CN102145588B - 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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The present invention relates to a kind of printer, be specifically related to the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that a kind of Possum is used, is the thermal printer of a kind of novel system structure containing special printing control flow
.the invention still further relates to the print control program of the Possum that uses this automatic paper-changing thermal printer.
background technology:
thermal printer with hand papercutter is the most frequently used printer in Possum (KIOSK) at present, for the output of bill or security.Range of application is as the ATM in the bank self-help business hall, subway, the Self-service Tickets in airport, self-service coupon printing terminal etc.It is limited printing the thickness of temperature-sensitive paper roll used 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.The problem often occurred is: the personnel's arrival equipment that changes paper is put place, and paper roll is not finished 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 many reasons in addition, sends paperboard information from Possum to Surveillance center to attendant total free interval that is on the scene, during equipment just can't print.Particularly large to printing amount, print faulty equipment with regard to the occasion of cisco unity malfunction as self-service coupon printing terminal, occur that above two kinds of situations can be used and make troubles to the client, bring harmful effect and loss to operator.Solution is slattern the paper roll of not printed or increase operation cost so far: send more attendant to patrol to reduce harmful effect and loss, but can not eradicate.
The reason that causes above phenomenon is the system architecture of the thermal printer that Possum is used now and prints the defect that control flow exists.Its primary structure principle is: print control circuit board (containing CPU and print control program and detection control circuit) for one and control a thermal printing head (containing paper guide) and a secondary hand papercutter (entirely cutting or hemisection).Its basic controlling flow process is: print control circuit board and receive the print command that main frame transmits by interface (parallel port/serial ports/USB), control and drive the thermal printing head be connected, on heat-sensitive paper, word or graphic dot matrix are printed in heating, by roller, paper is derived simultaneously, print and finish, paper is cut off to (entirely cutting or hemisection).If when paper, in printhead, block or printhead in during without paper, the testing circuit of printing control panel is reported to the police and also by interface, to main frame, is sent fault message.So far print control flow and finish, but printer itself can not be processed scarce paper and paper jam error, there is no manual intervention, just can't print again.
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The purpose of this invention is to provide the automatic paper-changing thermal printing that a kind of Possum is used, this problem that can't print and waste paper that to be a kind of machine novel system structure cause to solve the printer paper-out that uses in Possum and paperboard containing the thermal printer of special printing control flow.The present invention provides a kind of print control program that uses the Possum of this automatic paper-changing thermal printer simultaneously.
The technical scheme that completes above invention task is: the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that a kind of Possum is used, and the main frame of Possum is connected with printing flow process control circuit board, in this printing flow process control circuit board, is provided with CPU; This is printed the flow process control circuit board and is connected with thermal printing executing agency; Described thermal printing executing agency forms by the thermal printing head containing paper guide, hand papercutter (entirely cutting or hemisection), the reel that paper roll is installed, exit slot or containing the paper groove that falls of exit slot, it is characterized in that, be provided with two cover thermal printing executing agencies (two covers are containing thermal printing head, the two cover hand papercutters and the reel that paper roll is installed of paper guide) in the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that described Possum is used, this two covers thermal printing executing agency shares an exit slot or shares a paper groove that falls containing exit slot; Described printing flow process control circuit board is connected with described two cover thermal printing executing agencies, two cover thermal printing executing agencies is printed the control of flow process simultaneously.
In other words, one of feature of the present invention is to be brand-new system architecture: print control circuit board containing CPU for one and control A/B bis-cover thermal printing executing agencies: every cover executing agency is by a thermal printing head (containing paper guide), one secondary hand papercutter (entirely cutting or hemisection), a reel that paper roll is installed forms, and two cover executing agencies share a paper groove that falls containing exit slot.Two of feature is special printing control flow (program): after the printing control circuit board receives the print command of main frame, first select to control wherein a set of executing agency and complete the printout function, another set of executing agency is in stand-by state; When that cover executing agency's paperboard or scarce paper of work, automatically enable another set of executing agency and continued 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 by information remote, so far prints control flow and finishes.
Surveillance center sends the attendant to change paper or solves the paperboard problem after receiving remote alarms information, the attendant, arrive in the process at Possum scene, because standby a set of executing agency is working, Possum still can continue to print, the client who uses still can obtain bill or the security of printing by exit slot, there is no harmful effect.
The scheme that completes the 2nd invention task of the application is: a kind of print control program that uses the Possum of above-mentioned automatic paper-changing thermal printer, it is characterized in that, and 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 in order to paper roll has been printed;
Arrange 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, result is divided into " normally " and "No", wherein,
Carry out following steps when " normally ":
When the state of " printing complete " is "No", printing buffer pointers increases)
" print complete " for "Yes": output cut paper instruction is to (A/B) hand papercutter;
Print and finish.
Detect (A/B) paperboard or paper out status, when result is "No", carry out following steps:
To main frame output alarm information, check that whether to have one group normal simultaneously,
"Yes" if, switch driving circuit switch direction for example, to normal one group (B);
To print buffer pointers top set again.
Check and whether to have one group when normal, "No", wait for artificial treatment if.
Prioritization scheme of the present invention in " printing sign on " before, increases following steps (self check flow process) is arranged:
Control circuit board powers on;
Cpu reset, the internal memory self check, the character library inspection, print buffer area and reset, with the host communication self check;
Whether A/B all lacks paper/paperboard;
"Yes", report to the police " can't print " to main frame if, and indicator lamp dodges entirely; Etc. pending;
"No" checks if: A/B has a set of scarce paper/paperboard;
"Yes", select trouble-free one group of executing agency to enter duty if;
Send repair message to main frame, a corresponding indicator lamp dodges;
Check: when A/B has a set of scarce paper/paperboard, "No" if,
A executing agency is set and enters duty, B is standby, drives the selector switch direction to put 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.By circuit, play a role.As mentioned above, main flow process is divided into the power-on self-test flow process and prints flow process, sees shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 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 to control drive circuit; Drive circuit is connected by two groups of executing agencies of electronic switch and A/B of single-pole double throw, and the direction connected by logic circuit control switch by embedded program, to reach the function that drives A or B group executing agency; Testing circuit than general printer control circuit plate many one group of input; Print What is read by the CPU printed on control circuit board as index by " printing the buffer address pointer ", and " printing the buffer address pointer " automatically preserved backup by CPU before each the modification; If this design has met in print procedure wherein one group of paperboard of A/B, 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; Up and down, do not affect function of the present invention.
The present invention is the thermal printer of a kind of novel system structure containing special printing control flow, can solve the printer paper-out of Possum use in prior art and the problem that can't print and waste paper that paperboard causes.During the faults such as generation paperboard, Surveillance center sends the attendant to change paper or solves the paperboard problem after receiving remote alarms information, the attendant, arrive in the process at Possum scene, because standby a set of executing agency is working, Possum still can continue to print, the client who uses still can obtain bill or the security of printing by exit slot, does not affect the normal operation of equipment.
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Fig. 1 is the self check flow process in workflow diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the printing flow process in workflow diagram of the present invention.
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Embodiment 1, the novel thermosensitive printer that a kind of self-service coupon printing terminal is used.With reference to Fig. 3: the main frame 1 of Possum with print flow process control circuit board 2 and be connected; Print flow process control circuit board 2 and is connected with two cover thermal printing executing agencies respectively, be respectively equipped with thermal printing head and hand papercutter 3-1,3-2 in every cover thermal printing executing agency, with reel 4-1, the 4-2 of installation paper roll 5-1,5-2.This two covers thermal printing executing agency shares a paper groove 7 that falls containing exit slot 8; 6-1 in figure, 6-2 are respectively the bill of printing.The wide 57mm of this printer paper, be arranged on two reel diameter 150mm(paper lengths on reel 120 meters left and right), with the communication interface of main frame be RS232.The printer arrangement that adopts the face-to-face same plane of two groups of executing agencies of A/B to place.Do not increase the thickness of terminal.The length of a reward voucher of this self-service coupon printing terminal is in the 10cm left and right.Generally, the work of two groups of executing agencies of A/B is all normal, and a coil paper has been printed aft engine can inform that the messenger of Surveillance center changes paper and automatically changes another coil paper simultaneously and print and work on by 3G network.Every coil paper can be printed the reward voucher of 1200 left and right.Printer of the present invention had made in this self-service coupon printing terminal course of work to overcome in the past the shortcoming of shutting down because lack paper.
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1. the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that Possum is used, thermal printing executing agency is by the reel of the thermal printing head containing paper guide, hand papercutter, installation paper roll, with the paper groove that falls containing exit slot, form, it is characterized in that, be provided with in the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that this Possum is used and print the flow process control circuit board; The main frame of Possum is connected with this printing flow process control circuit board, in this printing flow process control circuit board, is provided with CPU; This is printed the flow process control circuit board and is connected with thermal printing executing agency; Also have printhead and hand papercutter to control drive circuit; Drive circuit is connected by two groups of thermal printing executing agencies of electronic switch and A/B of single-pole double throw, and the direction connected by logic circuit control switch by embedded program, to reach the function that drives A or B group thermal printing executing agency; Be provided with two cover thermal printing executing agencies in the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that described Possum is used, this two covers thermal printing executing agency shares an exit slot or shares a paper groove that falls containing exit slot; Described printing flow process control circuit board is connected with described two cover thermal printing executing agencies, two cover thermal printing executing agencies is printed the control of flow process simultaneously.
2. the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that Possum according to claim 1 is used, it is characterized in that, in described two cover thermal printing executing agencies, arrange same structure and same size the reel containing the thermal printing head of paper guide, hand papercutter and installation paper roll.
3. the automatic paper-changing thermal printer that Possum according to claim 1 and 2 is used, is characterized in that, described hand papercutter adopts and entirely cuts or the hemisection mode.
4. right to use requires the print control program of the Possum of 1 described automatic paper-changing 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 of printing in order to paper roll has been printed;
Arrange 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, result is divided into " normally " and "No", wherein,
Carry out following steps when " normally ":
When the state of " printing complete " is "No", printing buffer pointers increases;
" print complete " for "Yes": output cut paper instruction is to the A/B hand papercutter;
Print and finish;
Detect A/B paperboard or paper out status, when result is "No", carry out following steps:
To main frame output alarm information, check that whether to have one group normal simultaneously,
"Yes" if, switch driving circuit switch direction is to normal one group;
To print buffer pointers top set again;
Check and whether to have one group when normal, "No", wait for artificial treatment if.
5. the print control program of the Possum of automatic paper-changing thermal printer according to claim 4, is characterized in that, in " printing sign on " before, increases following steps are arranged:
Control circuit board powers on;
Cpu reset, the internal memory self check, the character library inspection, print buffer area and reset, with the host communication self check;
Whether A/B all lacks paper/paperboard;
"Yes", report to the police " can't print " to main frame if, and indicator lamp dodges entirely; Etc. pending;
"No" checks if: A/B has a set of scarce paper/paperboard;
"Yes", select trouble-free one group of executing agency to enter duty if;
Send repair message to main frame, a corresponding indicator lamp dodges;
Check: when A/B has a set of scarce paper/paperboard, "No" if,
A executing agency is set and enters duty, B is standby, drives the selector switch direction to put A;
Wait for print command.
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