
KA2003-BE51A
Printheads
For Mobile, FET-POS, Debit Card, PDA, ECR
2.7V Print Voltage (B Series)
KA2003-BE51A
Not only hand-held printers, but card payment terminals (EFT-POS) and compact label printers require less than 8.5V of
supply voltage.
ROHM’s B Series of thermal printheads, de veloped using cutting -edge LSI technolog y, can operate on a single lithium
ion battery and contribute to end-product miniaturization.
zApplications
Mobile printers
EFT-POS printers
Hand-held printers
Debit printers
zFeatures
1) The B series brings reduced height of protective resin for IC and enla r ged paper pathway for thermal papers. Thanks
to ROHM’s latest LSI high in tegrated moun ting technology and i t’s ultra slim driver IC.
2) The B series accede the great world class low energy consumption characteristics of GP series.
zDimensions (Unit : mm)
80
72 (
Effective Print Width
Connector
Rev.A 1/4
)
Exposed
Conductor Side
Insert Direction

Printheads
zEquivalent circuit
zPin assignments
L-GND
P-GND
STB5
STB4
STB3
STB2
STB1
/AEO2
/AEO1
/LAT
CL
VDD
V
DO
TM
TM
CONNECTO
DOT #576
#513
~
#576
#449
#512
KA2003-BE51A
DOT#1
#129
#385
~
#321
~
#448
~
#384
#257
#320
#193
~
~
#256
LATCH REGISTER
SHIFT REGISTER
LATCH REGISTER
THE RMIS TOR
30kΩ B:3950K
#65
~
~
#1
#128
~
#64
#192
No.
10
11
Circuit
1V
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
H
V
H
V
H
DO
/LAT
CLK
DD
V
STB1
STB2
STB3
TM
TM12
P-GND13
14
P-GND
No.
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Circuit
P-GND
P-GND
P-GND
L-GND
/AEO1
/AEO2
STB4
STB5
N.C.
N.C.
DI
H
V
V
H
V
H
Rev.A 2/4

KA2003-BE51A
Printheads
zTiming chart
CLK
CLOCK)
DATA IN)
DI
DO (DATA OUT)
"High":BLACK
"LOW" :WHITE
"High":BLACK
"LOW" :WHITE
t setup DI
/LAT
(LATCH)
"High": HOLD
"LOW" : THROUGH
STB
(STROBE)
/AEO
(AREA ENABLE OUT)
DRIVER
OUT
*If delay time for Driver Out can not be secured enough, there is a possibility that VH would fluctuate
greatly. Please design the circuit so that VH does not exceed peak voltage (Vp).
zCharacteristics
Parameter
Effective printing width
Dot pitch
Total dot number
Average resistance value
Applied voltage
Applied power
Print cycle
Pulse width
Maximum number of dots energized simultaneously
Maximum clock frequency
Maximum roller diameter
Running life / pulse life
Operating temperature
Rev.A 3/4
tw CLK
t hold DI
td DO
t setup LAT
tw LAT
t hold LAT
t setup STB
t do
Symbol Typical Unit
−
−
−
Rave
H
V
P
O
SLT
ON
T
−
−
−
−
−
72
0.125
576
176
7.2
0.24
1.25
0.55
64
8
φ14
50/1×10
5 to 45
8
km/pulses
mm
mm
dots
Ω
V
W/dot
ms
ms
dots
MHz
mm
°C
Min.10µs∗
t do

Printheads
zElectrical characteristic curves
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
ENERGY (mJ/dot)
0.2
0.1
0
012345
SCANNING LINE TIME (
Fig.1 Adaptive speed chart
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
RESISTANCE : (kΩ)
40
20
0
−20 −10 10 30 50 700204060
Paper : KF50-HDA (OJI)
ms/line)
TEMPERATURE : (°C)
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
OPTICAL DENSITY
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30
ENERGY (
Fig.2 Representative density curve
SLT : 2.50ms/line
mJ/dot)
KA2003-BE51A
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
mJ/dot)
0.4
0.3
ENERGY (
0.2
0.1
0
012345
SCANNING LINE TIME (
Fig.3 Maximum energy curve
ms/line)
Fig.4 Thermistor curve
Rev.A 4/4

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