Inventors:
Steven Kalata - Sunnyvale CA
Donald M. Reid - Corvallis OR
Charles A. Brown - Corvallis OR
Billy E. Thayer - Corvallis OR
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
G05F 326
Abstract:
A power supply circuit for an LED print head has a reference current source connected to a printer system reference voltage for providing a second reference voltage for an individual, integrated circuit chip. A plurality of substantially similar field effect transistors have their gates connected to the chip reference voltage for providing substantially similar current to each of a plurality of light emitting diodes. The current is enabled to each such LED by the presence or absence of a data signal. A reference resistor in the reference current source permits adjustment so that each of a plurality of integrated circuit chips can provide substantially similar current to each of a plurality of LED dice, or adjust the current level, if required, to achieve similar light output from each LED.