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Xilinx at Work in Printers

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Agenda

Market overview

Printer market dynamics

Xilinx at work in printers

Putting it together

Summary

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Ink Jet72%

Other1%

Laser/Page19%

Serial Dot Matrix

8%

Ink Jet72%

Other1%

Laser/Page19%

Serial Dot Matrix

8%

1998 US Printer Market by Technology

US Printer Market Overview

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Ink Jet Printer Market

HP51%

Canon22%

Epson16%

Lexmark7%

Apple3% Others

1%

HP51%

Canon22%

Epson16%

Lexmark7%

Apple3% Others

1%

1997 - 1998 Inkjet Printer Market Share

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Laser Printer Market Overview

HP70%

Others9%

Lexmark8%

Okidata4%

NEC6%

Brother3%

HP70%

Others9%

Lexmark8%

Okidata4%

NEC6%

Brother3%

1997-1998 Laser Printer Market Share

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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

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Typical State of the Art PrinterP

roce

ssor

FlashEPROMcode/font

SDRAM

EngineInterface

PrintEngine

System Control&

I/O Interface

RasterImage

Processor

ResolutionEnhancement

ClockDistribution

PersonalComputer

Xilinx Solutions

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Spartan Features and 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

Features Benefits

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Xilinx Solution for Low End Printers

Workload performed by PCWorkload performed by PCPerformance bottlenecked by S/W featuresPerformance bottlenecked by S/W features

EngineInterface

PrintEngine

System Control&

I/O Interface

ClockDistribution

PersonalComputer

Xilinx Solutions

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Low End Printer Interface

Reg

iste

r

A[6 .. 0]A[6 .. 0]

D[15 .. 8]D[15 .. 8]

D[7 .. 0]D[7 .. 0]

CTL8 .. 0]

TimingState

Machine

RDnRDnWREnWREnWROnWROnRESETnRESETnDMAREQnDMAREQnIRQ0IRQ0IRQ1IRQ1IRQ2IRQ2

CO

NN

EC

TO

R

AC

T12

84A

CT

1284

AC

T12

84

XC95144XL

Reg

iste

rR

egis

ter

Reg

iste

r

Switch Debounce

SwitchesSwitches

LED Drivers

LEDsLEDs

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Pro

cess

orFlash

EPROMcode/font

SDRAM

EngineInterface

PrintEngine

System Control&

I/O Interface

PersonalComputer

Xilinx Solutions

Adding PDL

PC bottleneck relieved by processorPC bottleneck relieved by processorPostScript or PCL today’s standardsPostScript or PCL today’s standards

ClockDistribution

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Col

dfir

e M

CF

5307

FlashEPROMcode/font

SDRAM

ConexantPIF-LM1

PrintEngine

System Control&

I/O Interface

PersonalComputer

Xilinx Solutions

ClockDistribution

PLD Value Proposition

Programmable Logic glues processor,Programmable Logic glues processor,bus, memory and PIF-LM1 togetherbus, memory and PIF-LM1 together

ASSPs

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ResolutionEnhancement

RasterImage

Processor

Col

dfir

e M

CF

5307

FlashEPROMcode/font

SDRAM

ConexantPIF-LM1

PrintEngine

System Control&

I/O Interface

PersonalComputer

Xilinx SolutionsClock

Distribution

Programmable glue logic expands Programmable glue logic expands to allow additional featuresto allow additional features

Adding RIP and RET

ASSPs

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PDCM[15:0]

Conexant PIF-LM1 ASSP

HostInterface

InterruptControl

SystemTiming

BitRotation

Block

Stepper Motor Interface 0

Stepper Motor Interface 1

DC Motor Interface

Encoder Interface

Printhead Interface

Generic Algorithm Processor

GPIO

CSn

A[6:0]

D[15:0]

RDn

WRn

RESETn

DMAREQ

IRQ[2:0]

XIN

XOUT

DMAACK

SMC0[5:0]

SMC1[5:0]

DCM[1:0]

CHX

CHY

PDPOL

HSC,HSMPA[12:0]DMAACK

GPIO[8:0]

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Xilinx Solution with PIF-LM1

Inte

rfac

e ConexantPIF-LM1

Printheadmono/color

PrintheadDriver

Stepper MotorDriver

Paper FeedMotor

DC/Stepper Motor Driver

PrintheadCarrier Motor

Inte

rfac

e

Interface

Printhead PositionOptical Encoder

HostHost

GPIO

Optional

Xilinx Solutions

ASSPs

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SRAM/Flash Memory

Analog Scanner Interface

FAX Modem

Xilinx MFP Solution

MemoryInterface

DRAMROM/Flash

Memory

MiscellaneousI/O

MiscellaneousI/O

Operator PanelModule

Serial PeripheralInterface

Scanner Module

VerticalPrint Motor

Scan Motor

Stepper MotorDriver

ConexantPIF-LM1

PrintEngine

ConexantMFC1000

Xilinx Solutions

ASSPs

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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

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40K

$1$100

Spartan-XL

Spartan-II

Sy

ste

m G

ate

s

1998 1999 2000 2001

Spartan-III

30K

250K

100K

Driving Down The Cost of FPGAs

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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

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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

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