Print pattern generation on a substrate

A printing system for printing a print pattern onto a substrate, the printing system comprising a print head and a print controller, wherein the print head comprises:

• a plurality of nozzles;
• a rectangular active print head area which includes all of the nozzles, the active print head area being delimited by four sides defining a primary and a secondary direction;
• and
• a plurality of extraction electrodes;
• wherein the print controller is configured to carry out the following steps:
• decomposing the print pattern into a plurality of print pattern segments that have dimensions along the primary and secondary direction which are smaller than the dimensions of the active print head area along the primary and secondary direction;
• assigning each print pattern segment to exactly one nozzle;
• causing each nozzle to print the print pattern segment assigned to said nozzle, and
• moving the print head during printing of each print pattern segment within an area that is smaller than said active print head area.