MULDE Mini
Compact front-panel thermal printer for logs and receipts
Field of application: space-saving log and receipt printing in machines, measuring devices, medical systems, vehicles and mobile devices
Field of application: space-saving log and receipt printing in machines, measuring devices, medical systems, vehicles and mobile devices
Highlights
- Compact thermal printer for 58 mm paper
- Wide voltage range for different power supply systems
- Easy Paper Loading for quick roll changeover
- Depending on the configuration, with USB, RS232 or TTL interface
- Available as a front-panel printer and in standardized DIN format
Advantages
- Requires little space in the front panel or housing
- Can be flexibly integrated into both stationary and mobile applications
- Simplifies service and paper changes
- Customizable to the specific OEM application
Drivers
ZIP
CUPS configuration file for CUPS versions up to 1.6 - for GeBE printers (MacOS X as well as Linux distributions Ubuntu und Debian). CUPS GeBE installer for versions 1.7 or higher on request.
Data sheets
Technical data
| GPT-4352-31 C32 | GPT-4352-60 C32 | GPT-4352-31 A8 | GPT-4352-60 A8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper loading | Easy Paper Loading | |||
| Printing method | Direct thermal printing | |||
| Resolution | 8 dots/mm (203 dpi), 384 dots/line | |||
| Printing speed | max. 90 mm/s | max. 50 mm/s | ||
| Paper width | 56.5 ±0.5 mm | |||
| Print width | 48 mm | |||
| Paper thickness | 50 – 70 µm or GeBE thin labels | |||
| Paper length | approx. 11 m | approx. 43 m | approx. 11 m | approx. 43 m |
| Paper roll diameter | max. 31 mm | max. 60 mm | max. 31 mm | max. 60 mm |
| Operating voltage | 4.5 – 8.5 VDC or 10 – 36 VDC with DC/DC converter | 4.5 – 6.5 VDC or 10 – 36 VDC with DC/DC converter | ||
| Current consumption (printing) | adjustable by command: approx. 0.7 to 6.0 A (peak) | |||
| Current consumption (idle) | approx. 60 mA (depending on the interface) | approx. 45 mA (depending on the interface) | ||
| Possible interfaces | USB 2.0 FS, RS232 or TTL 3.3 V | USB 2.0 FS or RS232 or TTL | ||
| Fonts | 23 fonts, expandable, UTF-capable | IBMII 24, 32, 42, 48, 54 characters/line, expandable | ||
| Barcode | EAN8, EAN13, UPCA, Code39, 2of5int, Code 128, QR Code | EAN13, Code39, 2of5int, optional on request: EAN8, Code 128c, PDF417 | ||
| MTBF*) | 50 km | |||
| Dimensions (W x H x D) with DC/DC converter (W x H x D) |
77 x 77 x 40 mm77 x 77 x 58 mm | 77 x 112 x 72 mm | 77 x 77 x 40 mm77 x 77 x 58 mm | 77 x 112 x 72 mm |
| Weight incl. paper roll | approx. 150 g | approx. 260 g | approx. 150 g | approx. 260 g |
| Housing | ABS | PA6 with 15% glass fiber | ABS | PA6 with 15% glass fiber |
| Anthracite, similar to RAL 7016 | ||||
| Ambient temperature**) | -10°C – +60°C with specified paper | |||
| Humidity | 10 – 90 % relative humidity, without condensation | |||
| Storage conditions | -20°C – +70°C at 10 – 90 % relative humidity, without condensation | |||
Troubleshooting
Paper comes out but stays blank
The thermal paper is loaded the wrong way round — only one side can be printed. Load the paper so that the heat-sensitive side faces the print head (usually the outside of the roll).
Test: quickly run the tip of your fingernail over the paper with some pressure — the heat-sensitive side turns black from the friction heat.
Test: quickly run the tip of your fingernail over the paper with some pressure — the heat-sensitive side turns black from the friction heat.
Print faint, streaky or patchy
1) Clean the printhead.
2) Only use dry paper — damp paper prints faintly.
3) Use only specified thermal paper (specification TI-DE-0606).
2) Only use dry paper — damp paper prints faintly.
3) Use only specified thermal paper (specification TI-DE-0606).
Printer prints only a few dots | characters — or stops
The cause is almost always the power supply: thermal printers draw high peak currents while printing. Size the power supply adequately, use short supply lines with sufficient cross-section, and check the connectors for contact resistance.
Typical accompanying symptoms: the status LED goes out when printing starts; paper feed works, but the self-test does not.
Typical accompanying symptoms: the status LED goes out when printing starts; paper feed works, but the self-test does not.
USB: printout stops or keeps repeating
Check the COM port setting: set up the virtual COM port according to the installation instructions. In addition, disable the "end of job" action in the Windows driver.
Serial: printout incomplete after a few characters
The printer buffer is overrun because the transmitter does not observe a handshake. Enable handshake: Software Xon/Xoff or hardware CTS. Reduce transmission speed if necessary.
Serial: printer prints wrong | garbled characters
The transmission is disturbed. Use the correct interface levels (RS232 vs. TTL). The transmission cable may be too long.
Serial: sporadically corrupted data
With a poor ground connection, print current flows through the interface cable (potential rise → data corruption). Check and improve the ground connections; supply power via short, thick cables.
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