Liquid Discharging Apparatus And Driving Circuit
First Claim
1. A liquid discharging apparatus comprising:
- a head unit;
a carriage on which the head unit is mounted and which moves while facing a medium; and
a driving circuit that controls drive of the head unit, whereinthe head unit includesa liquid discharging head that includes a driving element, and discharges a liquid with respect to the medium by driving the driving element,a first circuit that controls drive of the driving element based on a first signal including a first data signal and a second data signal, anda first conversion circuit that is electrically coupled to the first circuit, converts a first optical signal into the first data signal, and converts a second optical signal into the second data signal,the driving circuit includesa second circuit that outputs a second signal including a third data signal and a fourth data signal,a second conversion circuit that is electrically coupled to the second circuit, converts the third data signal into the first optical signal, and converts the fourth data signal into the second optical signal,a first cable, anda second cable,the first cable propagates the first optical signal during a first period, andthe second cable propagates the second optical signal during a second period which is different from the first period.
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Abstract
In a liquid discharging apparatus, a head unit includes a driving element, a first circuit that controls drive of the driving element based on a first signal including a first data signal and a second data signal, and a first conversion circuit that converts a first optical signal into the first data signal, and converts a second optical signal into the second data signal, a driving circuit includes a second circuit that outputs a second signal including a third data signal and a fourth data signal, a second conversion circuit that converts the third data signal into the first optical signal, and converts the fourth data signal into the second optical signal, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable propagates the first optical signal during a first period, and the second cable propagates the second optical signal during a second period.
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9 Claims
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1. A liquid discharging apparatus comprising:
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a head unit; a carriage on which the head unit is mounted and which moves while facing a medium; and a driving circuit that controls drive of the head unit, wherein the head unit includes a liquid discharging head that includes a driving element, and discharges a liquid with respect to the medium by driving the driving element, a first circuit that controls drive of the driving element based on a first signal including a first data signal and a second data signal, and a first conversion circuit that is electrically coupled to the first circuit, converts a first optical signal into the first data signal, and converts a second optical signal into the second data signal, the driving circuit includes a second circuit that outputs a second signal including a third data signal and a fourth data signal, a second conversion circuit that is electrically coupled to the second circuit, converts the third data signal into the first optical signal, and converts the fourth data signal into the second optical signal, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable propagates the first optical signal during a first period, and the second cable propagates the second optical signal during a second period which is different from the first period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A driving circuit for driving a head unit including a liquid discharging head that includes a driving element, and that discharges a liquid with respect to a medium by driving the driving element, a first circuit that controls drive of the driving element based on a first signal including a first data signal and a second data signal, and a first conversion circuit that is electrically coupled to the first circuit, converts a first optical signal into the first data signal, and converts a second optical signal into the second data signal, the head unit being mounted on a carriage that moves while facing the medium, the driving circuit comprising:
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a second circuit that outputs a second signal including a third data signal and a fourth data signal; a second conversion circuit that is electrically coupled to the second circuit, converts the third data signal into the first optical signal, and converts the fourth data signal into the second optical signal; a first cable; and a second cable, wherein the first cable propagates the first optical signal during a first period, and the second cable propagates the second optical signal during a second period which is different from the first period.
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