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Xitron PCA Interface for HP
Supporting HP's FI-1000 "Bar-in-Box page-wide printhead technology
Xitron PCA
Xitron's hardware interface for the HP® FI-1000 “Bar in a Box” Printhead is Compatible with Navigator DFE
The Xitron PCA (HP’s terminology ‘Printed Circuit Assembly’) is pin-compatible with the hardware reference design from HP®. At a base level it controls reset, power on, ink door state, and a special 1-watt power required by the power supply. It also passes TOF (Top of Form) signals and encoder pulses through to the HP® Main PCA. The reference design had two options each for TOF and encoder. The Xitron PCA supports the 3-pin TOF connector (J2 on the HP® PCA) and the 6-pin encoder connector (J7).
Highlights
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PCA hardware interface card
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Engine controls
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Engine maintenance control
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Paper path controls
Key Features
A microcontroller running on the board has embedded firmware that, through external hardware control lines, supports additional functionality:
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Three belt speed levels
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Reading actual belt speed (from the encoder)
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Reading the count of TOFs
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Reading the HP GPO-20 signal, which is the number of pages ready on the printhead
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Belt enable/disable
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Feeder enable/disable
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TOF enable/disable (to the HP Main PCA)
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Vacuum enable/disable
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Fan enable/disable
Additional Features
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Pre- and post-page spit bars are configurable
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HP's single-page (static) mode supported
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Ink tanks can be encrypted specifically for an OEM
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Micro USB and RS-232 serial ports
Most HP parameters, maintenance, and setup functions are supported. See the screenshots below:
Base Configuration
Advanced
Parameters are enabled at the start of each print cycle and are disabled when printing is complete or paused.