Method and apparatus for identifying parameters in a replaceable printing component

摘要

The present disclosure relates to replaceable printing component (14) for an ink-j et printing system (10) having at least one replaceable printing component. The replaceable printing component (14) includes an electrical storage device (38) responsive to printing system control signals for transferring information between the printing component (14) and the ink-jet printing system (10). The electrical storage device (38) includes a tag family identifier for selecting a family of tags from a plurality of families of tags. Also included is a plurality of tags associated with replaceable printing component (14) parameters. Each of the plurality of tags has a tag value associated therewith. Wherein the ink-jet printing system (10) reads the tag family identifier from the electrical storage device (38) to select the family of tags. Each tag of the plurality of tags read by the ink-jet printer (12) is identified based on the selected family of tags and is used to identify the associated replaceable printing component (14) parameter. <IMAGE>