CN102145588A - Thermal printer with automatic paper changing function used for self-service device and printing control method of thermal printer - Google Patents
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The invention provides a thermal printer with an automatic paper changing function used for a self-service device and a printing control method of the thermal printer. A host of the self-service device is connected with a printing flow control circuit board which is connected with thermal printing actuating mechanisms; and each thermal printing actuating mechanism consists of a thermal printing head including a paper guide mechanism, a paper cutter, a paper reel provided with a paper roll and a paper receiving slot including a paper discharge hole. The thermal printer is characterized in that the thermal printer with the automatic paper changing function used for the self-service device is provided with two sets of thermal printing actuating mechanisms which share one paper discharge hole or one paper receiving slot including the paper discharge hole; the printing flow control circuit board is connected with the two sets of thermal printing actuating mechanisms; and the printing flow of the two sets of thermal printing actuating mechanisms is controlled simultaneously. In the invention, the problems of paper wastage and incapable printing caused by paper shortage and paper blocking of the printer used for the self-service device in the prior art are solved, the standby actuating mechanism can ensure continuous printing in case of fault such as paper blocking, and the normal working of the device is not affected.
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Technical field:
The present invention relates to a kind of printer, what be specifically related to that a kind of Possum uses moves the paper thermal printer certainly, is the thermal printer that a kind of novel system structure contains special printing control flow.The invention still further relates to and use this print control program of moving the Possum of paper thermal printer certainly.
Background technology:
The thermal printer of band hand papercutter is a most frequently used printer in the Possum (KIOSK) at present, is used for the output of bill or security.ATM in range of application such as the bank self-help business hall, subway, the Self-service Tickets in the airport, self-service coupon printing terminal or the like.It is limited printing the thickness of used temperature-sensitive paper roll or the total length of paper, and general reel diameter mostly is 80mm to 150mm.The replacing of paper roll can only be depended on the attendant.Often the problem that occurs is: the personnel's arrival equipment that changes paper is put the place, and paper roll does not use up in addition on a small quantity; More do not renew paper roll, a circle equipment inspection gets off by the time, and this equipment has lacked paper; If more renew paper roll, will waste.Printer also has the paperboard of multiple reason in addition, from Possum to Surveillance center send paperboard information to the attendant be on the scene total free at interval, during equipment just can't print.Particularly big to printing amount, print faulty equipment with regard to the occasion of cisco unity malfunction as self-service coupon printing terminal, above two kinds of situations occur and can use to the client and to make troubles, bring harmful effect and loss to operator.The way of Xie Jueing is to slattern the paper roll of not printed or increase operation cost so far: send more attendant's inspection with minimizing harmful effect and loss, but can not eradicate.
The reason that causes above phenomenon is the system architecture and the defective of printing the control flow existence of the thermal printer of Possum use now.Its primary structure principle is: print control circuit board (contain CPU and print control program and detect control circuit) a control thermal printing head (containing paper guide) and a secondary hand papercutter (cutting entirely or hemisection) for one.Its basic controlling flow process is: print control circuit board and receive main frame by the interface (print command of parallel port/serial ports/USB) transmit, the thermal printing head that control is connected with driving, literal or graphic dot matrix are printed in heating on heat-sensitive paper, by roller paper is derived simultaneously, print and finish, paper is cut off (cutting entirely or hemisection).If when paper in printhead, block or printhead in during no paper, the testing circuit of printing control panel is reported to the police and is sent fault message by interface to main frame.So far print control flow and finish, but printer itself can not be handled scarce paper and paper jam error, does not have manual intervention, just can't print again.
Summary of the invention:
What the purpose of this invention is to provide that a kind of Possum uses moves the paper thermal printing certainly, and this is a kind of machine novel system structure thermal printer of containing special printing control flow to solve the problem that can't print and waste paper that the printer paper-out that uses in the Possum and paperboard cause.The present invention provides a kind of this print control program of moving the Possum of paper thermal printer certainly that uses simultaneously.
The technical scheme of finishing above invention task is: a kind of Possum is used moves the paper thermal printer certainly, the main frame of Possum with print the flow process control circuit board and be connected, be provided with CPU in this printing flow process control circuit board; This is printed the flow process control circuit board and is connected with thermal printing executing agency; Described thermal printing executing agency is made up of the thermal printing head that contains paper guide, hand papercutter (cutting entirely or hemisection), the paper groove that falls reel, the exit slot of paper roll being installed or being contained exit slot, it is characterized in that, moving certainly that described Possum is used is provided with two cover thermal printing executing agencies (promptly two covers contain thermal printing head, the two cover hand papercutters and the reel that paper roll is installed of paper guide), this two the cover shared exit slot of thermal printing executing agency or shared paper groove that falls that contains exit slot in the paper thermal printer; Described printing flow process control circuit board is connected with described two cover thermal printing executing agencies, simultaneously two cover thermal printing executing agencies is printed the control of flow process.
In other words, one of feature of the present invention is to be brand-new system architecture: one contains CPU and prints control circuit board control A/B two cover thermal printing executing agencies: every cover executing agency is by a thermal printing head (containing paper guide), one secondary hand papercutter (cutting entirely or hemisection), the reel that paper roll is installed is formed, the shared paper groove that falls that contains exit slot of two cover executing agencies.Two of feature is special printing control flow (program): after the printing control circuit board received the print command of main frame, the printout function was finished in a selection control earlier wherein cover executing agency, and another set of executing agency is in stand-by state; When that cover executing agency's paperboard or scarce paper of work, enable another set of executing agency automatically and continue to finish print out task, send the fault instruction to main frame (referring to use the main frame of the Possum of this printer) simultaneously; Main frame is issued Surveillance center with information remote, so far prints control flow and finishes.
Surveillance center sends the attendant to change paper or solution paperboard problem after receiving remote alarms information, arrive in the process at Possum scene the attendant, because a standby cover executing agency is in work, Possum still can continue to print, the client who uses still can obtain the bill or the security of printing by exit slot, does not have harmful effect.
The scheme of finishing the 2nd invention task of the application is: a kind ofly use above-mentionedly from moving the print control program of the Possum of paper thermal printer, it is characterized in that step is as follows:
Print sign on;
Download print What from the host communication interface and transform dot matrix to printing buffer area;
Select last executing agency (as A) of printing so that paper roll has been printed;
Be provided with and print drive circuit switch direction (as A);
To print the buffer pointers top set;
To (A/B) printhead output print dot matrix content;
Detect (A/B) paperboard or paper out status, the result is divided into " normally " and "No", wherein,
Carry out following steps when " normally ":
When the state of " printing finishes " was "No", printing buffer pointers increased)
" printing finishes " for "Yes" then: output cut paper instruction is to (A/B) hand papercutter;
Print and finish.
Detect (A/B) paperboard or paper out status, when the result is "No", carry out following steps:
To main frame output alarm information, check that simultaneously whether to have one group normal,
If be "Yes", then switch driving circuit switch direction is to normal one group (for example B);
To print buffer pointers top set again.
Check whether there is one group just often,, then wait for artificial treatment if be "No".
Prioritization scheme of the present invention in " printing sign on " before, increasing has following steps (self check flow process):
Control circuit board powers on;
Cpu reset, the internal memory self check, the character library inspection is printed buffer area and is resetted, with the host communication self check;
Whether A/B all lacks paper/paperboard;
If be "Yes", then to report to the police " can't print " to main frame, indicator lamp dodges entirely; Etc. pending;
There is a cover to lack paper/paperboard if be "No" then check: A/B;
If be "Yes", then select trouble-free one group of executing agency to enter duty;
Send repair message to main frame, a corresponding indicator lamp dodges;
Check: when A/B has a cover to lack paper/paperboard, if be "No", then
A executing agency is set enters duty, B is standby, drives the selector switch direction and puts A;
Wait for print command.
The printing control flow of printer of the present invention resides on the printing control circuit board in the mode of embedded program.Play a role by circuit.As mentioned above, main flow process is divided into the power-on self-test flow process and prints flow process, sees Fig. 1, shown in Figure 2:
Print control circuit board and adopt high-speed microprocessor or ARM series CPU as processor, except adopt general CPU peripheral circuit as: internal memory etc., with the communication interface (parallel port, RS232 serial ports, USB) of main frame, word-base chip also have printhead and hand papercutter control drive circuit; Drive circuit is connected by two groups of executing agencies of electronic switch and A/B of single-pole double throw, by the direction of embedded program by the logic circuit control switch connection, to reach the function that drives A or B group executing agency; Testing circuit has been Duoed one group of input than general printer control circuit plate; Print What is read by the CPU that prints on the control circuit board as index by " printing the buffer address pointer ", and " printing the buffer address pointer " preserved backup automatically by CPU before each the modification; If wherein one group of paperboard of A/B has been satisfied in the print procedure in this design, print What can be not deleted and can be made the start anew requirement of flying print of another group mechanism.
Printer system topology layout of the present invention as shown in Figure 3.Wherein the relative position of two groups of mechanisms of A/B can be determined according to installing space, such as: face-to-face; Side by side; Do not influence function of the present invention up and down.
The present invention is the thermal printer that a kind of novel system structure contains special printing control flow, can solve the printer paper-out of Possum use in the prior art and the problem that can't print and waste paper that paperboard causes.During faults such as generation paperboard, Surveillance center sends the attendant to change paper or solution paperboard problem after receiving remote alarms information, arrive in the process at Possum scene the attendant, because a standby cover executing agency is in work, Possum still can continue to print, the client who uses still can obtain the bill or the security of printing by exit slot, does not influence the operate as normal of equipment.
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1. a Possum is used moves the paper thermal printer certainly, the main frame of Possum with print the flow process control circuit board and be connected, be provided with CPU in this printing flow process control circuit board; This is printed the flow process control circuit board and is connected with thermal printing executing agency; Described thermal printing executing agency is by the reel of the thermal printing head that contains paper guide, hand papercutter, installation paper roll, form with the paper groove that falls that contains exit slot, it is characterized in that, moving certainly that described Possum is used is provided with two cover thermal printing executing agencies, this two the cover shared exit slot of thermal printing executing agency or shared paper groove that falls that contains exit slot in the paper thermal printer; Described printing flow process control circuit board is connected with described two cover thermal printing executing agencies, simultaneously two cover thermal printing executing agencies is printed the control of flow process.
2. Possum according to claim 1 is used moves the paper thermal printer certainly, it is characterized in that, in the described two cover thermal printing executing agencies, be provided with same structure and same size the reel that contains paper guide thermal printing head, hand papercutter and installation paper roll.
3. Possum according to claim 1 and 2 is used moves the paper thermal printer certainly, it is characterized in that, described hand papercutter adopts and cuts entirely or the hemisection mode.
4. use claim 1 described, it is characterized in that step is as follows from the print control program of moving the Possum of paper thermal printer:
Print sign on;
Download print What from the host communication interface and transform dot matrix to printing buffer area;
Select last executing agency of printing so that paper roll has been printed;
Be provided with and print drive circuit switch direction;
To print the buffer pointers top set;
To (A/B) printhead output print dot matrix content;
Detect (A/B) paperboard or paper out status, the result is divided into " normally " and "No", wherein,
Carry out following steps when " normally ":
When the state of " printing finishes " was "No", printing buffer pointers increased;
" printing finishes " for "Yes" then: output cut paper instruction is to (A/B) hand papercutter;
Print and finish;
Detect (A/B) paperboard or paper out status, when the result is "No", carry out following steps:
To main frame output alarm information, check that simultaneously whether to have one group normal,
If be "Yes", then switch driving circuit switch direction is to normal one group;
To print buffer pointers top set again;
Check whether there is one group just often,, then wait for artificial treatment if be "No".
5. the print control program of moving the Possum of paper thermal printer certainly according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in " printing sign on " before, increasing has following steps:
Control circuit board powers on;
Cpu reset, the internal memory self check, the character library inspection is printed buffer area and is resetted, with the host communication self check;
Whether A/B all lacks paper/paperboard;
If be "Yes", then to report to the police " can't print " to main frame, indicator lamp dodges entirely; Etc. pending;
There is a cover to lack paper/paperboard if be "No" then check: A/B;
If be "Yes", then select trouble-free one group of executing agency to enter duty;
Send repair message to main frame, a corresponding indicator lamp dodges;
Check: when A/B has a cover to lack paper/paperboard, if be "No", then
A executing agency is set enters duty, B is standby, drives the selector switch direction and puts A;
Wait for print command.
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