Hypertherm V9 Series Phoenix Rev.11 User Manual

Phoenix, Software version 9 series, Installation and setup manual

This manual is related to the following products:

V9 Series Phoenix Rev.9 EDGE Pro HyPath Shape Cutting Control Rev.4 EDGE Pro Picopath Shape Cutting Control Rev.3 EDGE Pro SERCOS II Shape Cutting Control Rev.4 EDGE Pro SERCOS III Shape Cutting Control Rev.4 EDGE Pro Ti Shape Cutting Control Rev.2 MAXPRO200 Rev.2

Table of contents

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Contents
Safety
- Recognize safety information
- Follow safety instructions
- Electrical hazards
- Electric shock can kill
- Cutting can cause fire or explosion
  - Fire prevention
  - Explosion prevention
- 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
- Introduction
- National and local safety regulations
- Certification test marks
- Differences in national standards
- Safe installation and use of shape cutting equipment
- Procedures for periodic inspection and testing
- Qualification of test personnel
- Residual current devices (RCDs)
- Higher-level systems
Environmental Stewardship
- Introduction
- National and local environmental regulations
- The RoHS directive
- Proper disposal of Hypertherm products
- The WEEE directive
- The REACH regulation
- Proper handling and safe use of chemicals
- Fumes emission and air quality
Shrink-wrap License Agreement
System Tools
- Introduction
- CNC performance information
- Back up the hard drive
- Scan Hard Disk
- Antivirus
- Defragment hard disk
- Launch an External Program
- Software installed on the CNC
  - Phoenix software version number
- Phoenix setup files
Machine Setup
- Axis orientation and positive motion
- About axis assignments
- Change the axis assignments with passwords
- System axis screens
- Laser Mapping
- Setting Speeds
- S-curve acceleration
  - S-curve setup
- Torch Height Disable
- Configuring Ports
- Configuring I/O
- Speed Pot and Joystick Setup
Torch Height Control Axis Setup
- Sensor THC axis
- Sensor THC axis screen
- Sensor THC I/O points
- Watch Window setup
- Sensor Ti axis setup
- ArcGlide THC axis
SERCOS setup
- SERCOS III support
- SERCOS II support
Station Setup
- Overview
- Generic and numbered I/O
  - Generic I/O
  - Numbered I/O
- Enabling station I/O
- Station configuration screen
- Guidelines for using the Station Configuration screen
- Conflicting process
  - Example of a conflicting process
  - How a tool is associated with a station
- Troubleshooting a conflicting process error
  - The settings look correct on the screen below
  - The cause of the error
- Troubleshooting steps
Special Setups
- Status/Feature List
- Status/Message or Wizard List
- Soft Keys
Plasma Setup
- Plasma 1 and Plasma 2
- Plasma cut sequence
- Setting up inputs and outputs for plasma
- Summary: setting up the plasma routine
- I/O and diagnostics
- HPR diagnostics
- Serial communication interface
  - RS-422C connections to HPR CNC interface
- Powermax plasma supply
- MAXPRO200 plasma supply
Diagnostics
- Remote Help
- Load Additional Manuals
- EDGE Pro Machine Interface Tests
- MicroEDGE Pro Machine Interface Tests
- I/O
- Analog Input Diagnostics
  - Inputs
  - Analog Inputs
- Drives and Motors
- SERCOS Drives and Motors Test
- Using Norton Ghost Utility
  - Creating a Ghost Recovery File
  - Retrieving an Image File
Motion Control
- Closed Loop Servo Control
  - Typical Velocity and Position Loop System
- Encoders
  - Following Error
  - Position and Servo Error
- Encoder Counts and Maximum Machine Speed
  - Determining Maximum Machine Speed
- Gain
- Tuning Procedures
  - Tuning for Velocity Drives
  - Tuning for Current Drives
- Motion Tuning Watch Windows
Motion Compensation
- Hardware and Software Requirements
- Overview
- Calculating Compensation Data
  - Calculating Backlash Compensation
- Capturing and Using Motion Data in Phoenix
- Map Axes
  - Create the Motion Compensation Data File
- Load the Data File
- Turn on Motion Compensation
- Save the Setup File
Networking
- Before You Begin
- About Network Connections
- Connecting the CNC to a Network (DHCP)
- Connecting the CNC to a Network (non-DHCP)
- Connecting the CNC to a Workgroup
- Mapping a Network Drive
- Adding a Folder in Phoenix
Serial Ports
- Control RS-232C DB-9 Pinout
- RS-232C Connections to Host PC with 9-pin D-type Connector
- RS-232C Connections to Host PC with 25-pin D-type Connector
- Control RS-422 DB-9 Pinout
- RS-422 Connections to Host PC with 9-pin D-type Connector
- RS-422 Connections to Host PC with 25-pin D-type Connector
Phoenix Link
- Files Menu
- Settings Menu
- Installation
- Hardware
- Operating Phoenix Link
- Common Errors
  - Error Messages
Aligning Plates
- Notes about APA
- Sensing Sequence
- Five-Point Alignment
- Three Point Alignment
  - Program Code
  - Motion Path
Oxyfuel Application
- Oxyfuel overview
- Two-torch oxyfuel system diagram
- Low preheat fuel gas options
- Oxyfuel cut sequence
- Oxyfuel inputs
- Oxyfuel outputs
- Setting up oxyfuel
- Oxyfuel cut chart
- Controlling proportional gas regulators with analog outputs
- Setting up analog outputs
  - Setting gas pressures from the CNC
- Staged pierce for oxyfuel cutting
Waterjet Application
- Waterjet system overview
  - Enabling the waterjet process on the CNC
  - Selecting the waterjet pump model
- Serial communications
  - Assigning a serial port
- Sequence of operations
- Waterjet I/O
- Automatically setting abrasive delays
- Waterjet height control
- Low pressure piercing
- Cutting a part
  - Enabling a station
  - Setting the cut height without height control
- Cut speed calculator
- Waterjet system messages