Patent ID: 8693015

Claim:
A printing control device used in a printing apparatus including a plurality of the printing control devices that share and perform control of a printing section and a driving control section that controls driving of a printing mechanical mechanism based on commands issued from the plurality of printing control devices, the printing control device comprising: an input section that inputs a first command; a command generation section that generates a second command from inside the printing control device; a management section that manages the first and second commands in an acquired order; an instruction section that outputs the first and second commands in a managed order; an output section that outputs the first and second commands, which are received from the instruction section, to the driving control section; and a synchronization section that synchronizes the commands in output from the respective output sections of the plurality of printing control devices and then outputs corresponding commands to the respective output sections, wherein, in outputting the first and second commands to the driving control section, the output section determines whether the command received from the instruction section is the first command or the second command, and if the command is the first command, the output section performs synchronization using the synchronization section and subsequently outputs the first command, whereas if the command is the second command, the output section does not perform synchronization using synchronization section and outputs the second command.