CN2581173Y - Printer controller - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a controller, which is composed of a printer control program, a storage unit of a printer control circuit, and a printer control panel, wherein, the press key function and the LED display function of the printer control panel are expanded. A plurality of arrangement demands of particular users are recorded inside the printer control program and the storage unit of the printer control circuit so as to design into a plurality of print modes to choose by the press key of the printer control panel and the LED display. The utility model function and the operational convenience of a needle type printer can be enhanced by the structure. The switching of different print modes can just be realized only by the simple function of the press key by operators. The demands of print jobs with different formats are adapted without carrying out cockamamie readjustment and arrangement.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of printer controller that is associated with the control panel button and the LED demonstration of printer.
Background technology
At present, stylus printer is applied to document, invoice, the report printing of professional domain more.These print jobs often need be carried out accurate positioning printing and form disunity on the page of printed form.Known stylus printer generally only provides a kind of manufacturer from what order standard parameter and operator scheme to be set, when the user carries out different print jobs under different system-operating environments, because print format and disunity, thereby need carry out loaded down with trivial details readjusting, be provided with to the correlation parameter of this printer.Simultaneously, because printer only supports that set of parameter is provided with table, the user is when switching different print job, and each switching need be carried out above-mentioned adjustment work again, and as seen, the general formula of beating printer can't satisfy the operation readiness of printing different work under many environment.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this utility model is a kind of printer controller that provides for the adaptability that solves printer parameter setting under the different print jobs.
The technical solution of the utility model is such realization: a kind of printer controller is provided, it is by the keypress function and the LED Presentation Function of expanding printing machine control panel, and will overlap the specific user more demand history is set in the control program and storage unit of printer, be designed to plurality of print modes, reach special customization, the function of a tractor serves several purposes, thereby can provide the user to use this printer quickly and easily, when carrying out different print jobs, only need can directly switch the printing model of printer and not need to carry out the complex setting adjustment by certain button or key combination.The utility model can strengthen the utility function of printer, makes things convenient for operation and the use of user to printer.
The implementation process of technique scheme is: many covers setting of printing parameter that the user is needed is designed to various printing models respectively in advance, for example printing invoice pattern, report printing pattern, and with its record, be kept in control program and the print control unit storage unit, when the user carries out different print job tasks, call the printing model that is complementary with it respectively parameter list promptly is set, so that make the print What of different-format be able to correct interpretation, location and printing.In order to discern and to switch different print job tasks, control panel keypress function and LED Presentation Function are expanded, promptly under the prerequisite of the original normal running function that keeps control panel, the function of specific keys (single button or key combination) is redefined and expands, like this, can realize different printing functions by a key combination, its implementation is, can pass through in control program according to different on-off states, online, key elements such as key press delays time are carried out the state judgement, design and call different operating functions under different modes of operation respectively.For example, what original " line feed " button was realized is the function of paper feed delegation, can expand to again by said method and pin this key start and kept for 2 seconds under off-mode, then carries out the function of calling printing model 1, if kept for 5 seconds, then carry out the function of calling printing model 2.Simultaneously, for the ease of discerning different calling functions, cooperate the aforesaid operations state, the function that increases in control program that LED shows and hummer is rung, when entering relevant calling function, respectively with different LED display modes and sound number of times or the next corresponding prompting of time length.Use above-mentioned control method, the operator only needs the operation by certain button or key combination, can carry out the switching of different printing models easily, and where necessary, still can adjust and remembers preservation a certain cover printing model.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: can strengthen the utility function and the simple operation of stylus printer, make the operator only need can realize different printing models switchings by the simple key-press function, the print job demand that adapts to different-format need not to carry out loaded down with trivial details repeating and adjusts and be provided with.
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Fig. 1 is that the stylus printer of expression the utility model embodiment is printed the control principle block diagram of control.
Fig. 2 is an expression processing flow chart of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is the processing flow chart of the expanding control plane plate keypress function of expression the utility model embodiment.
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In Fig. 1:
10: principal computer
20: control panel (button, demonstration)
30: print control unit
31: communication interface module
The 32:CPU central processing unit
The 33:ASIC special IC
34: the Mechanical Driven module
35: memory module
41: the panel control module
The 51:EPROM/FLASH storer
The 52:RAM storer
The 53:EEPROM storer
The 54:ROM storer
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Fig. 1 is the control principle block diagram of the stylus printer print control unit of expression the utility model embodiment.Print control unit 30 is used to control whole printer work, is made up of communication interface module 31, cpu central processing unit 32, ASIC special IC 33, Mechanical Driven module 34, memory module 35.Principal computer 10 prints exchanges data by communication interface module 31 and printer.Operating personnel are by control panel (button, demonstration) 20 printer operation, and button and show state are controlled by panel control module 41.In memory module 35, EPROM/FLASH storer 51 is used to preserve printer control program, RAM storer 52 is as printer storehouse, datamation district and buffer zone, eeprom memory 53 is used to preserve the setting of printing parameter (can readjust and rewrite setting value as required by the user of service in case of necessity) under the plurality of print modes, and ROM storer 54 is used to preserve printer Chinese and western languages character library.
When principal computer 10 transmits different print jobs, for the requirement of print format (for example page formatting) not simultaneously, need carry out readjusting of multinomial setting of printing (for example position, beginning of the page, left margin position etc.), the method of operating of conventional printer is, switch to a print job whenever, all need to readjust every setting of printing, use extremely inconvenience.The treatment scheme that the utility model provides is: the needed setting of printing of print job that the user is used always is designed to many covers printing model of setup menu mode, as printing model 1, printing model 2 or the like, the operator only needs can correctly handle different print jobs by the direct switching of printing model.
Print parameters under every cover printing model can comprise that the page length, position, beginning of the page, left margin position of printer emulation order, printing interface type, print speed, font, word space, line space, print paper (single-sheet stationery and continuous paper) etc. set a content.They are with the form of 16 system control words, according to the order that defines in the control program and implication (for example, the setting value F5H of the 5th byte represents the beginning of the page positional value of the single-sheet stationery under printing model 1 state), be kept in the eeprom memory 53 in order to control program and call or refresh.In control program, also reserve special storage control unit simultaneously and back up these print parameters, prepare against when needing some printing model or the print parameters value of eeprom memory 53 are recovered.
Shown in Fig. 2 the utility model processing flow chart, in traditional printer control flow,--initialization (steps A 2)--enters default print pattern 0 (steps A 5)--and enters in the middle of these flow processs of master routine (steps A 6) in i.e. start (steps A 1), increase the button power up function and detect (steps A 3) and keypress function processing section program (steps A 4), can expand the function of the control panel (button, demonstration) 20 of printer, realize to enter direct switching or recovery to printing model by the extended function of certain button or key combination.Its specific implementation method is as follows:
As shown in Figure 3, the printer start, after initialization is normal, carry out the button start and detect (step B1), if there is not the button start, then directly enter the printing model 0 (step B9) that printer dispatches from the factory and gives tacit consent to, if the button start is arranged, then read the key-press status (step B2) of control panel, key-press status is scanned, judge which button is pressed (step B3), then carry out function corresponding the time delay that is pressed according to button and handle, for example, button 1 time of pressing is when surpassing 5 seconds, then enter the function of printing model 1, this moment invocation pattern 2 the relevant value of setting, and the flicker of the LED lamp 2 by control panel, and the printer hummer is rung and is come for 2 prompting operation person to enter printer mode 2 (step B4), as if pressing deficiency of time 5 seconds but above 2 seconds, then enter the function of printing model 1, at this moment relevant value of setting of invocation pattern 1, and the flicker of the LED lamp 1 by control panel, and the printer hummer rings and comes prompting operation person to enter printer mode 1 (step B5) 1.If pressed deficiency of time 2 seconds, then being considered as this key in fact is not pressed, proceed the judgement (step B6) of other button or key combination state, for example detect button 2, button 4 all be pressed (step B7), and the retention time was above 2 seconds, then call combination button function 3, for example carry out to recover the function of printing model 3, the value of setting of the printing model 3 in the eeprom memory 53 that may be crossed by user's modification revert to control program in value of setting identical (step B8) of the printing model 3 that backed up.After entering and call corresponding printing model by above-mentioned button power up function, enter master routine (step B10), printer is in the wait print state, at this moment, can correctly be handled by the print service that principal computer 10 sends thereupon.Under holding state, the functions of use that control panel (button, demonstration) 20 is carried out under the normal condition.
Keypress function extended method in the foregoing description, be not limited only under the start key-press status, detect and handle, when printer is in holding state, also can be according to current online, off-line state, use the method for combination button that function is expanded, its method and Fig. 2 example class are seemingly.
Claims (5)
1. printer controller, it comprises that the control program of printer and storage unit, the printer control panel of printer control circuit constitute, it is characterized in that: the keypress function of expanding printing machine control panel and LED Presentation Function, demand history is set in the storage unit of the control program of printer and printer control circuit with what overlap the specific user more, and be designed to plurality of print modes, select by the button and the LED demonstration of printer control panel.
2. a kind of printer controller according to claim 1 is characterized in that: printer has the many covers parameter device menus that satisfies under the different printing models, writes down and is kept in the storage unit of printer control program and printer control circuit.
3. a kind of printer controller according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the keypress function of expanding printing machine control panel and LED Presentation Function, and by the printing person's single button or incompatible realization of key groups of printing model respective operations control panel according to target.
4. a kind of printer controller according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: printer control program is by different original states and the judgement of key press delays time to single button or key combination, enter different keypress function control flows respectively, and show by printer hummer and LED and to point out printing person's printer to enter a certain function.
5. a kind of printer controller according to claim 4 is characterized in that: printer control program is by the control flow of entering the switching between different printing models, the adjustment of overlapping special fixation menu item, memory more respectively and recover for the judgement that does well to single button or key combination.
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