Title :
A method of gray level data processing and heating control for color thermal printers
Author :
Liu, Shih-Mim ; Tsai, Chi-Chang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Lien-Ho Inst. of Tech., Taiwan
fDate :
11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper proposed a method of gradation data processing and heating control for color thermal printers. The method´s aim is to shorten a printing time by way of reduction in the data amount transmitted to a thermal print head (TPH) and more uniformly distribute heat during a line print time interval. A hardware design was also presented for implementing the proposed method
Keywords :
temperature control; thermal printers; FPGA chip embedded; VHDL; color thermal printers; control circuit board; data transmission; gradation data processing; gray level data processing; hardware design; heating control; printing time; thermal print head; Color; Data communication; Data processing; Head; Heating; Image quality; Printers; Printing; Process control; Temperature control;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
