Printing apparatus, method of generating print data, and non-transitory and computer-readable medium storing computer

A method of generating print data executable by a printing apparatus including:

• a main controlling circuit;
• a sub-controlling circuit group which includes a plurality of sub-controlling circuits connected in series and including a k-th sub-controlling circuit and a k+1-th sub-controlling circuit (k representing a natural number);
• and a head group which includes a plurality of heads controlled by the sub-controlling circuit group and including a k-th head driven by the k-th sub-controlling circuit and a k+1-th head driven by the k+1-th sub-controlling circuit,
• the method comprising:
• causing the k-th sub-controlling circuit to execute obtainment of data for printing by the k-th head from the print data, and to execute transfer of the print data, from which the obtained data is excluded, to the k+1-th sub-controlling circuit, in a case where the main controlling circuit transmits print data to the sub-controlling circuit group;
• causing the k+1-th sub-controlling circuit to execute generation of first print data for printing in an overlap area by the k-th head and second print data for printing the overlap area by the k+1-th head, based on overlap data which is included in the print data and with which the printing is performed in the overlap area, the overlap area being an area where an area printed by the k-th head and an area printed by the k+1-th head overlap.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program for controlling a printing apparatus including:

• a main controlling circuit, a sub-controlling circuit group which includes a plurality of sub-controlling circuits connected in series and including a k-th sub-controlling circuit and a k+1-th sub-controlling circuit (k representing a natural number), and a head group which includes a plurality of heads controlled by the sub-controlling circuit group and including a k-th head driven by the k-th sub-controlling circuit and a k+1-th head driven by the k+1-th sub-controlling circuit,
• the computer program comprising:
• causing the k-th sub-controlling circuit to execute obtainment of data for printing by the k-th head from the print data and causing the k-th sub-controlling circuit to execute transfer of the print data, from which the obtained data is excluded, to the k+1-th sub-controlling circuit, in a case where the main controlling circuit transmits print data to the sub-controlling circuit group;
• causing the k+1-th sub-controlling circuit to execute generation of, first print data for printing in an overlap area by the k-th head and second print data for printing in the overlap area by the k+1-th head, based on overlap data which is included in the print data and with which the printing is performed in the overlap area, the overlap area being an area where an area printed by the k-th head and an area printed by the k+1-th head overlap.