists of a reflective type object sensor designate for ribbon detection.
Media Sensor
A 2-layer PCBA, which consists of a reflective type object sensor designated for media/gap detection.
Thermal Print Head (TPH)
This Print Head is consisted of 832 heat elements (800 Ohm for each element) in the printing width of 4 inches.
Stepping Motor:
The motor for feeding label and ribbon is a stepping motor with bipolar winding & PM type. Its rotary angles
in one full step is 7.5 degree.
Dispenser Sensor (option)
A 2-layer PCBA, consists of a reflective type object sensor designated to verify if the printed label is removed.
Cutter Assembly (option)
Consisting of a DC motor, relay, gears and a rotary cutter. This cutter can cut the printed label automatically.
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9.2. Block Diagram of Main Control Board
MCU
RS-232 USBCentronics
BUFFER
FLAS
HROM
4MB
POWER24V, 5V, 3.3V,
1.5V
BUFFER, LATCH
SDRAM
8MB
Supp
erCardSlot
Exte
rnalFLASH
ROM4M
B,RTC
Sensor
PEELER,R
IBBON,
MEDIA
AnalogMultiplexe
rTM,24V,
TE
Motor
Driver
BUFFER
CutterDriver TPH
Key PadLED
BUFFER
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Major Components on the Main Controller are:
Micro-Controller Unit (MCU)
SH7705 integrated with lots of on-chip peripherals, which are required to build a system like this Label Printer.
These rich on-chip Peripherals, including Timer, DMA controller, Interrupt Controller, SDRAM Controller, A/D
convert, Serial communication interface, Pattern generator and I/O ports, make the Electrical H/W for this printer
being compact and efficient.
FLASH ROM
4M bytes FLASH ROM is put on the main board to store the Firmware, character , bar code and fonts.
SDRAM
8M BYTES SDRAM is put on the Main Board. Normally the volatile data, like working buffers and Parameters,
are allocated here. The controlling signals for SDRAM are provided by the SDRAM controller built in SH-7705.
RS232 Buffer
To convert the serial port signal to/from micro-controller to RS232 voltage level.
CENTRONICS Interface
Data come from the Host (LPT Port On PC) are latched in (74374) then read out by the Micro-controller.
Key pads, LEDs
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Motor Driver
A3983 is stepping motor driver with a current limited controlled for OS-214plus. It has different control approach
with our old motor driver. Also has smaller package and advance process of semi conduction DMOS device for
heat-sink.
Extension Slot
This slot is designated for the connection of all optional extension modules. For example, RTC, Font and specified
function card.
Boot Selection DIP
DIP 5 to off for Normal Boot, boot from on-board ROM.
DIP 5 to on for External Boot, boot from extension-board ROM.
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9.3. Wiring Diagram
Main Board
DC24V
InputMedia
sensor
TPH
Ribbon
sensor
Panel
MOTOR
Dispenser sensor
J7 J9J6J11P1
J13
J8J12
Cutter
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10. RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS
part number description
55-21401-001 OS-214plus Main board
23-80004-002 OS-214plus Thermal print head
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