Epson FX 1170 - B/W Dot-matrix Printer - Control Circuit Operation; Control Circuit Operation Overview

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2.3 Control Circuit Operation
The control circuit consists of two circuit boards: the C094 MAIN (the main control circuit board) and the C094
PNL (the control panel circuit board). This section describes the operation of these boards.
2.3.1 Control Circuit Operation Overview
The CPU on the C094 MAIN is the 8-bit TM P90C041F microprocessor (9.83 MHz). It oversees control of all the
components of the printer. The E05A66YA gate array contains various memory management functions that
control the memory assignment and
1/0 areas. The output signals from each detector are sent to the analog
input poti of the CPU. The signals from the control panel are sent to the gate array, which in turn sends LED
signals to the control panel. The two motors (CR and PF) are controlled by signals sent from the stepping
motor control port of the CPU. Figure 2-23 shows the control circuits in block diagram form.
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Figure 2-23. Control Circuit Block Diagram
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