EPSON Stylus CX3500/CX3600/CX3650/CX4500/CX4600 Revision A
OPERATING PRINCIPLES Electrical Circuit Operating Principles 72
2.4.2 C571/577 Main Board
The logic circuit of the C571/577 Main Board is composed of the follows;
T Logic line (CPU-ASIC 2 in 1, SDRAM, P-ROM and so on)
T Motor control/drive circuit (CR Motor, PF Motor, Scanner Motor)
T Head control/drive circuit
T USB Interface control circuit
T Sensor circuit
T Combination circuit (RTC circuit, Reset circuit, EEPROM circuit)
The printer mechanism is controlled by the above circuits. Following explains the
major characteristics of this Main Board.
V Lithium battery is not mounted
Unlike the previous printer (Stylus COLOR 680), the Lithium battery is not
mounted on the Main Board.
V Adoption of 3.3V/1.5V drive logic circuit components
The 5V formed by the Combination Motor Driver (IC9) of C579 Main Board is
stepped down to 3.3V by the Regulator (IC10), and it is then used as drive voltage
for many elements. In addition, when SPC shifts to low power mode, the 3.3V that
was stepped down by the Regulator (IC10) is stepped down to 1.5V by the
Combination Motor Driver (IC9) and elements that had been driven by 3.3V are
driven by 1.5V for suppression of power consumption.
2.4.2.1 Main Elements
Table 2-9 (p.72) shows the function of the each main elements on C571/577 Main
Board.
Table 2-8. 3.3V/1.5V & 5V Drive Components
5VDC 3.3/1.5VDC
• Flash ROM (IC5)
• SDRAM (IC6)
•RTC (IC7)
• CPU-ASIC (IC8)
• Motor driver (IC9)
• Common driver (IC11)
Table 2-9. Main Elements
IC Location Function
Flash ROM IC5
16Mbit
• Firmware storage
SDRAM IC6 Bus= 16 bit, 64Mbit DRAM
RTC IC7
• EEPROM
Default settings, backup for all parameters
• Reset function
• Timer function
CPU-ASIC IC8
CPU mounted on the MAIN board is driven by clock
frequency 48 MHz, 96MHz and controls the printer and
scanner.
Motor Driver IC9
• CR/PF/Scanner motor drive IC
• Dropping 42V line to 5V
• Dropping 3.3V line to 1.5V
Regulator IC10 Dropping 5V line to 3.3V
Common Driver IC11
Head drive control HIC
• Generates head common voltage.
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