Drivers forprintheads

 

Meteor inkjet electronics drive the full range of industrial printheads from Dimatix Spectra. Supporting binary and VersaDrop or greyscale heads Meteor offers a powerful API for simple integration which ever printhead you select. Print control is managed by either PCC-6 or PCC-8 for a range of integration options and specific printhead functions driven from either HDC-S or HDC-Q

Our Head Driver Card Version Q (HDC-Q) electronics drive the Q-Class range of VersaDrop printheads

  • Sapphire
  • Emerald
  • Polaris

The S-Class or binary printheads are driven by an HDC-S

  • Galaxy
  • Nova
  • S-Class
  • Skywalker

The HDC-Q and HDC-S, with your choice of PCC, are complete driver solutions for Dimatix heads providing data and pulse firing so no additional electronics or firing drivers are required.

Scalable architecture enables construction of large printhead arrays. Ensuring print is co-ordinated across the whole print array, Meteor transparently manages data flow with sub-pixel timing for simple, straight forward and reliable integration, even with wide-webs and high print speeds.

Optimised jetting performance is achieved by modifying the firing pulse waveform. All the parameters, including pulse amplitude and width, are software specified and can be adjusted independently for each piezo, in each printhead. Multi-pulse waveforms can be selected enabling larger drop volumes, jet-straightening pulses and greyscale printing for Q-Class heads.

Enabled with several print modes Meteor drive electronics support

  • seamless print.
  • have no minimum or maximum print lengths.
  • fully flexible saber angles.
  • dedicated variable , pre-load and reprint data paths.
  • fully variable data

Integration is further simplified as each HDC provides 4 user configurable input and output connections. Configured through the API these ports are free for OEMs use to control external peripherals such as UV lamps, temperature or remote reservoir level sensors. It is your choice.

Greatly simplifying application and rip layer programming Meteor software interface or API completes our electronic drivers for Dimatix printheads allowing OEMs to use their core IP and implement product differentiation features above the driver electronics.

The ability to differentiate products in their target market and rapid development of next generation solutions is assured for OEMs by incorporating Meteor driver electronics. All product differentiation, and Meteor features, can be maintained across a range of inkjet printers which may perhaps use S Class in an entry level machine and VersaDrop Q Class heads for a high end product.

Full Dimatix Evaluation Systems are available to help OEM, integrators and production line manufacturers evaluate and develop application solutions.

Contact Meteor Sales for more information about driving Dimatix printheads and our Developer Systems.