CN201654473U - Memory chip of printing device - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a memory chip of a printing device, which comprises a communication interface, a control unit, a switch selection unit and a plurality of memory units, wherein the plurality of memory units are respectively connected with a plurality of interfaces at one end of the switch selection unit; one end of the control unit is connected with an interface at the other end of the switch selection unit; the other end of the control unit is connected with the communication interface; the switch selection unit is used for selecting one in the plurality of memory units; the plurality of memory units are used for respectively memorizing changeable information, the changeable information memorized by one of the memory units selected by the switch selection unit is output into the communication interface for being provided for the printing device, or the changeable information which is provided by the printing device and transmitted by the communication interface is received and stored; and the control unit is used for controlling the selected memory unit and carrying out information exchange by the communication interface and the printing device. The memory chip of the printing device leads an ink box provided with the memory chip to be reused, thus being beneficial to environmental protection.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to the printing equipment field, particularly a kind of storage chip of printing equipment.
Background technology
Along with the development of imaging technique, the imaging device that is similar to laser print apparatus and inkjet-printing device and so on has obtained using widely.In print procedure, printing equipment needs type information.The type information of printing equipment in being recorded in printing equipment, also be recorded on the storage chip, as shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 is the printing equipment of prior art and the communication interaction synoptic diagram between the storage chip.Wherein, storage chip is fixed on the print cartridge, and this print cartridge can be the ink cartridge of filling ink or fill the toner cartridge of carbon dust, and the effect of storage chip is control print cartridge and printing equipment coupling, and in follow-up print procedure the providing of type information.Storage chip and printing equipment carry out information interaction by the communication interface in the storage chip (not drawing among the figure).In storage chip, write down print cartridge initial informations such as relevant print cartridge model, color, recording material capacity, date of manufacture and manufacturer code, and the type informations such as data of the sign recording material capacity that in follow-up print procedure, obtains.
Before this print cartridge of employing is printed for the first time, printing equipment determines whether to use the print cartridge that has this storage chip to print operation by the initial information of identification storage chip, just discern storage chip, printing equipment comes out the data read of the initial token recording material capacity of storage chip, carry out the printing first time of this print cartridge and the consumption of detection record material, according to the data of the consumption of the data of initial token recording material capacity and recording materials, calculate the data of current sign recording material capacity and be stored in the storage chip.
In follow-up print procedure, read the data of the sign recording material capacity of being stored from storage chip, print the also consumption of detection record material, determine whether to continue to print according to the data that calculate current sign recording material capacity once more, if, once more with the data storage of current sign recording material capacity in storage chip, the use when carrying out follow-up the printing.
On specific implementation, printing equipment is estimated the consumption of recording materials in print procedure, as when being inkjet-printing device, the China ink amount that detects the inkjet mouth ejection is determined the consumption of ink-mist recording material, adopt the consumption of the recording materials that are provided with and the relation between the recording materials total amount then, according to the data of the sign recording material capacity that reads from storage chip and the data of the consumption that detects the recording materials that obtain, calculate the data of current sign recording material capacity, be transferred to storage chip and preserve.When printing equipment prints operation again, use read out the data of the sign recording material capacity of being stored from storage chip after, when determining that according to the data of current sign recording materials record the recording materials surplus is not enough, can have the print cartridge of storage chip or stop print procedure by reminding user to replace.
At present, storage chip in the print cartridge all is " disposable " in use, after promptly determining that according to the data of the consumption of the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing in the storage chip and the current recording materials that detect recording materials that print cartridge is supplied have exhausted, printing equipment just can not re-use the mutual type information of this storage chip, must change new print cartridge with new storage chip, (data of the sign recording material capacity of storing in this storage chip have shown the recording material capacity deficiency even the recording materials of original print cartridge can be filled the current amount that also can't use this original memory chip stores recording material capacity once more, can't revise, printing equipment reads the back and just can't print).Like this, the user can not carry out the filling of recording materials to used print cartridge, just must abandon after the recording materials of print cartridge exhaust, and has increased the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and polluted environment.
In addition, in the storage chip of print cartridge, except the data of the sign record recording material capacity of storage can change information in as print procedure, also have other can change information, such as printing times etc.Printing equipment also can read and store these and can change information in print procedure from storage chip, if the current meeting of reading of printing equipment checking changes information when incorrect, will stop to print.Therefore, because these can change the existence of information, storage chip is exactly " disposable " in use.This has increased the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and polluted environment.
The utility model content
In view of this, the utility model provides a kind of printing equipment storage chip, and this storage chip can make the print cartridge with this storage chip reuse, and has reduced the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and be beneficial to environmental protection.
For achieving the above object, the technical scheme of the utility model embodiment specifically is achieved in that
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment, comprise: communication interface, control module, switch selected cell and a plurality of storage unit, a plurality of storage unit link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell is used for selecting a storage unit of a plurality of storage unit;
Be used for storing respectively separately a plurality of storage unit of meeting change information, one of them is outputed to communication interface by the storage unit of switch selected cell gating with the meeting change information of being stored, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment send through communication interface and provide changes information and storage;
Control module is used to control a selected storage unit and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
Described switch selected cell is integrated in the control module or separately and is provided with.
Described switch selected cell adopts carbon resister or adopts the wire jumper mode.
Described a plurality of storage unit, also be used for storing respectively the information of not changing, after the selection through the switch selected cell, in print procedure, one of them is outputed to communication interface by the storage unit of switch element gating with the not change information of being stored, and offers printing equipment;
Perhaps control module also stores the information of not changing, and in print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment comprises: communication interface, switch selected cell and a plurality of chip nuclear, and a plurality of chip nuclears link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, and communication interface links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, wherein,
Be used for storing respectively separately the chip nuclear of meeting change information, one of them is outputed to communication interface by the chip of switch selected cell gating nuclear with the meeting change information of being stored, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment send through communication interface and provide changes information and storage.
Described chip nuclear is made up of storage unit and control module one to one, wherein,
Storage unit is used for storage and can changes information, under the control of control module the meeting change information of being stored is outputed to communication interface, offers printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment send through communication interface and provide changes information and storage;
Control module is used for after selecting through the switch selected cell, controls pairing chip nuclear and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
Described storage unit also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, can change information not outputed to communication interface with what store under the control of control module, offers printing equipment;
Perhaps described control module also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment, main with storage unit, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, the main storage unit of using links to each other with spare memory cell, and link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell is used to select mainly change the mutual of information with the meeting between storage unit and the spare memory cell, perhaps select main with storage unit under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
Main use storage unit, be used for storage and can change information, under the control of control module, the meeting change information of being stored is outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment that sends through communication interface and provide changes information and stores; The meeting of backing up in receiving from spare memory cell under the selection of switch selected cell changes information;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting change information that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell uploads to main with in the storage unit.
Described master also stores the information of not changing with storage unit, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can change information not upload to main with in the storage unit, use storage unit in print procedure by the master, under the control of control module, can change information do not outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment what store.
A kind of storage chip of printing equipment, main with storage unit, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, the main storage unit of using links to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively with spare memory cell, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell, be used to select temporary get access to the meeting change information of backup from spare memory cell after, offer the main storage unit of using; Perhaps select main with storage unit under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
Main use storage unit, be used for storage and can change information, under the control of control module, the meeting change information of being stored is outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment that sends through communication interface and provide changes information and stores; The meeting that receives under the selection of switch selected cell from the temporary backup of switch selected cell changes information;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell changes information temporary storage in the switch selected cell.
Described master also stores the information of not changing with storage unit, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can not change information temporary storage in the switch selected cell, what the switch selected cell was selected to keep in can not change information from what spare memory cell got access to backup, offer the main storage unit of using, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by communication interface by the main storage unit of using.
As seen from the above technical solution, the utility model proposes a plurality of meeting change information and the corresponding information that do not change are set in the storage chip that print cartridge has, this can change information representation a plurality of print cartridges in print procedure and the mutual information of printing equipment, when carrying out information interaction each time, this information all can change, comprise the data that characterize recording material capacity and printing times etc., this a plurality of can change information can be identical or different.This does not change information information in print procedure and does not change.In print procedure, after printing equipment adopts and does not change information and can change the information Recognition storage chip, read out pairing meeting change information, carry out corresponding current meeting then and change information in the storage of storage chip with read, when pairing current meeting change information representation print cartridge can't use, another that re-uses storage chip can change information carry out above-mentioned processing, can change information up to all of storage chip setting and all be used up.Like this, the utility model just can make the print cartridge with this storage chip reuse, and has reduced the user and has used the cost of printing equipment and be beneficial to environmental protection.
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Fig. 1 is the printing equipment of prior art and the communication interaction synoptic diagram between the storage chip;
The storage chip that Fig. 2 provides for the utility model and the information interacting method process flow diagram of printing equipment;
Printing equipment storage chip implementation one structural representation that Fig. 3 provides for the utility model;
The printing equipment storage chip implementation one specific embodiment structural drawing that Fig. 4 provides for the utility model;
The method flow diagram of printing equipment storage chip implementation one specific embodiment that Fig. 5 provides for the utility model;
Printing equipment storage chip implementation two structures one synoptic diagram that Fig. 6 provides for the utility model;
Printing equipment storage chip implementation two structures two synoptic diagram that Fig. 7 provides for the utility model;
The printing equipment storage chip implementation two specific embodiment structural representations that Fig. 8 provides for the utility model;
Printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures one synoptic diagram that Fig. 9 provides for the utility model;
Printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures two synoptic diagram that Figure 10 provides for the utility model.
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For making the purpose of this utility model, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below with reference to the accompanying drawing embodiment that develops simultaneously, the utility model is described in further detail.
Cause the print cartridge of prior art reusable reason not to be, the data of the sign recording material capacity of can't be artificially storage chip being stored are made amendment.The data of the sign recording material capacity that this storage chip is stored can only be in print procedure, by the data of printing equipment according to the consumption of the data of this sign recording material capacity that reads out from storage chip and the recording materials that detection obtains, the data of the current sign recording material capacity that is calculated.The recording material capacity of the data representation of the sign recording material capacity that this is current reduces gradually, till represented recording material capacity deficiency, printing equipment confirms to have print cartridge recording material capacity deficiency (even the recording material capacity abundance of print cartridge of this storage chip, printing equipment is also confirmed) after, stop to print and reminding user to replace.
In addition, change information as the meeting except the data that characterize recording material capacity, also can cause print cartridge can not be repeated to use, this also is because the meeting change information that can't store storage chip is artificially made amendment.Therefore, in print procedure,, will stop to print and reminding user to replace if the meeting that printing equipment reads changes this print cartridge of information representation when unavailable.
Therefore, the utility model is in order to overcome this problem, a plurality of meeting change information and the corresponding information that do not change have been proposed in the storage chip that print cartridge has, to be provided with, this can change information representation a plurality of print cartridges in print procedure and the mutual information of printing equipment, when carrying out information interaction each time, this information all can change, and comprises the data that characterize recording material capacity and printing times etc., this a plurality of can change information can be identical or different.This does not change information information in print procedure and does not change.In print procedure, after printing equipment adopts and does not change information and can change the information Recognition storage chip, after reading out pairing meeting change information, carry out corresponding current meeting and change information in the storage of storage chip with read, when pairing current meeting change information representation print cartridge can't use, another that re-uses storage chip can change information carry out above-mentioned processing, can change information up to all of storage chip setting and all be used up.
Like this, the print cartridge with storage chip that the utility model provides just can repeatedly be filled recording materials, and repeatedly uses.
In the utility model, in storage chip, be provided with a plurality of can change during information, also be provided with the information that do not change of a plurality of correspondences, each can change the initial information of the information that or not of information and correspondence as print cartridge, write down relevant print cartridge model, color, recording material capacity, date of manufacture and manufacturer code etc., be used for printing equipment and do not change information and can change this storage chip of information Recognition, determine whether to use print cartridge to print operation with this storage chip by this.
In addition, print cartridge provider is in order to attract the user in the prior art, released the print cartridge of a lot of high power capacity recording materials, promptly the recording materials of Tian Chonging will be higher than the represented standard recording material capacity of data of the set initial token recording material capacity of storage chip, purpose is to use the family can carry out more printings, reduces the cost that uses printing equipment.But, because the storage chip of print cartridge is provided by printing equipment provider, still the standard recording material capacity of the data representation of the initial token recording material capacity of its storage, so in print procedure, even print cartridge still has recording materials, also stop to print because the data representation recording materials surplus of the sign recording materials that storage chip is stored is not enough, and the reminding user to replace print cartridge.This can not realize that promptly print cartridge provider attracts user's requirement, has also caused the waste of recording materials, is unfavorable for environmental protection.
The utility model also can overcome the problems referred to above, as long as when the data of the initial token recording material capacity in the meeting change information are set on storage chip, these data are represented is that the recording material capacity of print cartridge reality gets final product, thereby can not cause the waste of recording materials, is beneficial to environmental protection.
For brief description, the utility model is example with the data that characterize recording material capacity as meeting change information, and the method, system and device that the utility model is provided are elaborated.
The storage chip that Fig. 2 provides for the utility model and the information interacting method process flow diagram of printing equipment are provided with the data and the corresponding information that do not change of a plurality of initial token recording material capacities on the storage chip of print cartridge, its concrete steps are:
After step 201, printing equipment read the data of a set initial token recording material capacity, the data of carrying out corresponding current sign recording material capacity in print procedure were in the storage of storage chip and read;
Before this step, printing equipment has also read the corresponding information that do not change, and is used for and the information that can change discerns this storage chip together;
Whether step 202, printing equipment real-time judge represent the recording material capacity deficiency from the data of the current sign recording material capacity that storage chip read, if then execution in step 203; If not, execution in step 204 then;
In this step, how to be judged as prior art, be not repeated here.
After step 203, printing equipment read the data of another set initial token recording material capacity, the data of carrying out corresponding current sign recording material capacity in print procedure are in the storage of storage chip and read, change step 202 over to and carry out, till the data of all set initial token recording material capacities all have been read;
Before this step, printing equipment has also read the corresponding information that do not change, and is used for and the information that can change discerns this storage chip together;
In the method, the data of storing a plurality of initial token recording material capacities have multiple mode, such as: the data of a plurality of initial token recording material capacities are stored in respectively in the different storage unit; Perhaps storage is main by the data of the initial token recording material capacity of usefulness, after the data of the initial token recording material capacity of main usefulness are used, adopt the data of the initial token recording material capacity that the Data Update master of standby initial token recording material capacity uses again.
The utility model has adopted three kinds of implementations on specific implementation, below be elaborated respectively.
Mode one, control module and a plurality of storage unit are set in storage chip, the data of the initial token recording material capacity that different cell stores is similar and different, control module are used to control between printing equipment and a plurality of storage unit data of mutual initial sign recording material capacity and the data of current sign recording material capacity.
In this mode, between control module and a plurality of storage unit, also have the switch selected cell, be integrated in the control module or independent the setting, be used under the control of control module, selecting and printing equipment carries out the storage unit of information interaction.
Printing equipment storage chip implementation one structural representation that Fig. 3 provides for the utility model, comprise: communication interface, control module, switch selected cell and a plurality of storage unit, be expressed as in the drawings storage unit 1, storage unit 2 ..., and storage unit n, above-mentioned a plurality of storage unit link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
A plurality of storage unit, be used for distinguishing separately the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them storage unit offers printing equipment by communication interface with the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored under the control of control module, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read in print procedure;
The switch selected cell is used for selecting a storage unit of a plurality of storage unit;
Control module is used to control a selected storage unit and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
In this embodiment, described a plurality of storage unit also is used for storing respectively the information of not changing, after the selection through the switch selected cell, in print procedure, one of them storage unit offers printing equipment by communication interface with the not change information of being stored under the control of control module;
Perhaps control module also stores the information of not changing, and in print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
Particularly, when printing begins, switch selected cell select storage unit 1, i.e. control module control store unit 1 is by communication interface and printing equipment information interaction; When the data representation recording material capacity of the current sign recording material capacity of being stored in the storage unit 1 is not enough, switch selected cell select storage unit 2, be that control module control store unit 2 is by communication interface and printing equipment information interaction, by that analogy, the data of the current sign recording material capacity of storing up to all storage unit are all represented the recording material capacity deficiency.
In this embodiment, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity that different storage unit is stored can be identical, also can be different, and make the data of different initial sign recording material capacity of storage chip can be printed device and discern and get final product.
In this embodiment, storage unit is the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing initial not only, can also store the information that do not change such as other print cartridge initial informations, after being used for printing equipment and discerning this storage unit, print operation again.
The printing equipment storage chip implementation one specific embodiment structural drawing that Fig. 4 provides for the utility model, in the drawings, the switch selected cell has adopted carbon resister R1 to realize, be connected in series by interface A and interface B with control module, by DLL (dynamic link library) control module is programmed, the initial information of each print cartridge is offered each memory chip stores by control module, the power supply of control module is provided by power conversion unit, power conversion unit is converted to the power supply that offers control module after getting access to voltage signal by communication interface from printing equipment, and storage unit comprises storer 1 and storer 2.
Wherein, when the work of this storage chip, interface A is set to high level, when control module detects interface B and is high level, control module control store 1 makes printing equipment print operation by the data of communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.When the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of storage in the storer 1 are not enough, scrape carbon resister R1 disconnected.At this moment, it is low level that control module detects interface B, control module control store 2 makes printing equipment continue to use the print cartridge with this storage chip to print operation by the data of communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.Till the data representation recording materials deficiency of the current sign recording material capacity of in storer 2, storing.
In this embodiment, power conversion unit not only provides power supply to control module, can also give other unit in the storage chip, provides power supply such as storage unit, does not embody in Fig. 4.
The method flow diagram of printing equipment storage chip implementation one specific embodiment that Fig. 5 provides for the utility model, its concrete steps are:
The A interface of the controller of step 501, storage chip is set to high level;
Step 502, this controller judge whether B interface is high level, if then change step 503 over to; If not, then change step 504 over to;
If for B interface is a high level, it is disconnected to illustrate that then carbon resister R1 is not scraped, if B interface is a low level, it is disconnected to illustrate that then carbon resister R1 is scraped;
The storer that step 505, this storer control are started makes printing equipment print operation by the data of communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.
Mode two, switch selected cell and a plurality of chip nuclear is set in storage chip, each chip nuclear storing initial characterizes the data of recording material capacity, the switch selected cell, after being used to select chip nuclear, the data of the data of mutual initial sign recording material capacity and current sign recording material capacity between chip nuclear and the printing equipment.
In this embodiment, each chip nuclear is made up of storage unit and control module, and storage unit is used for the data that storing initial characterizes recording material capacity, and control module is used for the information interaction between control store unit and the printing equipment.
In this mode, because this storage chip uses in a printing equipment, so the control procedure in all control modules is identical, but the data of the initial sign recording material capacity of different cell stores can be identical or different.
Printing equipment storage chip implementation two structures one synoptic diagram that Fig. 6 provides for the utility model, comprise: communication interface, switch selected cell and a plurality of one to one storage unit and control module, pairing storage unit and control module are called one group of storage unit and control module, be expressed as storage unit 1 and control module 1 in the drawings, storage unit 2 and control module 2, ..., storage unit n and control module n, above-mentioned a plurality of control module links to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, communication interface links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, wherein
The switch selected cell is used to select the storage unit and the control module of one group of correspondence;
A plurality of storage unit, be used for distinguishing separately the data of the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them storage unit offers printing equipment by communication interface with the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored under the control of corresponding control unit, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read in print procedure;
Control module is used for controlling pairing storage unit and carrying out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment after selecting through the switch selected cell.
On specific implementation, also the storage unit and the control module of one group of correspondence can be integrated by the selection of switch selected cell, structure two as shown in Figure 7 as a chip nuclear.
In this embodiment, described storage unit also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps described control module also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
The printing equipment storage chip implementation two specific embodiment structural representations that Fig. 8 provides for the utility model, its chips nuclear 1 and chip nuclear 2 are two chips nuclears, and the global semaphore of chip nuclear 1, chip nuclear 2 and switch selected cell is by input and output (I/O) interface, ground connection (GND) interface and connect power supply (VCC) interface and provide.The switch selected cell is made up of controller and K switch 1 and K switch 2, K switch 2 inserts chip nuclear 1 and chip nuclear 2 respectively away from two end points of controller, controller in the switch selected cell is according to the selection of the on off state gauge tap K2 of K switch 1, and K switch 1 is controlled by modes such as carbon film, wire jumpers by the user.
When this storage chip work, after K switch 1 closure, controller is by detecting the break-make situation by-pass cock K2 of K switch 1, K switch 2 is connected with the end points that inserts chip nuclear 2, make and chip nuclear 2 data make printing equipment print operation by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.When chip is examined the data representation recording materials deficiency of the current sign recording material capacity of cell stores in 2, K switch 1 is disconnected, controller is by detecting the break-make situation by-pass cock K2 of K switch 1, K switch 2 is connected with the end points that inserts chip nuclear 1, make and chip nuclear 1 data make printing equipment continue to use print cartridge to print operation with this storage chip by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.Till chip is examined the data representation recording materials deficiency of the current sign recording material capacity of memory chip stores in 1.
In this embodiment, be whether to carry out information interaction as K switch 2 control chips nuclear 1 and chip nuclear 2 with controller by clock (CLK) signal wire.
Mode three, control module and the active and standby storage unit of using are set in storage chip, the data of the sign recording material capacity that the spare memory cell backup is initial, when the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of being stored after the master carries out alternately with storage unit process and printing equipment are not enough, after the switch selected cell is selected, the data upload that will back up initial sign recording material capacity by the controller in switch selected cell control spare memory cell with being equipped with in the storage unit, carries out information interaction by main with storage unit continuation and printing equipment to main then.
In upload process, dual mode is arranged, it is a kind of that to be that controller is controlled at main with directly uploading between storage unit and the spare memory cell, another kind is to upload indirectly, below detailed description respectively.
Printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures one synoptic diagram that Fig. 9 provides for the utility model, comprise: main with storage unit, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, the main storage unit of using links to each other with spare memory cell, and link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell, be used to select the mutual of main data with the initial sign recording material capacity between storage unit and the spare memory cell, perhaps select main with storage unit under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The main storage unit of using, the data that are used for the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, under the control of control module, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored are offered printing equipment, in print procedure, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read by communication interface; The data upload of the initial sign recording material capacity that under the selection of switch selected cell, backs up in spare memory cell by the controller in the switch selected cell;
Spare memory cell, the data that are used for the initial sign recording material capacity of storage backup, the data upload of the initial sign recording material capacity that will be backed up by the controller in the switch selected cell under the selection of switch selected cell is used in the storage unit to main.
When this storage chip work, control module control is main with the data of storage unit by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment, makes printing equipment print operation.When the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of storing in leading with storage unit are not enough, after artificially gauge tap selected cell carries out the circuit selection, the data upload that spare memory cell will be backed up initial sign recording material capacity by the control of the controller in the switch selected cell is equipped with in the storage unit to main using, and then after carrying out the circuit selection, main by control module control with the data of storage unit by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.
In this structure, also the switch selected cell can be integrated in the control module and realize.
In this structure, described master also stores the information of not changing with storage unit, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can change information not upload to main with in the storage unit, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by the main storage unit of using by communication interface.
Printing equipment storage chip implementation three structures two synoptic diagram that Figure 10 provides for the utility model, comprise: main with storage unit, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, the main storage unit of using links to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively with spare memory cell, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell, be used to select the data of the temporary initial token recording material capacity that gets access to backup from spare memory cell after, offer the main storage unit of using; Perhaps select main with storage unit under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
The main storage unit of using, the data that are used for the sign recording material capacity of storing initial, under the control of control module, the data of the initial sign recording material capacity stored are offered printing equipment, in print procedure, carry out the data storage of current sign recording material capacity and read by communication interface; Under the selection of switch selected cell, control the data upload of the initial sign recording material capacity of the backup that the switch selected cell is temporary by the controller in the switch selected cell;
Spare memory cell, the data that are used for the initial sign recording material capacity of storage backup, temporary in the switch selected cell by the data of the initial sign recording material capacity that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell by the control of the controller in the switch selected cell.
In this structure, also have middle temporary storage location in the switch selected cell, be used for the data of the initial token recording material capacity of temporary backup.
When this storage chip work, controller control is main with the data of storage unit by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment, makes printing equipment print operation.When the data representation recording materials of the current sign recording material capacity of storing in leading with storage unit are not enough, artificially gauge tap selected cell carries out circuit and selects, the data that spare memory cell will back up initial sign recording material capacity are equipped with in the storage unit by be transferred to main using by the controller in the switch selected cell, and then after carrying out the circuit selection, controller control is main with the data of storage unit by communication interface and the mutual sign recording material capacity of storing of printing equipment.
In this structure, also the switch selected cell can be integrated in the control module and realize.
In this structure, described master also stores the information of not changing with storage unit, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can not change information temporary storage in the switch selected cell, what the switch selected cell was selected to keep in can not change information from what spare memory cell got access to backup, offer the main storage unit of using, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by communication interface by the main storage unit of using.
In the structure of Fig. 9 and Figure 10, it is main with storage unit that all to be the control of adopting the controller in the switch selected cell offer the initial sign recording material capacity of spare memory cell storage, do not express the controller in the switch selected cell in the drawings.
In above-mentioned three modes, all adopted the switch selected cell, the switch in the switch selected cell can have a plurality of, is used to realize the switching of a plurality of different storage unit.Can adopt carbon resister or wire jumper mode in the switch selected cell, when adopting carbon resister, can be a plurality of carbon resisters, the mode of employing serial or parallel connection realizes the switching of a plurality of different storage unit.
Communication interface described in the utility model can be contact also can be contactless.
More than lift preferred embodiment; the purpose of this utility model, technical scheme and advantage are further described; institute is understood that; the above only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model; not in order to restriction the utility model; all within spirit of the present utility model and principle, any modification of being done, be equal to and replace and improvement etc., all should be included within the protection domain of the present utility model.
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1. the storage chip of a printing equipment, it is characterized in that, comprise: communication interface, control module, switch selected cell and a plurality of storage unit, a plurality of storage unit link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell is used for selecting a storage unit of a plurality of storage unit;
Be used for storing respectively separately a plurality of storage unit of meeting change information, one of them is outputed to communication interface by the storage unit of switch selected cell gating with the meeting change information of being stored, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment send through communication interface and provide changes information and storage;
Control module is used to control a selected storage unit and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
2. storage chip as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described switch selected cell is integrated in the control module or separately and is provided with.
3. storage chip as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described switch selected cell adopts carbon resister or adopts the wire jumper mode.
4. storage chip as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of storage unit, also be used for storing respectively the information of not changing, in print procedure, one of them is outputed to communication interface by the storage unit of switch selected cell gating with the not change information of being stored, and offers printing equipment;
Perhaps control module also stores the information of not changing, and in print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
5. the storage chip of a printing equipment is characterized in that, comprising: communication interface, switch selected cell and a plurality of chip nuclear, a plurality of chip nuclears link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, communication interface links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, wherein
Be used for storing respectively separately the chip nuclear of meeting change information, after the selection through the switch selected cell, one of them is outputed to communication interface by the chip of switch selected cell gating nuclear with the meeting change information of being stored, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment send through communication interface and provide changes information and storage.
6. storage chip as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described chip nuclear is made up of storage unit and control module one to one, wherein,
Storage unit is used for storage and can changes information, under the control of control module the meeting change information of being stored is outputed to communication interface, offers printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment send through communication interface and provide changes information and storage;
Control module is used for after selecting through the switch selected cell, controls pairing chip nuclear and carries out information interaction by communication interface and printing equipment.
7. storage chip as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described storage unit also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, can change information not outputed to communication interface with what store under the control of control module, offers printing equipment;
Perhaps described control module also stores the information of not changing, and is used at print procedure, by communication interface the not change information of being stored is offered printing equipment under the control of control module.
8. the storage chip of a printing equipment, it is characterized in that, main with storage unit, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, the main storage unit of using links to each other with spare memory cell, and link to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively, an end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, and the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell is used to select mainly change the mutual of information with the meeting between storage unit and the spare memory cell, perhaps select main with storage unit under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
Main use storage unit, be used for storage and can change information, under the control of control module, the meeting change information of being stored is outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment that sends through communication interface and provide changes information and stores; The meeting of backing up in receiving from spare memory cell under the selection of switch selected cell changes information;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting change information that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell uploads to main with in the storage unit.
9. storage chip as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that described master also stores the information of not changing with storage unit, be used at print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment what store;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can change information not upload to main with in the storage unit, use storage unit in print procedure by the master, under the control of control module, can change information do not outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment what store.
10. the storage chip of a printing equipment, it is characterized in that, main with storage unit, spare memory cell, switch selected cell, control module and communication interface, the main storage unit of using links to each other with a plurality of interfaces of switch selected cell one end respectively with spare memory cell, one end of control module links to each other with the interface of the switch selected cell other end, the other end of control module links to each other with communication interface, wherein
The switch selected cell, be used to select temporary get access to the meeting change information of backup from spare memory cell after, offer the main storage unit of using; Perhaps select main with storage unit under the control of control module by the information interaction between communication interface and the printing equipment;
Main use storage unit, be used for storage and can change information, under the control of control module, the meeting change information of being stored is outputed to communication interface, offer printing equipment, or the meeting that receives the printing equipment that sends through communication interface and provide changes information and stores; The meeting that receives under the selection of switch selected cell from the temporary backup of switch selected cell changes information;
Spare memory cell, the meeting that is used for storage backup changes information, and the initial meeting that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell changes information temporary storage in the switch selected cell.
11. storage chip as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described master also stores the information of not changing with storage unit, is used at print procedure, can change information not offered printing equipment by communication interface with what store under the control of control module;
Perhaps, spare memory cell, the information that do not change of storage backup also, that will back up under the selection of switch selected cell can not change information temporary storage in the switch selected cell, what the switch selected cell was selected to keep in can not change information from what spare memory cell got access to backup, offer the main storage unit of using, in print procedure, under the control of control module, can change information do not offered printing equipment with what store by communication interface by the main storage unit of using.
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