Hypertherm Shape Cutting Control User Manual

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Contents

Safety

....................................................................................................................... 1

MicroEdge .................................................................................................................... 9
Overview ............................................................................................................. 9
Keyboard

Layout ............................................................................................... 10

System

Requirements ....................................................................................... 10

Monitor

Requirements

(CRT or LCD) ................................................................ 10

Keyboard

Requirements ................................................................................... 10

Optional

Mouse

Requirements .......................................................................... 10

THC, Joystick & Speedpots ............................................................................... 11

Machine

Interface .............................................................................................. 11

Serial

Port ......................................................................................................... 12

I/O

Configuration ............................................................................................... 12

I/O

Connector .................................................................................................... 12

I/O

Interface ...................................................................................................... 13

Single

Ended

I/O Pinout .................................................................................... 15

Drive/Encoder

Connector .................................................................................. 16

Axes

Assignments ............................................................................................. 16

Drive/Encoder Pinout ........................................................................................ 17

Drive/Encoder Pinout (For 3 and 4 Axes units) ................................................. 17

THC and Joystick Interface ............................................................................... 18

Series 1 PCI Analog Card ................................................................................. 18

THC

1 ................................................................................................................ 18

THC

2 ................................................................................................................ 18

Joystick ............................................................................................................. 19

THC and Joystick Cable Grounding .................................................................. 19

Sensor

THC ...................................................................................................... 20

Voltage Divider Card Pinout (Series 3) ............................................................. 20

Control & Cable Pinout for Sensor THC ............................................................ 21

I/O

Configuration Type “P” ................................................................................ 21

Calibration ......................................................................................................... 22

Series 1 Analog Card ........................................................................................ 22

Edge Ti ..................................................................................................................... 23
Overview ........................................................................................................... 23
Touch

Screen .................................................................................................... 23

THC, Joystick & Speedpots ............................................................................... 23

Machine

Interface .............................................................................................. 24

Input ............................................................................................................ 24

Serial

Port ......................................................................................................... 25

I/O

Configuration ............................................................................................... 25

Input

Mode ........................................................................................................ 26

I/O

Interface ...................................................................................................... 26

I/O Pinout .......................................................................................................... 27

I/O

Setup

Screen ............................................................................................... 28

Lifter

Interface ................................................................................................... 29