Hypertherm V9 Series Phoenix Rev.11 - Manual (Page 204)

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8 – Diagnostics
Pulse Direction: Selects the direction of the pulse; positive, negative, or alternating, that is sent to the drive amplifier.
Pulse Magnitude: Sets the voltage of the signal that is sent to the drive amplifier.
Pulse Duration: Sets the amount of time for each segment of the signal that is sent to the drive amplifier.
Test Transverse/Rail/Dual Gantry/CBH: The Test buttons send the selected output signal to the appropriate drive
amplifier. If a repeating signal has been selected, any combination of available test buttons can be used for
the test. The output signal is sent to the drive amplifier until the output soft key has been pressed a second
time to end the test.
Test All: Sends the selected output signal to all drive amplifiers.
Speed: The Speed window displays the current speed for each axis.
Note: When more than four axes are selected, the user must select which group of axes will be tested on the
Drives and Motors Diagnostic screen:
SERCOS Drives and Motors Test
Use the software provided by the drive manufacturer to perform diagnostics on the drives and motors in a SERCOS ring.
Press Yes on the warning message window:
When the Drive and Motors Diagnostics screen displays, the appropriate drive communications software is launched for
the drive that you selected. Refer to information supplied by the drive manufacturer to use the drive setup software.
Using Norton Ghost Utility
If a disaster occurs and prevents the CNC from operating, the Norton Ghost™ Utility is available on specified CNCs to
replace core system files and re-enable operation of the CNC. Norton Ghost must be installed on the CNC hard drive
with an appropriate ghost image file.
WARNING
Use extreme caution when you send direct signals to the drive amplifiers. Unexpected
motion on the cutting table can occur.