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1. FUNDAMENTALS ABOUT THE SYSTEM
1.1 Features of the TTP/TDP-243 Series
1. TTP-243 bar code printer prints bar codes, characters, logos, on various types of labels and
tickets by direct thermal or thermal transfer printing.
2 TTP-243 adopts a “BASIC-like” high level programming language to help users programme
the desired label forms with ease.
3. TTP-243 bar code printer can be connected to a personal computer or an optional LCD
keyboard to execute the programs downloaded in the printer’s memory. The printer is
equipped with the following standard devices: black mark sensor, peel off module and real
time clock
4. TTP-243 bar code printer provides a selection of optional features, including cutter module,
memory module, portable LCD keyboard, etc.
5. The user friendly “Label Today!” package is bundled with TTP-243.
1.2 Model Naming Syntax
T T P – 2 4 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(1) Print method:
TTP – Thermal Transfer Printing
TDP – Thermal Direct Printing
(2) Resolution of print head (DPI)
(3) Maximum print width (Inch)
(4) Maximum print speed (Inch/Sec)
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1.3 Overview
1.3.1 Front View
Operation Panel
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Top Cover
Cover Release Button
Fig. 1.1 Front View of TTP-243
Note: The one difference between TTP model and TDP model is the ribbon
mechanism.
Front Panel
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1.3.2 Rear View
Power
Switch
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DC Power Jack
Label
Entrance
(External
Mount Use)
Centronics Interface
Fig. 1.2 Rear view of TTP-243
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1.4 Basic Specifications
Thermal transfer and direct thermal printing
High dot density printing (203 dots/inch)
Selectable print speeds at 1.5”, 2.0” or 3.0” per second
Supports parallel and serial interface
Maximum media width up to 4.4” (114 mm)
Adjustable label edge guide
International character sets
Print area is 4.09”W x 90”L (without any file downloaded in the printer memory)
User selectable bar code ratios and heights
Prints on labels or tickets
Equipped with black mark sensor
Equipped with Real Time Clock
Comes with self-peeling function
Buzzer provided to warn of possible errors
Label stock and thermal transfer ribbon are easy to install
Serial port: RS-232C (DB-9) at 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200 baud rate
─Word Length: 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2 stop bits, selectable parity
─Handshaking: XON/XOFF and DSR/DTR
Parallel port: Standard parallel interface
Input Buffer: 60KB
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RS-232 Interface Pin Configuration:
Host Function 9 Pin 25 Pin 9 Pin Printer Function
RxD
TxD
DTR 4 20 4 DSR
GND 5 7 5 GND
DSR 6 6 6 RDY
RTS 7 4 7 N/C
CTS 8 5 8 RDY
9 +5V
2
3 2
3
2 TxD
1
3
+5V
RxD
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1.5 Effective Print Area
Label/Ticket Length
Effective Print Length 10mm~2284mm
Label/Ticket Width 25mm~103mm
Effective Print Width 23mm~101mm
No Print Area 1mm
12mm~2286mm
1.6 Available Bar Codes
Code 39
Code 93
Code 128 UCC
Code 128, Subsets A, B, and C
Codabar
Interleaved 2 of 5
EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-128
UPC-A, UPC-E
EAN and UPC with 2 or 5 digits add-on
UPC Shipping container code
Postnet
Maxicode
PDF-417
DataMatrix
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1.7 Various Sensors
(1) Feed Gap Sensor
The feed gap sensor detects a label gap to locate the starting print position of the next
label. The sensor is mounted 4 mm off the center line of the main mechanism.
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In case of Label
(2) Black Mark Sensor
The black mark sensor locates the position of label by emitting infrared rays onto the
black mark at the back of the ticket. The sensor is mounted 5.75 mm off the center line of
the ticket roll width on the mechanism.
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In case of Ticket
The default sensor position is (1) as shown on the figure below. To change to the (2)
position, the customer should notify the manufacturer in advance. There can be only
one position for the sensor. Once the sensor position is agreed upon, it can not be
changed afterwards.
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(3) Ribbon End Sensor
The sensor detects the end portion of the ribbon. The ribbon end must be transparent.
(4) Label End Sensor
The sensor detects the end portion of the label.
(5) Peel off Sensor
The sensor detects the backing paper of a label.
(6) Ribbon encoder
The encoder is used to detect if the ribbon is broken.
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2. SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 Types of Paper
Two types of media are available for TTP-243: label and ticket.
In TTP-243, there are two types of sensors for paper: gap sensor and black mark
sensor.
Label and ticket can be further classified into direct thermal type or thermal transfer
type.
2.2 Specifications
Items Label
Paper Width
Length (Pitch)
Paper
Thickness
Paper Weight Max 240 g/m2
Max. Roll
Diameter
(1” core)
Roll Up Method Print surface wound outside as standard
Paper Core ID.
Note: (1). The width and thickness quoted above are said of the label plus its backing
paper.
(2). Likewise, the approval of label entails that of its backing paper.
(3). In the peel off mode, the minimum pitch is 35mm.
(4). In the cutter mode, it is required the paper be wound outside. Otherwise,
paper jam tends to result.
(5). In the cutter mode, the paper thickness is 0.2 mm at maximum, and the paper
weight is 100 g/m
(6). Paper shape is as shown on next page.
(7) Tag is 0.2mm in thickness, and is less than 100g/m
Max.114mm
Min. 25mm
12∼2286mm
0.20 mm
Inner roll diameter. Max 4.3” (110mm)
External roll diameter. Max 8.4”
(214mm)
φ25.7±0.3mm
2
at maximum.
2
in weight.
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2.3 Ribbon Sizes and Shapes
Item Specifications
Ribbon shape Spool type
Ribbon width
Ribbon winding width
Leading tape
End tape
Max. ribbon OD.
Winding method Ink surface to be wound outside
Max. 110mm
Min. 40mm
Max. 110mm
Min. 40mm
Polyester film, 335±5mm long
Polyester film (transparent), 250±5mm long
φ67mm
Note: The maximum length of ribbon depends on its thickness and core outside diameter.
The formula below defines the correlation between ribbon roll length and ribbon core
diameter.
22
π
)d(D
= L
L = Ribbon length
D = Max. roll diameter
d = Ribbon core outside diameter
t = Ribbon thickness
×−
t4
where
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3. ELECTRONICS
3.1 Circuit Description
R8
3.3KR91.8K
GAP_EMITTER
74LS05
R10
910
PH_DETECT SENSOR
POWER LED
ONLINE LED
ERROR LED
PAUSE BUTTON
FEED BUTTON
RIBBON SENSOR
PEEL SENSOR
B.L. SENSOR
GAP SENSOR
DECODER SENSOR
CUTTER SENSOR
The above is the MCU circuit diagram.
The main board of TTP-243 includes five system blocks:
A. Memory System (decoder & memory block)
B. Motor System (stepping motor, DC motor and cutter block)
C. Print head System
D. Communication System (serial & parallel port block)
E. Power System
The figure below shows the PCB system area.
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Real Time Clock
Communication Port
Memory
Decoder System
Print Head
Cutter System
Memory System
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External Memory
Connector
Power System
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3.2 MCU Pin Description
Pin Name Input/Output Function
Vcc, Vss Power supply
CNVss CNVss input Input This pin controls the processor mode.
/RESET Reset input Input To enter the reset state, this pin must be
XIN Clock input Input
X
Clock output Output
OUT
/E Enable output Output Data/instruction read and data write are
BYTE Bus width
Input In memory expansion mode or
selection input
/HOLD /HOLD input
Input This is an input pin for the /HOLD
pin
/RDY /RDY input pin
ψ1 Clock ψ1
Input
Output
output
ST0, ST1 Status signal
Output The bus use status output is generated
output pin
Supply 5V±10% to Vcc and 0V to Vss.
Connect to Vss for single-chip mode,
and to Vcc for external ROM types.
kept at “L” condition, and maintained for
the required time.
These are I/O pins of internal clock
generating circuit. Connect a ceramic or
quartz crystal resonator between X
X
. When an external clock is used,
OUT
IN
and
the clock source should be connected to
the X
pin, and the X
IN
pin and should
OUT
be left open.
performed when output from this pin is
“L”.
microprocessor mode, this pin
determines whether the external data
bus is 8-bit width or 16-bit width. The
width is 16 bits for “L” signal input and 8
bits for “H” signal input.
request signal.
This is an input pin for the /RDY signal.
This is theψ1 output pin which is
divided the clock X
pin by 2.
IN
in 2-bit code
AVcc, AVss Analog supply
input
V
Reference
REF
voltage input
A0/MA0~
A7/MA7
Address
low-order/DRA
M address
Power supply for the A-D converter.
Connect AV
and AVSS to VSS
CC
externally.
Input This is reference voltage input pin for
the A-D converter.
Output This is an output pin for the 8 low-order
bits of addresses. When the DRAM is to
be accessed, the row and column
addresses are generated by means of
time division multiplexing.
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A8/D8~
A15/D15
Address
medium-order/
data high-order
A16/D0~
A23/D7
Address high-
order/data
low-order
R/W, /BHE
ALE, /BHE
P40~P4
P50~P5
P60~P6
P70~P7
P80~P8
P90~P9
Memory Control
signal output
I/O port P4 I/O
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I/O port P5 I/O
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I/O port P6 I/O
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I/O port P7 I/O
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I/O port P8 I/O
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I/O port P9 I/O
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P100~P107 I/O port P10 I/O
I/O When the BYTE pin is set to “L” in memory
expansion mode or microprocessor mode and
external data bus is 16-bit width, high-order
data (D15~D8) is input or output when /E
output is “L” and an address (A15~A8) is
output when /E output is “H”.
If the BYTE pin is “H” that is an external data
bus is 8-bit width, only address (A15~A8) is
output.
I/O
In memory expansion mode or microprocessor
mode low-order data (D7~D0) is input or output
when /E output is “L” and an address (A23~A16) is
output when /E output is “H”.
Output These are R/W, /BHE, ALE, and /BLE output
pins.
This port is provided 5-bit I/O. As it has an I/O
register, it is possible to perform programming to
determine whether each bit serves as an input pin
or an output pin.
This port is used for 8-bit I/O. It has basically the
same function as port P4. In addition, it provides
the timer A2, timer A3, timer A4 I/O pins and
TimeB0 and TimeB1 input pins.
This port is used for 8-bit I/O. It has basically the
same function as port P4. In addition, pins P60
through P63 and pins P64 through P67 are
capable of functioning as a 4-bit real-time output,
respectively.
This port is used for 8-bit I/O. It has basically the
same function as port P4. In addition, it provides
the input pins for analog inputs AN0 through AN7.
Pin P77 is also used for A-D conversion start
trigger input.
This port is used for 8-bit I/O. It has basically the
same function as port P4. In addition, it provides
RxD, TxD, CLK, /CTS//RTS terminals for UART 0
and UART 1.
This is an 8-bit I/O port. It has basically the same
function as port P4. In addition, it provides the
DMA request input pin and DMA acknowledge
signal output pin.
This is an 8-bit I/O port. It has basically the same
function as port P4. In addition, it provides the
/INT0, /INT1, /INT2 input pins, /TC I/O pins, and
/RAS, /CAS, MA8, MA9 output pin.
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3.3 Reset Circuit
VCC
U2
2
C2
0.1u
VCC
OUT
GND
3
1
/RESET
CONNECT WITH MCU RESET PIN
S-807
Fig. 3.3 Reset Circuit
This is the reset circuit .The 80746ALO IC outputs the system reset signal of “LOW”
when the driving voltage is lower than 4.6V (Typical).
This is the memory circuit. The U16&U17 type 512K Byte FLASH ROM and U15 type
2M Byte DRAM are used. The MCU R/W pin becomes “H” when reading Flash ROM or
DRAM, and “L” when writing.
P45~P47 are output pins from MCU, which control the Power-on, Feed and Error LEDs
respectively. The LED lights on when the signal is “low”, goes out when the signal is
“on”.
P72: the detect pin of push button.(normally at ‘high’ level)
P60: the detect pin of feed button. (normally at ‘high’ level)
P65: the detect pin of the peel-off sensor. (normally at ‘high’ level)
P62: the detect pin of the ribbon sensor. (normally at ‘high’ level)
P63: the detect pin of the black mark sensor. (normally at ‘high’ level)
P64: the detect pin of the gap sensor and print head micro sensor. (normally at ‘high’
level)
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