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MicroStep SH-HC30 User Manual

Height controller for flame / plasma cutting torch
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Model SH-HC30
Height Controlle r for Flame /
Plasma Cutting Torch
User Manual
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Contents
1. Preface
2.
Overview
3.
Installation
4. Quick operation guide
5.
Commissioning
6.
7.
Control panel
8.
9． Initial positioning
10 ． Commands b e tw e e n CNC
a n d height controller
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  • Page 1 Contents Micr ostep 1. Preface Overview Model SH-HC30 Installation Height Controlle r for Flame / 4. Quick operation guide Plasma Cutting Torch Commissioning User Manual Operating guide Control panel Troubleshooting 9． Initial positioning 10 ． Commands b e tw e e n CNC a n d height controller 11.
  • Page 2 Nevertheless, we will verify the information in the file regularly and make necessary amendments in the revised version. Any suggestion for later improvement is greatly appreciated. Microstep reserves all the rights to make necessary amendments on the basis of technical improvement.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    调高器说明书 Contents 1 Preface ....................1 Purpose ..................2 Important Statement..............2 Warning ..................3 Terms Expla nation..............4 1.5 Company Information ............... 5 2 Overview ....................5 Technical Features ..............5 Main Technica l Indicators......………………………….7 Installation ..................8 3.1 Mechanical Installation......…………………………..8 Electrical Installa tion C onnection ...........
  • Page 4 调高器说明书 4.2 SH-2002AH/SH-2200H Operati on of CNC System Output Interface (I / O Control Mode) ......……………………….27 4.3 CNC system communication i nterface is used to complete the operation (RS232 communication mode) ..………………………28 Operation Flow ................ 28 Daily Operation Flow ........ ………………………...29 5 Operating guide.................
  • Page 5 调高器说明书 9 Description of Initial Location Function............39 9.1 Positioning Mode................39 9.2 Setting of Positioni ng Heig ht .............39 9.3 Process ....................39 9.4 Initial Arc Voltage Collection (Set Value A)........39 10 Instruction Functi ons Rela ted to M of CNC Sy stem and Height Controller…………………………………………...

  • Page 6: Preface

    SH-HC30 height controller for fla me/plasma cutting torch Fig. 1-1 Model 1.1 Purpose Model SH-HC30 height controller fo r flame/plasma cutting torch is an automatic height control module integrated with mechanical lifting and electric control feat ures, which is specially designed for portable flame and plasma cutting machine as anot her new...

  • Page 7: Important Statement

    调高器说明书 Model SH-HC30 height controller for flame/pla sma cutting torch is simple and easy to use, convenient to commission and modest in price. In addition, the sell points of it insists products--good product performance at modest price. It is an ideal accessory Microstep match welding or cutting equipment.

  • Page 8: Warning

    调高器说明书 who violates shall undertake all the liabilities fo r t he loss. Warnings Please read and strictly comply with the following instructions before operating the product, thus assure the designed product control accuracy and prevent any damage and accident. Installation must be carried out by certified technical personnel with relevant experiences.
  • Page 9 In a ddition, the serious non-linear relationship exists between capacitance value and height value. Microstep has developed the int elligent progra m of "one-keystroke height calibrat ion". Only one keystoke will aut omatically set the product based on various ambient factors.

  • Page 10: Overview

    2.1 Technical Features tepper motor inst ead of conventional DC motor Model SH-HC30 height cont roller fo r flame/pla sma cutting torch uses the proprietary stepper motor control technology of Microst ep to replace the conventional DC mot or height control technology, which makes it faster and smoother in addition to significantly intended service life.
  • Page 11 调高器说明书 The advanced height linear ca libration technolo gy makes absolute height displa y and control possible when the distance between the cutting nozzle and work piece is within 3 ~ 30mm in the capacitance mode under for automatic height control in unit of millimeter and display accuracy of ±...
  • Page 12 调高器说明书 Asynchronous communication function enables connection with CNC system and facilitates parameter setting, automat ic/manual control, taper angle transition control and dat a exchange. 2.2 Main Technical Parameters Power Requirements: DC 24V ± 2 V 3 A Applicable motor: 17/23 HS series of stepper mot ors Manual adjustment range: 0- 100 mm Aut omat ic height control range: 3 -30 mm Adjusting speed of automatic height control: 3000 mm/min (30 °...

  • Page 13: Installation

    调高器说明书 3. Installation 3.1 Mecha nical Installation The component names and positions of height controller are shown in Fig. 3-1. capacitance Among them, the connecting components for detector are only added in flame cutting operation www.fine print.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建...
  • Page 14 调高器说明书 Lift stepper motor Standard high frequency cable Detector ring anti-collision device Operating display panel Cutting torch holder Detector ring holder Flame cutting torch Detector ring Fig. 3-1 The positions, names and functions of controller components 6 M6 screw holes in the back of the height controller are used to fix t he box body to the support.
  • Page 15 调高器说明书 Note: 1. Make sure the depth of bolts in six mounting holes during installation will not affect the travel. 2. The length of each mounting bolt beyond the shell of the height controller interna llymust be less than 8mm, i. e., the bolt length inserting into the interior of the height controller shell must not exceed 8mm.
  • Page 16 调高器说明书 Fig. 3-3 Right view of the controller print.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 ww w.fine...
  • Page 17 调高器说明书 图 3-4 高度控制器背面视图 Fig. 3-4 Back view of height controller The inst allation diagram of the height controller is shown in Fig. 3-5...
  • Page 18 调高器说明书 Fig. 3-5 Assembly diagram of height controller print.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 ww w.fine...
  • Page 19 调高器说明书 Electrical Connection 3.2.1 External Switch Control Mode The external switch control mode is applicable to both capacitance height control and arc voltage height control. Manual/automatic switching Manual ascending Manual descending Ground Electrical wiring diagram of external switch cont ro l When K1 is off, the height controller is in manual mode;...
  • Page 20 调高器说明书 15-pin plug high- frequency cable Back view of CNC system Height controller 25-pin connector Fig.3-6 Electrical wiring diagram of capacitance height controller Note: The diameters of 24 V power cord and ground wire should be larger than 0.75 mm . Manual/automatic switching Manual ascending Manual descending...

  • Page 21: Controller

    调高器说明书 Table 3-1 Pin definitions of 25-pin connector of CNC system for the height control system Description Attribute Output Manual/automatic selective signal 24V ground for power supply of Power height Supply controller Manual lifting signal t o drive cutting Output torch up 24 V positive for power supply of height Power...
  • Page 22 调高器说明书 24 V positive for po wer supply 7、14 Power supply of height cont roller 24 V ground for power supply 8、15 Power supply of height cont roller manual/automatic selective Input signal Manual ascending signal for Input driving the cutting torch up Manual descending signal for Input driving the cutting torch down...
  • Page 23 调高器说明书 Electrical connection of arc voltage detection-type heig ht controller The elect rical connection of arc voltage det ection-type height controller is shown in Fig. 3-8. The cable connections among height controller (15-pin connector), CNC system (25-pin connector) and voltage divider board (9-pin connector) should be made by the user. For the pin definitions of 15 -pin, 25-pin connector and 9-pin connecto r, see Table 3-1, Table 3-2 and Table 3-3 Height...
  • Page 24 调高器说明书 Attribute Description Power 24V ground for po wer supply of height controller supply Power 24V ground for power supply of height controller supply Arc voltage signal serving as height signal of the Output plasma Output 24V positive for power supply of height controller Not e: The pins whose serial numbers a re not list ed will not be used.
  • Page 25 调高器说明书 arc voltage height controller, Fig. 3-9 Wiring diagram of voltage divider board and CNC system Note: The wire diameters of 24V power cord and of ground wire should be larger than 0.5 square millimeter. print.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 ww w.fine...
  • Page 26 调高器说明书 The electrical connection of height controller when both arc voltage detection mode and capacitance detection mode are required to use. voltage voltage 15-pin plug High-frequency cable Heigh 分压板 9 芯接头 Back view of CNC Capacitance detecting ring 25-pin plug www.fine print.com.cn PDF 文件使用...
  • Page 27 调高器说明书 24V Ground Automatic start Arc voltage signal Manual ascending Manual descending 24V Ground This figure should be kept on standby – it illust rates the aut omat ic connection method capacitance mode are required to use. when both arc volt age mode and 3.2.3 Communication interface control mode of CNC system (RS232 control) he software debugging for the communication interface control mode of CNC sy stem is in process.
  • Page 28 调高器说明书 plasma cutting operation. The voltage dividing ratio of the voltage divider board in standard configuration is 50: 1. The various interfaces of the voltage divider board are illust rated in Fig. 3-10. J3 AC power, connecting device J2 arc voltage input, connecting to the AC220V power supply arc voltage terminal of plasma power J1 arc voltage output of voltage divider...
  • Page 29 调高器说明书 Note: The pins without pin numbers will not be used. Table 3-5 Pin definitions of J2 connector Attribute Description Power Ground supply Pla sma arc voltage posit ive terminal Input (connect ing t o t he clip of steel plate) Plasma arc vo ltage negative termina l (arc Input voltage output)
  • Page 30 调高器说明书 3.4 D imensional drawing of voltage divide r board print.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建 ww w.fine...

  • Page 31: Control Operation Of Electrical Operation Panel

    调高器说明书 4. Quick Operation Guide of Height Controller in Capacitance and Arc Voltage Modes 4.1 Cont rol operation of electrical operat ion panel: (external switch mode) For t he wiring of height controller in capacitance mode, see Section 3.2 -- "Electrical Connection"...
  • Page 32 调高器说明书 Now, the mechanical lift device of the height controller enables automatic height control. If the height of the cutting torch is unsatisfactory, repeat the above steps 1-3. In automatic mode, the up/down switch of the cutting torch is disabled. 4.2 Operation control via I/O interface of Model SH-2 002AH/SH-2200H CNC sy stem (I/O control mode) For the wiring of height controller in capacitance mode,...

  • Page 33: Operation Flow

    调高器说明书 Usually, the I/O of the CNC system is in manual control mode of t he height controller. When processing starts, the I/O of the CNC system will turn t o aut omatic control mode of the height controller. In such mode, the mecha nical lifting device of the height controller is under automatic height control.
  • Page 34 调高器说明书 Fig. 4-1 Operation flow of initial use or when det ection mode is intended to switch 4.5 Routine Operation Flow Flow starts Power on CNC system and height controller auto-detection of "manual /auto" mode Manual? When manual The cutting torch adjusts its ascending signal is height...

  • Page 35: Operating Guide

    调高器说明书 5 Operating Guide The height controller provides three modes a fter powered on: manual, automatic and parameter edit ing modes. 5.1 Parameter Setting In manual or automatic mode, press the key “Enter” and hold it for some time, the height controller will enter parameter editing mode.

  • Page 36: Automatic Operati On

    In addition, there is serious non-linea r relationship between the capacitance value and the height value. Microstep has developed the int elligent program of "one-keystro ke height calibration ". Only one key needs to be pressed locally to calibrate the height controller based on various ambient factors automatically;...

  • Page 37: Controller Panel

    调高器说明书 3. The actual height of capacitance detection ring is not consistent with its display height value. Since "one-keystroke height calibrat ion" is so simple and it only needs to press one key, user may calibrate the height controller at any time. 6.2 Commissioning procedure of one-key stroke heig ht calibration Check and make sure the capacitance det ection ring is parallel to the work...

  • Page 38: Control Parameters

    调高器说明书 monit or operation status. 7.1 Control Parameters Set value ( A: Accuracy Height): the expected value of the distance (height) between the cutting nozzle and the work piece, which is set by user. For the set range and factory default value, see Table 7-1.

  • Page 39: Operation Panel

    调高器说明书 Set ting range Table 7-1 Set range 100～300 10～40 20～200V 0～20 0～100 0～1 0～50 （V） Arc voltage Factory default value（V） 2.0～ Set range 20.0～30.0 3.0～10.0 6.0～25.0 0.0～4.0 0.0～4.0 0～1 （mm） 30.0 Factory Capacitance default 25.0 10.0 0. 3 2. 0 25.0 value 7.2 Operation Panel...
  • Page 40 调高器说明书 Up Arrow Enter Key Function Down Arrow 图 7-1 Operate Panel Enter key: To enter or exit the editing mode. Function key: in manual mode, to perform the function of “one-keystroke height calibration”; in editing mode, switch the active parameters to be edited.
  • Page 41 调高器说明书 and the current height value. 3. Parameter editing mode: to display the parameter names being edited and the corresponding parameter values. 7.3 Description of Display Manual operation mode: The first digit indicates the det ection mode; the second one indicates the operation state and the last 3 digits indicate the set value of height.
  • Page 42 调高器说明书 When the last 3 digits are and the height value flashes, it indicat es anupper-limit ala rm. When the last 3 digit s are and the height value flashes, it indicates a lower-limit alarm. When the last 4 digits are , it indicates the upper limit po sit ion is reached.

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    调高器说明书 8 Troubleshooting For the common faults, inspection methods and corrective measures see Table 8-1. Table 8-1 Inspection items Fault Corrective measures Powered on or not? Power it on the voltage of power supply Check the power is normal or not supply motor is overloaded or not Reduce load...

  • Page 44: Positioning Mode

    调高器说明书 9 Description of initial positioning function 9.1 Positioning mode An impact position swit ch is designed in the height controller. When the cutting torch moves down and knocks workpiece, the internal switch will be turned on with no need of special cutt ing torch or "protective cap"...
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  • Page 46: Controller

    调高器说明书 initial use is because the arc column voltage may not the same for the plasma power supply of different manufacturers even the cutting operation is going on in the same environment. Collect the test results for parameter A (see cont rol parameters in 7.1) . If the value of parameter A has never been tested and the set value is smaller than the actual voltage used in plasma cutting operation, then in aut omatic cutting mode the plasma cutting torch will move down quickly until it...
  • Page 47 调高器说明书 M Commands between CNC System and Height Controller 10.1 M C ommands from CNC System for Direct Control of Output Port M14/M15 On/off switch fo r ascending of cutting t orch, M14 (on), M15 (off) M16/M17 On/off switch for descending of cutt ing t orch, M16 (on), M17 (off) M38/M39 automatic/manual swit ch of height controller M38 (auto) M39 (manual)
  • Page 48 调高器说明书 1. The cutting torch descends (the descending time delay of the descend cutting t orch start s, see M71); 2. If the selected perforation po sition is valid, t hen the cutting torch will descend until it hits the lower limit swit ch. Then the cutting torch will ascend until the perforation positioning delay ends;...
  • Page 49 调高器说明书 4. Turn on the height controller (M38) M70 Fixed ascending cycle of cutting torch: It is used to lift the cutting torch when a cycle st arts and after one cutting cycle is complet ed, the so that the cutt ing t orch can move to next cutting position quickly. Operation sequence: turn on the ascending swit ch of the cutting torch (M14);...

  • Page 50: Remote Height Controller

    调高器说明书 it hits the lower limit switch ( see the input port XXW 8), cutting torch will stop descending(M17). Then, the cutt ing torch will ascend (M14) until the positioning delay cutting torch is up (M15); *11 Remote Height Controller （No）...

  • Page 51: Operation Guide

    调高器说明书 3 indicator lights. Power: when the light is on, it is in power-on state. Manual: when t he light is on, it is in manual operation mode; at the same time, t he aut omatic indicator light is off. Automatic: when t he light is on, it is in automatic operation mode, at the same time, the manual indicator light is off.
  • Page 52 调高器说明书 indicator light "Aut omat ic” stays off. At this time, if the height of the cutting torch needs to be adjusted, the buttons of "Ascend" or "Descend" ma y be pressed as needed. When the butt on “Ascend” is pressed and held, the cutting torch will keep ascending until the button is released.

  • Page 53: Wiring Instructions

    调高器说明书 11.3 Wiring Instructions Wiring diagra m is shown in Fig. X-3. Back terminal of the remote controller Wiring unit 1 Wiring unit 2 DB15 plug of height controller Fig. X-3 Wiring diagram of remote height controller The back terminal functions of the remote height cont roller are shown in Table X-1. Table X-1 Function definition of the back terminals of t he controller Attribute Description...

  • Page 54: Installation Dimensions

    调高器说明书 11.4 Installation Dimensions 96X48mm 96mm www.fine print.com.cn PDF 文件使用 "pdfFactory Pro" 试用版本创建...

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