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ArcPro Plasma User Guide

Document Revision 3.0

(Updated July 23, 2020)

Atlanta, GA USA

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Summary of Contents for ArcPro Plasma

Page 1: ...ystems Inc 1 www vitalsystem com ArcPro Plasma User Guide Document Revision 3 0 Updated July 23 2020 2020 Vital Systems Inc Atlanta GA USA For more information please visit the product web page www vi...

Page 2: ...12 MACH4 Plasma Screen Setup 13 1 USEANALOGVOLTAGEFORARCOK 13 USE EXTERNAL ARC OK 14 Screen Settings 15 Characteristics 16 Screen Definitions 17 THC TAB 17 THC CUT START SETTINGS 18 Troubleshooting 2...

Page 3: ...will hold no one other than myself responsible for mistakes errors material loss personal damages secondary damages faults or errors of any kind caused by any circumstance any bugs or any undesired re...

Page 4: ...Mach4 CNC Software This document DOES NOT serve as a primer or tutorial for the use of Mach4 As such readers without basic understanding of Mach4 and other software components not associated with Vita...

Page 5: ...Digitize Sensor Ohmic Probe NOTE It is highly recommended to follow the circuit diagram below when using a Digitize sensor on the torch head Because a Plasma Torch uses high voltage for cutting volta...

Page 6: ...2020 Vital Systems Inc 6 www vitalsystem com Connecting NPN Digitize Sensor Ohmic Probe Integra 7866 3 9K 1W GND Earth GND Integra Input 3 Digitize 0 47uF 1kV HiCON Integra Earth...

Page 7: ...ma profile available on the sidebar from the product website http www vitalsystem com arcpro Open Mach4 loader and click on Import Profile Browse for the downloaded profile m4prof file and click Open...

Page 8: ...2020 Vital Systems Inc 8 www vitalsystem com Mach4 I O Configuration...

Page 9: ...elay starts Immediately following the pierce delay the XY motion starts and the torch height control begins once the THC delay expires All these steps are done by the M3 Macro script provided in the M...

Page 10: ...ntact the material to determine the material height probe Step 3 The torch head lifts to ignition height and turns on Step 4 The Arc Ok signal is detected and the torch moves to pierce height Step 5 T...

Page 11: ...ead the plasma tip voltage This adapter accepts 0 to 10volts from the Plasma unit You must select the proper divider to reduce the tip voltage which are usually in the 300 volts range down to 0 10 vol...

Page 12: ...nect the 7866 to the network and launch the VSI Device Manager Select the controller and go to the HiCON tab Make sure to uncheck J7 J8 for switching to Step Dir channel and justselect the Enable J7 T...

Page 13: ...ArcOK by using Analog Voltage or an external ArcOK signal can be used as an input to the HiCON 7866 Motion Controller Both the cases are described as follows 1 USEANALOGVOLTAGE FORARCOK Use Mach4 to l...

Page 14: ...THC sequence will only continue if it sees the Tip Voltage value is within this range and the THC On led is lit USE EXTERNAL ARC OK All the settings remain same as above except for the Use Analog volt...

Page 15: ...screen has Tip Voltage Reading and AnalogVoltage Multiplier The Tip Voltage displays the value of the analog reading multiplied by the value given in the Analog voltage multiplier The value of the Ana...

Page 16: ...system com Characteristics The Response delay of the 77ISO board is hardly noticeable due toits fast response time as short as 6Ms This ensures that the THC operation takes place with fast Tipvoltage...

Page 17: ...y and cutting manually Under normal conditions THC is enabled when the torch is on and it is turned off when the torch is off THC On Arc OK and is associated with an LED Up Down buttons that control T...

Page 18: ...not have a probe input there is a button on the THC Cut Start to omit the material touch off as part of the M3 sequence Special attention must be taken when the touch off has been omitted The top of...

Page 19: ...in milliseconds allowed to complete piercing material used in M3 This value can be found in user manuals for Plasma units Max Maximum height THC will move the torch up to while trying to get to the ta...

Page 20: ...een toggle properly The controller was busy executing another motion sequence In most scenarios this error shouldn t occur Check the GCode File or MDI command being executed before the M3 command The...

Page 21: ...he displayed coordinates have a Work Offset applied Refrain from using the Zero X Y or Z buttons and instead use the appropriate homing routine to go back to machine zero or manually jog or issue a GC...

Page 22: ...ight that the torch will be allowed to move while cutting Set these two parameters to larger values to allow a greater window for height correction The THC Speed is set to a very small value This para...