Hypertherm Shape Cutting Control User Manual
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Contents
Safety
....................................................................................................................... 1
MicroEdge .................................................................................................................... 9
Overview ............................................................................................................. 9
Keyboard
Layout ............................................................................................... 10
System
Requirements ....................................................................................... 10
Monitor
Requirements
(CRT or LCD) ................................................................ 10
Keyboard
Requirements ................................................................................... 10
Optional
Mouse
Requirements .......................................................................... 10
THC, Joystick & Speedpots ............................................................................... 11
Machine
Interface .............................................................................................. 11
Serial
Port ......................................................................................................... 12
I/O
Configuration ............................................................................................... 12
I/O
Connector .................................................................................................... 12
I/O
Interface ...................................................................................................... 13
Single
Ended
I/O Pinout .................................................................................... 15
Drive/Encoder
Connector .................................................................................. 16
Axes
Assignments ............................................................................................. 16
Drive/Encoder Pinout ........................................................................................ 17
Drive/Encoder Pinout (For 3 and 4 Axes units) ................................................. 17
THC and Joystick Interface ............................................................................... 18
Series 1 PCI Analog Card ................................................................................. 18
THC
1 ................................................................................................................ 18
THC
2 ................................................................................................................ 18
Joystick ............................................................................................................. 19
THC and Joystick Cable Grounding .................................................................. 19
Sensor
THC ...................................................................................................... 20
Voltage Divider Card Pinout (Series 3) ............................................................. 20
Control & Cable Pinout for Sensor THC ............................................................ 21
I/O
Configuration Type “P” ................................................................................ 21
Calibration ......................................................................................................... 22
Series 1 Analog Card ........................................................................................ 22
Edge Ti ..................................................................................................................... 23
Overview ........................................................................................................... 23
Touch
Screen .................................................................................................... 23
THC, Joystick & Speedpots ............................................................................... 23
Machine
Interface .............................................................................................. 24
AC
Input ............................................................................................................ 24
Serial
Port ......................................................................................................... 25
I/O
Configuration ............................................................................................... 25
Input
Mode ........................................................................................................ 26
I/O
Interface ...................................................................................................... 26
I/O Pinout .......................................................................................................... 27
I/O
Setup
Screen ............................................................................................... 28
Lifter
Interface ................................................................................................... 29