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B – ArcGlide THC Serial Communication Installation
Serial communication configurations
In a serial configuration, adapter cables are provided to accommodate the routing of serial signals to the ArcGlide THC.
When the ArcGlide THC replaces a Command THC in a system with a Hypertherm CNC, adapter cables (223253 and
223260 in kit number 228846) connect the CNC I/O and plasma I/O cables to the ArcGlide control module and the
plasma system. Both the plasma I/O and combined CNC I/O and serial cables can be the same cables that were used
for the Command THC or the table manufacturer can create them. For more information, see
In new systems, an adapter cable (223262 in kit number 228851) connects the plasma board on the ArcGlide control
module to the plasma I/O cable. This adapter cable separates the serial transmit and receive signals and sends them to
the CNC over a serial cable that is supplied by the table manufacturer.
The HMI communicates with the ArcGlide control module using the Hypernet protocol over a shielded, Ethernet Cat5e or
Cat6 cable. In a serial configuration, the HMI is optional and performs many of the same functions that the pendant
performs for the Command THC.
Figure 48
Replacing a Command THC
The Command THC and ArcGlide THC have many of the same types of components. Therefore, replacing the Command
THC hardware with ArcGlide THC hardware is relatively straightforward. Use the corresponding descriptions that follow
for a comparison of how the 2 THCs are configured in a plasma cutting machine.
1. The optional HMI of the ArcGlide THC corresponds to the optional pendant for the Command THC with a few
differences, depending on the style of system communication:
a. Hypernet configurations – the HMI only allows the operator to monitor operations of the THC and to perform
manual control functions with the lifter.
b. Discrete configurations – the HMI communicates directly with the ArcGlide control module and can perform
diagnostic functions in addition to monitoring and manual functions.
Lifter
Optional HMI
ArcGlide control module
EDGE II, Voyager III,
Mariner, MicroEDGE, or
third-party CNC
Plasma system
Plasma interface board
Key:
Hypernet connection
Discrete connection
Serial connection