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Output Device (New Syllabus)

The document discusses various components of a computer system, focusing on output devices such as printers and projectors. It explains the functioning of actuators, including relays and solenoids, and compares digital light projectors (DLP) with liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, it covers the mechanisms of inkjet and laser printers, detailing their printing processes and technologies.

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Output Device (New Syllabus)

The document discusses various components of a computer system, focusing on output devices such as printers and projectors. It explains the functioning of actuators, including relays and solenoids, and compares digital light projectors (DLP) with liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, it covers the mechanisms of inkjet and laser printers, detailing their printing processes and technologies.

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Brainstorming

1. What are the different parts of


a computer?
2. Define hardware.
3. What are the different
components of a computer
system?
4. Put them into different
categories.
Output device
An output device is a piece of hardware
that presents the result after input data
is processed.
Examples:
Monitor, speaker, printer, plotter,
actuator, projector etc.
Actuators
An actuator is a component or device
that is responsible for controlling or
moving a mechanical system by
converting energy (electrical, air, or
hydraulic) into mechanical force.
It can be compared to the functioning of
the human body. Like muscles in a body
that enable energy to be converted to
some form of motion like the movement
Pneumatic actuator (works with air pressure)
When computer is used to control devices such as
conveyer belt or valve etc., it uses an actuator.
An actuator is a mechanical or electromechanical
device such as a relay, solenoid or motor
A Relay is a simple electromechanical switch. While we use normal switches to
close or open a circuit manually, a Relay is also a switch that connects or
disconnects two circuits. But instead of a manual operation, a relay uses an
electrical signal to control an electromagnet, which in turn connects or
disconnects another circuit.
Solenoid:
converts an electrical signal into a
magnetic field producing linear motion.
A solenoid is an electromechanical device
that is used to generate a controlled
magnetic field.
It typically consists of a coil of wire that is
wrapped around a central core or plunger.
When an electric current is passed
through the coil, it generates a magnetic
field that causes the plunger to move. This
would allow the solenoid to operate a
valve or a switch.
Light projectors:
Projectors are used to project computer output
onto larger screens or even onto interactive
whiteboards. They are often used in presentations
and in multimedia applications
There are two common types of light projector:
digital light projector (DLP)
liquid crystal display (LCD) projector.
Digital light projectors (DLP)
• They make use of millions of micro mirrors on
a small DIGITAL LIGHT PROJECTOR (DLP)
• The number of micro mirrors and the way they
are arranged on the DLP chip determines the
resolution of the digital image Digital Micromirror Device

• When the micro mirrors tilt towards the light


source, they are ON. When the micro mirrors
tilt away from the light source, they are OFF.
• This creates a light or dark pixel on the
projection screen.
• The micro mirrors can switch on or off several
thousand times a second creating various grey
shades.
Digital light projectors (DLP)
• A bright white light source (from a xenon bulb) passes through a colour filter
on its way to the DMD chip.
• The white light is split into the primary colours: red, green and blue
• The ON and OFF states of each micro mirror are linked with colours from the
filter to produce the coloured image.
• the DLP projector can create over 16 million different colours.
Note: The DMD chip is a microoptoelectromechanical system (MOEMS) that contains
several thousand microscopic mirrors (made out of polished aluminium metal) arranged on
the chip surface. They are each about 16µm (16 × 10-6metres) in size and each corresponds
to a pixel in the displayed screen image.
Liquid crystal display (LCD) projector
These are older technology than DLP
Working of LCD projector
• a powerful beam of white light is
generated from a bulb or LED inside
the projector body

• this beam of light is then sent to a group of chromatic-coated mirrors; these


reflect the light back at different wavelengths of red, green and blue.
• These three different coloured light components pass through three LCD screens
• When the coloured light passes through the LCD screens, a red, green and blue
version of the grey image emerges.
• finally, the image passes through the projector lens onto a screen
DLP

Advantages Disadvantages
• higher contrast ratios • image tends to suffer from
• higher reliability/longevity ‘shadows’ when showing a
moving image.
• quieter running than LCD
• DLP do not have grey
projector components in the image
• smaller and lighter than LCD • the colour definition is frequently
projector not as good as LCD projectors
• they are better suited to because the colour saturation is
dusty or smoky not as good (colour saturation is
atmospheres than LCD the intensity of a colour)
projectors
LCD Projector

Advantages Disadvantages
• give a sharper image than • the contrast ratios are not as
DLP projectors good as DLPs
• LCD projectors have a limited life
• have better colour
(that is, the longevity is not as
saturation than DLP good as DLPs
projectors • since LCD panels are organic in
• more energy efficient than nature, they tend to degrade with
DLP technology. time (screens turn yellow and the
• They generate less heat colours are subsequently
degraded over time)
Fill in the blank
1.DLP stands for "__________ Light Processing."
2. LCD projectors use __________ to project images, in contrast to DLP projectors
that use mirrors.
3. In DLP projectors, the colour _______________ spins to create different colours
4. The primary light source in most DLP projectors is a ____________ bulb.
5. DLP projectors can produce a _____________ effect due to the rapid spinning
of the
colour wheel.
6. In LCD projectors, the light passes through three separate _________ for each of
the
primary colors: red, green, and __________.
7. _______________ projectors are more dust-resistant.
8. ______________ projectors have high contrast ratio.
9. In ______________ projectors colour saturation is better.
10.______________ projectors generate less heat and more energy efficient.
Printer
A printer is an output device which is
used to produce hardcopies.
There are various types of printer
Dot matrix
Inkjet
Laser
3D printer
Inkjet printer
INKJET PRINTERS are essentially made up of:
a print head which consists of nozzles which
spray droplets of ink on to the paper to form
characters
an ink cartridge or cartridges; either a group of
cartridges for each colour (blue, yellow and
magenta) and a black cartridge or one single
cartridge containing all
three colours + black (Note: some systems use
six colours (GREEN AND ORANGE.)
• a stepper motor and belt which
moves the print head assembly
across the page from side to side
• a paper feed which automatically
feeds the printer with pages as
they are required.
The ink droplets are produced currently using two different
technologies: Thermal bubble and piezoelectric
Thermal bubble: tiny resistors create localised heat which makes the
ink vaporize. This causes the ink to form a tiny bubble; as the bubble
expands, some of the ink is ejected from the print head onto the
paper. When the bubble collapses, a small vacuum is created which
allows fresh ink to be drawn into the print head. This continues until
the printing cycle is completed.
Piezoelectric:
Piezo: means pressure. Used in combining with others like
piezoelectric, piezometer.
a crystal is located at the back of the ink reservoir for each nozzle. The
crystal is given a tiny electric charge which makes it vibrate. This
vibration forces ink to be ejected onto the paper; at the same time
more ink is drawn in for further printing.
Steps in inkjet printing process
Laser printers
• Laser printers use dry powder ink rather than liquid ink to produce
the text and images.
• Unlike inkjet printers, laser printers print the whole page in one go.
• Colour laser printers use 4 toner cartridges – blue, cyan, magenta
and black
Steps in laser printing process
3D printers

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