{"id":197,"date":"2021-03-07T23:26:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T23:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2022-01-25T08:57:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T08:57:46","slug":"inkjet-bubblejet-printers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/inkjet-bubblejet-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"Inkjet &#038; Bubblejet Printers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Inkjet Printers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Inkjet Printers<\/h3>\n<p>Inkjet printers work by using piezo electric charges to emit ink onto a piece of paper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TSGfitxlkzI\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Piezo Printheads - The Basics\" title=\"Play video &quot;Piezo Printheads - The Basics&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TSGfitxlkzI<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TSGfitxlkzI\" title=\"Piezo Printheads - The Basics\">Piezo Printheads &#8211; The Basics (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TSGfitxlkzI)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Bubblejet Printers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Bubblejet (Thermal Inkjet) Printers<\/h3>\n<p>Bubblejet printers use a heating element to vaporise ink, forcing it out and onto the paper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EdM2U0r7-5w\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"How HP Thermal Inkjet Printheads work\" title=\"Play video &quot;How HP Thermal Inkjet Printheads work&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EdM2U0r7-5w<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EdM2U0r7-5w\" title=\"How HP Thermal Inkjet Printheads work\">How HP Thermal Inkjet Printheads work (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EdM2U0r7-5w)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Inkjet Printing Process<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Printing Process<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The document to be printed is sent to the printer driver to format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The printer driver changes the data into a format the printer can process<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The printer controller checks the sensor to see if there is paper in the paper tray<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The printer driver checks the status of the printer to see if the printer is out of paper or if there is a jam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The data is sent to the printer and is stored in the printer buffer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A sheet of paper is fed into the printer from the printer tray<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the paper is advanced to the required position for the line to be printed, the print head moves across the page, ejecting the correct mix of colors in each position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the end of the line has been reached the paper moves onto the next line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the printer buffer is empty an interrupt request is send to the CPU requesting more data to be sent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cycle is repeated until the whole document is printed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/fzt5046eportfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46032\/2016\/04\/The-Inkjet-Printing-Process.pdf\">More information on the printing process<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Pros and Cons<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Pros and cons of inkjet\/bubblejet printers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The printers are cheap to buy<\/li>\n<li>The cartridges are relatively cheap to buy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Printing costs for high volume printing is very high, far higher than laserjet<\/li>\n<li>The ink is not waterproof, it can run if the paper gets wet<\/li>\n<li>The print heads are prone to blocking, especially if the printer is not used very often<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Resources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Nqb_tpK75LfHhq5x3ACKhTI0AHMb1Q5f7oeijcUQxvY\/edit?usp=sharing\">Printer process sorting activity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Past Paper Questions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pastpapers.papacambridge.com\/viewer\/caie\/cambridge-upper-secondary-igcse-computer-science-0478-2016-jun-0478-s16-qp-11-pdf\">0478\/11 Paper 1 Theory May\/June 2016\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Qn 4b-c<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pastpapers.papacambridge.com\/viewer\/caie\/cambridge-upper-secondary-igcse-computer-science-0478-2018-oct-nov-0478-w18-qp-12-pdf\">0478\/12 &#8211; Paper 1 Theory October\/November 2018 qn 5<\/a>b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inkjet Printers Inkjet printers work by using piezo electric charges to emit ink onto a piece of paper. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TSGfitxlkzIVideo can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Piezo Printheads &#8211; The Basics (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TSGfitxlkzI) Bubblejet (Thermal Inkjet) Printers Bubblejet printers use a heating element to vaporise ink, forcing it out and onto the paper. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EdM2U0r7-5wVideo can&#8217;t be&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/inkjet-bubblejet-printers\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Inkjet &#038; Bubblejet Printers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":84,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Inkjet &amp; 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