Date: 27/01/2009

Smaller, lower-cost thermal printer interface board

Fujitsu Components America has launched a "mini" interface board series for its 24-volt, FTP-609 series of 2, 3 and 4-inch thermal printer mechanisms. The new boards are 40% smaller and cost 20% less than the existing FTP-629DSL100 interface board series. When integrated with a Fujitsu print mechanism, they provide designers with a better printing solution for POS, kiosk, ticketing, labeling, banking, instrumentation and medical equipment applications.

Some of the key features are listed below:

1. Designed to address advanced printing functionality and increased data communication speeds
2. The FTP-629DSL300 series supports USB 2.0
3. Supports high-speed Serial RS-232C (up to 460kbps) connectivity,
4. Supports 200mm/sec. maximum print speeds.
5. To enable more compact end designs, the board footprint measures 70mm (L) x 50mm (W) x 22mm (H).
6. A paper near-end sensor and jam sensor provides monitoring to reduce downtime.
7. The FTP-629DSL300 board series is supported with the latest Windows software drivers including WindowsCE 5.0,/2000/XP/Vista as well as Linux.
8. It features on-board Flash/SRAM memory
9. Supports over 60 different programmable commands including multi-language fonts, image rotation, reverse printing and print speed.
10. It also enables 2-D barcoding, graphics printing, and OCR extended numeric character capability.

Availability: The new interface board is available for immediate purchase
Delivery: In stock to 16 weeks ARO

RoHS-compliant: Yes

Pricing: $91.00 each in 1000-piece quantities