Printer mobility and scalability
Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. An example disclosed printer includes circuitry that includes: a processor; connector circuitry; and input/output circuitry; a first circuit board onto which the processor is disposed; a second circuit board onto which the connector circuitry is disposed; and a third circuit board onto which the input/output circuitry is disposed.
1. A printer, comprising:
circuitry that includes:
a processor;
connector circuitry; and
input/output circuitry;
a first circuit board onto which the processor is disposed;
a second circuit board onto which the connector circuitry is disposed; and
a third circuit board onto which the input/output circuitry is disposed, wherein:
the circuitry is disposed on the first circuit board and the third circuit board such that, when mounted in the printer the processor is disposed on a first side of the first circuit board, the first side facing the third circuit board; and
the input/output circuitry is disposed on a second side of the third circuit board, the second side facing the first circuit board.
2. The printer of claim 1 , wherein:
the processor and the input/output circuitry are positioned such that the input output circuitry is positioned in a first space unoccupied by the circuitry on the first circuit board; and
the processor is positioned in a second space unoccupied by the circuitry on the third circuit board.
3. The printer of claim 1 further comprising an internal frame having slots configured to receive the first circuit board and the third circuit board.
4. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the first circuit board and the third circuit board are configured to slide into slots included in a housing of the printer.
5. The printer of claim 1 further comprising a ribbon cable configured to couple the first circuit board with the second circuit board.
6. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board are positioned to reduce noise emissions among the circuitry.
7. The printer of claim 1 further comprising memory disposed on the first circuit board.
8. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the connector circuitry is configured to facilitate wired communications with an external device.
9. The printer of claim 1 further comprising wireless communications circuitry disposed on a fourth circuit board.
10. The printer of claim 9 , wherein:
a first communications component is disposed on a first side of the fourth circuit board and a second communications component is disposed on a second side of the fourth circuit board, the first side and the second side facing opposite directions;
the first communications component is configured according to a first wireless communications protocol; and
the second communications component is configured according to a second wireless communications protocol different than the first wireless communications protocol.
11. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the connector circuitry is wireless communications circuitry.
12. The printer of claim 1 further comprising a fourth circuit board, wherein the circuitry further comprises power interface circuitry disposed on the fourth circuit board.
13. The printer of claim 12 , wherein the power interface circuitry is configured to provide a flexible battery interface.
14. The printer of claim 1 , wherein the input/output circuitry is configured to generate signals representing a user input from four directional buttons, a selection button and two soft buttons.
15. The printer of claim 14 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to generate signals that drive a display screen.
16. A printer, comprising:
circuitry that includes:
a processor;
connector circuitry; and
input/output circuitry;
a first circuit board onto which the processor is disposed;
a second circuit board onto which the connector circuitry is disposed;
a third circuit board onto which the input/output circuitry is disposed; and
wireless communications circuitry disposed on a fourth circuit board.
17. The printer of claim 16 , wherein:
a first communications component is disposed on a first side of the fourth circuit board and a second communications component is disposed on a second side of the fourth circuit board, the first side and the second side facing opposite directions;
the first communications component is configured according to a first wireless communications protocol; and
the second communications component is configured according to a second wireless communications protocol different than the first wireless communications protocol.
18. A printer, comprising:
circuitry that includes:
a processor;
connector circuitry; and
input/output circuitry;
a first circuit board onto which the processor is disposed;
a second circuit board onto which the connector circuitry is disposed;
a third circuit board onto which the input/output circuitry is disposed; and
a fourth circuit board, wherein the circuitry further comprises power interface circuitry disposed on the fourth circuit board.
19. The printer of claim 18 , wherein the power interface circuitry is configured to provide a flexible battery interface.