WO2020117396A1 - Boîtier de circuiterie logique - Google Patents

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WO2020117396A1
WO2020117396A1 PCT/US2019/058006 US2019058006W WO2020117396A1 WO 2020117396 A1 WO2020117396 A1 WO 2020117396A1 US 2019058006 W US2019058006 W US 2019058006W WO 2020117396 A1 WO2020117396 A1 WO 2020117396A1
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clock signal
logic circuitry
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Scott A. Linn
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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  • Subcomponents of apparatus may communicate with one another in a number of ways. For example, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) protocol, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communications (NFC) or other types of digital or analog communications may be used.
  • SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
  • BLE Bluetooth Low Energy
  • NFC Near Field Communications
  • Some two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) printing systems include one or more replaceable print apparatus components, such as print material containers (e.g., inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges, ink supplies, 3D printing agent supplies, build material supplies etc.), inkjet printhead
  • print material containers e.g., inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges, ink supplies, 3D printing agent supplies, build material supplies etc.
  • inkjet printhead e.g., inkjet printhead
  • logic circuitry associated with the replaceable print apparatus component(s) communicate with logic circuitry of the print apparatus in which they are installed, for example communicating information such as their identity, capabilities, status and the like.
  • print material containers may include circuitry to execute one or more monitoring functions such as print material level sensing.
  • Figure 1 illustrates one example of a printing system.
  • Figure 2 illustrates one example of a replaceable print apparatus component.
  • Figure 3 illustrates one example of a print apparatus.
  • Figures 4A-4E illustrate examples of logic circuitry packages and processing circuitry.
  • Figure 5A illustrates one example arrangement of a fluid level sensor.
  • Figure 5B illustrates a perspective view of one example of a print cartridge.
  • Figure 6 illustrates another example of processing circuitry.
  • Figure 7 illustrates one example of a memory of a logic circuitry package.
  • Figure 8 illustrates one example of a ring oscillator of a logic circuitry package.
  • Figure 9 illustrates one example of clock source selection circuitry of a logic circuitry package.
  • Figure 10 illustrates another example of processing circuitry.
  • Figures 1 1 A- 1 1 B are flow diagrams illustrating one example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figures 12A-12B are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figures 13A-13D are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figures 14A-14D are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figures 15A-15B are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figures 16A-16D are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figures 17A-17B are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package.
  • Figure 18 illustrates another example of a logic circuitry package.
  • Inter-integrated Circuit (l 2 C, or I2C, which notation is adopted herein) protocol allows at least one‘master’ integrated circuit (IC) to communicate with at least one‘slave’ IC, for example via a bus.
  • I2C, and other communications protocols communicate data according to a clock period. For example, a voltage signal may be generated, where the value of the voltage is associated with data. For example, a voltage value above X volts may indicate a logic“1” whereas a voltage value below X volts may indicate a logic“0”, where X is a predetermined numerical value.
  • a voltage value above X volts may indicate a logic“1”
  • a voltage value below X volts may indicate a logic“0”, where X is a predetermined numerical value.
  • Certain example print material containers have slave logic that utilize I2C communications, although in other examples, other forms of digital or analog communications could also be used.
  • a master 1C may generally be provided as part of the print apparatus (which may be referred to as the‘host’) and a replaceable print apparatus component would comprise a‘slave’ 1C, although this need not be the case in all examples.
  • the slave IC(s) may include a processor to perform data operations before responding to requests from logic circuitry of the print system.
  • Communications between print apparatus and replaceable print apparatus components installed in the apparatus may facilitate various functions.
  • Logic circuitry within a print apparatus may receive information from logic circuitry associated with a replaceable print apparatus component via a communications interface, and/or may send commands to the replaceable print apparatus component logic circuitry, which may include commands to write data to a memory associated therewith, or to read data therefrom.
  • the clock generation circuit may include a ring oscillator to generate a ring oscillator clock signal, a system clock divider to generate a system clock signal by dividing the ring oscillator signal based on a system clock divider parameter, and a successive approximation register (SAR) clock divider to generate a SAR clock signal by dividing the ring oscillator signal based on a SAR clock divider parameter.
  • the logic circuitry may also include an oscillator test controller and a counter to sample a selected clock signal by counting the cycles of the selected clock signal during a predetermined number of cycles of a reference clock (e.g., I2C clock) signal. The cycle count may be used to determine the frequency of the selected clock signal and to configure the clock dividers.
  • the clock generation circuit may also include a dither counter to enable a dithered ring oscillator clock signal to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI).
  • EMI electromagnetic interference
  • a system integrity test may be performed by obtaining cycle counts for a selected clock signal during a predetermined number of cycles of a first reference clock signal having a first frequency and during the predetermined number of cycles of a second reference clock signal having a second frequency. The obtained cycle counts should correspond to the respective reference clock frequencies.
  • a system integrity test may be performed by obtaining cycle counts for a selected clock signal during a predetermined number of cycles of a reference clock signal for a first dither point and a second dither point of the selected clock signal. The obtained cycle counts should correspond to the respective dither points.
  • Another example of logic circuitry associated with a replaceable print apparatus component may include a clock generation circuit to generate an internal clock signal, and a test controller to replace the internal clock signal with an external clock signal in response to a received request.
  • the logic circuitry may use an I2C serial interface to communicate with a print apparatus.
  • the logic circuitry may include a test mode that, when selected via the I2C interface, causes the internal clock signal to be replaced by an external clock signal provided to the I2C interface.
  • the internal clock signal may operate at a higher frequency than the external clock signal.
  • the test mode may be exited by taking a data line of the I2C interface low, and then high again.
  • the logic circuitry provides a low-overhead method to enter/exit the test mode and enables some tests to run quickly by clocking the logic circuitry using the external clock signal and checking the output of a test pad.
  • the external clock signal may also be stopped to check values, and then restarted, without exiting the test mode.
  • the logic circuitry package may be associated with a replaceable print apparatus component, for example being internally or externally affixed thereto, for example at least partially within the housing, and is adapted to communicate data with a print apparatus controller via a bus provided as part of the print apparatus.
  • A‘logic circuitry package’ as the term is used herein refers to one logic circuit, or more logic circuits that may be interconnected or communicatively linked to each other. Where more than one logic circuit is provided, these may be encapsulated as a single unit, or may be separately encapsulated, or not encapsulated, or some combination thereof.
  • the package may be arranged or provided on a single substrate or a plurality of substrates. In some examples, the package may be directly affixed to a cartridge wall. In some examples, the package may include an interface, for example including pads or pins.
  • the package interface may be intended to connect to a communication interface of the print apparatus component that in turn connects to a print apparatus logic circuit, or the package interface may connect directly to the print apparatus logic circuit.
  • Example packages may be configured to communicate via a serial bus interface. Where more than one logic circuit is provided, these logic circuits may be connected to each other or to the interface, to communicate through the same interface.
  • each logic circuitry package is provided with at least one processor and memory.
  • the logic circuitry package may be, or may function as, a microcontroller or secure microcontroller.
  • the logic circuitry package may be adhered to or integrated with the replaceable print apparatus component.
  • a logic circuitry package may alternatively be referred to as a logic circuitry assembly, or simply as logic circuitry or processing circuitry.
  • the logic circuitry package may respond to various types of requests (or commands) from a host (e.g., a print apparatus).
  • a first type of request may include a request for data, for example identification and/or authentication information.
  • a second type of request from a host may be a request to perform a physical action, such as performing at least one measurement.
  • a third type of request may be a request for a data processing action. There may be additional types of requests.
  • there may be more than one address associated with a particular logic circuitry package which is used to address communications sent over a bus to identify the logic circuitry package which is the target of a communication (and therefore, in some examples, with a replaceable print apparatus component).
  • different requests are handled by different logic circuits of the package.
  • the different logic circuits may be associated with different addresses. For example,
  • cryptographically authenticated communications may be associated with secure microcontroller functions and a first I2C address, while other communications may be associated with a sensor circuit and a second and/or reconfigured I2C address.
  • these other communications via the second and/or reconfigured address can be scrambled or otherwise secured, not using the encryption key used for the secure microcontroller functions.
  • a plurality of such logic circuitry packages may be connected to an I2C bus.
  • at least one address of the logic circuitry package may be an I2C compatible address (herein after, an I2C address), for example in accordance with an I2C protocol, to facilitate directing communications between master to slaves in accordance with the I2C protocol.
  • I2C address an I2C compatible address
  • other forms of digital and/or analog communication can be used.
  • Figure 1 illustrates one example of a printing system 100.
  • the printing system 100 includes a print apparatus 102 in communication with logic circuitry associated with a replaceable print apparatus component 104 via a
  • the communications link 106 may include an I2C capable or compatible bus (herein after, an I2C bus).
  • I2C bus an I2C capable or compatible bus
  • the replaceable print apparatus component 104 is shown as external to the print apparatus 102, in some examples, the replaceable print apparatus component 104 may be housed within the print apparatus.
  • the replaceable print apparatus component 104 may include, for example, a print material container or cartridge (which could be a build material container for 3D printing, a liquid or dry toner container for 2D printing, or an ink or liquid print agent container for 2D or 3D printing), which may in some examples include a print head or other dispensing or transfer component.
  • the replaceable print apparatus component 104 may, for example, contain a consumable resource of the print apparatus 102, or a component which is likely to have a lifespan which is less (in some examples, considerably less) than that of the print apparatus 102.
  • replaceable print apparatus component 104 there may be a plurality of replaceable print apparatus components, for example including print agent containers of different colors, print heads (which may be integral to the containers), or the like.
  • the print apparatus components 104 could include service components, for example to be replaced by service personnel, examples of which could include print heads, toner process cartridges, or logic circuit package by itself to adhere to corresponding print apparatus component and communicate to a compatible print apparatus logic circuit.
  • Figure 2 illustrates one example of a replaceable print apparatus component 200, which may provide the replaceable print apparatus component 104 of Figure 1.
  • the replaceable print apparatus component 200 includes a data interface 202 and a logic circuitry package 204.
  • the logic circuitry package 204 decodes data received via the data interface 202.
  • the logic circuitry may perform other functions as set out below.
  • the data interface 202 may include an I2C or other interface. In certain examples, the data interface 202 may be part of the same package as the logic circuitry package 204.
  • the logic circuitry package 204 may be further configured to encode data for transmission via the data interface 202. In some examples, there may be more than one data interface 202 provided. In some examples, the logic circuitry package 204 may be arranged to act as a‘slave’ in I2C communications.
  • Figure 3 illustrates one example of a print apparatus 300.
  • the print apparatus 300 may provide the print apparatus 102 of Figure 1 .
  • the print apparatus 300 may serve as a host for replaceable components.
  • the print apparatus 300 includes an interface 302 for communicating with a replaceable print apparatus component and a controller 304.
  • the controller 304 includes logic circuitry.
  • the interface 302 is an I2C interface.
  • controller 304 may be configured to act as a host, or a master, in I2C communications.
  • the controller 304 may generate and send commands to at least one replaceable print apparatus component 200, and may receive and decode responses received therefrom.
  • the controller 304 may communicate with the logic circuitry package 204 using any form of digital or analog communication.
  • the print apparatus 102, 300 and replaceable print apparatus component 104, 200, and/or the logic circuitry thereof, may be manufactured and/or sold separately.
  • a user may acquire a print apparatus 102, 300 and retain the apparatus 102, 300 for a number of years, whereas a plurality of replaceable print apparatus components 104, 200 may be purchased in those years, for example as print agent is used in creating a printed output.
  • Figure 4A illustrates one example of a logic circuitry package 400a, which may for example provide the logic circuitry package 204 described in relation to Figure 2.
  • the logic circuitry package 400a may be associated with, or in some examples affixed to and/or be incorporated at least partially within, a
  • the logic circuitry package 400a is addressable via a first address and includes a first logic circuit 402a, wherein the first address is an I2C address for the first logic circuit 402a.
  • the first address may be configurable.
  • the first address is a fixed address (e.g.,“hard-wired”) intended to remain the same address during the lifetime of the first logic circuit 402a.
  • the first address may be associated with the logic circuitry package 400a at and during the connection with the print apparatus logic circuit, outside of the time periods that are associated with a second address, as will be set out below.
  • the first addresses can be considered standard I2C
  • the logic circuitry package 400a is also addressable via a second address.
  • the second address may be associated with different logic functions or, at least partially, with different data than the first address.
  • the second address may be associated with a different hardware logic circuit or a different virtual device than the first address.
  • the logic circuitry package 400a may include a memory to store the second address (in some examples in a volatile manner).
  • the memory may include a programmable address memory register for this purpose. The second address may have a default second address while the second address (memory) field may be reconfigurable to a different address.
  • the second address may be reconfigurable to a temporary address by a second address command, whereby it is set (back) to the default second address after or at each time period command to enable the second address.
  • the second address may be set to its default address in an out-of-reset state whereby, after each reset, it is reconfigurable to the temporary (i.e. , reconfigured) address.
  • the package 400a is configured such that, in response to a first command indicative of a first time period sent to the first address (and in some examples a task), the package 400a may respond in various ways.
  • the package 400a is configured such that it is accessible via at least one second address for the duration of the time period.
  • the package may perform a task, which may be the task specified in the first command.
  • the package may perform a different task.
  • the first command may, for example, be sent by a host such as a print apparatus in which the logic circuitry package 400a (or an associated replaceable print apparatus component) is installed.
  • the task may include obtaining a sensor reading.
  • Further communication may be directed to memory addresses to be used to request information associated with these memory addresses.
  • the memory addresses may have a different configuration than the first and second address of the logic circuitry package 400a.
  • a host apparatus may request that a particular memory register is read out onto the bus by including the memory address in a read command.
  • a host apparatus may have a knowledge and/or control of the arrangement of a memory.
  • there may be a plurality of memory registers and corresponding memory addresses associated with the second address.
  • a particular register may be associated with a value, which may be static or reconfigurable. The host apparatus may request that the register be read out onto the bus by identifying that register using the memory address.
  • the registers may include any or any combination of address register(s), parameter register(s) (for example to store clock enable, clock source replacement, clock divider, and/or dither parameters), sensor identification register(s) (which may store an indication of a type of sensor), sensor reading register(s) (which may store values read or determined using a sensor), sensor number register(s) (which may store a number or count of sensors), version identity register(s), memory register(s) to store a count of clock cycles, memory register(s) to store a value indicative of a read/write history of the logic circuitry, or other registers.
  • address register(s) for example to store clock enable, clock source replacement, clock divider, and/or dither parameters
  • sensor identification register(s) which may store an indication of a type of sensor
  • sensor reading register(s) which may store values read or determined using a sensor
  • sensor number register(s) which may store a number or count of sensors
  • version identity register(s) memory register(s) to store a count of clock
  • Figure 4B illustrates another example of a logic circuitry package 400b.
  • the package 400b includes a first logic circuit 402b, in this example, including a first timer 404a, and a second logic circuit 406a, in this example, including a second timer 404b. While in this example, each of the first and second logic circuits 402b, 406a include its own timer 404a, 404b, in other examples, they may share a timer or reference at least one external timer. In a further example, the first logic circuit 402b and the second logic circuit 406a are linked by a dedicated signal path 408.
  • the logic circuitry package 400b may receive a first command including two data fields.
  • a first data field is a one byte data field setting a requested mode of operation.
  • the first command may include additional fields, such as an address field and/or a request for acknowledgement.
  • the logic circuitry package 400b is configured to process the first command. If the first command cannot be complied with (for example, a command parameter is of an invalid length or value, or it is not possible to enable the second logic circuit 406a), the logic circuitry package 400b may generate an error code and output this to a communication link to be returned to host logic circuitry, for example in the print apparatus.
  • the logic circuitry package 400b measures the duration of the time period included in the first command, for example utilizing the timer 404a.
  • the timer 404a may include a digital“clock tree”.
  • the timer 404a may include an RC circuit, a ring oscillator (as will be described below with reference to Figure 8), or some other form of oscillator or timer.
  • the first logic circuit 402b in response to receiving a valid first command, the first logic circuit 402b enables the second logic circuit 406a and effectively disables the first address, for example by tasking the first logic circuit 402b with a processing task.
  • enabling the second logic circuit 406a includes sending, by the first logic circuit 402b, an activation signal to the second logic circuit 406a.
  • the logic circuitry package 400b is configured such that the second logic circuit 406a is selectively enabled by the first logic circuit 402b.
  • the second logic circuit 406a is enabled by the first logic circuit 402b sending a signal via a signal path 408, which may or may not be a dedicated signal path 408, that is, dedicated to enable the second logic circuit 406a.
  • the first logic circuit 402b may have a dedicated contact pin or pad connected to the signal path 408, which links the first logic circuit 402b and the second logic circuit 406a.
  • the dedicated contact pin or pad may be a General Purpose Input/Output (a GPIO) pin of the first logic circuit 402b.
  • the contact pin/pad may serve as an enablement contact of the second logic circuit 406a.
  • the second logic circuit 406a is addressable via at least one second address.
  • the second logic circuit 406a when the second logic circuit 406a is activated or enabled, it may have an initial, or default, second address, which may be an I2C address or have some other address format.
  • the second logic circuit 406a may receive instructions from a master or host logic circuitry to change the initial address to a temporary second address.
  • the temporary second address may be an address which is selected by the master or host logic circuitry. This may allow the second logic circuit 406a to be provided in one of a plurality of packages 400 on the same I2C bus which, at least initially, share the same initial second address.
  • This shared, default, address may later be set to a specific temporary address by the print apparatus logic circuit, thereby allowing the plurality of packages to have different second addresses during their temporary use, facilitating communications to each individual package. At the same time, providing the same initial second address may have manufacturing or testing advantages.
  • the second logic circuit 406a may include a memory.
  • the memory may include a programmable address register to store the initial and/or temporary second address (in some examples in a volatile manner).
  • the second address may be set following, and/or by executing, an I2C write command.
  • the second address may be settable when the enablement signal is present or high, but not when it is absent or low.
  • the second address may be set to a default address when an enablement signal is removed and/or on restoration of enablement of the second logic circuit 406a. For example, each time the enable signal over the signal path 408 is low, the second logic circuit 406a, or the relevant part(s) thereof, may be reset.
  • the default address may be set when the second logic circuit 406a, or the relevant part(s) thereof, is switched out-of-reset. In some examples, the default address is a 7-bit or 10-bit identification value. In some examples, the default address and the temporary second address may be written in turn to a single, common, address register.
  • the second logic circuit 406a includes a first array 410 of cells and at least one second cell 412 or second array of second cells of a different type than the cells of the first array 410.
  • the second logic circuit 406a may include additional sensor cells of a different type than the cells of the first array 410 and the at least one second cell 412.
  • Each of the plurality of sensor types may be identifiable by a different sensor ID, while each cell in a cell array of the same type may be identifiable by sub-IDs.
  • the sensor IDs and sub-IDs may include a combination of addresses and values, for example register addresses and values. The addresses of the sensor ID and sub-ID are different.
  • an address selects a register that has a function to select a particular sensor or cell, and in the same transaction, the value selects the sensor or cell, respectively.
  • the second logic circuit may include registers and multiplex circuitry to select sensor cells in response to sensor IDs and sub-IDs.
  • the first cells 416a-416f, 414a-414f and the at least one second cell 412 can include resistors.
  • the first cells 416a-416f, 414a-414f and the at least one second cell 412 can include sensors.
  • the first cell array 410 includes a print material level sensor and the at least one second cell 412 includes another sensor and/or another sensor array, such as an array of strain sensing cells. Further sensor types may include temperature sensors, resistors, diodes, crack sensors, etc.
  • the first cell array 410 includes a sensor configured to detect a print material level of a print supply, which may in some examples be a solid but in examples described herein is a liquid, for example, an ink or other liquid print agent.
  • the first cell array 410 may include a series of temperature sensors (e.g., cells 414a-414f) and a series of heating elements (e.g., cells 416a-416f), for example similar in structure and function as compared to the level sensor arrays described in WO2017/074342, WO2017/184147, and WO2018/022038.
  • the resistance of a resistor cell 414 is linked to its temperature.
  • the heater cells 416 may be used to heat the sensor cells 414 directly or indirectly using a medium.
  • the subsequent behavior of the sensor cells 414 depends on the medium in which they are submerged, for example whether they are in liquid (or in some examples, encased in a solid medium) or in air. Those which are submerged in liquid/encased may generally lose heat quicker than those which are in air because the liquid or solid may conduct heat away from the resistor cells 414 better than air. Therefore, a liquid level may be determined based on which of the resistor cells 414 are exposed to the air, and this may be determined based on a reading of their resistance following (at least the start of) a heat pulse provided by the associated heater cell 416.
  • each sensor cell 414 and heater cell 416 are stacked with one being directly on top of the other.
  • the heat generated by each heater cell 416 may be substantially spatially contained within the heater element layout perimeter, so that heat delivery is substantially confined to the sensor cell 414 stacked directly above the heater cell 416.
  • each sensor cell 414 may be arranged between an associated heater cell 416 and the fluid/air interface.
  • the second cell array 412 includes a plurality of different cells that may have a different function such as different sensing function(s).
  • the first and second cell array 410, 412 may include different resistor types. Different cells arrays 410, 412 for different functions may be provided in the second logic circuit 406a.
  • Figure 4C illustrates an example of how a first logic circuit 402c and a second logic circuit 406b of a logic circuitry package 400c, which may have any of the attributes of the circuits/packages described above, may connect to an I2C bus and to each other.
  • each of the circuits 402c, 406b has four pads (or pins) 418a-418d connecting to the Power, Ground,
  • connection pads are used to connect both logic circuits 402c, 406b to four corresponding connection pads of the print apparatus controller interface. It is noted that in some examples, instead of four connection pads, there may be less connection pads. For example, power may be harvested from the clock pad; an internal clock may be provided; or the package could be grounded through another ground circuit; so that, one or more of the pads may be omitted or made redundant. Hence, in different examples, the package could use only two or three interface pads and/or could include“dummy” pads.
  • Each of the circuits 402c, 406b has a contact pin 420, which are connected by a common signal line 422.
  • the contact pin 420 of the second circuit serves as an enablement contact thereof.
  • each of the first logic circuit 402c and the second logic circuit 406b include a memory 423a, 423b.
  • the memory 423a of the first logic circuit 402c stores information including cryptographic values (for example, a cryptographic key and/or a seed value from which a key may be derived) and identification data and/or status data of the associated replaceable print apparatus component.
  • the memory 423a may store data representing characteristics of the print material, for example, any part, or any combination of its type, color, color map, recipe, batch number, age, etc.
  • the memory 423b of the second logic circuit 406b includes a
  • the memory 423b may further include programmable registers to store any, or any combination of a read/write history data, cell (e.g., resistor or sensor) count data, Analog to Digital converter data (ADC and/or DAC), and a clock count, in a volatile or non-volatile manner.
  • the memory 423b may also receive and/or store calibration parameters, such as offset and gain parameters. Use of such data is described in greater detail below. Certain characteristics, such as cell count or ADC or DAC
  • the memory 423b of the second logic circuit 406b stores any or any combination of an address, for example the second I2C address; an identification in the form of a revision ID; and the index number of the last cell (which may be the number of cells less one, as indices may start from 0), for example for each of different cell arrays or for multiple different cell arrays if they have the same number of cells.
  • the memory 423b of the second logic circuit 406 may store any or any combination of timer control data, which may enable a timer of the second circuit, and/or enable frequency dithering therein in the case of some timers such as ring oscillators; a dither control data value (to indicate a dither direction and/or value); and a timer sample test trigger value (to trigger a test of the timer by sampling the timer relative to clock cycles measureable by the second logic circuit 406b).
  • timer control data may enable a timer of the second circuit, and/or enable frequency dithering therein in the case of some timers such as ring oscillators; a dither control data value (to indicate a dither direction and/or value); and a timer sample test trigger value (to trigger a test of the timer by sampling the timer relative to clock cycles measureable by the second logic circuit 406b).
  • the memories 423a, 423b are shown as separate memories here, they could be combined as a shared memory resource, or divided in some other way.
  • the memories 423a, 423b may include a single or multiple memory devices, and may include any or any combination of volatile memory (e.g., DRAM, SRAM, registers, etc.) and non-volatile memory (e.g., ROM, EEPROM, Flash, EPROM, memristor, etc.).
  • Figure 4D illustrates an example of processing circuitry 424 which is for use with a print material container.
  • the processing circuitry 424 may be affixed or integral thereto.
  • the processing circuitry 424 may include any of the features of, or be the same as, any other logic circuitry package of this disclosure.
  • the processing circuitry 424 includes a memory 426 and a first logic circuit 402d which enables a read operation from memory 426.
  • the processing circuitry 424 is accessible via an interface bus of a print apparatus in which the print material container is installed and is associated with a first address and at least one second address.
  • the bus may be an I2C bus.
  • the first address may be an I2C address of the first logic circuit 402d.
  • the first logic circuit 402d may have any of the attributes of the other examples
  • the first logic circuit 402d is adapted to participate in authentication of the print materials container by a print apparatus in which the container is installed.
  • this may include a cryptographic process such as any kind of cryptographically authenticated communication or message exchange, for example based on an encryption key stored in the memory 426, and which can be used in conjunction with information stored in the printer.
  • a printer may store a version of a key which is compatible with a number of different print material containers to provide the basis of a‘shared secret’.
  • authentication of a print material container may be carried out based on such a shared secret.
  • the first logic circuit 402d may participate in a message to derive a session key with the print apparatus and messages may be signed using a message authentication code based on such a session key. Examples of logic circuits configured to cryptographically authenticate messages in accordance with this paragraph are described in US patent publication No. 9619663.
  • the memory 426 may store data including:
  • the memory 426 further includes cell count data (e.g., sensor count data) and clock count data.
  • Clock count data may indicate a clock speed of a first and/or second timer 404a, 404b (i.e. , a timer associated with the first logic circuit or the second logic circuit).
  • at least a portion of the memory 426 is associated with functions of a second logic circuit, such as a second logic circuit 406a as described in relation to Figure 4B above.
  • at least a portion of the data stored in the memory 426 is to be communicated in response to commands received via the second address.
  • the memory 426 includes a programmable address register or memory field to store a second address of the processing circuitry (in some examples in a volatile manner).
  • the first logic circuit 402d may enable read operation from the memory 426 and/or may perform processing tasks.
  • the memory 426 may, for example, include data representing
  • the memory 426 may, for example, include data to be communicated in response to commands received via the first address.
  • the processing circuitry may include a first logic circuit to enable read operations from the memory and perform processing tasks.
  • the processing circuitry 424 is configured such that, following receipt of the first command indicative of a task and a first time period sent to the first logic circuit 402d via the first address, the processing circuitry 424 is accessible by at least one second address for a duration of the first time period.
  • the processing circuitry 424 may be configured such that in response to a first command indicative of a task and a first time period sent to the first logic circuit 402d addressed using the first address, the processing circuitry 424 is to disregard (e.g.,‘ignore’ or‘not respond to’) I2C traffic sent to the first address for substantially the duration of the time period as measured by a timer of the processing circuitry 424 (for example a timer 404a, 404b as described above).
  • the processing circuitry may additionally perform a task, which may be the task specified in the first command.
  • the term‘disregard’ or‘ignore’ as used herein with respect to data sent on the bus may include any or any combination of not receiving (in some examples, not reading the data into a memory), not acting upon (for example, not following a command or instruction) and/or not responding (i.e., not providing an acknowledgement, and/or not responding with requested data).
  • the processing circuitry 424 may have any of the attributes of the logic circuitry packages 400 described herein.
  • the processing circuitry 424 may further include a second logic circuit wherein the second logic circuit is accessible via the second address.
  • the second logic circuit may include at least one sensor which is readable by a print apparatus in which the print material container is installed via the second address.
  • such a sensor may include a print materials level sensor.
  • Figure 4E illustrates another example of a first logic circuit 402e and second logic circuit 406c of a logic circuitry package 400d, which may have any of the attributes of the circuits/packages of the same names described herein, which may connect to an I2C bus via respective interfaces 428a, 428b and to each other.
  • the respective interfaces 428a, 428b are connected to the same contact pad array, with only one data pad for both logic circuits 402e, 406c, connected to the same serial I2C bus.
  • communications addressed to the first and the second address are received via the same data pad.
  • the first logic circuit 402e includes a microcontroller 430, a memory 432, and a timer 434.
  • the microcontroller 430 may be a secure microcontroller or customized integrated circuitry adapted to function as a microcontroller, secure or non-secure.
  • the second logic circuit 406c includes a transmit/receive module 436, which receives a clock signal and a data signal from a bus to which the package 400d is connected, data registers 438, a multiplexer 440, a digital controller 442, an analog bias and analog to digital converter 444, at least one sensor or cell array 446 (which may in some examples include a level sensor with one or multiple arrays of resistor elements), and a power-on reset (POR) device 448.
  • the POR device 448 may be used to allow operation of the second logic circuit 406c without use of a contact pin 420.
  • the analog bias and analog to digital converter 444 receives readings from the sensor array(s) 446 and from additional sensors. For example, a current may be provided to a sensing resistor and the resultant voltage may be converted to a digital value. That digital value may be stored in a register and read out (i.e., transmitted as serial data bits, or as a‘bitstream’) over the I2C bus.
  • the analog to digital converter 444 may utilize parameters, for example, gain and/or offset parameters, which may be stored in registers.
  • an ambient temperature sensor 450 may sense, respectively, an ambient temperature, a structural integrity of a die on which the logic circuitry is provided, and a fluid temperature.
  • Figure 5A illustrates an example of a possible practical arrangement of a second logic circuit embodied by a sensor assembly 500 in association with a circuitry package 502.
  • the sensor assembly 500 may include a thin film stack and include at least one sensor array such as a fluid level sensor array.
  • the arrangement has a high length to width aspect ratio (e.g., as measured along a substrate surface), for example being around 0.2 mm in width, for example less than 1 mm, 0.5 mm, or 0.3 mm, and around 20 mm in length, for example more than 10 mm, leading to length to width aspect ratios equal to or above approximately 20:1 , 40:1 , 60:1 , 80:1 , or 100:1.
  • the length may be measured along the height.
  • the logic circuit in this example may have a thickness of less than 1 mm, less than 0.5 mm, or less than 0.3 mm, as measured between the bottom of the (e.g., silicon) substrate and the opposite outer surface. These dimensions mean that the individual cells or sensors are small.
  • the sensor assembly 500 may be provided on a relatively rigid carrier 504, which in this example also carries Ground, Clock, Power and Data I2C bus contacts.
  • Figure 5B illustrates a perspective view of a print cartridge 512 including a logic circuitry package of any of the examples of this disclosure.
  • the print cartridge 512 has a housing 514 that has a width W less than its height H and that has a length L or depth that is greater than the height H.
  • a print liquid output 516 (in this example, a print agent outlet provided on the underside of the cartridge 512), an air input 518 and a recess 520 are provided in a front face of the cartridge 512.
  • the recess 520 extends across the top of the cartridge 512 and I2C bus contacts (i.e., pads) 522 of a logic circuitry package 502 (for example, a logic circuitry package 400a-400d as described above) are provided at a side of the recess 520 against the inner wall of the side wall of the housing 514 adjacent the top and front of the housing 514.
  • the data contact is the lowest of the contacts 522.
  • the logic circuitry package 502 is provided against the inner side of the side wall.
  • the logic circuitry package 502 includes a sensor assembly as shown in Figure 5A.
  • Placing logic circuitry within a print material cartridge may create challenges for the reliability of the cartridge due to the risks that electrical shorts or damage can occur to the logic circuitry during shipping and user handling, or over the life of the product.
  • a damaged sensor may provide inaccurate measurements, and result in inappropriate decisions by a print apparatus when evaluating the
  • communications with the logic circuitry based on a specific communication sequence provide expected results. This may validate the operational health of the logic circuitry.
  • a replaceable print apparatus component includes a logic circuitry package of any of the examples described herein, wherein the component further includes a volume of liquid.
  • the component may have a height H that is greater than a width W and a length L that is greater than the height, the width extending between two sides.
  • Interface pads of the package may be provided at the inner side of one of the sides facing a cut-out for a data interconnect to be inserted, the interface pads extending along a height direction near the top and front of the component, and the data pad being the bottom-most of the interface pads, the liquid and air interface of the component being provided at the front on the same vertical reference axis parallel to the height H direction wherein the vertical axis is parallel to and distanced from the axis that intersects the interface pads (i.e. , the pads are partially inset from the edge by a distance D).
  • the rest of the logic circuitry package may also be provided against the inner side.
  • Figure 6 illustrates another example of processing circuitry 600.
  • Processing circuity 600 includes an interface (e.g., I2C interface) 602, a clock generator 604, a clock generator test controller 606, and a counter 608.
  • interface e.g., I2C interface
  • Interface 602 is electrically coupled to clock generator test controller 606.
  • a first output of clock generator test controller 606 outputs a selected clock signal 609, and a second output of clock generator test controller 606 is electrically coupled to a control input of counter 608.
  • An input of clock generator test controller 606 and an input of counter 608 are electrically coupled to an output of clock generator 604.
  • An output of counter 608 provides a result (i.e. , count) on a result signal path 610.
  • Clock generator 604 generates a first clock signal.
  • Clock generator 604 may include a ring oscillator or another suitable clock generation circuit.
  • clock generator test controller 606 receives a reference clock signal (e.g., an I2C clock signal) through the interface 602.
  • Counter 608 is controlled by the clock generator test controller 606 to count cycles of the first clock signal generated by clock generator 604 during a predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal.
  • the frequency of the first clock signal may then be determined by dividing the cycle count by the predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal times the period of the reference clock signal.
  • the frequency of the first clock signal may be used to determine whether processing circuitry 600 is operating as expected and/or as part of a validation process.
  • the frequency of the first clock signal may also be used to determine clock divider parameters for setting the frequencies of a second clock signal and/or a third clock signal based on the first clock signal as will be described below with reference to Figure 10.
  • clock generator test controller 606 may receive a request through the interface 602 to replace the first clock signal generated by clock generator 604 with an external clock signal (e.g., and I2C clock signal) received through the interface 602.
  • Clock generator test controller 606 outputs a clock signal 609, which, in one mode, is the first clock signal from the clock generator 604, and in another mode (e.g., a test mode entered in response to a received request to replace the first clock signal with an external clock signal), is an external clock signal (e.g., and I2C clock signal) received through the interface 602.
  • Figure 7 illustrates one example of a memory 612 of a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or processing circuitry 424 or 600.
  • Memory 612 may include volatile or non-volatile memory.
  • memory 612 includes registers.
  • a first register 613 may store most significant bits of a cycle count, such as the cycle count output by counter 608 of processing circuitry 600 of Figure 6.
  • a second register 614 may store least significant bits of the cycle count.
  • a third register 615 may store a system clock divider parameter for a system clock signal, which may be a second clock signal based on the first clock signal generated by clock generator 604.
  • a fourth register 616 may store a successive approximation register (SAR) clock divider parameter for a SAR clock signal, which may be a third clock signal based on the first clock signal.
  • a fifth register 617 may store a dither parameter. As described below with reference to Figure 8, the dither parameter may be used to set a feedback path of a ring oscillator to adjust the frequency of the generated clock signal.
  • a sixth register 618 may store a clock source replacement parameter, which may be used to facilitate replacement of an internal clock signal with an external clock signal.
  • the system clock divider parameter, the SAR clock divider parameter, the dither parameter, and the clock source replacement parameter may be written to memory 612 by a print apparatus logic circuit via an interface (e.g., an I2C interface).
  • the cycle count most significant bits and the cycle count least significant bits may be read by a print apparatus logic circuit via the interface.
  • each register 613-618 is an 8-bit register.
  • Figure 8 illustrates one example of a ring oscillator 620 of a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or of processing circuitry 424 or 600.
  • Ring oscillator 620 generates a ring oscillator clock signal on ring oscillator output signal path 632.
  • Ring oscillator 620 includes an I2C interface 622, a dither register/counter 624, a multiplexer 626, 128 stages 628o to 628 127 , and 8 feedback paths 630o to 630 7 .
  • the input of stage 628o is electrically coupled to the ring oscillator output signal path 632 and is inverted.
  • each stage (i.e., buffer) 628o to 628i 26 is electrically coupled to the input of the next stage 628i to 628 127 , respectively.
  • the output of each stage 628 120 to 628i 27 is coupled to an input of multiplexer 626 through a corresponding feedback path 630o to 630 7 .
  • I2C interface 622 is electrically coupled to dither register/counter 624.
  • An output of dither register/counter 624 is electrically coupled to the control input of multiplexer 626, and an input of dither register/counter 624 is electrically coupled to the ring oscillator output signal path 632.
  • the output of multiplexer 626 provides the ring oscillator clock signal on ring oscillator output signal path 632.
  • Dither register/counter 624 may receive a dither enable signal and/or a dither parameter via I2C interface 622. Dither register/counter 624 controls multiplexer 626 to select feedback paths 630o to 630 7 to generate the ring oscillator clock signal having slightly different frequencies. With dithering enabled, electromagnetic interference (EMI) is reduced. When dithering is enabled, an auto-reversing up/down counter (e.g., a 3-bit counter) of dither register/counter 624 may be clocked by the ring oscillator output to control the feedback path based on the counter value.
  • EMI electromagnetic interference
  • a triangle wave type of dithering may be used, where the feedback points over time (periods) of the 128 stage ring oscillator would be (by stage number): 120, 121 , 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 126, 125, 124, 123, 122, 121 , 120, 121 , 122, etc.
  • the actual dither may be around +/- 3.2%, since the circuit may include some additional fixed delays.
  • the feedback path may be selected based on the dither parameter stored in the dither register of dither register/counter 624.
  • Ring oscillator 620 may be sensitive to process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) variations, but may be divided down to generate internal clock signals having desired frequencies as will be described below with reference to Figure 10. In this way, a more PVT tolerant design or fabrication trimming process is not needed, thus reducing the complexity and the cost of ring oscillator 620.
  • the ring oscillator clock signal may have a frequency of about 18 MHz, while the divided down internal clock signals may have a frequency of about 1 MHz. In other examples, the ring oscillator clock signal and the divided down internal clock signals may have other suitable frequencies.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates one example of clock source selection circuitry 633 of a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or of processing circuitry 424 or 600.
  • Clock source selection circuitry 633 includes OR gate 634, AND gate 635, flip-flop 636, inverter 637, OR gate 638, AND gate 639, and multiplexer 650.
  • Circuitry 633 may be used to generate a test mode enabled control signal that causes the internal ring oscillator clock signal to be replaced by an external I2C clock signal.
  • the system clock divider and the SAR clock divider may both be set to 1 , which simplifies the timing and speeds up the test.
  • an I2C write may be performed to the clock source replacement register 618 ( Figure 7) to enable the clock replacement.
  • either of two different I2C write commands may be used to initiate a replacement of the internal ring oscillator clock signal with the external I2C clock signal. If a first one of the I2C
  • a first input of the OR gate 634 will be set to a logic high. If a second one of the I2C commands to a second register is received, a second input of the OR gate 634 will be set to a logic high.
  • the output of the OR gate 634 is coupled to a first input of the AND gate 635. A second input of the AND gate 635 will be set to a logic high when the write occurs to register 618 to enable the clock replacement.
  • the output of the AND gate 635 is coupled to a data input (D) of the flip- flop 636.
  • D data input
  • the AND gate 635 When both of the inputs of the AND gate 635 are at a logic high, a logic high signal will be provided to the data input (D) of the flip-flop 636.
  • an I2C stop signal is provided to a clock input of the flip-flop 636, which causes the logic high signal at the data input (D) of the flip-flop 636 to be output at a data output (Q) of the flip-flop 636.
  • the logic circuitry package may be in a stopped state and waiting for I2C clocks.
  • the high signal at the data output (Q) of the flip-flop 636 is a test mode enabled signal that is provided to a control input of multiplexer 650.
  • a first input of the multiplexer 650 receives the internal ring oscillator clock signal, and a second input of the multiplexer 650 receives the external I2C clock signal.
  • the control input of multiplexer 650 is at a logic low, and the multiplexer 650 outputs the internal ring oscillator clock signal.
  • the control input of the multiplexer 650 is set to a logic high, and the multiplexer 650 outputs the external I2C clock signal.
  • the ring oscillator may be set to not enabled (via register) prior to using this test mode.
  • the data output (Q) of the flip-flop 636 is also provided to an input of inverter 637, which inverts the output, and provides it to a first input of OR gate 638.
  • a second input of OR gate 638 is coupled to the SDATA line of the I2C interface.
  • the I2C interface can be recovered (e.g., by a print apparatus) by driving the SDATA line low, then high again. This will result in the OR gate 638 outputting a logic high to a first input of the AND gate 639.
  • a second input of the AND gate will also receive a logic high NReset signal, which results in the AND gate 639 sending a logic high to a reset input (RSTB) to reset the flip-flop 636. This results in the external I2C clock signal being disabled, and re-enables the logic circuitry package for I2C transactions.
  • RSTB reset input
  • Figure 10 illustrates another example of processing circuitry 640.
  • Processing circuitry 640 includes an I2C interface 642, an oscillator test controller 644, a ring oscillator 646, a dither counter 648, a multiplexer 650, a system clock divider 652, a SAR clock divider 654, a multiplexer 656, a counter 658, and a result register(s) 660.
  • I2C interface 642 may be communicatively coupled to a print apparatus logic circuit through a communication path 662.
  • I2C interface 642 is communicatively coupled to an input of dither counter 648 through a signal path 664, to oscillator test controller 644 through a signal path 666, and to the output of result register(s) 660 through a signal path 668.
  • Oscillator test controller 644 is electrically coupled to a control input of counter 658 through a signal path 670.
  • Dither counter 648 receives an enable signal through an enable dithering signal path 672.
  • An output of dither counter 648 is electrically coupled to a control input of ring oscillator 646 through a signal path 674, and in input of dither counter 648 is electrically coupled to an output of ring oscillator 646 through a signal path 676.
  • An enable input of ring oscillator 646 receives an enable signal through an enable oscillator signal path 678.
  • the clock output of ring oscillator 646 is electrically coupled to a first data input (i.e. , input 0) of multiplexer 650 through a signal path 680.
  • a second data input (i.e., input 1 ) of multiplexer 650 receives an I2C test clock through an I2C test clock signal path 682.
  • the control input of multiplexer 650 receives a test mode enable signal through a test mode enable signal path 684.
  • the test mode enable signal is generated by logic circuitry 633 ( Figure 9).
  • the output of multiplexer 650 is electrically coupled to a clock input of system clock divider 652, a second data input (i.e. , input 1 ) of multiplexer 656, and a clock input of SAR clock divider 654 through a signal path 686.
  • the control input of system clock divider 652 receives a system clock divider value through a system clock divider value signal path 688.
  • the clock output of system clock divider 652 provides the system clock and is electrically coupled to a first data input (i.e., input 0) of multiplexer 656 through a system clock signal path 690.
  • the control input of SAR clock divider 654 receives a SAR clock divider value through a SAR clock divider value signal path 692.
  • the clock output of SAR clock divider 654 provides the SAR clock and is electrically coupled to a third data input (i.e., input 2) of multiplexer 656 through a SAR clock signal path 694.
  • the control input of multiplexer 656 receives a test clock select signal on a test clock select signal path 696.
  • the output of multiplexer 656 is electrically coupled to the input of counter 658 through a signal path 698.
  • the output of counter 658 is electrically coupled to the input of result register(s) 660 through a signal path 699.
  • I2C interface 642 may receive write commands from a print apparatus logic circuit that include a system clock divider parameter, a SAR clock divider parameter, an enable oscillator parameter, an enable dithering parameter, a test mode enable parameter, and a test clock select parameter.
  • the parameters may be stored in a memory (not shown), such as registers, of the processing circuitry 640.
  • the parameters are passed to the respective signal paths 688, 692, 678, 672, 684, and 696 to control the respective components 652, 654, 646, 648, 650, and 656.
  • Ring oscillator 646 may be provided by ring oscillator 620 previously described and illustrated with reference to Figure 8. Ring oscillator 646 is enabled in response to an enable oscillator signal on signal path 678. With ring oscillator 646 enabled, a ring oscillator clock signal is output on signal path 680. With ring oscillator 646 disabled, no signal is output on signal path 680. In some examples, the ring oscillator clock signal may be referred to as a first clock signal. As previously mentioned, the ring oscillator clock signal may have a frequency of about 18 MHz or another suitable frequency.
  • Dither counter 648 is enabled in response to an enable dithering signal on signal path 672. With dithering enabled, dither counter 648 is active and varies the feedback path of ring oscillator 646 based on the current counter value output on signal path 674 to generate a dithered ring oscillator clock signal. With dithering enabled, the count of dither counter 648 is updated with every cycle of the ring oscillator clock signal on signal path 676. When dithering is disabled, the feedback path of ring oscillator 646 may be selected based on a dither parameter written to processing circuitry 640 (e.g., via I2C interface 642) by a print apparatus logic circuit.
  • processing circuitry 640 e.g., via I2C interface 642
  • Multiplexer 650 passes one of the ring oscillator clock single and the I2C test clock signal to signal path 686 based on the test mode enable signal on signal path 684. In response to a first value of the test mode enable signal on signal path 684 corresponding to input 0 of multiplexer 650, multiplexer 650 passes the ring oscillator clock signal on signal path 680 to signal path 686. In response to a second value of the test mode enable signal on signal path 684 corresponding to input 1 of multiplexer 650, multiplexer 650 passes the I2C test clock signal on signal path 682 to signal path 686.
  • the I2C test clock signal may be received through an SCLK line of the I2C interface 642, and may be used to test processing circuitry 640 to determine whether processing circuitry 640 is operating as expected, or as part of a validation process of processing circuitry 640.
  • a print apparatus logic circuit may send a predetermined number of I2C clock cycles to I2C interface 642 of processing circuitry 640 to advance at least one state machine of the circuitry 640 to a desired stopping point.
  • the print apparatus logic circuit may then drive the SDATA line of the I2C interface 642 to a logic low, and then to a logic high, which results in the external I2C clock signal being disabled (e.g., disconnected from the processing circuitry 640), and re-enables the processing circuitry 640 for I2C transactions without changing the internal states of state machines.
  • the print apparatus logic circuit can determine a state of the processing circuitry 640 by issuing I2C reads and writes of status/result registers of the circuitry 640.
  • the at least one state machine can be re-started by re-issuing an I2C write command, and providing additional I2C clocks.
  • the processing circuitry 640 may also be reset to clear the at least one state machine.
  • test data (analog or digital) may be output via a test pad as I2C clocks are received, thereby allowing the print apparatus logic circuit to monitor the test data bit by bit as it changes with the clock cycles.
  • the processing circuitry may communicate with either a print apparatus or an external testing apparatus.
  • Examples disclosed herein provide a low-overhead method to synchronize a print apparatus or an external testing apparatus to the internal state machines of processing circuitry using the I2C SCLK and SDATA pads of the I2C interface, and a low-overhead method to enter/exit the test mode.
  • System clock divider 652 provides a first clock divider to generate a system clock (i.e. , a second clock signal) on system clock signal path 690 based on the ring oscillator clock signal on signal path 686 (i.e., with multiplexer 650 passing the ring oscillator clock signal).
  • System clock divider 652 divides the ring oscillator clock signal based on the system clock divider value on signal path 688.
  • system clock divider 652 is an 8-bit divider.
  • the system clock is the main clock used to operate the logic circuitry package.
  • SAR clock divider 654 provides a second clock divider to generate a SAR clock (i.e., a third clock signal) on SAR clock signal path 694 based on the ring oscillator clock signal on signal path 686 (i.e., with multiplexer 650 passing the ring oscillator clock signal).
  • SAR clock divider 654 divides the ring oscillator clock signal based on the SAR clock divider value on signal path 692.
  • SAR clock divider 654 is a 6-bit divider. The SAR clock is used to operate a successive approximation analog to digital converter of the logic circuitry package.
  • Multiplexer 656 provides a selection circuit to pass one of the ring oscillator clock signal (i.e., the first clock signal with multiplexer 650 passing the ring oscillator clock signal), the system clock signal (i.e., the second clock signal), and the SAR clock signal (i.e., the third clock signal) to the counter 658 based on the test clock select signal on signal path 696.
  • the system clock signal i.e., the second clock signal
  • the SAR clock signal i.e., the third clock signal
  • multiplexer 656 In response to a second value of the test clock select signal on signal path 696 corresponding to input 1 of multiplexer 656, multiplexer 656 passes the ring oscillator clock signal on signal path 686 to signal path 698. In response to a third value of the test clock select signal on signal path 696 corresponding to input 2 of multiplexer 656, multiplexer 656 passes the SAR clock signal on signal path 694 to signal path 698.
  • Counter 658 is controlled by oscillator test controller 644 through signal path 670 to count cycles of the selected clock signal on signal path 698 during a predetermined number of cycles of a reference clock signal.
  • the reference clock signal may be an I2C clock signal received through the I2C interface 642.
  • the I2C clock signal may be provided as part of the command to sample the selected clock signal.
  • the predetermined number of cycles is 8 cycles. In other examples, the
  • predetermined number of cycles may include another suitable number of cycles.
  • result register(s) 660 includes a first 8-bit register to store the most significant bits of the cycle count and a second 8-bit register to store the least significant bits of the cycle count.
  • a first read command from a print apparatus logic circuit may be received through the I2C interface 642 to read the first 8-bit register
  • a second read command from the print apparatus logic circuit may be received through the I2C interface 642 to read the second 8-bit register.
  • the cycle count of the selected clock signal may be used by the print apparatus logic circuit to determine the frequency of the selected clock signal by dividing the cycle count by the predetermined number of cycles of the I2C clock signal times the I2C clock period.
  • the frequency of the selected clock signal may be used by the print apparatus logic circuit to adjust and/or verify the system clock divider parameter and the SAR clock divider parameter such that the system clock and the SAR clock have the desired frequencies.
  • the system clock divider parameter and the SAR clock divider parameter are selected such that the system clock and the SAR clock both have a frequency of about 1 MHz.
  • the system clock divider parameter and the SAR clock divider parameter are selected such that the system clock and the SAR clock have other suitable frequencies.
  • processing circuitry 640 may be used to first measure the frequency of the ring oscillator clock signal. Based on the ring oscillator clock frequency, the system clock divider parameter and the SAR clock divider parameter may be calculated and transmitted to processing circuitry 640 to generate the desired system clock and SAR clock. Next, processing circuitry 640 may be used to individually measure the resultant system clock frequency and the resultant SAR clock frequency to verify they are running at the correct frequencies. Dithering may be enabled or disabled during these measurements, but should be enabled if reducing possible EMI is desired.
  • Figures 1 1 A- 1 1 B are flow diagrams illustrating one example of a method 700 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • a logic circuitry package such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • at least one logic circuit of the logic circuitry package may receive, via the interface, a request to turn on a clock generator of the logic circuitry package.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a request selecting an internal clock signal to sample.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a digital value indicating a count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during a predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal.
  • the digital value may include two bytes. In one example, the predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal equals eight cycles.
  • the clock generator includes a ring oscillator (e.g., ring oscillator 646 of Figure 10).
  • the request selecting an internal clock signal to sample may indicate a ring oscillator clock signal, a system clock signal derived from the ring oscillator clock signal, or a successive approximation register (SAR) clock signal derived from the ring oscillator clock signal.
  • SAR successive approximation register
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a system clock divider parameter to configure a system clock divider (e.g., system clock divider 652) to divide the ring oscillator clock signal to generate the system clock signal.
  • a system clock divider parameter to configure a system clock divider (e.g., system clock divider 652) to divide the ring oscillator clock signal to generate the system clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a SAR clock divider parameter to configure a SAR clock divider (e.g., SAR clock divider 654) to divide the ring oscillator clock signal to generate the SAR clock signal.
  • the interface may include an I2C interface (e.g., I2C interface 642), and the reference clock signal may include an I2C clock signal received through the I2C interface.
  • FIGS 12A-12B are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method 720 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • method 720 includes turning on, via a print apparatus logic circuit, a ring oscillator (e.g., ring oscillator 646 of Figure 10) of a logic circuitry package.
  • method 720 includes selecting, via the print apparatus logic circuit, an internal clock signal of the logic circuitry package to sample.
  • method 720 includes initiating, via the print apparatus logic circuit, a sampling of the selected internal clock signal of the logic circuitry package.
  • method 720 includes counting, via the logic circuitry package, cycles of the selected internal clock signal during a predetermined number of cycles of a reference clock signal.
  • method 720 includes calculating, via the print apparatus logic circuit, the frequency of the selected internal clock signal based on the cycle count.
  • Calculating the frequency of the selected internal clock signal includes dividing the cycle count by the predetermined number of cycles times the clock period of the reference clock signal.
  • initiating the sampling of the selected internal clock signal includes transmitting a command from the print apparatus logic circuit to the logic circuitry package through an I2C interface.
  • the reference clock may include an I2C clock of the command.
  • selecting the internal clock signal includes selecting one of a ring oscillator clock signal, a system clock signal derived from the ring oscillator clock signal, or a successive approximation register (SAR) clock signal derived from the ring oscillator clock signal.
  • SAR successive approximation register
  • method 720 may further include setting a system clock divider parameter to generate the system clock signal by dividing the ring oscillator clock signal based on the system clock divider parameter.
  • method 720 may further include setting a SAR clock divider parameter to generate the SAR clock signal by dividing the ring oscillator clock signal based on the SAR clock divider parameter.
  • FIGS 13A-13D are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method 740 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • a logic circuitry package such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • at 742 at least one logic circuit of a logic circuitry package may receive, via the interface, a request and a reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a digital value indicating a count in response to the request and the reference clock signal, wherein the digital value varies based on the reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit includes a clock generator to derive the count based on the received reference clock signal.
  • the request includes a first read request and a second read request, the first read request and the second read requests including a different read address.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, the first read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a first portion of the digital value in response to the first read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, the second read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a second portion of the digital value in response to the second read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a first request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a first reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a first digital value indicating a first count during a predetermined number of cycles of the first reference clock signal in response to the first request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a second digital value indicating a second count during the predetermined number of cycles of the second reference clock signal in response to the second request, wherein the first digital value is different from the second digital value.
  • the first request is to select an internal clock signal to sample.
  • the first digital value indicates a first count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during the predetermined number of cycles of the first reference clock signal.
  • the second request is to select the internal clock signal to sample and the second digital value indicates a second count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during the predetermined number of cycles of the second reference clock signal.
  • the first reference clock signal has a first frequency and the second reference clock signal has a second frequency different from the first frequency.
  • the first frequency is greater than the second frequency, and the first digital value is less than the second digital value.
  • the first frequency is less than the second frequency, and the first digital value is greater than the second digital value.
  • the at least one logic circuit may include a clock generator to generate an internal clock signal. As illustrated in Figure 13D, at 766, the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a request to turn on the clock generator prior to receiving the first request.
  • the clock generator includes a ring oscillator.
  • the first request selecting the internal clock signal to sample may indicate a ring oscillator clock signal.
  • the first digital value and the second digital value each include two bytes.
  • the predetermined number of cycles of the first reference clock signal and the second reference clock signal may equal eight cycles.
  • the interface may include an I2C interface, and the first reference clock signal and the second reference clock signal may each include an I2C clock signal received through the I2C interface.
  • FIGS 14A-14D are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method 800 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • a logic circuitry package such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • at 802 at least one logic circuit of a logic circuitry package may receive, via the interface, a request, a dither parameter, and a reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a digital value indicating a count in response to the request, the dither parameter, and the reference clock signal, wherein the digital value varies based on the dither parameter.
  • the at least one logic circuit includes a clock generator to derive the count based on the received dither parameter and the reference clock signal.
  • the request may include a first read request and a second read request, the first and second read requests including a different read address.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, the first read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a first portion of the digital value in response to the first read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, the second read request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a second portion of the digital value in response to the second read request.
  • the first portion of the digital value includes most significant bits of the digital value and the second portion of the digital value includes least significant bits of the digital value.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a first dither parameter.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a first request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a first digital value indicating a first count during a predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal in response to the first request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second dither parameter.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second request.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a second digital value indicating a second count during the predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal in response to the second request, wherein the first digital value is different from the second digital value.
  • the first request is to select an internal clock signal to sample.
  • the first digital value indicates a first count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during the predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal.
  • the second request is to select the internal clock signal to sample, and the second digital value indicates a second count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during the predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal.
  • the first dither parameter corresponds to a first frequency and the second dither parameter corresponds to a second frequency different from the first frequency.
  • the first frequency is greater than the second frequency
  • the first digital value is greater than the second digital value.
  • the first frequency is less than the second frequency
  • the first digital value is less than the second digital value.
  • the at least one logic circuit includes a clock generator to generate an internal clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a request to turn on the clock generator prior to receiving the first request.
  • the clock generator includes a ring oscillator.
  • the first request selecting the internal clock signal to sample indicates a ring oscillator clock signal.
  • the first digital value and the second digital value may each comprise two bytes.
  • the predetermined number of cycles of the reference clock signal may equal eight cycles.
  • the interface includes an I2C interface
  • the reference clock signal includes an I2C clock signal received through the I2C interface.
  • FIGS 15A-15B are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method 840 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • a logic circuitry package such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • at 842 at least one logic circuit of the logic circuitry package may receive, via the interface, a first dither parameter.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a first request selecting an internal clock signal to sample.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a first reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a first digital value indicating a first count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during a predetermined number of cycles of the first reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second dither parameter.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second request selecting the internal clock signal to sample.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, a second reference clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may transmit, via the interface, a second digital value indicating a second count of cycles of the selected internal clock signal during the predetermined number of cycles of the second reference clock signal, wherein the first digital value is different from the second digital value.
  • the first reference clock signal has a first frequency and the second reference clock signal has a second frequency different from the first frequency.
  • the first dither parameter corresponds to a third frequency and the second dither parameter corresponds to a fourth frequency different from the third frequency.
  • the first frequency is greater than the second frequency, and the third frequency is less than the fourth frequency.
  • the at least one logic circuit includes a clock generator to generate an internal clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a request to turn on the clock generator prior to receiving the first request.
  • the clock generator includes a ring oscillator.
  • the first request selecting the internal clock signal to sample may indicate a ring oscillator clock signal.
  • the first digital value and the second digital value may each include two bytes.
  • the predetermined number of cycles of the first reference clock signal and the second reference clock signal may equal eight cycles.
  • the interface includes an I2C interface, and the first reference clock signal and the second reference clock signal each include an I2C clock signal received through the I2C interface.
  • FIGS 16A-16D are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method 900 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • a logic circuitry package such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • at least one logic circuit of the logic circuitry package may receive, via the interface, a request to replace an internal clock signal from an internal clock generator of the logic circuitry package with an external test clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may receive, via the interface, the external test clock signal.
  • the at least one logic circuit may replace the internal clock signal with the external test clock signal in the logic circuitry package.
  • the request may include a first command to write to a first register of the logic circuitry package to enable the internal clock signal to be replaced by the external test clock signal.
  • the request may include a second command to write to a second register that results in the logic circuitry package entering a stopped state until the external test clock signal is received.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a stop signal to disable use of the external test clock signal by the logic circuitry package.
  • the interface may include an I2C interface (e.g., I2C interface 642), and the stop signal may be received on an I2C data line of the I2C interface.
  • the stop signal may include driving the I2C data line low followed by driving the I2C data line high.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a request to read information from at least one register of the logic circuitry package while the external test clock signal is disabled.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further transmit, via the interface, the information read from the at least one register.
  • the at least one logic circuit may further receive, via the interface, a command to re-enable use of the external test clock signal by the logic circuitry package.
  • the interface may include an I2C interface
  • the external test clock signal may include an I2C clock signal received through the I2C interface.
  • the internal clock generator may include a ring oscillator.
  • Some examples are directed to a logic circuitry package, which includes an I2C interface, and an internal clock generator to generate a first clock signal.
  • the logic circuitry package includes a clock generator test controller to receive a second clock signal through the I2C interface, and replace the first clock signal with the second clock signal in response to a request received through the I2C interface.
  • the logic circuitry package may include a first clock divider to generate a third clock signal based on the second clock signal.
  • the logic circuitry package may include a second clock divider to generate a fourth clock signal based on the second clock signal.
  • the logic circuitry package may include a memory to store a first clock divider parameter to configure the first clock divider and a second clock divider parameter to configure the second clock divider.
  • the clock generator test controller may be configured to receive, via the I2C interface, a stop signal to disable use of the second clock signal by the logic circuitry package.
  • the logic circuitry package may be configured to receive, via the I2C interface, a request to read information from at least one register of the logic circuitry package while the second clock signal is disabled; and transmit, via the I2C interface, the information read from the at least one register.
  • the logic circuitry package may be provided on a replaceable print apparatus component.
  • the replaceable print apparatus component also includes a housing having a height, a width less than the height, and a length greater than the height, the height parallel to a vertical reference axis, and the width extending between two sides; a print liquid reservoir within the housing; a print liquid output; an air input above the print liquid output; and an interface comprising interface pads for communicating with a print apparatus logic circuit, the interface pads provided at an inner side of one of the sides facing a cut-out for a data interconnect to be inserted, the interface pads extending along a height direction near a top and front of the component above the air input, wherein the air input is provided at the front on the same vertical reference axis parallel to the height direction, and wherein the vertical reference axis is parallel to and distanced from an axis that intersects the interface pads.
  • FIGs 17A-17B are flow diagrams illustrating another example of a method 940 that may be carried out by a logic circuitry package, such as logic circuitry package 400a-400d, or by processing circuitry 424, 600, or 640.
  • method 940 includes transmitting, via a print apparatus logic circuit to a logic circuitry package, a request to replace an internal clock signal from an internal clock generator of the logic circuitry package with an external test clock signal.
  • the method 940 includes transmitting, via the print apparatus logic circuit to the logic circuitry package, the external test clock signal.
  • the method 940 includes receiving, via the print apparatus logic circuit, information from at least one register of the logic circuitry package after the external clock signal has replaced the internal clock signal.
  • method 940 includes transmitting, via the print apparatus logic circuit to the logic circuitry package, a stop signal to disable use of the external test clock signal by the logic circuitry package, wherein the print apparatus logic circuit receives the information from the at least one register while the external test clock signal is disabled.
  • Figure 18 illustrates another example of a logic circuitry package 1000.
  • Figure 18 illustrates how the logic circuitry package 1000 may generate a digital output (e.g. , output count value and/or test result data) based on inputs including a sensor ID, parameters (e.g., system clock divider parameter, SAR clock divider parameter, dither parameter, clock replacement parameter), a reference clock (e.g., an I2C clock), and/or requests (e.g., to sample a clock signal, or to replace a clock signal) sent digitally by the print apparatus.
  • Logic circuitry package 1000 includes a logic circuit with a processor 1002
  • Logic circuitry package 1000 may also include any of the features of logic circuitry packages 400a-400d or processing circuitry 424, 600, and/or 640 as previously described.
  • the logic circuitry package 1000 may include at least one sensor 1010, or multiple sensors of different types.
  • the logic circuit may be configured to consult a respective sensor 1010, in combination with the
  • the at least one sensor 1010 may include a sensor to detect an effect of a pneumatic actuation of the print apparatus upon the replaceable print component, and/or a sensor to detect an approximate temperature, and/or other sensors.
  • the logic circuitry package 1000 may include a plurality of sensors of different types, for example, at least two sensors of different types, wherein the logic circuit may be configured to select and consult one of the sensors based on the sensor ID, and output a digital value based on a signal of the selected sensor.
  • the output count values and test result data may be generated using the LUT(s) and or list(s) 1006 and/or algorithm(s) 1008 whereby the parameters may be used as input.
  • a signal of at least one sensor 1010 may be consulted as input for the LUT.
  • the output count values may be digitally generated, rather than obtained from analog sensor measurements or tasks.
  • logic circuitry package 1000 may implement the methods 740 and 800 of Figures 13A-13D and 14A-14D without sampling an internal clock signal of the logic circuitry package.
  • analog sensor measurements may be used to thereafter digitally generate the output count value, not necessarily directly converted, but rather, using a LUT, list or algorithm, whereby the sensor signal is used to choose a portion or function of the LUT, list or algorithm.
  • the example logic circuitry package 1000 may be used as an alternative to the complex thin film sensor arrays addressed elsewhere in this disclosure.
  • the example logic circuitry package 1000 may be configured to generate outputs that are validated by the same print apparatus logic circuit designed to be compatible with the complex sensor array packages.
  • the alternative package 1000 may be cheaper or simpler to manufacture, or simply be used as an alternative to the earlier mentioned packages, for example to facilitate printing and validation by the print apparatus.
  • Logic circuitry package 1000 may be configured to output a digital value indicating a count in response to a request and a reference clock signal, wherein the digital value varies based on variations of the reference clock signal.
  • the reference clock signal may be an I2C reference clock signal.
  • logic circuitry package 1000 may include a clock generator to derive the count based on the received reference clock signal.
  • logic circuitry package 1000 may include a reference clock monitor 1012, which may include, for example, a second timer or clock.
  • the reference clock monitor 1012 may be adapted to monitor the frequency of the input reference clock (e.g., I2C) signal, sufficient to detect a change in the frequency of the reference clock signal.
  • I2C input reference clock
  • Logic circuitry package 1000 may be configured to determine the output count for validly responding to a request and varying reference clock signal using reference clock monitor 1012.
  • the reference clock monitor 1012 may be configured to detect a variation with respect to a standard I2C clock frequency.
  • logic circuitry package 1000 may be configured to output a valid clock count based on the determined (change in) I2C reference clock signal and request using the LUT, list and/or algorithm.
  • logic circuitry package 1000 may be configured to set an output count based on the request and write to a dither memory field (e.g., dither register) using the LUT, list and/or algorithm.
  • a dither memory field e.g., dither register
  • Logic circuitry package 1000 may be configured to output a digital value indicating test result data in response to a request and an external clock signal.
  • the external clock signal may be an I2C clock signal.
  • the request may be to replace an internal clock signal from an internal clock generator of the logic circuitry package 1000 with the external test clock signal.
  • the logic circuitry package 1000 may replace the internal clock signal with the external clock signal in the logic circuitry package, and output test result data (e.g., data stored in registers of the logic circuitry package 1000 that is produced as a result of the external clock signal).
  • the logic circuitry packages described herein mainly include hardwired routings, connections, and interfaces between different components.
  • the logic circuitry packages may also include at least one wireless connection, wireless communication path, or wireless interface, for internal and/or external signaling, whereby a wirelessly connected element may be considered as included in the logic circuitry package and/or replaceable component.
  • certain sensors may be wireless connected to communicate wirelessly to the logic circuit/sensor circuit.
  • sensors such as pressure sensors and/or print material level sensors may communicate wirelessly with other portions of the logic circuit.
  • the external interface of the logic circuitry package, to communicate with the print apparatus logic circuit may include a wireless interface.
  • a power source such as a battery or a power harvesting source that may harvest power from data or clock signals.
  • Certain example circuits of this disclosure relate to outputs that vary in a certain way in response to certain commands, events and/or states. It is also explained that, unless calibrated in advance, responses to these same events and/or states may be“clipped”, for example so that they cannot be characterized or are not relatable to these commands, events and/or states.
  • Certain alternative (at least partly)“virtual” embodiments discussed in this disclosure may operate with LUTs or algorithms, which may similarly generate, before calibration or installation, clipped values, and after calibration or installation, characterizable values whereby such alternative embodiment, should also be considered as already configured or adapted to provide for the characterizable output, even before calibration/installation.
  • the logic circuitry package outputs count values in response to read requests. In many examples, the output of count values is discussed. In certain examples, each separate count value is output in response to each read request. In another example, a logic circuit is configured to output a series or plurality of count values in response to a single read request. In other examples, output may be generated without a read request.
  • Each of the logic circuitry packages 400a-400d, 1000 described herein may have any feature of any other logic circuitry packages 400a-400d,
  • Any logic circuitry packages 400a-400d, 1000 or the processing circuitry 424, 600, 640 may be configured to carry out at least one method block of the methods described herein. Any first logic circuit may have any attribute of any second logic circuit, and vice versa.
  • Examples in the present disclosure can be provided as methods, systems or machine readable instructions, such as any combination of software, hardware, firmware or the like.
  • Such machine readable instructions may be included on a machine readable storage medium (including but not limited to disc storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having machine readable program codes therein or thereon.
  • the machine readable instructions may, for example, be executed by a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, an embedded processor or processors of other programmable data processing devices to realize the functions described in the description and diagrams.
  • a processor or processing circuitry may execute the machine readable instructions
  • processors may be implemented by a processor executing machine readable instructions stored in a memory, or a processor operating in accordance with instructions embedded in logic circuitry.
  • the term ‘processor’ is to be interpreted broadly to include a CPU, processing unit, ASIC, logic unit, or programmable gate array etc.
  • the methods and functional modules may all be performed by a single processor or divided amongst several processors.
  • Such machine readable instructions may also be stored in a machine readable storage (e.g., a tangible machine readable medium) that can guide the computer or other programmable data processing devices to operate in a specific mode.
  • a machine readable storage e.g., a tangible machine readable medium
  • Such machine readable instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing devices, so that the computer or other programmable data processing devices perform a series of operations to produce computer-implemented processing, thus the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable devices realize functions specified by block(s) in the flow charts and/or in the block diagrams.
  • teachings herein may be implemented in the form of a computer software product, the computer software product being stored in a storage medium and comprising a plurality of instructions for making a computer device implement the methods recited in the examples of the present disclosure.

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Selon l'invention, un boîtier de circuiterie logique pour un composant d'appareil d'impression remplaçable comprend une interface pour communiquer avec un circuit logique d'appareil d'impression et au moins un circuit logique. Le ou les circuits logiques sont configurés pour recevoir, par l'intermédiaire de l'interface, une demande de remplacement d'un signal d'horloge interne provenant d'un générateur d'horloge interne du boîtier de circuiterie logique par un signal d'horloge de test externe. Le ou les circuits logiques sont configurés pour recevoir, par l'intermédiaire de l'interface, le signal d'horloge de test externe. Le ou les circuits logiques sont configurés pour remplacer le signal d'horloge interne par le signal d'horloge de test externe dans le boîtier de circuiterie logique.
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