ArcGlide THC Instruction Manual 806450
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Contents
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Wiring Diagrams ....................................................................................................................... 241
Wiring diagram symbols ........................................................................................................................................................... 242
1 – Lifter interface board (141097) ....................................................................................................................................... 245
2 – THC control interface board (141088) ......................................................................................................................... 246
3 – THC Processor board (141091) ..................................................................................................................................... 247
4 – HMI processor board (141082) ...................................................................................................................................... 248
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ArcGlide THC Serial Communication Protocol ................................................................ 249
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 249
ArcGlide THC Operation .......................................................................................................................................................... 249
Serial Protocol ............................................................................................................................................................................. 249
ArcGlide THC Responses ................................................................................................................................................ 250
Calculating the Checksum ............................................................................................................................................... 250
ArcGlide Commands and Examples ...................................................................................................................................... 251
Setup Commands ...................................................................................................................................................................... 252
Operating Commands ............................................................................................................................................................... 255
ArcGlide THC Extended Commands .................................................................................................................................... 260
ArcGlide THC to Command THC error conversions ......................................................................................................... 266
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ArcGlide THC Serial Communication Installation ........................................................... 269
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 269
Kit 228846 (Command THC replacement) .................................................................................................................. 269
Kit 228851 (New ArcGlide installation) ........................................................................................................................ 270
Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................................. 270
Limitations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 271
RS-422 serial protocol ...................................................................................................................................................... 271
Serial communication configurations ..................................................................................................................................... 272
Replacing a Command THC ............................................................................................................................................ 272
System description for a serial configuration ....................................................................................................................... 274
ArcGlide THC replacement for Command THC ......................................................................................................... 274
ArcGlide THC in a new installation ................................................................................................................................ 275
Connect serial cables ................................................................................................................................................................ 276
Connecting cables for a Command THC replacement ............................................................................................. 276
Connecting cables in a new serial system .................................................................................................................... 278
Cables ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 280
Plasma I/O split cable (Z) (223253) .............................................................................................................................. 280
Adjusting ArcGlide parameters with the HMI ....................................................................................................... 283
Plasma board adapter cable (223260) ......................................................................................................................... 284
Plasma I/O split cable (Y) (223262) .............................................................................................................................. 285
