Xilinx at Work in Printers

1. Xilinx at Work in Printers

2. Agenda • Market overview • Printer market dynamics • Xilinx at work in printers • Putting it together • Summary

3. US Printer Market Overview 1998 US Printer Market by Technology

4. Ink Jet Printer Market 1997 - 1998 Inkjet Printer Market Share

5. Laser Printer Market Overview 1997-1998 Laser Printer Market Share

6. Printer Market Dynamics • Extremely competitive market • Total printer cost especially for Inkjet & Laser printers • Printing cost per page • Feature driven • Print quality - resolution • Support for various printing media - plain paper, photographic paper, glossy paper, overhead film, transfers etc. • Scalable fonts • Speed • Proprietary technology abounds • Resolution enhancement • Emerging & residual standards co-exist • Centronics interface • USB, Firewire

7. Flash EPROM code/font Raster Image Processor Resolution Enhancement Print Engine Engine Interface Processor System Control & I/O Interface SDRAM Personal Computer Typical State of the Art Printer Clock Distribution Xilinx Solutions

8. Features Benefits Fully programmable I/O Power Down feature Boundary Scan DLL (Digital Delay Lock Loop) Distributed and block RAM Advanced process technology Provides interface to many I/O standards enabling easy interface between ASSPs and/or the processor Reduces power consumption to allow conformance to Energy Star rating Provides low cost and efficient manufacturing Provides easy clock deskew among multiple devices Easy to implement high speed memory buffer between ASSPs and/or the processor Provides low cost with high performance for high volume applications Spartan Features and Benefits

9. Print Engine Engine Interface System Control & I/O Interface Xilinx Solutions Personal Computer Xilinx Solution for Low End Printers Clock Distribution Workload performed by PC Performance bottlenecked by S/W features

10. XC95144XL Register A[6 .. 0] Switch Debounce ACT1284 Switches Register D[15 .. 8] LED Drivers LEDs ACT1284 CONNECTOR D[7 .. 0] Register RDn WREn WROn Timing State Machine RESETn ACT1284 CTL8 .. 0] DMAREQn Register IRQ0 IRQ1 IRQ2 Low End Printer Interface

11. Flash EPROM code/font Print Engine Engine Interface Processor System Control & I/O Interface SDRAM Personal Computer Adding PDL Xilinx Solutions Clock Distribution PC bottleneck relieved by processor PostScript or PCL today’s standards

12. Flash EPROM code/font Coldfire MCF5307 Print Engine Conexant PIF-LM1 System Control & I/O Interface SDRAM Personal Computer PLD Value Proposition Programmable Logic glues processor, bus, memory and PIF-LM1 together Clock Distribution Xilinx Solutions ASSPs

13. Raster Image Processor Resolution Enhancement Adding RIP and RET Flash EPROM code/font Conexant PIF-LM1 Print Engine Coldfire MCF5307 System Control & I/O Interface Clock Distribution SDRAM Xilinx Solutions ASSPs Programmable glue logic expands to allow additional features Personal Computer

14. Conexant PIF-LM1 ASSP CSn A[6:0] Stepper Motor Interface 0 SMC0[5:0] Host Interface D[15:0] RDn WRn Stepper Motor Interface 1 SMC1[5:0] RESETn DMAREQ DC Motor Interface DCM[1:0] Interrupt Control IRQ[2:0] CHX Encoder Interface CHY System Timing XIN PDPOL PDCM[15:0] XOUT Printhead Interface HSC,HSM PA[12:0] DMAACK Generic Algorithm Processor Bit Rotation Block DMAACK GPIO GPIO[8:0]

15. Interface Conexant PIF-LM1 Interface GPIO Xilinx Solution with PIF-LM1 Printhead mono/color Xilinx Solutions ASSPs Printhead Driver Paper Feed Motor Stepper Motor Driver Host Interface DC/Stepper Motor Driver Printhead Carrier Motor Optional Printhead Position Optical Encoder

16. Vertical Print Motor Scan Motor Scanner Module Stepper Motor Driver Analog Scanner Interface Conexant PIF-LM1 Conexant MFC1000 Xilinx MFP Solution Print Engine Operator Panel Module Serial Peripheral Interface Miscellaneous I/O Memory Interface SRAM/Flash Memory FAX Modem Xilinx Solutions ASSPs ROM/Flash Memory DRAM

17. Putting it Together • Xilinx Programmable Logic ties it altogether • Interfacing the internal printer bus to the various DRAMs, EPROMs, switches, panel indicators, etc. • Delivering the clocks and control strobes to the various functional blocks • Still keeping the Energy Star rating intact, with low power, low voltage interface functions • Keeping the price down and the features up

18. Driving Down The Cost of FPGAs Spartan-III 250K Spartan-II 100K System Gates Spartan-XL 40K $10 30K 1998 1999 2000 2001

19. Xilinx Printer Support • Xilinx At Work web site • Market Overview • Application Notes • Using Xilinx Programmable Logic with High Speed Printers • White Papers • Xilinx at Work in Printers • The Spartan-II Family - The Complete Package • Glossary • FPGA Strategic Applications Group • Applications group dedicated to providing system level expertise

20. Summary • Xilinx CoolRunner, XC9500XL and Spartan FPGAs deliver cost effective solutions for a broad spectrum of Printer Solutions including • Ink jet printers • Laser printers • MFPs • Classic one-stop shopping with Xilinx Programmable Solutions