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User's Manual for TL-A1
Laser Engraving & Cutting
Control System V1.1
Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: 4F, NO.58, East Side of Yousong Road, Longhua District, ShenZhen, China, 518109
Tel: 86-0755-82057902
Fax: 86-0755-82057892
Website: http://www.topwisdom.com.cn

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  • Page 1 User's Manual for TL-A1 Laser Engraving & Cutting Control System V1.1 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd. Address: 4F, NO.58, East Side of Yousong Road, Longhua District, ShenZhen, China, 518109 Tel: 86-0755-82057902 Fax: 86-0755-82057892 Website: http://www.topwisdom.com.cn...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer Topwisdom Technology reserves the right to modify the content described in this manual without advance notice. Topwisdom Technology is not responsible to any direct, indirect, or consequential damage or liability caused by improper use of this manual or the product.
  • Page 3 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Versions Version Revision Record V1.0 Initial. V1.1 New parameters, interface modification.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Content Content ............................I Part I Overview .......................... 1 1.1 System Overview ......................1 1.2 Notes and Warning ....................... 2 1.3 Work Environment ....................... 2 1.4 Power Supply and Grounding ..................3 1.4.1 Power Supply Requirements ................3 1.4.2 Grounding Requirements ..................
  • Page 5 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2.2 Standby Interface ..................... 16 3.2.3 Input Interface ....................18 3.2.4 Layer Parameter Settings................. 18 3.2.5 Z/U Axis Move Interface ................. 20 3.2.6 Range Preview Interface ................. 20 3.2.7 File Selection Interface ..................21 3.2.8 The Main Menu Settings .................
  • Page 6 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 5.2 The Laser Question ....................65 5.3 The PC Connection Question ..................65 5.4 The Reading and Writing of U Disk Question ............66 5.5 Ineffective water protection and over-range issues ............ 66...

  • Page 7: Part I Overview

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Part I Overview 1.1 System Overview Welcome to use the laser engraving control system of our company! The system is the laser engraving and cutting control system with 3 axes and 1 laser. The main features of the Control System: ...

  • Page 8: Notes And Warning

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Before using, please read our manual carefully, ensure to operate our system correctly. Please keep the manual well, and it’s convenient for your future references. Because of different configuration, some devices have not some of the functions listed in the manual, the details subject to appropriate operation functions.

  • Page 9: Power Supply And Grounding

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1.4 Power Supply and Grounding 1.4.1 Power Supply Requirements Power: DC24V/2A. 1.4.2 Grounding Requirements In order to prevent electrical equipment from the electrical shock or fire due to leakage, over-voltage, insulation, etc., please make the reliable grounding for electrical control system.

  • Page 10: Accessory List

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1.5 Accessory List The Laser Engraving Control System TL-A1 contained the accessories as below: Name Introduction Photo The Motion Controller Control Card 1. USB communication cable for Connection connecting cable/USB controller and communication cable 2.

  • Page 11: Part Ii Wiring Installation Instruction

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Part II Wiring Installation Instruction 2.1 System Wiring Diagram Lmt_X- X Origin Limit Lmt_X+ X Upper Limit TL-A1 Lmt_Y- Y Origin Limit Lmt_Y+ Y Upper Limit +24V CO2 Laser Power Lmt_Z/U- Z/U Origin Limit...

  • Page 12: Installation Dimension

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 2.2 Installation Dimension Note: the unit is mm.

  • Page 13: Wiring Instruction

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 2.3 Wiring Instruction 2.3.1 Interface Diagram Lmt_X- Lmt_X+ TL-A1 Lmt_Y- Lmt_Y+ +24V Lmt_Z/U- Lmt_Z/U+ LPWM Door_SW L-ON Foot_SW +24V +24V OUTPUT-1 AXIS-X AXIS-Y AXIS-Z/U 2.3.2 Wiring Diagram 2.3.2.1 Motor Wiring The following is X axis motor wiring, other axis are similar.
  • Page 14 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd X Driver PUL+ AXIS-X PUL- DIR+ DIR- PUL- ENA+ ENA- DIR- 36V- Motor 36V+ 2. Panasonic Servo Wiring Panasonic servo PULS1 AXIS-X PULS2 SIGN1 PUL- DIR- SIGN2 COM- 24V- Motor 24V+ COM+ 2.3.2.2 Laser Power Supply Wiring...
  • Page 15 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd LPWM L-ON Water Potect Active Low Laser Power Supply 2. RF Laser Wiring LPWM L-ON Water Potect Laser Power Power Supply Note：When "RF or RF (Pre-ignition)" is selected, please set the PWM Frequency according to the data sheet of the laser. Generally, PWM Frequency is 5000Hz. And set the Laser Max parameter not larger than 95%, especially not to set as 100%, otherwise it works improperly.
  • Page 16 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 2.3.2.3 General Output Signal Wiring Diagram The following is OUT1 wiring, others are similar. 24V Realy OUT1 +24V 2.3.2.4 Input Wiring Optoelectronic Switch Lmt_X- Lmt_X+ Lmt_Y- Lmt_Y+ +24V X Origin limit switch NPN Optoelectronic Switch...

  • Page 17: Interface Instruction

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Other inputs are similar. 2.4 Interface Instruction 2.4.1 Power Signal The system is 24V power supply interface (switching power interface) Definition 24V power source grounding (Input) +24V 24V power source positive (Input) 2.4.2 PC Connection Port Label PC connection port.

  • Page 18: Laser Power Interface

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 2.4.7 Laser Power Interface The panel has 1 laser interfaces  LASER: interface of LASER Interface Instruction Definition DC5V Output LPWM Be used to control the laser power When the laser is RF laser, used to control the power intensity and On/Off of...

  • Page 19: Input Interface

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 2.4.9 Input Interface INPUT-1 Definition +24V DC24V Output Lmt_Y+ Y upper limit, axis movement to the max coordinate limit sensor input Lmt_Y- Y origin limit, axis movement to the minimum coordinate (0) limit sensor input...

  • Page 20: Part Iii The Operation Panel

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Part III The Operation Panel 3.1 Function Introduction 3.1.1 The Panel 3.1.2 Buttons Function Introduction "Reset" key: no matter what state the machine, press this key, it’ll go into reset state, and then return to the regression point.
  • Page 21 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd "Menu" Key: press the key and go into the main menu interface. "File" Key: go into the memory file selection interface. "Range" Key: the range previewed interface. "Pulse" Key: use to test. Press one time, light one time. It is used to test the optical path and light power intensity "Origin"...

  • Page 22: The Main Interfaces

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2 The Main Interfaces 3.2.1 System Initialization Interface The system initialization interface is as show: 3.2.2 Standby Interface After initialization, it’ll go into the standby interface, show as: Time File Name Network Status Complete Times...
  • Page 23 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd the main interface shows the complete times, speed, power of the file, the speed of jog, and the position of axis x, axis y, axis z and axis u, etc. The parameters are described below: Number: the complete times of the selected file.

  • Page 24: Input Interface

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2.3 Input Interface When it need to enter a number, select the parameter, and press "Enter" key, it shows the input dialog, show as follow. Press "Right/Left" to select a number, press "Select" key to select, press "Enter"...
  • Page 25 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Layer Parameter: when one file is selected, press "select" button, to choose the layer number. 2. Work Speed: when one file is selected，it shows the work speed in current layer. Otherwise, it shows the system default speed value. The unit is mm/s.

  • Page 26: Z/U Axis Move Interface

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2.5 Z/U Axis Move Interface , shows Z/U Axis Move Interface. Press “Up/Down” In standby interface, press to Move Z or U Axis.  In Menu/Equipment interface, When change the Z/U Option to "Z Axis"，it displays coordinate of Z axis，...

  • Page 27: File Selection Interface

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Laser On: border preview is divided into two types of preview, one is to cut the border; One is to take the border. You can press the "Select" key to change the two preview methods.
  • Page 28 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd The list of files is displayed on the left side of the interface, the preview image in the upper right area, and the file information in the lower right area. 1. Total File: the total number of files, up to 500 files.
  • Page 29 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd In Layer Parameter interface, set the parameters of each layer such as Blowing, Light Power, Speed, Laser On/Off Delay, etc. In particular before the processing, first smooth the equipment to reduce jitter, set the Open Delay to 0.05, and Drill Power to 0. Open Delay /...

  • Page 30: The Main Menu Settings

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Set the feeding times and length in the File Parameter, the length unit is mm. 3.2.8 The Main Menu Settings Press "Menu" into the main menu, show as:...

  • Page 31: U Disk File

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2.9 U Disk File In the menu interface, select "File" to enter "Memory File", "U Disk File", "File Settings" and other interfaces. Select "U Disk File" to open U disk, show as:...

  • Page 32: File Settings

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd The left area of the interface displays the file list, and the low right area displays the file information. 1. Total File: the number of files processed in U disk. 2. Selected File: the currently selected file.

  • Page 33: Single Axis Movement Interface

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd That is, once received, press "Start" to start engraving the current file. Select "No" to save the received files directly in the system. 3. Save and Execute: once a file is finish downloading it will be executed.
  • Page 34 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd...
  • Page 35 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Protection: in the open state, the system will detect the cover opening protection signal, and the system will not work in the open state. 2. Protection PN: the connection mode of cover opening protection switch is that the negative low level is effective and the positive one is high level.

  • Page 36: Axis Settings

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd greater the acceleration, the faster the acceleration and the greater the relative jitter. On the contrary, acceleration and deceleration are smoother. 13. Idle Jerk: the acceleration speed of X, Y Axis when the Light OFF. The unit is mm/s3.
  • Page 37 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Resolution: Resolution = Length that the laser head moves when the motor rotates for one cycle×1000 / Pulses that the driver output when the motor rotates for one cycle. Press the “Menu” button here to leave the input box for Set Value and Actual Value.
  • Page 38 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd length. The length of diagonals only needs to compare whether the diagonals of the same rectangle are equal. For example, measure the length of a rectangle, where X represents the width of the laser beam, measure the lengths of X1 and X2 in the figure respectively, and take the average value.

  • Page 39: Network

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd control buttons on the keyboard, you can change the polarity to make them consistent with each other. 11. Protection: enable or disable detecting the axis limit switch. When it is opened and the limit switch is on, it will stop the motion.
  • Page 40 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 2. IP settings, IP address can use the default value, can also be changed according to user requirements! 3. Wi-Fi mode is divided into AP and Station. In AP mode, the control card is used as a WiFi access point, and the computer directly searches for the SSID of the control card through the wireless network and connects to the control card.
  • Page 41 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Local Area Connection Settings: 1). Open the Computer Control Panel and select Network and Sharing Center. As shown in the figure: 2). Select Change Adapter Settings. As shown in the figure: 3). Click WLAN and right-click to select Properties.
  • Page 42 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 4). Then double-click "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPV4)" to change "Automatically obtain IP address" to "Use the following IP address" and click "OK". 5). When the changes are complete, select Wireless Network Connection and right-click to...
  • Page 43 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd The computer will pop up the WiFi network that can be connected at present, select the WiFi network with the current WiFi name as the controller number, and double-click to connect. As shown in the figure:...
  • Page 44 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 6). After successful connection, open AutoLaser and select the device for IP address in the device list. 2.Station Mode In the Wi-Fi mode interface, select "Station", press "Enter" key, and the message box will pop...
  • Page 45 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd In the WLAN page, the available wifi ssid will be displayed, select the same wireless network as the computer, click enter, enter the password input page, press to enter the password and press the "Enter" button to save and connect. After the connection is successful, it will prompt that the connection is successful, and enter the IP address setting interface to set the address.

  • Page 46: Zero Point Return Settings

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2.15 Zero Point Return Settings In the Menu interface, choose "Zero Point Return" to enter, show as: 1. Manual: manually set single axis back to origin. 2. Automatic: set which axis goes back to origin after power up.

  • Page 47: Equipment Settings

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Press "Up/Down" key to select the needed operation, click on the "Enter" to set one axis back to origin, press "Pause" to stop. When the parameters are set to Open, the axis automatically moves back to origin after machine powers up, and the coordinates will get back to zero.
  • Page 48 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Table Mode: General or Double. After choosing double table model, and set the Table Size parameter–the distance of double table model, the distance subjects to the two upper left corner of table model. The machine on double table has two tables: to go back and forth by U axis, keep a table on the working position;...
  • Page 49 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd  Completion: work completion signal, output 300ms low pulse width after the work is completed  Feeding: feeding signal, output when feeding  Laser: laser on signal,output when laser on  Press: Feeding/pressing signal, synchronous pressing signal at Y axis and U axis when feeding, active at low level ...
  • Page 50 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd b. Reference Parameters  Because cylindrical materials with different diameter, the range and the resolution of Y axis are different, the control card provides a Reference Diameter and Reference Resolution for convenience to calculate.

  • Page 51: Laser Settings

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Cutting instructions: 1. The Y-axis will be used as a feed shaft for feed cutting after selecting the ribbon cutter function. 2. Turn off the power-back-to-origin function on the XY axis. 3. Because the XY axis back to origin function is turned off, the current position coordinates of the laser head after power-on will automatically be adjusted to half the size of the XY axis's largest face.
  • Page 52 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Laser Type: there are common (CO2 glass tube), radio frequency, radio frequency (pre combustion) three kinds. When the laser is a RF laser that does not need to be pre ignited, select the RF type; if it is a RF laser that needs to be pre ignited, please select the RF (pre ignited) type (at this time, the control card will always send a pulse signal of 1 US width to the laser in standby mode, so that it can be pre ignited).

  • Page 53: Language

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd mode is positive electrode, the laser power will slowly increase as the Y axis moves away from the origin. When compensated as negative electrode, the laser power will slowly decrease as the Y axis moves away from the origin.

  • Page 54: Statistical Information

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.2.19 Statistical Information In Main Menu interface, select "Records" to view the statistical Information. Statistical Information includes: Time of Power On, Laser On Time, Total Work Time, Total Process Times, X Total Travel and Y Total Travel. On the statistics page, press “Enter” key to show the informaiton, press the "Select"...

  • Page 55: Administrator

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd update, copy the update file TZD_L020.TFL into the U Disk, and insert the U Disk to Card. Select the "System Upgrade" item then press "Enter" key to upgrade your system. During the update, it is forbidden to cutting off the power.
  • Page 56 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd after locking the machine, you could also enter the system after entering the Administrator password. 5. Password Status: when the time limit is set to "Open", the periodic passwords start working. 6. First Lock Date: the periodic password starts on the lock date, and the setting range is 1~31 days.

  • Page 57: System Test

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 3.3.2 System Test Select "System Test", press "Enter" key to go into the interface, show as: 1. IO Input / Output Test: corresponding to IO input/output detection, when the pin is low,...
  • Page 58 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd the corresponding icon changes from white to green. In the output test interface, press the arrow keys to select the number, and press the select key to output the test. Press the enter key to test all outputs with one key.
  • Page 59 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd feeding roller, active at low Wind/SPI Blowing signal or spindle signal, the signal is multiplex, used for the blowing signal in case of a normal model; OUT8 = Wind/SPI used as start and stop signal for the spindle motor in case of rotary...

  • Page 60: Part Iv Rotary Cutting Machine

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Part IV Rotary Cutting Machine 4.1 Function Introduction If rotary cutting machine is selected, the coordinates of Z Axis are shown on the bottom right. In standby interface, press Enter, and select "Knife / Knife", open the interface for control of rotary cutting, the start/stop of spindle, ascending / descending of pressure feeding roller, the switch between the cutting heads and height compensation for head presetting.

  • Page 61: Rotary Device Parameters

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 4.2 Rotary Device Parameters Select the device parameters from the menu and change the equipment type to "Knife". After turning the page, the rotary knife parameters will be displayed. Cutting Tool: Knife or Laser. When the knife is selected, the rotary cutter mode is used to activate the spindle rotation, and the cutting head automatically moves down for cutting and lifts when finishing.

  • Page 62: Head Presetting

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd d. Docking: the position where the cutting head stops after completion of the work, in unit of mm. Z Axis Speed: the speed at which the cutting head descends or ascends during operation. In standby mode, when the key speed is "High", it means the same speed at which Z axis moves after pressing Z+/Z.
  • Page 63 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd cutting head is lowered during the processing. 3. Press "Up/Down" to move the rotary cutting head to the position where it stops after completion then press the Range key and then Enter to record the current stop position.

  • Page 64: Automatic Head Presetting

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 4.3.2 Automatic Head Presetting 1. Before the work, the head presetting blocks have been equipped, and the wiring is as follows (the following wiring is active at low level). If the head presetting block is active at high level, please refer to the wiring diagram of the specific presetting block.
  • Page 65 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Cutting Head Origin S1 = 50mm Presetting Material Block Presetting Block Work Table Height H = 10mm 5. When the cutting head touches the presetting block, it stops and records the current coordinate of Z axis, as shown in the figure, S1 = 50mm. At this time, the actual head presetting position SZ = S1 + H (the position where hitting the presetting block + the height of the presetting block) Record and save.

  • Page 66: Spindle And Pressure Feeding Roller Control

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 6. Assume that the height of the presetting block is H = 10 mm, then the head presetting position is SZ = S1 + H = 50 + 10 = 60 mm. The presetting position is range from the bottom of the material to the Set Point.
  • Page 67 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 1. Knife: go into rotaty cuting control interface. 2. Manual: manually preset the heads and record the presetting position. Select "Knife / Toolsetting Test", open the interface of testing head presetting position. 3. Automation: execute the automatic tool setting.

  • Page 68: Tool Switch

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 4.5 Tool Switch In the standby interface, press the "Enter" key, and select "Knife/Knife” to enter the control interface; select the rotary cutting head or laser. When the rotary cutting head is selected, the Control Card adopts cutting with the rotary cutting head.

  • Page 69: Notes And Warning

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd the place where it needs to be cut, press the "Origin" key, and then press the Start key to cut. 4.7 Notes and Warning 1. X axis direction range: when the machine is equipped with the rotary cutting and laser...

  • Page 70: Part V The Frequently Asked Question

    泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd Part V The Frequently Asked Question 5.1 Power-on Reset Question 1. Q: The system does not reset, buttons have no response, and LCD doesn't display. A: The system reset error.  Check whether the 24V power supply is normal;...
  • Page 71 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd A: The regression point setting error. Go into the "User / Return Point" interface, set the regression point as mechanism origin point (Origin). 5.2 The Laser Question 1. Q: The light lasts on for a long time after powering on.
  • Page 72 泰智科技 Shenzhen Topwisdom Technology Co., Ltd 6. Restart the computer, to ground the equipment and the computer. 7. Replace a computer. 5.4 The Reading and Writing of U Disk Question 1. Q: Click the U disk file, showing "U disk is empty or error".

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