Hypertherm THC ArcGlide User Manual
Arcglide
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Safety
- Recognize safety information
- Follow safety instructions
- Electrical hazards
- Electric shock can kill
- Cutting can cause fire or explosion
- Toxic fumes can cause injury or death
- Grounding safety
- Static electricity can damage circuit boards
- Compressed gas equipment safety
- Gas cylinders can explode if damaged
- A plasma arc can cause injury and burns
- Arc rays can burn eyes and skin
- Pacemaker and hearing aid operation
- Noise can damage hearing
- A plasma arc can damage frozen pipes
- Dry dust collection information
- Laser radiation
- Additional safety information
- Warning labels
- Symbols and marks
- Product Stewardship
- Environmental Stewardship
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
- Warranty
- Specifications
- Installation
- Hardware setup
- Recommended grounding and shielding practices
- System description for a Hypernet configuration
- System description for a discrete configuration
- ArcGlide communication configuration examples
- Install the lifter
- Install the control module
- Install the optional HMI
- Ground the HMI
- Install the plasma interface board in a plasma system
- Connect Hypernet cables
- Connect discrete cables
- Cables
- ArcGlide discrete interface signal examples
- ArcGlide setup in Phoenix™ software
- Operation
- Operator controls
- Daily operations
- ArcGlide THC operating modes
- Initial height sense
- Operating the control module
- Screen 0 – Idle Park
- Screen 1 – ArcGlide control state
- Screen 2 – Options
- Screen 3 – Inputs from the CNC
- Screen 4 – Outputs to the CNC
- Screen 5 – Inputs from the lifter control board
- Screen 6 – Outputs from the lifter control board
- Screen 7 – Inputs from the operator console
- Screen 8 – Outputs to the operator console
- Screen 9 – Inputs from the plasma system
- Screen 10 – Outputs to the plasma system
- Screen 11 – Last errors
- Screen 12 – Total lifter operating time
- Operating the HMI
- ArcGlide operating parameters
- Plasma cutting tips
- Maintenance
- Introduction
- Lifter routine maintenance
- Calibrate arc voltage
- Flow of ArcGlide operations
- Common machine-cutting faults
- Update ArcGlide firmware
- Operator tests
- Problems and solutions
- Troubleshooting routines
- Error message troubleshooting
- Printed circuit board (PCB) block diagram for a Hypernet configuration
- Printed circuit board (PCB) block diagram for a discrete configuration
- ArcGlide PCBs
- Parts List
- Wiring Diagrams
- ArcGlide THC Serial Communication Protocol
- ArcGlide THC Serial Communication Installation