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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 4.4.2 HARDWIRING XP1..................21 4.4.3 RS232 XP3 Interface..................24 4.4.4 Analog Interface XP4..................25 4.4.5 INTERNET Interface XP5................25 4.5 Introduction to Safety Interlock................25 4.6 Schematic diagram of the internal electrical circuit of the laser......26 4.7 Start operation sequence..................
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 7 RS232 and INTERNET communication command........40 7.1 Port Configuration....................40 7.2 Laser Communication Protocol (Network Port & Serial Port)....... 41 8 PC software instructions..................45 8.1 Maininterface of PC software.................. 45 8.2 Multi-laser control area....................
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 8.12 Module parameters (in diagnostic mode).............. 61 8.13 Programming settings (programming editing)............61 8.13.1 View the number of wave bars inside the current laser........ 62 8.13.2 Check waveform content................63 8.13.3 Empty all waveforms..................
User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 1 Safety Information Thank you for choosing Raycus Fiber Laser. This user manual provides you with important safety, operation, maintenance and other relevant information. Please read the manual carefully before using this product. To ensure safe operation and optimum product operation, please observe the following cautions and warnings as well as other information within this manual.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Optical Safety Any dust on the end of the collimator assembly can damage the crystal of output head or the entire laser device. CAUTION:DO NOT emit when the protective cap is not removed, otherwise the lens or crystal will be damaged.
Once you find that there is an abnormality in the external cabinet, please inform Raycus Company in time to deal with it as soon as possible. Please double check if each listed content is inside the package; and contact Raycus as soon as possible if there are any issues.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ CAUTION: The fiber optic cable and output head are precise optic instrument, ANY vibration or impact to the output head, and twist or excessive bend to the cable will damage the instrument.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Safety keep the cap when using the laser. To avoid dust, make sure the opening direction of the cap is put down. Failure to follow the instructions may cause laser power loss, such loss is not covered by warranty.
The main body dimensions of RFL-C4000XZ/C6000XZ/C8000XZ/C10000XZ/C12000XZ continuous fiber laser are shown. The main body dimensions of RFL-C4000XZ continuous fiber laser are shown in Figure 2. Figure 2-a Front and rear view of the laser. Figure 2-b Top and left view of the laser.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ The structure size of RFL-C4000XZ laser is 670×990×1160 mm (width×height×depth; including casters and rings, without warning light); RFL- C4000XZ laser weighs less than 700kg. The main body dimensions of RFL-C6000XZ/8000XZ continuous fiber laser are shown in Figure 3.
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RFL- C10000XZ laser weighs less than 450kg. RFL- C12000XZ laser weighs less than 500kg The RFL-C4000XZ/6000XZ continuous fiber laser uses the RFL-QBH output optical cable, and the external dimensions of the output optical cable head are shown in Figure 5.
If the output cable lens is dirty, the lens must be cleaned. It is forbidden to disassemble the output lens by anyone other than staff in Raycus, otherwise the warranty will be invalidated.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Do not step on, squeeze or excessively bend the protective tube during the installation of the output optical cable to avoid damage to the optical fiber; g) In the process of installing the optical cable output head, ensure the cleanliness of the surrounding environment (do not use electric fans to dissipate heat when it is hot in summer to avoid large dust in the air);...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ CAUTION: All the cables can only be connected when power supply is off. Hot plug may damage the device. CAUTION: (1) The placement of the laser output cable should be as natural as possible, and the output cable should not be twisted;...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Type A end cap Type A end cap (with protective RFL-C8000W (with protective windows ) windows ) Type A end cap Type A end cap (with protective RFL-C10000W (with protective windows )
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 9 Output cable placed in the box 1) Place the output optical cable in a clean workbench; Note: The following operations need to be carried out in a clean workbench. If the operation is not carried out in a clean environment, it will cause great risk to the QP output optical cable;...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 11 Output optical cable with white dust cover removed Use a cotton swab and anhydrous ethanol to clean the metal casing of the optical cable, then remove the end cap (with window) attached to the optical cable, and place it on a clean paper .
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If ambient temperature is below -10℃, the chiller with both heating and cooling functions must be used, and keep it in full-time operation; For the connection of cooling water and normal temperature water circuits, please use Raycus supporting water pipes. If the water pipes are self-distributed, please do not increase the length of the water pipes and change the inner diameter of the water pipes;...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ c) Water inlet and outlet connector type: M5 to ϕ6 quick-tightening connector for QBH output cable; M6 to ϕ8 quick-tightening connector for QD output cable d) Water pipe type: outer diameter ϕ6 and inner diameter ϕ4 for QBH output cable; outer diameter ϕ8 and inner diameter ϕ5.5 for QD output cable...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 4 Using the Product Please log in to the official website of Raycus to download the new PC software and the PC software user manual. Website: http://www.raycuslaser.com Front Panel Figure 14 shows the front panel.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ LASER:The power button of the laser main power supply has a green light indicator function.After the laser main control system is powered on and all INTERLOCKs are detected as normal, press this button, the laser main power supply is powered on, and the button lights up after the main power supply is powered on.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Note: ①INTERFACE ③AC INPUT ②BREAKER ④FIBER WATER IN ⑤FIBER WATER OUT ⑥WATER OUT ⑦WATER IN ⑧Filter ① INTERFACE:This interface provides all control signals, including: RS232 communication, laser on/off control, laser remote control mode selection, analog control, modulation signal, Interlock interface, etc.Refer to Table 4 for the definition of control lines.
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Note that the plug has an anti-reverse connection function. After inserting it, use the lock to lock the plug and socket as shown in Figure 17. Plug Lock Plug Figure 17-a RFL-C4000XZ physical picture of power cord plug and socke Plug Plug Lock Figure 17-b RFL-C6000XZ physical picture of power cord plug and socke...
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Figure 17-c RFL-C8000XZ/C10000XZ/C12000XZ physical picture of power cord plug and socke Figure 17 Physical picture of power cord plug and socket The AC input line of RFL-C4000XZ laser adopts a four-core cable, and the AC input line of RFL-C6000XZ/C8000XZ/C10000XZ/C12000XZ laser adopts a seven-core cable. The definition and parameter requirements of the AC input line interface are shown in Table 5.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Control interface definition This type of laser does not provide a control signal line, only a control signal connector. The appearance of the joint is shown in Figure 18.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ OUT(FET D pole) Connect the negative pole of the external laser-emitting indicator, current < Connect the negative pole of the external power-on indicator, current < Connect the positive pole of the external laser-emitting indicator;...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Table 7 XP1 Hardwire interface definitions No. XP1 Interface requirements type description Pin definition Laser request Input Laser request signal, only after this bit is valid will the laser receive other XP1 hard-wired...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Laser-driven Input The rising edge turns on the main power, and the power supply signal falling edge turns off the main power. Not connect C3 is the lowest bit, C6 is the highest bit:...
The 9-pin serial interface is used for the communication between the laser and the upper computer. It can be used to communicate with the upper computer of Raycus Company or the software of the upper computer which integrates the communication protocol of Raycus. The definitions are as follows.
Introduction to Safety Interlock Raycus’ product is designed with a safe interlocking loop, which is a two-channel system with output monitoring and manual reset. When the safety interlocking circuit is open, the safety circuit will disconnect the working power of the optical module, that is, the main power supply of the optical module.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ start until the other channel is open, and then the two channels are closed before the laser main power supply can be started. If the interlock is closed (the stop button is also released) and there is no error alarm, press the start (LASER) button to start the main power supply, and the ‘main power has been started’...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Note: RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ laser power control part contactors K1 and K2 are used in parallel with 2 50A and 1 32A contactors, and 6 signal terminals are used in series.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Table 11 ON mode and REM mode functions. External programming AD Mode Power Laser ON and off Red laser control mode communication close① close② communication⒀ communication ⑾ ⑿ communication XP4-1/2 pin Enable③...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Send "DEC" by communication, or click button on the host computer software; Send "DLE" by communication,or click button on the host computer software; Send "EEC" by communication,or click button on the host computer software;...
Guide Laser (Red Guide Beam) Control In “ON” mode guide laser can only be turned on/off by using Raycus Laser Control System, or bysending command of “ABN” (on) / “ABF” (off). The red light module inside the laser works through communication, so there is a time delay of at least 10ms for the opening and closing of red light;...
Programming Mode In “ON” mode, when the current program number of the laser is not 0, the laser runs in the “Programming” mode. Please use the Raycus Host Computer Software to edit the waveform and select the pre-run program number.
When the red light is on, the laser cannot be set to Ready. Only after the red light is turned off the laser can be set to “Ready”. (This limit can be changed, please contact Raycus Engineer). 3.3.11 Programming Mode When A1 of XP1 is set high and A8-A14 is not 0, the laser is in “Programming Mode”.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Click the main power “ON” Waiting for “Ready” Set laser emission parameters Click the laser “ON”.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Laser Operating in External Control Mode Figure 21 the wiring diagram of laser operating in external control mode Operations Steps Turn the knob switch on the rear panel to“ON”...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ In ON Mode, the Laser Emission Power is Externally Controlled by Analog Signal Figure 22 In ON mode, the wiring diagram of the power and laser emission controlled by analog signal Operations Steps Turn the knob switch on the rear panel to“ON”...
Start waveform at the rising edge of MOD signal. NOTE: The high-level time of MOD must be greater than the program running time. If MOD gives a falling edge in advance, the Raycus Laser Control System will display that the laser program is abnormally terminated.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Set the Power Analog Quantity in REM Mode to Control the Laser Emission Figure 24 REM mode power and laser emission are externally controlled wiring diagram Operations Steps Turn the knob switch on the rear panel to“ON”...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 25 Timing diagram Power Communication Setting in REM Figure 26 Wiring diagram of power internal control and laser emission external...
“LASER” button, or the host computer software clicks the main power “ON”) Waiting for “Ready” The Raycus Laser Control System sets the power, XP1-A2 is connected to 24V, and the control board card outputs MOD signal Programming Mode in REM Mode...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Operations Steps: Turn the knob switch on the rear panel to“ON” Turn the key switch to“REM” Short-circuit pin 8/9 on XP2 XP1-A1 connects to 24V Connect XP1-A5 to 24V and turn on the guide laser; after checking the optics, connect...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Laser Communication Protocol (Network Port & Serial Port) All commands and return values in this Agreement are composed of ASCII characters. Note the following points when entering: Commands generally consist of three or four letters, sometimes with additional values.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ MPWR Send: ‘MPWRON\r’ Main Power ON Return: ‘MPWRON\r’ Send: ‘SPW 100\r’ Return: ‘SPW:100\r’ (Set pulse widthas 100ms) Other return values: ‘ERR: input Err\r’ Set Pulse Width (Input pulse width <0.0001)...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Send: ‘SUT 50\r’ Set Up Time (ms) Return: ‘SUT:50\r’ Send: ‘SDT 50\r’ Set Down Time (ms) Return: ‘SDT:50\r’ Send: ‘RUT \r’ Read Up Time (ms) Return: ‘RUT:50\r’ Send: ‘RDT \r’...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ External AD mode=on Power Correction Mode=off Bit 5 Power Correction Mode=on normal Bit 6 Sub-controling communication abnormal Normal Bit 7 Sub-modual abnormal Guide red light=off Bit 8 Guide red light=on...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ A laser operates in ON" mode Bit 21 A laser operates in REM" mode Wave mode off Bit 22 Wave mode on Surge protector normal Bit 23 Serge protector failure...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 29 PC software display main interface Multi-laser control area Multi-laser control area is as Figure 30 Figure 30 Multi-laser control area interface...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Select IP address of corresponding laser, then double click. PC software will take communication with selected laser.After the communication established, the lower left status display shows that the network connection is ok, as Figure 31.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 8.2.2 ModifylaserIP After the laser connection has established, select the IP address of current laser and right-click to set it up as Figure 33. Figure 33 Modify the IP address of laser Main working status display The laser’s main status display is as Figure 34, Table 13.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 34 A diagram of the laser's main display area Table 13 The laser main display content and meaning Display Meaning Output power current setting percentage of power in real time Output power Average laser output power in real time(W)...
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 36 A diagram of the laser's working status display area Table 14 The laser main display area clarification Display Content explanation Red: emergency stop button on front panel is pressed...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 8.3.3 Laser power-up, mode selection, light-out control area Laser power-up, mode selection, light out control display area is as in Figure 35, the display content is as in Table 15.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 38 Laser programming mode test area display interface 8.3.5 Power slow rise&down parametersettingarea The interface of the laser power slow rise & fall parameter setting area is as Figure 37. Click ‘read parameter’...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Laserparameterdisplayarea The display interface for laser parameter display area is as Figure 41. The module status is used to shield the faulty module, the green light indicates the number of modules installed inside the current laser, and the check box indicates the module that is actually running in the current laser.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 43 Laser operating mode selects the display area interface Table 16 Laser operating mode and explanation Mode selection Mode explanation Monitor A concise software interface, which can monitor basic status information...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ LanguageDisplays laser’s all status and parameters for diagnosis purposes Laser’s language selection interface is as figure 44. User can choose between Chinese simplified and English by click ‘setting language’. Setting effective after PC software restarted.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 45 The authorization settings operating interface in user mode 8.8.2 Authorization in authorization mode The authorization settings in laser authorization mode are as Figure 46. This interface allows the customer to lock and unlock the machine and can also be used as an authorization code generator.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 46 Authorization settings operating interface in authorization mode About Laser relevant information such as date of manufacture, model, serial number, controling serial number, token version number, system information and other information can be queried in the PC...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 47 Laser relevant information query interface 8.10 XP1 interface status indication (in diagnostic mode) The laser interface status indicator interface is as Figure 48. It is convenient to view the interface...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 48 The interface status in diagnostic mode 8.11 Log (in diagnostic mode) Laser’s working log interface is as Figure 49. User can query work log by entering the time to query and click on the ‘search’...
8.12 Module parameters (in diagnostic mode) Laser module parameter query interface is as Figure 53. The interface is for the parameter query in diagnostic mode from which Raycus technicians can analyze the cause of laser anomalies. Figure 53 Module parameters query interface in diagnostic mode 8.13 Programming settings (programming editing)
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 54 The programming interface in programming editing mode 8.13.1 View the number of wave bars inside the current laser Operating interfaces of view the number of wave bar stored inside the current laser is as Figure 55.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ 8.13.2 Check waveform content To check the programming contents in the current laser programming mode is as Figure 56. The program automatically lists the original programmings by click the programming number that needs to be checked.
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Figure 57 Interface of empty all programming stored in the current laser programming mode 8.13.4 Editwaveform Programming editing when the laser is working in programming mode is as Figure 58.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ b)add command type c)save command...
Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ d)type the command code into laser e)check effectiveness of instruction Figure 58 A diagram of the programming editing operation in programming mode 8.13.5 Command explanation Command meaning in laser working status isas Table 17.
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Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C4000XZ~12000XZ Table 17 command meaning in laser working status Code (1 Byte) Parameter1(2 bytes) Parameter 2(4 bytes) Note The program end command. the last none none Stop command must be this command.
Raycus has the right to selectively repair or replace any product that has a material or technical problem during the warranty period. All products repaired or replaced during the warranty period only provide free warranty services for products with special problems.
Raycus reserve the right to make changes in design or constructions of any of our products at any time without incurring any obligation to make changes or install the same on units previously purchased.
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