Ports – Hypertherm Phoenix 8.0 User Manual
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Ports
The CNC comes standard with two RS-232C serial ports, which can be converted to an
RS-422 configuration. For more information about how to change the serial ports to the
RS-422 configuration, refer to Serial Port Connections. This port has been specially
designed with opto-isolation and filtering to minimize EMI/RFI noise problems that are
common in many cutting operations. Parameters are enabled and disabled depending on
port feature selections.
The CNC can be configured to use the communication link provided on the CNC or the
user can enter information to create a custom communication link on the Link screen to
communicate with a host computer. Information on how to access the Phoenix software
is provided later in this section.
A maximum of eight ports can be configured for use in software. Hardware provided
with your CNC may support a lower number of communication ports.
The following parameters are available to help configure the serial ports for your specific
communications package and selected communication features.