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H/P Printer board - 5volts or 6volts? Which

LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
edited 2006-04-18 06:24 in General Discussion
I am very confused
Below is referring to the 96 dpi Serial Inkjet Printer Development Kit PDF. v1.1 updated 11/2005.

The schematics on pages 33 and 34 leave me with more questions than answers as the board is optionally powered by USB @ 5 volts·or a BOE @ 6 volts [noparse][[/noparse]see Sec 3.2, item #2 page 8].

I read the documentation and it says clearly that +6volts is expected to supply the board in the Sec 2.3 Technical Specifications on page 5.· But the diagram above it has a 5 volt power supply noted.

I read Page 4, Sec. 2.1 for Features and it says a Step-up 6 to 24 VDC power supply.

I look at the images of the physical·board and it shows +5volts as the input.

I can only guess that the range from +5 to +6 is okay BUT +5 IS SAFEST·and that the document should have given the range with the +6 maximum.· But I am not sure.

I have tried to list ALL of the references to voltages above so that you might resolve inconsistent language.

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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)

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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-04-18 06:24
    Answered my own question. It appears that the extreme voltage range is from about 4.6volts to 7volts [noparse][[/noparse]regulated or battery] as limited by the SX-28 with the brown out FUSE set a factory default.

    And, the USB power appears to only support the USB interface.

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    "When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)

    ······································································ Warm regards,····· G. Herzog [noparse][[/noparse]·黃鶴 ]·in Taiwan

    Post Edited (Kramer) : 4/18/2006 7:52:53 AM GMT
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