Table of contents
1.0 Safety. ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Grounding, shielding ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Emergency stop ................................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 Example diagram. .................................................................................................... 5
3.0 Basic parameters and requirements ......................................................................... 6
4.0 Commissioning the controller ................................................................................. 7
4.1 Software installation ......................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Power supply and initial start-up ...................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Connecting the motors .................................................................................................................... 10
5.0 Configuration of drives .......................................................................................... 11
5.1 Configuration of axis directions: ..................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Configuration of gear ratios: ........................................................................................................... 11
5.3 Micro-stepping division .................................................................................................................. 13
5.4 Configuration validity test .............................................................................................................. 14
5.5 Speed and dynamic movement settings .......................................................................................... 14
5.6 Dynamic test in automatic operation. .............................................................................................. 16
6.0 Reference - Home / Limit switches ....................................................................... 18
6.1 Connecting the limit switches ......................................................................................................... 18
6.2 SETTING THE HOMING .............................................................................................................. 20
7.0 Soft Limits ............................................................................................................. 21
8.0 Connecting the plasma source ............................................................................... 22
8.1 Connecting the interface ................................................................................................................ 22
8.2 Arc striking control ( Start / Stop ) .................................................................................................. 23
8.3 Measurement of plasma arc voltage. ............................................................................................... 24
8.4 Interface/source configuration ........................................................................................................ 26
8.5 THC arc voltage measurement test. ................................................................................................ 27
9.0 Anti-collision system ............................................................................................. 29
10.0 Material height detection ..................................................................................... 30
10.1 Floating Head ............................................................................................................................... 30
10.2 OHMIC – touch / contact system. ................................................................................................. 32
10.3 Combined OHMIC / Floating Head / collision system. ................................................................ 34
10.4 Limitation of detection frequency ................................................................................................. 34
11.0 Special functions .................................................................................................. 35
11.1 Pointing ....................................................................................................................................... 35
11.2 Running time counters, number of pierces .................................................................................... 35
11.3 Out1 / Out2 outputs of additional functions : ................................................................................ 35
11.4 Functions of input1, input2 ......................................................................................................... 36
11.5 Laser pointer ............................................................................................................................... 37
11.6 Engraving / Scribber ..................................................................................................................... 37
11.7 Start-up delay .............................................................................................................................. 37
11.8 Gas cutting function .................................................................................................................... 38
11.9 Milling function .......................................................................................................................... 38
11.10 Faster of THC response .............................................................................................................. 38
11.11 Rotary axis functions* ................................................................................................................ 39
11.12 Automatic arc restart ................................................................................................................. 39
11.13 Backlash testing ......................................................................................................................... 39
12.0 Profiles options ................................................................................................... 39
12.1 Creating a new profile .................................................................................................................. 39
12.2 Configuration and profile data folder .......................................................................................... 40
12.3 Password protection of profile/configuration ............................................................................... 40
13 Recovery and data transfer ................................................................................... 41
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