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Page 1: ...Revision AA Issue Date January 16 2014 Manual No 0 5299 iCNC XT CNC CONTROLLER Operating Manual VictorThermalDynamics com 110 220 1 ...

Page 2: ...herefore please take the time to read the entire manual especially the Safety Precautions They will help you to avoid potential hazards that may exist when working with this product YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY The Brand of Choice for Contractors and Fabricators Worldwide Victor Thermal Dynamics is a Global Brand of manual and automation Plasma Cutting Products for Victor Technologies We distinguish ou...

Page 3: ...r Technologies All rights reserved Reproduction of this work in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited The publisher does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by any error or omission in this Manual whether such error results from negligence accident or any other cause Original Publication Date January 16 2014 ...

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Page 5: ... 3 1 3 2 Main Power 3 3 3 3 Limit Switches Wiring 3 3 3 4 E stop Wiring 3 3 3 5 Yaskawa Motor and Servo Installation 3 5 3 6 Down Draft and Laser Pointer Wiring XT 211 231 ONLY OPTIONAL 3 8 3 7 Plasma Communication Plasma I O 3 9 3 8 Height Control Communication and I O Cables 3 10 3 9 Voltage Divider for iHC Torch Height Control 3 11 3 10 Oxy Fuel Installation 3 12 3 11 Oxy Fuel Lifter Wiring AC ...

Page 6: ...tion 5 13 5 7 XT211 231 Switch Description and Functions 5 19 5 8 Starting Procedure 5 27 5 9 Homing Procedure 5 28 5 10 Jog 5 29 5 11 Parameter Quick View 5 30 5 12 How To Proceed When Something Happens 5 31 5 13 Advanced Setup 5 34 APPENDIX A 1 A 1 Plasma and Height Controller Installation A 1 A 2 Mechanical dimensions iHC A 1 A 3 iHC Lifter Installation A 2 A 4 iHC User Interface A 3 A 5 Main S...

Page 7: ...d coatings on the metal and the different processes You must be very careful when cutting or welding any metals which may contain one or more of the following Antimony Chromium Mercury Arsenic Cobalt Nickel Barium Copper Selenium Beryllium Lead Silver Cadmium Manganese Vanadium Always read the Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS that should be supplied with the material you are using These MSDSs will...

Page 8: ... lens as suggested in the following per ANSI ASC Z49 1 Minimum Protective Suggested Arc Current Shade No Shade No Less Than 300 8 9 300 400 9 12 400 800 10 14 These values apply where the actual arc is clearly seen Experience has shown that lighter filters may be used when the arc is hidden by the workpiece WARNING WARNING This product contains chemicals including lead known to the State of Califo...

Page 9: ... professionel de médication et le manufacturier de matériel de santé pour déterminer s il existe des risques de santé Il faut communiquer aux opérateurs et au personnel TOUS les dangers possibles Afin d éviter les blessures possibles lisez comprenez et suivez tous les avertisse ments toutes les précautions de sécurité et toutes les consignes avant d utiliser le matériel Composez le 603 298 5711 ou...

Page 10: ... Pour protéger vos yeux portez toujours un casque ou un écran de soudeur Portez toujours des lunettes de sécurité munies de parois latérales ou des lunettes de protection ou une autre sorte de protection oculaire Portez des gants de soudeur et un vêtement protecteur approprié pour protéger votre peau contre les étincelles et les rayons de l arc Maintenez votre casque et vos lunettes de protection ...

Page 11: ... auprès de la National Fire Protection As sociation Batterymarch Park Quincy MA 02269 9 Norme 70 de la NFPA CODE ELECTRIQUE NATIONAL disponible auprès de la National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park Quincy MA 02269 10 Norme 51B de la NFPA LES PROCÉDÉS DE COUPE ET DE SOUD AGE disponible auprès de la National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park Quincy MA 02269 11 Brochure GCA ...

Page 12: ...ucted as well as radiated disturbances The product is designed and manufactured to a number of standards and technical requirements Among them are CAN CSA C22 2 number 61010 1 UL 61010 1 CB Scheme EN61010 1 IEC 61010 1 CENELEC EN61010 1 Extensive product design verification is conducted at the manufacturing facility as part of the routine design and manufacturing process This is to ensure the prod...

Page 13: ...n for the enforcement of this Directive The equipment described in this manual conforms to all applicable aspects and regulations of the EMC Directive European Council Directive 2004 108 EC and to the National legislation for the enforcement of this Directive The product is designed and manufactured to a number of standards and technical requirements Among them are CAN CSA C22 2 number 61010 1 UL ...

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Page 15: ... for industrial use WARNING This Class A equipment is not intended for use in residential locations where the electrical power is provided by the public low voltage supply system There may be potential difficulties in ensuring electromagnetic compatibility in those locations due to conducted as well as radiated disturbances ...

Page 16: ...pect to any contract or anything done in connection therewith such as the performance or breach thereof or from the manufacture sale delivery resale or use of any goods covered by or furnished by Thermal whether arising out of contract negligence strict tort or under any warranty or otherwise shall not except as expressly provided herein exceed the price of the goods upon which such liability is b...

Page 17: ...peed signal incremental encoder inputs Integrated drives Optional 400W 750W integrated Yaskawa drives Integrated plasma height control Optional iHC height control for up 2 torches CNC AC input power volts amps 115VAC 230VAC 10A without drives 115VAC 3A 230VAC 1 5A With drives 115VAC 3A 230V 10A Drive AC input power volts amps 230 VAC 10A Cnc protection device 10A slow blow fuse Optional IO Expande...

Page 18: ... Windows based user interface 1 Use minimum 75 ºC copper wire only 2 Use Copper Conductors Only 3 Suitable for use on a circuit capable of delivering not more than 5000 rms symmetrical Amperes 230 Volts maxi mum 2 1 Mechanical dimensions XT CNC Cnc dimensions Height 17 7 in 450mm Width 15 7 in 400mm Depth 16 9 in 430mm 15 35in 390mm 0 86in 22mm 0 9in 23mm 0 83 21mm 0 3in 8mm 13 6in 345mm 0 83 21mm...

Page 19: ...ct the main power to iCNC XT The power requirement is shown in the product label at the lower left corner in the backside of the CNC Use national wiring standards for wire and fuse sizes 2 3 Mechanical dimensions Yaskawa Motors SGDV Sigma 5 LL LC S See next image mating dimensions 400W LL 3 9 in 98 5mm 400W LC 2 36 in 60mm 750W LL 4 5 in 115mm 750W LC 3 15 in 80mm 400W S 0 551 in 14mm 750W S 0 748...

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Page 22: ...or XT 2 and 242 Yaskawa Motor Cable 400W 15 1132 3m 15 1133 5m 15 1134 10m 15 1135 15m 15 1136 20m Yaskawa Motor Cable 750W 15 1180 3m 15 1181 5m 15 1184 10m 15 1185 15m 15 1186 20m Yaskawa Encoder Cable 15 1162 3m 15 1163 5m 15 1164 10m 15 1165 15m 15 1166 20m iHC Motor Cable 15 1050 7 6m 15 1051 9 1m 15 1052 10 6m 15 1053 12 2m 15 1054 13 7m Ultra Cut XT Control Voltage Divider Cable 15 1196 7 6...

Page 23: ...es in series as shown in the picture to connector J16 Limits Y2 alignment switch is used to align the bridge when homing optional feature Mount your Y2 limit so that the bridge is straight when tripping both Y and Y2 limit switches 3 4 E stop Wiring Wire your normally closed E stop buttons in series to the input On the power card you have options to enable disable and change polarity of the e stop...

Page 24: ... polarity jumper vertically NC Normally Closed switch NO Normally Open switch EXT E STOP Name Default Remarks 1 2 External E STOP remotely located Circuit Bypass No external E Stop push button installed 2 3 2 3 External E STOP remotely located Circuit enabled JP SAFETY Name Default Remarks 1 2 Wrong Input Voltage Selection Safety Disabled 2 3 2 3 Wrong Input Voltage Selection Safety Enabled ...

Page 25: ...e same the only difference is that the 750W drives has a bigger diameter motor cable so please ensure that the bigger wattage amplifiers get the thicker cable The amplifiers are mounted inside the CNC so that starting from left they go X Y Y2 X is horizontal and Y s are longitudinal Torch Y Limit Switch Y Limit Switch Gantry Lifter Y Y2 X Y is determined by the side with the Y limit switches Y2 is...

Page 26: ...will go through their separate cable gland 1 Remove the cable gland by holding the plastic nut in place while you unscrew the cable gland body 2 Split the cable gland in half Use a small lat head screw driver and gently pry the clips holding the 2 halves together 3 Route your cable inside the XT CNC Take a length of approximately 40cm 16in of the cable inside the XT CNC 4 Put the cables encoder ca...

Page 27: ...the cable gland Put the cable gland seal to the cable gland 11 Press the cable gland through the hole and tighten the nut 12 Repeat the steps for all axes Connecting external voltage supply to the Yaskawa servo amplifiers 110VAC and 220VAC systems 1 Make sure power is disconnected 2 Route your power cable through the strain relief 3 Locate the Yaskawa power filter on the right hand wall inside the...

Page 28: ...he switch marked Table controls the output on J30 pins 26 27 Connect your fume extraction motor ON OFF relay to these pins max contact current is 1A Connect your laser pointer voltage to J30 pin 36 From an external power source connect the ground straight to the pointer and the volt age to J30 pin 37 The laser pointer output is activated by the switch marked Pointer ...

Page 29: ...t the back of the XT CNC as follows For XT211 XT231 J30 to the J30 plasma connector For XT2 242 J25 to the J25 plasma connector 3 Connect the ground wire to the ground stud at the back of the XT CNC CNC J25 J30 CNC COM1 CNC Ground Stud J54 TCS COM 4 Route the cables in the cable track Try to place the cables with the other I O cables on the opposite side from the plasma work electrode ohmic and ot...

Page 30: ... plasma power supply connector J54 TCS COMM 2 Connect the plasma end of the Plasma I O Cable to the plasma power supply connector J15 CNC 3 Connect the plasma end of the Voltage Divider I O Cable to the plasma power supply connector Height Control 4 Connect the 37 pin male amp connector marked J102 to the J102 connector at the back of the XT CNC ...

Page 31: ...e using an electrical or resistance measurement thus ohmic contact between the conductive end of the torch and the metal or plate being cut A wire usually a single highly lexible wire that withstands the relective heat from the arc is connected between the V D board and the torch shield cup The XT torch includes a metal spring clip which slips into a groove in the shield cup allowing easy removal ...

Page 32: ...c wiring guide for oxy fuel lifter solenoids and capacitive sensor Oxy fuel solenoid wiring By default the output connector will provide inlet voltage outputs By moving jumpers on the relay board you have an option to select any dc or ac voltage If you choose to use other than inlet voltage you need to provide an external power supply connected to J31 33 34 pins 28 User VCC input and 22 User GND i...

Page 33: ... each torch station and then select your active station with the Sel 1 Sel 2 Sel 3 switches on the switch panel You also have a main gas connector the station select switches are ignored in these outputs By default the output connector will provide inlet voltage outputs Voltage selection jumpers explained on next page ...

Page 34: ...iCNC XT 3 14 INSTALLATION Manual 0 5299 XT211 J3 Position Default Remarks 1 2 1 2 Inlet line voltage 2 3 User VCC J4 Position Default Remarks 1 2 1 2 Inlet neutral voltage 2 3 User GND ...

Page 35: ...T231 JP10 Position Default Remarks 1 2 1 2 Inlet line voltage 2 3 User VCC JP11 Position Default Remarks 1 2 1 2 Inlet neutral voltage 2 3 User GND JP12 JP13 JP14 Position Default Remarks 1 2 1 2 Inlet voltage lifter 2 3 User AC voltage lifter ...

Page 36: ...vious page for voltage selection jumpers 3 12 Oxy Fuel Lifter Wiring DC You can provide your own DC voltage to pins 2 and 8 The relay logic will then swap the polarity of the voltage going into the lifter motor If the lifter moves up when you press down from the switch and vice versa just swap the wires in pins 4 and 6 Max output rating 48VDC 4A ...

Page 37: ...tive Sensor Wiring The above picture describes a common wiring for a capacitive sensor with a motor controller Depending on the polarity to enable automatic height sensing use either pin 35 normally closed or pin 36 normally open The example is for 24VDC inputs ...

Page 38: ...the following switches in the position listed Plasma Enable OFF EStop Pushed IN Drive Enable OFF Drive OFF 2 Apply servo drive power 3 Apply 115 VAC to CNC 4 Turn on CNC via momentary input power toggle switch located lower right corner of system 5 Wait for all screens to appear then pull release the EStop button 6 Wait for the optional Lift Enable screen to fade See Lifter instructions Select NO ...

Page 39: ...vo failure detect 3 15 Unlocking the Hard Drive NOTE The system will reboot during the locking and unlocking of the Hard Drive 1 Select Option 8 NOTE the button will indicate the current Hard Drive status 2 Select option 8 1 Change Status 3 Select Unlock 4 Select Close ...

Page 40: ...tal Restart to make the change valid Follow the on screen prompts and wait for the system to shut down and to restart again NOTE Total Restart is located in System Status File Restart System Software 2 When the controller reboots you will be prompted to transfer the newly modified ROBOPRM1 DAT file to the background CPU You may need to look behind other open windows for this Select YES and give th...

Page 41: ...ont of the controller to ON 2 Opening this dialog box opens the positioning loop Press Y Y X X buttons to send out speed signals to the drives and check the actual rotation of the drive pinion wheels If rotation is incorrect change the corresponding polarity in the dialog box and check again 3 After all polarities are correct click the Drive Polarity OK check box 4 Next set the encoder polarity by...

Page 42: ... Jog On off button to enter manual mode note the manual mode button will lash on off Using the directional keys or cor responding drive direction button move the machine as long of a distance as is possible Measure the machine position from the end of the rail or reference mark using a metric tape measure and write down the distance 4 Check from the coordinate display for the distance the CNC meas...

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Page 47: ... higher value will give a lower speed 6 Click Write 7 Check your new maximum speed from the iCNC setup Max speed adjustment page 8 Repeat procedure to further fine tune your maximum speed Repeat steps to all axes so each one has the same max speed 9 When inished put the Drive Enable Switch on the front of the controller to OFF and remove the USB cable from the drives ...

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Page 50: ...ters Leave all parameters at default settings with the exception of the following Min settable speed Set to 1 5 times the parking speed Parking Speed Must be higher than maximum drift mm min Acceleration Deceleration Centrifugal Acceleration Must be set lower than either Acceleration or Deceleration parameters ...

Page 51: ...eight per motor pounds x effective diameter of pinion inch Inertia ratio 750W Metric 0 0001 x gantry weight per motor kg x effective diameter of pinion mm Inertia ratio Imperial 0 03 x gantry weight per motor pounds x effective diameter of pinion inch Inertia ratio Example Dual drive system so the gantry weight is divided to 2 motors Gantry weight 400kg 882 lb Gantry weight per motor 200kg 441 lb ...

Page 52: ...ult of 65 65 125 125 5 Disconnect from the drive and repeat steps for Y2 axis 6 After you are done put the Drive Enable Switch on the front of the controller to OFF and remove the USB cable from the drives 7 Verify all changes have been completed at this point before going to the next step of locking the hard drive ...

Page 53: ...he system against unintentional changes viruses and corruption of files It is highly recommended to run the system with the Hard Drive locked NOTE The system will reboot during the locking and unlocking of the Hard Drive 1 Select Option 8 NOTE the button will indicate the current Hard Drive status 2 Select option 8 1 Change Status 3 Select Lock 4 Select Close ...

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Page 55: ...s device is provided with an integrated PLC and a Windows based user interface 1 Use minimum 75 ºC copper wire only 2 Use Copper Conductors Only 3 Suitable for use on a circuit capable of delivering not more than 5000 rms symmetrical Amperes 230 Volts maximum 4 Solid state motor overload protection is provided in each model at 110 of rated FLA 5 Integral solid state short circuit protection does n...

Page 56: ... Select the desired Cut Process based on the Process Thickness Gasses and Consumables in use Click the desired process so it highlights in green 4 Click Apply 5 Click Close 6 Click Shapes 7 Select your macro set the dimensions and click Ok ...

Page 57: ...anual 0 5299 OPERATION 4 3 8 Click Send to cutting 9 Verify your process is correct and click Ok 10 Drive your machine to the reference 0 0 position and zero your position See 4 3 2 for Jog and Zero 11 Click iHC ...

Page 58: ...iCNC XT 4 4 OPERATION Manual 0 5299 12 Click find plate and when done click minimize 13 Click program start See section 4 3 Note See Promotion Nest and Plasma software manuals for more details ...

Page 59: ...or Fastest cut speed R using the robotic consumables for beveling M indicating maximum piercing thickness Select the desired process by clicking on the Cut Process number and clicking the Apply button When Current process equals Selected process the plasma is ready to cut If red Plasma not ready is on check that the plasma is enabled via a switch located on the CNC panel 3 This area shows the cons...

Page 60: ...resh to update the screen with information from the CCM Setting the correct length will shorten purge time DO NOT set the length shorter then the actual hoses used or consumable life will be greatly reduced This tab also shows the Cut Chart revision the selected language and optional dip switch settings at the CCM 3 CCM Power Supply tab shows any active or latched power supply faults as well as th...

Page 61: ...d troubleshooting Speed IPM or metric indicates machine speed X Y readouts indicate absolute position of the cutting tool Speed Bar in This is interfaced directly with the Speed Potentiometer and will reflect the speed pot setting Jogging direction indicator Monitors and shows which direction jogging key is pressed Operational Panel Interfaced with the 8 10 push buttons Monitors which button is pr...

Page 62: ...ogram from an internal or external storage device Zoom button opens the zoom window This lets you take a closer look at the parts The Setup button opens the Parameter Quick View Screen to allow you to change values for Kerf Speed etc Opens to the jog screen dialog box Functions like Drive machine to and Rip cut are located under this jog dialog box Selecting on the Act button will allow you to do ...

Page 63: ...the program the same distance as the torch movement Normally grayed out Activated when a current program is stopped and the Manual Mode button is selected Selecting Cut Path Recovery will re start the pierce cycle at the point the torch is located and will allow travel back to the original program path Selecting the Readjust Cut Parameters button will allow the operator to change certain parameter...

Page 64: ...ol panel is located below the LCD graphics screen Most machine motion and cutting functions are initiated using this operating control panel 5 3 1 Speed Potentiometer Turning the potentiometer counter clockwise decreases the actual speed in comparison with the programmed speed This potentiometer is only used in special cases such as temporarily slowing down the cutting speed Turning the dial down ...

Page 65: ...function keys HINT Pressing the zero button will automatically turn off the manual mode button if it was activated on 5 3 5 Start Button Sends the cutting program from the next job preview screen to the current job screen to be executed and starts the cutting cycle sequence The START button illuminates and is on during the entire execution of the program No programs can be transferred to the curre...

Page 66: ...the pierce sequence has ended 5 3 7 Record Time Extend Time RECORD TIME During any start or end delay of the cutting process you will see this button light up At the same time a counter on the screen counts down remaining seconds for current delay If this button is pressed during a programmed delay the delay is terminated at once The system memorizes the interrupted time of the delay and uses this...

Page 67: ...will stop machine motion HINT Turn speed potentiometer counter clockwise when using the Move Ahead feature for more precise control 5 3 10 Stop Backup Button Press and release the STOP BACKUP button once durring the cutting process to stop the cutting sequence and halt machine motion Press and release the STOP BACKUP button again to move the machine in reverse or backup on path Pressing STOP BACKU...

Page 68: ... servos and cutting controls The power to the CNC is not removed Motion and cutting will stop immediately when the Emergency stop is pushed in Turn the E stop button clockwise and release to apply power to the servos and cutting controls Hold in the Emergency Stop for at least 10 seconds to allow the capacitors to discharge before releasing NOTE Before powering up we recommend that you move the Dr...

Page 69: ...ilable it is possible to force power off by pressing and holding down this switch for 20 seconds This method is not recommended unless there is no other way to shutdown the system Note After switching off the controller it is advisable to wait at least 20 seconds to allow the capacitors to discharge before switching on again 5 4 3 Drive Switch DRIVE ENABLE This is a two position switch ON or OFF I...

Page 70: ...n the plasma OFF position will prevent activating the Floating Head Plasma Switch ON position will activate the Plasma Output AUTO position allows the plasma cutting signal from a program to run the plasma OFF position will prevent activating the plasma IHS Switch ON position will activate the IHS Output AUTO position allows the IHS signal from a program to run the plasma OFF position will prevent...

Page 71: ...ll Up Down switch will drive this torch In plasma cutting this torch will be used for cutting with normal plasma cut ON signals AUTO for Oxy Fuel and Plasma stations means that All stations are OFF as default Stations are put ON with cnc control Programmed cutting with 2 plasmas In a case like this it is possible to create a cutting program where some of the programmed cuts typically small holes w...

Page 72: ...lower box on the picture above Individual Up Down switches will drive the corresponding station up or down if the station is selected 5 6 3 Cutting Oxygen On Off Auto Switch ON position will open the cutting oxygen solenoid AUTO position will allow the cutting program to open the cutting oxygen solenoid when necessary OFF position will prevent the cutting program from opening the cutting oxygen so...

Page 73: ...igh Preheat solenoid when necessary OFF position will prevent a cutting program from opening the High Preheat solenoid valve 5 6 5 Preheat On Off Auto Switch This switch handles the Oxy Fuel Low Preheat gases ON position will open the low preheat solenoid valve Switch the gases OFF by moving this switch to the OFF position AUTO position will allow the cutting program to open the High Preheat solen...

Page 74: ...e marker from a cutting program Please note also the marker down switch usage 5 6 7 Plasma On Off Auto Switch ON position will activate the plasma This is used for testing AUTO position allows the plasma cutting signal from a program to run the plasma OFF position will prevent activating the plasma NOTE Some height controllers start the plasma by themselves See IHS switch usage IMPORTANT Please no...

Page 75: ... Auto Switch ON position will activate the marker down signal This is only used for testing Important note This switch in the ON position will cause the plasma start command to start the Marker instead of the plasma If the Marker switch is in the OFF position even the marker will not be activated AUTO position is where you normally keep this switch ...

Page 76: ...the middle position the IHS output relay is disabled FLOATING HEAD SYSTEM In Manual position the floating head will lower onto the material surface In Auto position the floating head will lower automatically as commanded by the controller In the middle OFF position the floating head will be disabled and stays in the UP position NOTE Some height controllers use the IHS signal to also activate the p...

Page 77: ...FF for Oxy Fuel stations 1 3 A station is not selected Preheat gases cutting oxygen water spray ignition and pierce signals are disabled for this torch Torch Up and Down switches for this torch are disabled All Up Down switch does not effect this torch ON for Oxy Fuel stations 1 3 means that Torch Up and Down switches for this torch are enabled Preheat gases cutting oxygen water spray and ignition...

Page 78: ...dividual Up Down switches See PLASMA bottom right and 1 2 3 upper right on the picture above The Individual Up Down switches will drive the corresponding station up or down if the station is selected 5 7 3 Cutting Oxygen On Off Auto Switch ON position will open the cutting oxygen solenoid AUTO position will allow the cutting program to open the cutting oxygen solenoid when necessary OFF position w...

Page 79: ... High Preheat solenoid when necessary OFF position will prevent a cutting program from opening the High Preheat solenoid valve 5 7 5 Preheat On Off Auto Switch This switch handles the Oxy Fuel Low Preheat gases ON position will open the low preheat solenoid valve Switch the gases OFF by moving this switch to the OFF position AUTO position will allow the cutting program to open the Preheat solenoid...

Page 80: ...6 Pointer On Off Switch ON position will activate the pointer device OFF position will turn off the pointer device 5 7 7 P Power On Off Switch ON position will turn on the plasma power supply OFF position will turn off the plasma power supply ...

Page 81: ...n draft when a cutting program is active OFF position will turn off the table down draft 5 7 9 Plasma On Off Auto Switch ON position will activate the plasma This is used for testing AUTO position will allow the cutting program to command the plasma OFF position will prevent activating the plasma NOTE Some height controllers start the plasma by themselves ...

Page 82: ...en a cutting program includes marking OFF position will prevent activating the marker from a cutting program NOTE Note the marker down switch usage 5 7 11 Marker Down On Off Auto Switch ON position will activate the marker down signal AUTO position is where you normally keep this switch OFF position will prevent activating the marker down from a cutting program ...

Page 83: ...ting program to command the water spray signal OFF position will prevent activating the water spray from a cutting program 5 7 13 Ignition Switch ON position will activate the ignition signal AUTO position will allow the cutting program to command the ignition signal OFF position will prevent activating the ignition from a cutting program ...

Page 84: ...low the cutting program to command the aux1 signal OFF position will prevent activating the aux1 from a cutting program 5 7 15 Aux2 Switch ON position will activate the aux2 signal AUTO position will allow the cutting program to command the aux2 signal OFF position will prevent activating the aux2 from a cutting program ...

Page 85: ...o button flashing This will stop automatically HINT The flashing Zero button indicates that the second CPU used for machine motion has booted up correctly The Zero button flashes 41 times Release the red E Stop button by turning it clockwise The External Stop dialog warning box will disappear from the screen Switch the drive enable switch to the ON position to enable the drives A dialog box may ap...

Page 86: ... executed 5 9 1 Plate Alignment Activating Plate Alignment allows for a quick and easy way to pick two points on the edge of a skewed plate Performing this exercise will automatically rotate a part or program nest the same amount as the plate skew so that it will fit precisely onto the plate reducing scrap or manual plate squaring To use the Plate Alignment feature locate a corner or plate edge an...

Page 87: ...e the default offset by just clicking one button Tables It is possible to define several different home positions These can be used to define the home positions of different plates on the cutting table or different cutting tables Select the Table Number from the list and click the Drive to button The machine drives to the defined home position of the selected table Program Zeros iCNC XT will save ...

Page 88: ... the cutting process Program Rotation Any value degree will rotate the cutting program When a plate alignment is performed the rotation of the skewed plate is automatically entered here Also by clicking on the 90 the part program will rotate at 90 degree intervals Clicking on the zero box will clear any value of rotation to zero degrees IHS Plasma Start Time for the torch to go ignition height and...

Page 89: ...ogram again by pressing MOVE AHEAD If the piercing fails at the first prgrammed piercing point the manchine runs using this prodedure backwards only to that piercing point and stops Start a new piercing with start delays by pressing TORCH ON OFF Please notice that the movement backwards without cutting may be adjusted so that the speed is automatically reduced 5 12 3 If the Cutting Fails If the cu...

Page 90: ... machine starts the cutting cycle and drives the programmed path At the end of that path the torch is turned off and the machine stops both automatically 5 12 6 Trial Run No Cutting This will allow faster set up to reposition a program on the plate eliminating the need to reposition the plate 1 Call up the wanted program on the Next JOB screen 2 Bring the cutting program to CURRENT JOB window by c...

Page 91: ...This tool is used to return to cut path in the event the program was stopped and the torch was moved from the path 1 Press and release the TORCH ON OFF button to stop motion and cutting 2 Turn on the MANUAL MODE by pressing and releasing the MANUAL MODE button and use the Jog key buttons to drive the torch to a convenient place to perform work on the torch 3 Service the torch 4 Turn off the MANUAL...

Page 92: ...ow Plate alignment Clicking on this button will open Plate alignment dialog See more in chapter Plate Alignment General Allows changes regarding kerf compensation loops By default this box is checked On rare occasions the kerf compensation calculation adds an extra loop which may be undesirable on certain parts with a very small radius Un checking this box will remove the loops created OK Clicking...

Page 93: ...er and the system knows the location of all additional tools and can automatically handle them while cutting a program Adding tool offset in your cutting program is not required Mirror Checking the Mirror box will mirror your program in the X axis Gas Plasma and Plasma 2 Tabs Clicking these tabs will change your cutting tool and all associated parameters to that process Process Database The iCNC X...

Page 94: ...gs for new material thickness and tool 5 13 2 Aux Parameters This parameter file contains three parameters Two frequently changed user defined delays and the part scaling percentage Delay nr1 Select the delay from the drop down menu that you will most frequently adjust Delay nr2 Select a second delay from the drop down menu that you will adjust frequently Note These two delays will then be display...

Page 95: ... but are fully available and programmable SD3 Typically used for a marker down delay This is the time that it takes for the marker to descend to marking height SD4 Typically used for igniting the marker Move Delay This delay is typically not used ED1 Typically used for marker up ED2 This delay is typically not used Move Delay This is the time that the controller waits after the marking is complete...

Page 96: ...cally used for a marker down delay This is the time that it takes for the marker to descend to marking height SD3 This is the marking time or the time the marking takes place SD4 This is a marker up raise time or the time it takes for the marker to climb up to travel height Move Delay This delay is typically not used ED1 This delay is typically not used ED2 This delay is typically not used Move De...

Page 97: ... generally used for a primary torch down time usually in conjunction with an automatic capacitive height sensor to lower the torch to the correct piercing height above the material It can be used without a height sensor but it is important to remember that the torch will first lower to the material once the sequence is started To override this function set the timer value for SD1 to zero SD2 provi...

Page 98: ...le torch lowering to cutting height Set SD4 value from 2 1 2 9 seconds Start Move Delay is the time allocated for the initial piercing through the material After this time has expired motion automatically begins ED1 is the first delay executed after the program is finished or the cut manually interrupted by the operator This delay is usually used for the primary raising of the torch after completi...

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Page 100: ... of mounting holes on top for M6 screws again 89 mm up from the pair below Torch holder is available for both 50mm and 35mm torch heads Torch holder mounting surface is 100 mm out from the bottom of the Lifter base plate A 3 iHC Lifter Installation 1 Mount the lifter to a lat straight surface Mounting hole placement in the mechanical drawings in section 2 Verify that the lifter is plumb and true 2...

Page 101: ... One click changes the voltage 1V or 0 1 volts The UP and DOWN buttons can be used to move the torch in manual mode IHS Test button causes the torch to drive down to ind a plate This feature can be used to test that the iHC plate sensing works properly The text on IHS Test button changes to OK Clicking OK returns the torch immediately to the home position If OK isn t clicked the torch returns to t...

Page 102: ...uation it should read SYSTEM RUNNING in the upper ield and SYSTEM OK PARAMETERS READ in the lower ield If the height control isn t running or there is a connection problem it reads WAITING FOR REPLY on the lower text ield This message is also seen when parameters are read to the iHC Processor You can monitor the status of the station by viewing colors changing on the screen The number ield after t...

Page 103: ...from the plate where the actual piercing will be done after igniting the torch Pierce Height Time determines how long the torch will stay on pierce height Pierce Down Speed determines the transfer speed from pierce height to cut height Cut Height determines the torch height for cutting after piercing is complete Cut Height AVC Delay determines the time given for the arc voltage to stabilize after ...

Page 104: ...re is mainly used to protect torch consumables from hot slag emerging on top of the plate after piercing Higher pierce height must be used to protect consumables while piercing If Collision Rectract activates all the time while cutting check system for proper cutting speed arc voltage and gas pressure Collision retract height Sets the height the torch retracts to after plate contact has occurred w...

Page 105: ...ls for diagnostic purposes I O bits are separated to inputs signals that come from other devices to iHC and outputs signals that go from the iHC to other devices I O bits are also separated to general I O bits lifter I O bits servo I O bits If the system has two torches both lifters and servos have their own I O bits General Input 1 Hold AVC turns off when Hold inbit turns active Hold is used duri...

Page 106: ...nition Height has been reached 16 Brake Outbit used to control lifters brake 17 Optional Reserved for future use Servo I O Bits Lifter 1 27 Drive Enable Output to a servo which turns the servo on 28 Not used 29 Not used 30 Drive Over Temperature 31 Drive Over Current 32 Drive General Error Different kinds of error that may occur on drives A 8 Service Tab This window contains information about iHC ...

Page 107: ... OFF which can be useful after piercing and in corners Upper Soft Limit Distance Upper soft limit which is located above the limit switch The position of the upper soft limit is determined by adding the Upper Soft Limit Distance to the position of the limit switch Lower Soft Limit Distance Lower soft limit which is located below the plate The position of the lower soft limit is determined by sub t...

Page 108: ...imit 8 0 100 Hold on limit 10 0 100 Home distance 2 100 100 Homing speed 2000 60 20000 I Gain 0 0 2 31 Ignition height 2 1 50 Low jog speed 300mm min 120 10000 Lower soft limit distance 1000mm 1000 0 Machine acceleration 0 3g 0 3 5 Machine deceleration 0 3g 0 3 5 Out of limit speed 180mm min 60 2000 P Gain 80 0 2 31 Pierce down time 1s 0 10 Pierce height 2mm 1 50 Pierce height time 1s 0 10 Plate c...

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