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FIBER LASER RK-153FL-PREMIUM

MANUAL

Continuous-Wave Fiber Laser User Guide RFL-C3000S、RFL-C3000H、RFL-C035H

Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Safety Information ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Symbols Used in this User Guide ..................................................................................... 4 1.2 Laser Classification ........................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Safety Labels ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Optical Safety ....................................................................................................................6 1.5 Electrical Safety ................................................................................................................ 6 1.6 Other Safety Rules ............................................................................................................ 6 2 Product Description ................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Features ............................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Unpacking and Inspection .................................................................................................8 2.4 Operation Environment ..................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Precautions for Use ......................................................................................................... 10 2.6 Specifications .................................................................................................................. 11 3 Installation ................................................................................................................................ 12 3.1 Dimensions ......................................................................................................................12 3.2 Output Head and Installation .......................................................................................... 13 3.3 Cooling Requirements .....................................................................................................13 3.4 Installation Procedure ......................................................................................................16 4 Using the Product ..................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Front Panel ...................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Power Connection ........................................................................................................... 18 4.4 Interface Definitions ........................................................................................................19 4.5 Steps of Installation .........................................................................................................23 4.6 Steps of Starting .............................................................................................................. 23 4.7 Functions of the clientware ............................................................................................. 23 4.8 Control Modes .................................................................................................................29 4.9 Guide laser control .......................................................................................................... 33 4.10 The Programming Mode (Waveform Editing) ..............................................................34 4.11 Steps of shutting down .................................................................................................. 35 5 Alarms and Solutions ............................................................................................................... 35 5.1 Alarms Display ................................................................................................................35 2

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5.2 Alarm solutions ............................................................................................................... 36 6 Warranty, Return and Maintenance ......................................................................................38 6.1 General Warranty ............................................................................................................ 38 6.2 Limitations of Warranty .................................................................................................. 38 6.3 Service and Repair .......................................................................................................... 39

Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd. User Guide of RFL-C3000S Series

1 Safety Information Thank you for choosing Raycus fiber laser. This User Guide provides important safety, operation, warranty and other information. Please read it carefully before you use this product. In order to ensure safe operation and optimal performance of the product, please follow the warnings, cautions, operating procedures and other instructions accordingly. 1.1 Symbols Used in this User Guide WARNING: Refers to a potential hazard that may leads to a personal injury or death.

CAUTION:

Refers

potential

hazard

that

may

leads

togeneralpersonal injury or product damage. 1.2 Laser Classification This series of lasers are classified as a high power Class 4 laser instrument according to the European Community standards EN 60825-1, clause 9. This product emits invisible laser radiation at or around a wavelength of 1080 nm, and the total power radiated from the laser is greater than 3000W (depending on model). Direct or indirect exposure of this level of light intensity may cause damage to the eyes or skin. Despite the radiation being invisible, the beam may cause irreversible damage to the retina and/or cornea. Appropriate and approved laser safety eyewear must be worn all the time while the laser is operating. WARNING: You must use appropriate laser safety eyewear when this device is operating. The laser safety eyewear is selected according to the range of wavelengths emitted from this product. The end user must ensure that the laser safety eyewear being used protects against light emitted by the device over its entire range of wavelengths. Please verify that the personal protective equipment (e.g. enclosures, viewing windows or viewports, eyewear, etc.) being utilized is adequate for the output power and wavelength ranges listed on the product.

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1.3 Safety Labels The position of the safety labels on products varies depending on the model of the continuouswave fiber laser, as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1

Safety Label Locations

These safety labels include warning labels, apertures through which laser radiation is emitted and labels of certification and identification, etc. Specifications of these labels are as follows: Table 1

Specifications of Safety Labels

English label

Chinese label

1.Aperture Label

2.Class 4 Laser Product

Chinese label 3.Class 3R Laser Product Label for Guide Laser

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4. CE Compliance

7.Electrical Hazard 1.4 Optical Safety

5. Identification Plate

6.Laser Radiation Hazard Label

8.NO Bending(Opitcal Fiber)

Any dust on the end of the collimator assembly can burn the lens and damage the laser. CAUTION: If the output of the device is delivered through a lens with an anti-reflection coating, make sure that the lens is of good quality and clean. 1.5 Electrical Safety a) Make sure your product is grounded through the PE line of the AC power cord. The grounding must be firm and reliable. WARNING: Any interruption from the protective earth will electrify the enclosure, which may result in personal injury. b) Make sure that the correct voltage of the AC power source is used. CAUTION: Failure to connect the correct voltage could damage the product. 1.6 Other Safety Rules a) Never look directly into the laser output port when power is supplied to the laser. b) Avoid using the laser in a dim or darkened environment. c) If this device is used in a manner not specified in this document, the protection provided by the device may be impaired and the warranty will be voided. 6

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d) There are no operator serviceable parts inside, and all maintenance must be performed in Raycus or by qualified Raycus personnel. Do not try to remove covers, or electrical shock may be caused, and warranty will be void.

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2 Product Description 2.1 Features Compared with traditional lasers, Raycus CW fiber laser has higher efficiency electric-optical conversion, lower power consumption and excellent beam quality. The fiber laser is compact and ready to use. It can be used as a stand-alone unit or easily inserted into user’s apparatus. Main Features: a) Excellent beam quality b) High quality fiber output c) High Power Stability d) Continuously tunable output power, quick switching response e) Slow rise and slow fall, Waveform editing f) Maintenance free operation g) High wall plug efficiency Applications: a) Cutting, Welding b) 3D Printing c) Scientific research 2.2 Package Contents Please refer to the packing list accompanying the shipment to check actual items included. 2.3 Unpacking and Inspection Raycus CW fiber laser is shipped in a package designed to provide maximum protection. Upon delivery, please inspect all packaging for evidence of mishandling or damage. If you find any evidence of mishandling, please save the damaged material and contact the shipping agent and Raycus immediately. Remove all the contents from the packing case. Take extra care when removing the unit out of the packing case to ensure that the fiber optic cable is not twisted, hauled or damaged. A comprehensive packing list is included with the system documentation. Check all items against the list and contact Raycus immediately if there is any missing item or evident damage to the unit. DO NOT attempt to install or operate the laser, if there is any evident or suspected damage to the unit. It is recommended to keep the packing materials, as they will be necessary if you ever need to ship the unit back for service at a later date.

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CAUTION:The fiber optic cable and output head is precise optic instrument, any vibration or impact to the output head, and twist or excessive bend to the cable will damage the instrument. 2.4 Operation Environment The basic operation conditions are listed in the table below: Table 2 Basic Operation Conditions for the Laser Model

RFL-C3000S

Supply Voltage(V)

3P4W,380Vac±15%,50/60Hz(PE included)

Supply Capacity(kW)

>12

Water Cooling Parameter Requirements

Cooling capacity

>7.5kW

Water flow rate

>22L/min

Inlet pressure

<7bar

Inner diameter of water pipe

19mm

Installation Requirements

Install on flat surface, no vibration or impact

Ambient Temperature(℃)

10~40

Relative Humidity(%)

30~70

Storage Temperature(℃)

-10℃~60℃

Storage Humidity(%)

<90%

Cooling Method and Requirements

Water cooling,22℃±1℃

Warning： a) Ensure reliable grounded before using the laser. b) The laser output is connected to the output cable. Please check the laser output carefully to prevent dust or other contamination. Use special paper when cleaning the laser output lens. c) If the laser is used in accordance without the method specified in this manual, the laser may be in abnormal working state and cause damage. d) It is strictly forbidden to install the laser output when the laser is in operation. e) Do not look directly into the laser output. Be sure to wear protective glasses when operating the laser. 9

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 Do not expose this product to high humidity（＞95%）  Do not let this product work below the ambient dew point temperature.(see Table 3) Table 3

The onstant Dew Point Table

AMBIENT DEW POINT Maximum Relative humidity

Room Temperature(℃)

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

95%

20 25 30

-3.5 0.5 4.6

2 6 10.5

6 10.5 15

9 14 18.5

12 16.5 21.5

14.5 19 24

16.5 21 26

18 23 28

19 24 29

8.5

19.5

28.5

27.5

33.5

 Green area: The dew point temperature is 22℃that is lower than the laser cooling water temperature, which can be used safely；  Red area: If the dew point temperature is higher than 22℃ and exceeds the laser cooling water temperature by 22℃, there must bedew condensation, and measures must be taken. Measure 1: Connecting clean and dry air from CDA port to reduce relative humidity, works for 10-15 minutes in standby mode; Measure 2: Installing cabinet air conditioner to reduce ambient temperature. 2.5 Precautions for Use a) Before supplying the power to the device, make sure that the correct voltage of the AC power source is used. Failure to connect power source correctly will damage the device. b) Failure to follow the instructions may cause malfunction and damage to the device, such damage is not covered by warranty. c) It is very important to ensure the cleanness of the calibrated laser output head, otherwise it will cause irreparable damage to the laser. d) Please inspect the output head carefully for dust or other contaminations. Use appropriate lens paper to clean it if necessary. Do not touch the output lens at any time; as well as remember to cap the output head when it is not in use, and make sure the cap is clean. e) Failure to follow the specified instructions may result in the loss of laser power, and such loss will not be covered by the warranty. 10

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2.6 Specifications Table 4 Number

Index

Specifications

Condition Model

Standard value RFL-C3000S

RFL-C3000H

Unit RFL-C035H

Fiber technical index Nominal Output Power Water Temperature 22±1℃ Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power

Operation Mode

Nominal Output Power

Emission Power Range

Emission Wavelength

3dB Bandwidth Range

Long-term power stability

Modulation Frequency

Duty ratio Range

Red Guide Laser Power

Continuous Wave / Modulated 3000

10%-100% 1080±5

4-6

±1.5

1-5000

1%-100%

0.5-1.5

μm

QBH Optical index of output optical cable 10

Fiber Core Diameter

Beam Quality (BPP)

1.7-2.0

1.0-1.38

Fiber Delivery Cable Length

mm× mrad

Other technical indicators 13

Operating Voltage

Nominal Output Power

Three-phase four-wire system 50/60Hz， 380±15%

Way to Control

AD/RS-232/Ethernet

Power Consumption

Water flow requirement

Water Temperature requirement

Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power Nominal Output Power

Dimension

W×D×H

Weight

20 21

Operating Ambient Temperature Operating Ambient Humidity

VAC

L/min

22±1

℃

485*556*143.7

10~40

℃

30~70

Storage Temperature

-10~60

℃

Storage Humidity

30~90

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3 Installation 3.1 Dimensions Figure 2 shows dimensions of RFL-C3000S.

Figure 2 Laser Outline Dimension Drawing (unit: mm)

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3.2 Output Head and Installation The laser output head of RFL-C3000S is the standard iHQB interface. The specific appearance and dimensions are shown in Figure 3 above. Compared with other models, the size of the protective end cap of the fiber delivery cable of this model is lengthened.

Figure 3 Dimensions of the iHQB fiber delivery cable (unit: mm) CAUTIONS:  Inspect the output lens before installing the output head to the processing head. Clean the output lens if necessary.  It is strictly prohibited to disassemble the output head by personnel not approved by Raycus, or the warranty is void. 3.3 Cooling Requirements Table 5 Water Quality Parameters of Cooling System Serial Number 1

Item Content Cooling Water Type

pH Value

Conductivity/TDS

Residual Chlorine Content

Reference Standard Deionized Water /Purified Water 6.0-8.0

Remarks

Substandard water quality will corrode the cooling system

＜60μS/cm or ＜30mg/L None

Will block the cooling ＜1 NTU(None by system visual inspection) a) pH and TDS values cannot reflect the content of insoluble particulates in the cooling 5

Turbidity（Insoluble Particulates）

water, and there shall be no insoluble particulates in the cooling water; b) To prevent mold growth in the cooling water from causing pipeline blockage, it is recommended to add an appropriate amount of industrial alcohol, with the addition amout being 5%-10% of the cooling water volume; 13

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c) The customer shall test the cooling water quality on-site monthly. If the water quality fails to meet the requirements, the cooling water must be replaced immediately, and the cooling water replacement cycle shall not exceed 3 months. d) When the ambient temperature is below 0℃ in winter, the cooling system is prone to freezing, which may cause damage to the laser. It is recommended to use a suitable antifreeze, when the ambient temperature drops to 5℃ in winter. The concentration of the antifreeze should not be too high, as an excessively high concentration will affect the heat dissipation of the system. The proportion can be referred to Table 6 for preparation and use. e) Antifreeze is corrosive. After the weather turns warm(when the ambient temperature is continuously above 10℃), the cooling system should be cleaned and the cooling water replaced with water mixed with alcohol as soon as possible. f) When the laser is transported or not used for more than one week, the cooling water inside the equipment should be drained completely, and the residual water inside the equipment should be blown clean with compressed air at a pressure of less than 0.7Mpa. Otherwise, irreversible damge will be caused to the water circuit system of the laser. Table 6 Recommended Proportion of Antifreeze Serial Number

Antifreeze Temperature Range(℃)

-36~-45

Proportion （Antifreeze Concentrate：Deionized Water/Purified Water） 6:4

-26~-35

5:5

-16~-25

4:6

-6~-15

3:7

-2~-5

2:8

The connection of the laser cooling water is shown in Figure 4. After inserting the rubber hose into the barbed fitting, use the corresponding specification clamp to tighten it.

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Figure 4 Schematic diagram of laser cooling system connection g) Requirements for output cable cooling system: 1) Rate of liquid flow: 1.7-2.0 L/min; 2) Pressure of liquid flow: < 0.6 MPa at the inflow; 3) Type of liquid exchange junction: SMC MS-5H-6: 4) Type of tube: outer diameter6; inner diameter4; 5) Direction of cooling liquid: unidirectional; connect the tube with the water-pipe strictly according to direction shown on the layer of the tube; 6) Type of liquid: de-ionized water, condensed water, pure water; 7) PH value of liquid: 6.0-8.0; 8) Filter is needed for the cooling system, and the size of the solid residual practical should be within 100um; 9) Maximum temperature of liquid: 45℃； 10) Minimum temperature of liquid: greater than the saturated dew-point 5℃; 11) Additive to the liquid: satisfies the requirements of PH value and size of solid residual practical as above; 12) Radius of the bending of the armored pipe: off-work state (i.e. transportation and reservation): minimum radius of bending ≥ 20 cm; in-work state: minimum radius of bending ≥ 30 cm; 13) Long-term vibration < 2 G; Impact action < 10 G. h) Other requirements for chiller: 1） When starting the cooling system for the first time, check the entire water system and the joint for water leakage. The external water pipe must be installed and connected according to the inlet (IN) and outlet (OUT) by the laser. Otherwise, the laser may not work properly. 2） If you will not use the laser for a long time, water must be emptied from the product, and then both the inlet and outlet must be blocked with the nuts we provide. Failure to do so may lead to permanent equipment damage.

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CAUTION: Please set the water temperature in strictly accordance with the requirements above. Too low temperature may lead to condensation on the laser module and the output cable. This can cause serious damage to the equipment. CAUTION: Please clean the water inlet filter in time. If the water inlet filter is blocked, the laser flow alarm or high temperature alarm will be triggered. CAUTION: Make sure that the water temperature reaches the set point and the cooling system is working well before you start the laser. 〖summer：22±1℃；winter： 22±1℃〗 3.4 Installation Procedure a) Place the product inan still and stable position. b) Check if the power supply has the correct voltage (See Table 4 for the laser model and corresponding input voltage), and the earth line is connected, make sure it is firm and reliable. c) Connect the power cable and control cable to the product when power supply is OFF. d) Insert the water pipes into the inlet and outlet. e) Check the output head and clean it if necessary. This procedure must be performed by personnel of Raycus or authorized by Raycus. Make sure the environment is clean, or the output cable may be contaminated. f)

Prevent the delivery cable from treading, pinching or excessive bending during installation.

g) During the installation and disassembly process, please take care to handle the laser output head gently, avoiding any shock. h) In the installation of laser output cable and output head process, please make sure that the surrounding environment is clean, otherwise it may pollute the output head (do not use fans, which actually may bring more dust). i)

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CAUTION:  The laser output optical cable should be kept as natural as possibleand not be distorted.  The too small bending radius of the output fiber cable will damage the laser. CAUTION:  Make sure the aperture and the cavity of the processing head is clean.  Keep the protective cap properly, prevent it from contamination; Or the aperture will be contaminated when capped. 4 Using the Product

manual.

Please use the correct the latest PC software and the relevant

4.1 Front Panel Figure 6 shows the front panel of RFL-C3000S/RFL-C3000H：

Figure 6

Front Panel of RFL-C3000S/RFL-C3000H

Figure 7 shows the front panel of RFL-C035H：

Figure 7 Front Panel of RFL-C035H a) POWER:Control system power indicator light, when the red light is on, it means that the laser is powered on. b) LASER:The laser is emitting light normally. When the green light is on, it means that the laser is emitting light.

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ALARM:Alarm indication, when the yellow light is on, it means that the machine has an alarm.

4.2 Rear Panel Figure 8 shows the rear panel:

Figure 8

Rear Panel of RFL-C3000S

a) AC INPUT: The socket for supply source input that can only be mated with the plug on the power cord we provided (See Table 4 product technical parameters for laser model and corresponding input voltage). Please use only the enclosed power cord provided by Raycus. b) CTRL-INTERFACE: Control interface, CTRL-INTERFACE interface (DB-25), multi-function multiplex interface, users can set control mode, input analog voltage signal, modulate 24V signal, and it is also an alarm signal output interface. c) RS232：Provide remote control and fault information storage of the laser. d) WATER: Pipe connectors, the inlet and outlet for cooling water to flow in and return. (See Table 5 for the laser model and corresponding water pipe size for cooling system requirements) e) ETHERNET: Ethernet interface. It can provide remote control and storage alarm information for the laser. f)

CDA：Dry air inlet.

4.3 Power Connection CAUTION: Before connecting the product to AC supply source, you must check for sure that the AC supply you will apply is in accordance with the specifications provided in Table 2 or 4.

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Table 7

Power Connection Requirements

Model

RFL-C3000S

Supply Source

380±15% V AC 50/60Hz

Power Cord

4 wires,

One End of Power Cord

the diameter of single wire is 2.5mm2, wires labeledL1，L2，L3and PE L1，L2，L3-> Phase Line,

Sign Description

PE-> Protective Earth L1, L2, L3->Phase wire, PE->Protective ground wire (one PE wire in plug is required to be connected to the ground wire of the circuit

Note

breaker, and the other one single Pewire is connected to the equipment ground wire to ensure that the laser is fully grounded)

4.4 Interface Definitions 4.4.1 CTRL-INTERFACE Definitions The CTRL-INTERFACE(DB-25) is for laser control, the designation and definition is below：

Figure 9

Diagram of CTRL-INTERFACE

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Table 8 PIN No.

Name

LineMark

Interlock1A

ITL-1A

Interlock2A

ITL-2A

Interlock2B

ITL-2B

Interlock1B

ITL-1B

Remote Key Switch

9 10 11

RPA

Definitions of 24 pin Ctrl Interface Type

Contact Closure Input

Level

24Vdc

Drive Current

50mA

Typical Respons e Time

Description

<500ms

“EN954-1” or”ISO138491 Cat.3PLd”. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding.

Contact Closure Input

24Vdc

---

20s

24Vdc

---

START-B

Instantaneous Contact Closure Input

RPB Remote Start Button

START-A

Analog Input to Control Current

1-10V

Analog Input

1-10 Vdc

>3mA

100µs

Analog Output Power Monitor

AOUT

Analog Output

0-8.0 Vdc

10mA

20µs

AGND

Return

---

MOD+

Digital Input

18-24Vdc

6 mA

20µs

ModulationGuided Laser Control Emission Enable

MODREDLASER

Return

---

Digital Input

18-24Vdc

6 mA

120ms

LAS-C

Digital Input

18-24Vdc

6 mA

120ms

READY

Digital output

24VdC

50mA

120ms

System Common

GND2

Return

---

Error RESET

RESET

Digital Input

18-24Vdc

6 mA

120ms

Laser Alarm

S-ERR

Digital output

24Vdc

50mA

120ms

Power started

POWER

Digital output

24Vdc

50mA

120ms

Laser emission

LASER

Digital output

24Vdc

10mA

120ms

14 15 16 17 18

Isolated Analog Com Modulation+

Activates the internal control system power supply in REM mode. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding. In REM mode, start the laser main power supply.Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding. Analog Input 1-10 VDC= 10 – 100% Setpoint Analog Output 0-8VDC （Refer to factory inspection report for details） Return for signals on pins 12, 13 24 VDC Input Return for signal on pin 15 Positive edge activates emission in REM mode Positive edge activates emission in REM mode High=Laser is ready Return for pin 17/18/19/21/22/23/24 Rising edge reset (the resettable alarm) High=Alarm status High= The main power supply is started High=Laser is emission

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 Caution: Please check the control voltage level and ensure that the level is in accordance with the requirements. Over voltage and voltage ripple may damage the product. The Service Security Interface is pin 1-4 and pin2-3， of CTRL-INTERFACE.If the pin 23 and pin 1-4 are disconnected, the laser will immediately stop emitting light, and the laser Ready signal output will change to low level. Be sure to short-circuit pin 2-3 and pin 1-4 before using the laser. If it is not short-circuited, the laser will display InterLock alarm after power-on.  Interlock interface must not be connected to active signal, otherwise it will cause interface damage and laser alarm. 4.4.2 TCP/IP Interface Configuration Thedefault IP address of this product is 192.168.0.10, only supporting UDP communication. The laser listens for connection on port is 8098, and the command must be sent in a single data string. Table 9

The pin definitions of Ethernet interface

FUNCTION

DESCRIPTION

TX+

TRANSMIT+

TX-

TRANSMIT-

RX+

RECEIVE+

N/C

NONE

N/C

NONE

RX-

RECEIVE-

N/C

NONE

N/C

NONE

For better communication stability, recommend to use this interface first. Table 10

The default IP address of the laser

The default IP address of the laser IP address

192.168.0.10

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

Steps of Ethernet connection: a) Open “Local Connection” on your computer, and then click “property”; b) Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP 4)； c) Click the “Property”; 21

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d) Check “Use the following IP address:” to manually assign an IP address; e) Manually assign an IP address is 192.168.0. x（x cannot be 10, because 192.168.0.10 has been assigned to the laser）, and assign a subnet mask address. The default is 255.255.255.0; f) Click the "OK" button to confirm the settings and exit. The IP address is different from the default gateway, see Figure 10.

Figure 10 Steps of Ethernet Connection When the IP setting is completed, turn on the host computer, and the connection status in the corresponding text box on the host computer interface displays: connected, indicating that the microcontroller program is running normally and the communication connection is normal. The display interface is shown in Figure 11 below.

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Figure 11 The main interface is displayed when the communication connection is normal 4.5 Steps of Installation a) Carefully takeout the laser from the box and move it to the installing position and then lock the casters; b) Remove the output cable protective cap and check the output lens for dust with strong light and clean it if necessary, then cover the output cable protective cap; c) Install the output cable on the processing equipment according to the actual situation (install the output head cooling water pipe at the same time), pay attention to the output cable and head,then remove the protective cap andconfirm that the output lens is clean and install the output head； d) Connect cooling water pipe; e) Connect the control line and power according to the control mode. 4.6 Steps of Starting It is determined that the air switch is disconnected, and all electrical connections must be completed before the laser is powered on; a) Make sure that the pins the 24-pin are closed; b) Turn on the chiller and check leakage. If there is no water leakage, turn off the chiller and wait for the laser to turn on; c) Turn on the air switch ; 4.7 Functions of the clientware The RFL-C3000S clientware communicates with the main control board through UDP when it is working. Through the background program running in the software and the human-computer interaction operation, the laser parameters are read and set and the control functions are realized. 23

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The interface displayed by the software is divided according to functional categories, including control, alarm, about, language selection, authorization, working mode selection and other pages.

Figure 12 Theclientware interface 4.7.1 The control interface The control interface is the content displayed on the first page after opening the clientware, including the user's most commonly used status signal, laser parameter setting and laser control related functions. Control abnormal laser reset: Click the reset button to run the abnormal laser reset command. Guide laser: the guide laser is turned on or off in the internal control state of guide laser. After the guide laser is turned on or off, there will be changes in the guide laser state on the software. Guide laser external control: turn on the guide laser external control or turn off the guide laser external control. After turning on and turn off the guide laser external control, there will be changes of the guide laser external control state in the software.If the current red external control state, then disable the red control button. Control laser parameters: Optical output parameters include power, frequency, pulse width, and duty cycle.The communication between the software and the main control board requires only power, frequency, and pulsewidth.The duty cycle can be calculated from the pulse width and frequency, and the pulse width can also be calculated from the duty cycle and frequency.During the software operation, the frequency and duty cycle will be changed synchronously with the pulse width, and the duty cycle will also be changed synchronously with the frequency and duty cycle.The output power can be an integer in the range of [0,100]. The frequency can be set to a decimal in the range of[0,20000]. The duty cycle can be set to a decimal in the range of [0,100]. 24

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Control light emission mode: light emission related modes include AD mode, external enable, external modulation mode, and internal modulation mode. You can individually control the opening and closing of each mode, and display the current status of each mode. After the AD mode is turned on, the optical power is controlled by an external signal, and the power setting function of the software should be set to a disabled state. When the external modulation mode is turned on, the frequency, pulse width and duty cycle are controlled by the external modulation signal, and the function of the software to set the frequency, pulse width and duty cycle should be set to the disabled state. Control the light: control to turn on or off the laser emission or laser enable. Only when the laser has a ready signal, can it be controlled normally, otherwise the buttons for turning on and off the laser are set to the disabled state. When the external control light enable is turned off, and the external modulation mode or internal modulation mode is turned on, the "laser enable" is displayed, otherwise, the "laser emission" is displayed. Status display: Including emergency stop, laser enable, Interlock logic normal, Interlock1 closed, Interlock2 closed, power ramp up and down, program mode, program execution, program execution completed, program execution abnormal and other most commonly used laser states, and machine Internal ambient temperature, internal ambient humidity, dew point, external 0-10V, light output frequency, light output duty cycle, light pulse width, laser water flow, output optical cable water flow and other data. These status and data refresh time intervals should not exceed 300ms. Laser usage time display: including today's turn-on time, today's light-emitting time, cumulative turn-on time, and cumulative light-emitting time. 4.7.2 The alarm interface All the alarm information of the current laser is displayed on the alarm interface, and the alarm information is updated in real time.

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Figure 13 The alarm interface 4.7.3 About The laser time, model, serial number, master control serial number, key version number and system information are displayed in the interface，when the about interface is opened, the upper computer software reads them from the master control module once.

Figure 14 The about interface 4.7.4 Language Selection In the language selection interface, you can set the language used by the software. After selecting the language and clicking OK, you do not need to restart the software, automatically convert the content displayed in the software into a language, save the currently selected language to the configuration file, and display it according to the last set language when starting the software next time. 26

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Figure 15 Language selection interface 4.7.5 Authorization The authorization interface is used to control the limited time lock of the laser, when the authorization interface is opened, the machine code, laser lock time and lock time are loaded once, the laser lock time is Raycus's limited time lock for integrators, and the lock time is for the integrator to end customers. Limited time lock. In the authorization interface, only Raycus’ authorization code can be set, and the function of calculating the authorization code is implemented in the server and has nothing to do with the host computer software. The authorization code used by the integrator can be generated in the authorization interface.

Figure 16 Authorization interface 4.7.6 The Mode Selection function Select the operating mode of the software, including monitor mode, control mode, diagnostic mode, and debug mode. Monitor mode: The monitor mode is selected by default when the software is opened. The most commonly used and concerned information is displayed on the software interface to avoid the interference of too much information to the user. The monitor mode can be used without password. 27

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Control mode:

The control mode adds the function of the operable control interface on the

basis of the observation mode, and the password is required to enter the control mode. Debug mode: On the basis of diagnostic mode, the parameter setting interface is added. Only Raycus debug engineers can enter the encryption mode. Diagnostic mode:When a laser fails to diagnose remote after -sales, or the integrated dealer needs to understand more status information of the laser, you can enter the diagnostic mode. 4.7.7 Main control module The main control module contains all states, alarms and system parameters of the main control module. The status and alarm information are automatically refreshed. Only when the currently selected page is in the main control module, the upper machine software will automatically read and refresh status and alarm information information information. , Reduce the frequency of communication and avoid too many resources to occupy the main control module.

Figure 17 Main control module status information interface

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Figure 18 Alarm information interface of main control module 4.7.8 Slave control module Power surveillance contains the alarm of the ACDC module and DCDC module. The monitoring enables the control, the failure level is high, the low level is set, the level is high, low settings, and the CAN communication enables the settings.

Figure 19 Slave control module status information interface 4.8

Control Modes The laser selects AD mode, external control, internal modulation mode and external

modulation mode through the upper machine interface. 4.8.1 Control mode wiring diagram 4.8.1.1 Internal control mode 29

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Figure20 Internal control wiring diagram mode Operation method: a) Short connection of 8, 9 pin on the 24 -pin of 24 stitches (power on the control board); b) Open the air, the panel "POWER" indicator lights; c) Open the upper machine software and close all the external mode (turn off the red light external control, external envelopes, external AD and external modulation); d) Click the red light button to view the red light; e) Set out the light parameter; f)

Click “laser ON”.

4.8.1.2 Internal/external modulation modes for power and communication

Figure 21 Wiring diagram of internal power control and external signal control Operation method: a) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); b) Open the laser clientware; 30

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c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Disabling the AD mode and the external envelopes。 e) Waiting “Ready”; f)

Setting laser power parameters;

g) When the duty cycle of the internal output frequency of the laser is set, set the output frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (the output light is determined by the modulation signal of pin 15.16 and the output frequency and duty cycle set by the upper computer software); the internal output frequency of the laser is not required When the duty cycle is used, the default setting parameters are that the frequency is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%. h) Modulation signal (15, and 16-pin) provide a high level to turn on the laser. 4.8.1.3 Power communication setting parameters in the external control mode, external modulation, external envelopes

Figure 22 In the external control mode, the power internal control, out -of -light external control, and the external enable wiring chart Operation method: a) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); b) Open the laser clientware; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Turn off

the AD mode, and opening external enable mode、 external modulation

mode; e) Waiting “Ready”; f)

Interface 24 stitches on 18 pins input rising edges; 31

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g) Setting laser power parameters; h) When the internal output frequency occupation ratio of the laser is required, set out the light frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (out of the output of the light and the output of the output of the 15.16 -pin and the output ratio of the upper machine software); no internal output inside the laser is required When the frequency occupation ratio, the default setting parameter is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%. i)

15, 16 -foot adjustment signal output high level to turn on laser.

4.8.1.4 In the external control mode, the power simulation amount is set in external settings, external modulation mode, internal control enable enable

Figure 23 In the external control mode, the power and light are all external control wiring diagrams Operation method: a) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); b) Open the laser clientware; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Open the AD mode、external modulation mode, turn off the external enable. e) Waiting “Ready”; f)

When the internal output frequency occupation ratio of the laser, set out the light frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (out of the output of the light and the output ratio of the upper machine software set by the 15.16 -footed signal and the upper machine software); the internal output frequency of the laser is required for At the time of occupation ratio, the default setting parameter is 100Hz, and the duty cycle is 100%;

g) Control board card output analog (12, 14 pin) and outlet signals (15, 16 pin). 32

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4.8.1.5 In the external control mode, the power simulation amount is set in external settings, external modulation mode, external enable

Figure24 In the external control mode, the power, light, and enable all control wiring diagrams Operation method: a) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); b) Open the laser clientware; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Open the AD mode,

the external enable, the external modulation mode;

e) On Click on the main power ON; f)

Waiting “Ready”;

g) Interface 24 stitches on 18 pin input rising edges; h) When the internal output frequency occupation ratio of the laser is required, set out the light frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (out of the output of the light and the output of the output of the 15.16 -pin and the output ratio of the upper machine software); no internal output inside the laser is required When the frequency occupation ratio, the default setting parameter is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%. i)

Control board card output analog (12, 14 pin) and outlet signals (15, 16 pin).

4.8.1.6 Modification mode and Gate mode Modification mode: When the duty cycle of the internal frequency of the laser is set to 100%, the laser works in the external modulation mode. Gate mode: When the duty occupation ratio of the internal frequency of the laser is less than 100%, the laser works in the internal modulation mode. Stop the internal pulse occurring; 4.9 Guide laser control 33

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Table11

Guide laser control

Guide lasercontrol 17 pin of INTERFACE ON

Rising edge -- turns on guide laser; Fallingedge -- turns on guide laser. The clientware：

OFF

Red ON -- turns ON guide laser; Red OFF -- Turns OFF guide laser.

4.10 The Programming Mode (Waveform Editing)

Figure25 Single -machine mode -continuous control time sequence diagram

Figure26 Single -machine mode -pulse control time sequence diagram

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Figure27 Modify mode control time preface diagram

Figure28 Gate mode control time sequential chart 4.11 Steps of shutting down Please turn off the laser in the order below: a) Turn off the emission; b) Discinnect pin 8&9 to Turn off the power suply of control system; c) Disconnect the air switch; d) Turn off the cold water machine; e) Cover the output head protection cap; 5 Alarms and Solutions 5.1 Alarms Display Connect the computer and open the host computer software, after the laser and the client software establish normal communication. All alarm states of the laser can be displayed on the host computer software interface, as shown in Figure 28. When the internal temperature of the laser is abnormal, the power is abnormal, the scattered light is abnormal, the power supply is abnormal, the condensation is abnormal, the flow rate is abnormal, etc., the laser will alarm.

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Figure29 The homepage of the clientware If any alarm occurs (except for Interlock alarm)when the laser is running, the clientware will display the alarm that occurs, and the ALARM light (yellow) on the front panel of the laser will light up, the laser will stop emitting and lock. When the Interlock is abnormal, the output of Ready signal is low, and the Interlock state is abnormal in the clientware, but the laser is not locked, and the ALARM light (yellow) is not lit. The output of Ready signal is on high level when the Interlock is normal. 5.2 Alarm solutions The instructions and solutions of alarms are as follows:

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Table 12

Instructions and solutions for alarms of laser

Alarm name

Alarm instructions and solutions Instruction: Low temperature/high temperature alarm of the laser. The sensor in the laser detects an abnormal temperature inside the laser. A high-temperature / lowtemperature error occurs when the temperature at the monitoring point exceeds the set upper / lower limit. Solution:

T1/T2 Alarm

High temperature alarm,please check if the water-cooling system is normally working, the water temperature is set correctly, and the water connection is correct. When the water cooling system works normally and the water temperature drops below 30°C, restart the laser. Low temperature alarm, please check if the actual water temperature of the water is too low. In addition, a low ambient temperature may also cause a low temperature alarm when the laser is cold. Please wait until the water temperature of the water rises above 10°C. Instruction: Scattering light alarm, when the intensity of ambient light inside the laser exceeds the set value, the scattering light alarm will be generated, and the laser

Scattered Light Alarm

emission function will be locked (cannot be unlocked).The scattered light alarm only occurs when the laser emission. Solution: Please restart the laser, check the guide laser state of the laser, and through the clientware "from the control module" reading the scattered light monitoring voltage value, and contact Raycus. Instruction: The alarm is generated when the emission of the laser cannot reach the set value.

Laser Power Alarm Power error occurs only when the laser is emitting. Solution: Please restart the laser, check the red light state of the laser, and contact Raycus. Instruction: ACDC Alarm

ACDC Error, failure of the laser power supply or sudden power failure of the power supply system may cause an alarm. Solution: 37

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Check if the input AC voltage is normal. Restart the laser, if this error continues to occur, please contact Raycus. Instruction: Current Driver Alarm

Current Driver Alarm,thiserror occurs when the constant current driver board inside the laser is abnormal. Solution: Restart the laser, If this error continues to occur, please contact Raycus

In addition to the above, if there are any questions or errors inusing of the laser, you can contact Raycus to get help. 6 Warranty, Return and Maintenance 6.1 General Warranty Raycus warrants that all Raycus fiber laser products are conformed to applicable product specifications under normal use and are free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranties start on the date of shipment from Raycus for a period of time as set forth in the applicable purchase contracts or product specifications. Raycus has the right to choose to repair or replace any product that proves to be defective in materials and workmanship selectively during the warranty period. Only products with particular defects are under warranty. Raycus reserves the right to issue a credit note for any defective products produced in normal conditions. 6.2 Limitations of Warranty The warranty does not cover the maintenance or reimbursement of our product of which the problem results from tampering, disassembling, misuse, accident, modification, unsuitable physical or operating environment, improper maintenance, damages caused by those who are not from Raycus due to excessive use or not following the instructions. Customer has the responsibility to understand and follow this instruction to use the device. Any damage caused by fault operating is not warranted. Accessories and fiber connectors are excluded from this warranty. According to the warranty, client should write to us within 31 days after the defect is discovered. This warranty does not involve any other party, including specified buyer, end-user or customer and any parts, equipment or other products produced by other companies.  It is the customer’s responsibility to understand and follow operating instructions in this UserGuide and specifications prior to operationfailure to do so may void this warranty. Accessories and fiber connectors are not covered by this warranty.

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6.3 Service and Repair a) Do not open the device. There are no user serviceable parts, equipment or assemblies for user in this product. All service and maintenance shall be performed by qualified Raycus personnel. b) Please contact Raycus as soon as possible when problems under warranty about maintenance happened to the product. c) The product returned with permission should be placed in a suitable container. d) If any damage happened to the product, please notify the carrier in document immediately. We reserve the right to make changes in design or constructions of any of our products at anytime without incurring any obligation to make changes or install the same on unitspreviouslypurchased. All the items about warranty and service above provided by Raycus are for user’s reference; formal contents about warranty and service are subject to the contract. © 2026 Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser technologies Co. Ltd, All Rights Reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Safety Information ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Symbols Used in this User Guide ..................................................................................... 4 1.2 Laser Classification ........................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Safety Labels ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Optical Safety .................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 Electrical Safety ................................................................................................................ 6 1.6 Other Safety Rules ............................................................................................................ 7 2 Product Description ................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Features ............................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................................................. 8 2.4 Operation Environment ..................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Precautions for Use ......................................................................................................... 11 2.6 Specifications .................................................................................................................. 11 3 Installation ................................................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Dimensions ......................................................................................................................14 3.2 Output Head and Installation ...........................................................................................15 3.3 Cooling Requirements .....................................................................................................15 3.4 Installation Procedure ......................................................................................................18 4 Using the Product ..................................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Front Panel ...................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 Power Connection ........................................................................................................... 21 4.4 Interface Definitions ........................................................................................................22 4.5 Steps of Installation ......................................................................................................... 26 4.6 Steps of Starting .............................................................................................................. 27 4.7 Functions of the clientware ............................................................................................. 27 4.8 Control Modes .................................................................................................................34 4.9 Guide laser control .......................................................................................................... 40 4.10 The Programming Mode (Waveform Editing) ..............................................................41 4.11 Modulation signal requirements ....................................................................................42 4.12 Steps of shutting down .................................................................................................. 43 4.13 Bluetooth app operation description ..............................................................................43 5 Alarms and Solutions ............................................................................................................... 51 5.1 Alarms Display ................................................................................................................51 5.2 Alarm solutions ............................................................................................................... 52 6 Warranty, Return and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 54 6.1 General Warranty ............................................................................................................ 54 6.2 Limitations of Warranty .................................................................................................. 54 6.3 Service and Repair ...........................................................................................................55

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Safety Information Thank you for choosing Raycus fiber laser. This User Guide provides important safety,

operation, warranty and other information. Please read it carefully before you use this product. In order to ensure safe operation and optimal performance of the product, please follow the warnings, cautions, operating procedures and other instructions accordingly. 1.1

Symbols Used in this User Guide

WARNING: Refers to a potential hazard that may leads to a personal injury or death.

CAUTION: Refers to potential a hazard that may leads to general personal injury or product damage.

1.2

Laser Classification This series of lasers are classified as a high power Class 4 laser instrument according to the

European Community standards EN 60825-1, clause 9. This product emits invisible laser radiation at or around a wavelength of 1080 nm, and the total power radiated from the laser is greater than 12000W (depending on model). Direct or indirect exposure of this level of light intensity may cause damage to the eyes or skin. Despite the radiation being invisible, the beam may cause irreversible damage to the retina and/or cornea. Appropriate and approved laser safety eyewear must be worn all the time while the laser is operating. WARNING: You must use appropriate laser safety eyewear when this device is operating. Thelaser safety eyewear is selected according to the range of wavelengths emitted from this product. The end user must ensure that the laser safety eyewear being used protects against light emitted by the device over its entire range of wavelengths. Please verify that the personal protective equipment (e.g. enclosures, viewing windows or viewports, eyewear, etc.) being utilized is adequate for the output power and wavelength ranges listed on the product. 4

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1.3 Safety Labels The position of the safety labels on products varies depending on the model of the continuous-wave fiber laser, as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1: Safety Label Locations of RFL-C6000S-CE These safety labels include warning labels, apertures through which laser radiation is emitted and labels of certification and identification, etc. Specifications of these labels are as follows: Table 1: Specifications of Safety Labels

English label

English label(Take 500W for example)

English label

Chinese label

English label (Take 500W for example)

Chinese label

1.Aperture Label

2.Class 4 Laser Product

3.Class 2M Laser Product 5

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Label for Guide Laser

4. CE Compliance

5. Identification Plate

6.Laser Radiation Hazard Label

7.Electrical Hazard 1.4

Optical Safety Any dust on the end of the collimator assembly can burn the lens and damage the laser. CAUTION: If the output of the device is delivered through a lens with an anti-reflection coating,make sure that the lens is of good quality and clean.

1.5

Electrical Safety a) Make sure your product is grounded through the PE line of the AC power cord. The grounding must be firm and reliable. WARNING:Any interruption from the protective earth will electrify the enclosure, which may result in personal injury. b) Make sure that the correct voltage of the AC power source is used.

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CAUTION: Failure to connect the correct voltage could damage the product.

1.6

Other Safety Rules a) Never look directly into the laser output port when power is supplied to the laser. b) Avoid using the laser in a dim or darkened environment. c) If this device is used in a manner not specified in this document, the protection provided by the device may be impaired and the warranty will be voided. d) There are no operator serviceable parts inside, and all maintenance must be performed in Raycus or by qualified Raycuspersonnel. Do not try to remove covers, or electrical shock may be caused, and warranty will be void.

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2 2.1

Product Description Features Compared with traditional lasers,Raycus CW fiber laser has higher efficiency

electric-optical conversion, lower power consumption and excellent beam quality. The fiber laser is compact and ready to use. It can be used as a stand-alone unit or easily inserted into user’s apparatus. Main Features: a) Excellent beam quality b) High quality fiber output c) High Power Stability d) Continuously tunable output power, quick switching response e) Slow rise and slow fall, Waveform editing f) Maintenance free operation g) High wall plugefficiency Applications: a) Cutting, Welding b) 3D Printing c) Scientific research 2.2

Package Contents Please refer to the packing list accompanying the shipment to check actual items included.

2.3

Unpacking and Inspection Raycus CW fiber laser is shipped in a package designed to provide maximumprotection.

Upon delivery, please inspect all packaging for evidence of mishandling or damage. If you find any evidence of mishandling, please save the damaged material and contact the shipping agent and Raycus immediately. 8

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Remove all the contents from the packing case. Take extra care when removing the unit out of the packing case to ensure that the fiber optic cable is not twisted, hauled or damaged. A comprehensive packing list is included with the system documentation. Check all items against the list and contact Raycus immediately if there is any missing item or evident damage to the unit. DO NOT attempt to install or operate the laser, if there is any evident or suspected damage to the unit. It is recommended to keep the packing materials, as they will be necessary if you ever need to ship the unit back for service at a later date. CAUTION:The fiber optic cable and output head is precise optic instrument, any vibration or impact to the output head, and twist or excessive bend to the cable will damage the instrument.

2.4

Operation Environment

The basic operation conditions are listed in the table below: Table 2 Basic Operation Conditions for the Laser Model

RFL-C6000S-CE

Supply Voltage(V)

380±15%Vac，50/60Hz

Supply Capacity(kW)

>20

Installation Requirements

Install on flat surface, no vibration or impact

Ambient Temperature(℃)

10~40

Relative Humidity(%)

30~70

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d) It is strictly forbidden to install the laser output when the laser is in operation. e) Do not look directly into the laser output. Be sure to wear protective glasses when operating the laser.  Do not expose this product to high humidity（＞95%）  Do not let this product work below the ambient dew pointtemperature.(see Table 3) Table 3 TheConstant Dew Point Table AMBIENT DEW POINT Maximum Relative humidity

Room Temperature(℃)

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

95%

-3.5

14.5

16.5

0.5

10.5

16.5

4.6

10.5

18.5

21.5

8.5

19.5

28.5

27.5

33.5

Laser operating temperature range

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2.5

Precautions for Use a) Before supplying the power to the device, make sure that the correct voltage of the AC power source is used. Failure to connect power source correctly will damage the device. b) Failure to follow the instructions may cause malfunction and damage to the device, such damage is not covered by warranty. c) It is very important to ensure the cleanness of the calibrated laser output head, other wise it will cause irreparable damage to the laser. d) Please inspect the output head carefully for dust or other contaminations. Use appropriate lens paper to clean it if necessary. Do not touch the output lens at any time; as well as remember to cap the output head when it is not in use, and make sure the cap is clean. e) Failure to follow the specified instructions may result in the loss of laser power, and such loss will not be covered by the warranty.

2.6

Specifications Table 4 Specifications

Number

Index

Condition

Minimum value

Standard value

Maximum value

Unit

Fiber technical index 1

Operation Mode

Nominal Output Power

Water Temperature 22±1℃

6000

Emission Power Range

Nominal Output Power

Emission Wavelength

Nominal Output

1075

Continuous Wave / Modulated

6100

1080

6200

100

1085

nm 11

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Power 5

3dB Spectral width

Nominal Output Power

Long-term power stability

Nominal Output Power

Modulation Frequency

Nominal Output Power

8 9

±1.5

20k

Duty ratio Range

Nominal Output Power

100

Red Guide Laser Power

QBH Optical index of output optical cable 10

Fiber Core Diameter

μm

Beam Quality (BPP)

75μm Fiber Core

Fiber NA

75μm Fiber Core

0.2

Fiber Delivery Cable Length

75μm Fiber Core

2.7

3.1

mm×mrad /

VAC

Other technical indicators 14

Operating Voltage

Nominal Output Power

Three-phase four-wire system 50/60Hz，380±15%

Way to Control

AD/RS-232/Ethernet

Power Consumption

Nominal Output Power

Water flow requirement

Nominal Output Power

Water Temperature requirement

Nominal Output Power

Dimension

W×D×H

L/min

22 455×802×168

℃ mm 12

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Weight

Operating Ambient Temperature

10~40

℃

Operating Ambient Humidity

30~90

Storage Temperature

-10~60

℃

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Installation

3.1

Dimensions Figure 2 shows dimensions of RFL-C6000S-CE.

Figure 2a) Frontand Rear panel view(unit: mm)

Figure 2b) Top and Side view(unit: mm)

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3.2

Output Head and Installation The laser output head of RFL-C6000S-CE is the standard QBH interface. The specific

appearance and dimensions are shown in Figure 3 above. Compared with other models, the size of the protective end cap of the fiber delivery cable of this model is lengthened.

Figure 3 Dimensions of the QBH fiber delivery cable (unit:mm) CAUTIONS:  Inspect the output lens before installing the output head to the processing head. Clean the output lens if necessary.  It is strictly prohibited to disassemble the output head by personnel not approved by Raycus, or the warranty is void. 3.3

Cooling Requirements Table 5 Cooling Requirements Model

RFL-C6000S-CE

Cooling Capability(W)

>15000

Minimum Flow(L/min)

Maximum Pressure(Bar)

Pipe Inner Diameter(mm)

Water temperature of cooling system(℃)

22±1℃

a) The water temperature setting of cooling system: 22±1℃ b) Cooling system filter access requirements:

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When the water quality of the laser cooling system is poor (more impurities), the laser water path is easy to be blocked, causing flow alarm or high temperature alarm, resulting in laser shutdown. In serious cases, the laser waterway will be scrapped. Therefore, RFL-C6000S-CE laser is equipped with water inlet filter module, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 The inlet filter module When the laser is installed and used, firstly connecting the water inlet filter module with the water outlet of the customer's on-site cooling water system according to the water flow direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 4, and then connect the water inlet filter module with the water inlet of the RFL-C6000S-CE laser, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5Thewater inlet filtration module is connected to the water cooling system When the laser is in use, cleaning the Y-type filter of the inlet water filter module periodically according to the water quality of the cooling water system (openning the nut cover of the Y-type filter, taking out the filter screen, cleaning it, reinstall it, and tightenning the nut cover), it is recommended that the cleaning frequency be no less than once a week. 16

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c) Cooling water requirements: 1） It is recommended to use purified water. 2） In order to prevent mould growing that may lead to pipe blockage, we recommend to add alcohol about 10% of the total volume. 3） If the product is used in an environment that ambient temperature is between -10℃ and 0℃, we recommend to use 30% alcohol, and replace it every two months. 4） If the product is used in an environment that ambient temperature is below -10 ℃ , please to use dual-system chillers (with heating function) and ensure uninterrupted operation of the cooling system. d) Requirements for output cable cooling system: 1） Rate of liquid flow: 1.7-2.0 L/min; 2） Pressure of liquid flow: < 0.6 MPa at the inflow; 3） Type of liquid exchange junction: SMC MS-5H-6: 4） Type of tube: outer diameter6; inner diameter4; 5） Direction of cooling liquid: unidirectional; connect the tube with the water-pipe strictly according to direction shown on the layer of the tube; 6） Type of liquid: de-ionized water, condensed water, pure water; 7） PH value of liquid: 5.5-9; 8） Filter is needed for the cooling system, and the size of the solid residual practical should be within 100um; 9） Maximum temperature of liquid: 45℃: 10）

Minimum temperature of liquid: greater than the saturated dew-point 5℃;

11）

Additive to the liquid: satisfies the requirements of PH value and size of solid

residual practical as above;

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12）

Radius of the bending of the armored pipe: off-work state (i.e. transportation

and reservation): minimum radius of bending ≥ 20 cm; in-work state: minimum radius of bending ≥ 30 cm; 13）

Long-term vibration < 2 G; Impact action < 10 G.

e) Other requirements for chiller: 1） When starting the cooling system for the first time, check the entire water system and the joint for water leakage. The external water pipe must be installed and connected according to the inlet (IN) and outlet (OUT) by the laser. Other wise, the laser may not work properly. 2） If you will not use the laser for a long time, water must be emptied from the product, and then both the inlet and outlet must be blocked with the nuts we provide. Failure to do so may lead topermanent equipment damage. CAUTION: Please set the water temperature in strictly accordance with the requirements above. Too low temperature may lead to condensation on the laser module and the output cable. This can cause serious damage to the equipment. CAUTION:Please clean the water inlet filter module in time. If the water inlet filter module is blocked, the laser flow alarm or high temperature alarm will be triggered. CAUTION: Make sure that the water temperature reaches the set point and the cooling system is working well before you start the laser. 〖summer：22±1℃；winter： 22±1℃〗

3.4

Installation Procedure

a) Place the product inan still and stable position. b) Check if the power supply has the correct voltage (See Table 4 for the laser model and corresponding input voltage ), and the earth line is connected, make sure it is firm and reliable. 18

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c) Connect the power cable and control cable to the product when power supply is OFF. d) Insert the water pipes into the inlet and outlet. e) Check the output head and clean it if necessary. This procedure must be performed by personnel of Raycus or authorized by Raycus. Make sure the environment is clean, or the output cable may be contaminated. f)

Prevent the delivery cable from treading, pinching or excessive bending during installation.

g) During the installation and disassembly process, please take care to handle the laser output head gently, avoiding any shock. h) In the installation of laser output cable and output head process, please make sure that the surrounding environment is clean, other wise it may pollute the output head (do not use fans, which actually may bring more dust). i)

The minimum bending radius of the output fiber cable of the laser should not be less than 20 cm under the non-working conditions, and the minimum bending radius should not be less than 30 cm when the laser is working. CAUTION:  All the cables can only be connected when power supply is OFF. Hot plug may damage the laser. CAUTION:  The laser output optical cable should be kept as natural as possible and not be distorted.  The too small bending radius of the output fiber cable will damage the laser. CAUTION:  Make sure the aperture and the cavity of the processing head is clean.  Keep the protective cap properly, prevent it from contamination; Or the aperture will be contaminated when capped.

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Using the Product Please use the correct the latest PC software and the relevant manual.

4.1

Front Panel Figure 6 shows the front panel of RFL-C6000S-CE：

Figure 6 Front Panel of RFL-C6000S-CE a) POWER:Control system power indicator light, when the red light is on, it means that the laser is powered on. b) LASER:The laser is emitting light normally. When the green light is on, it means that the laser is emitting light. c) ALARM:Alarm indication, when the yellow light is on, it means that the machine has an alarm. 4.2

Rear Panel Figure 7 shows the rear panel of RFL-C6000S-CE:

Figure 7 Rear Panel of RFL-C6000S-CE 20

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CDA：Dry air inlet. Power Connection CAUTION: Before connecting the product to AC supply source, you must check for sure that the AC supply you will apply is in accordance with the specifications provided in Table 2 or 4. Table 6 Power Connection Requirements Model

RFL-C6000S-CE

Supply Source

380±15% V AC 50/60Hz

Power Cord

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5 wires, the diameter of single wire is 4mm2, wires labeled L1，L2，L3and PE

One End of Power Cord

L1，L2，L3-> Phase Line, PE-> Protective Earth

Sign Description

L1, L2, L3->Phase wire, PE->Protective ground wire (one PE wire is required to be connected to the ground wire of the circuit breaker, and the other one is connected to the equipment ground wire to ensure that the laser is fully grounded)

Note

4.4

Interface Definitions

4.4.1

CTRL-INTERFACE Definitions The CTRL-INTERFACE(DB-25) is for laser control, the designation and definition is

below：

Figure 8 Diagram of CTRL-INTERFACE Table 7 Definitions of 24 pin Ctrl Interface PI N No .

Name

LineMark

Interlock1A

ITL-1A

Interlock2A

ITL-2A

Interlock2B

ITL-2B

Interlock1B

ITL-1B

Type

Contact Closure Input

Level

24Vdc

Drive Current

<10mA

Typical Respon se Time

Description

<500m s

“EN954-1” or”ISO13849-1 Cat.3PLd”. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding.

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Remote Key

RPA

Switch 9

RPB

STARTA

Remote Start Button 11

START-B

Contact Closure Input

Instantaneou s Contact Closure Input

24Vdc

Analog Input to Control Current

1-10V

Analog Input

Analog Output Power Monitor

AOUT

Analog Output

0-8.0

Isolated Analog Com

AGND

Return

Modulation+

MOD+

Modulation-

Guided Laser Control

Emission Enable

1-10

---

20s

Activates the internal control system power supply in REM mode. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding.

In REM mode, start the laser main power supply.Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding. Analog Input 1-10 VDC= 10 – 100% Setpoint Analog Output 0-8VDC（Refer to factory inspection report for details）

10 mA

100µs

>5mA

20µs

---

Return for signals on pins 12, 13

Digital Input

24VdC

<10 mA

20µs

24 VDC Input

MOD-

Return

---

Return for signal on pin 15

RED-LAS ER

Digital Input

5-24Vdc

<10 mA

120ms

Positive edge activates emission in REM mode

LAS-C

Digital Input

5-24Vd C

<10 mA

120ms

Positive edge activates emission in REM mode

Vdc

READY

Digital output

24VdC

＞ 10mA

120ms

High=Laser is ready

System Common

GND2

Return

---

Return for pin 17/18/19/21/22/23/24

Error RESET

RESET

Digital Input

5-24Vd C

<10 mA

120ms

Rising edge reset (the resettable alarm)

Laser Alarm

S-ERR

Digital output

24VdC

＞ 10mA

120ms

High=Alarm status

Power started

POWER

Digital output

24VdC

＞

120ms

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10mA 24

Laser emission

LASER

Digital output

24VdC

>10mA

supply is started 100ms

High=Laser is emission

4.4.2

TCP/IP Interface Configuration

Thedefault IP address of this product is 192.168.0.10, only supporting UDP communication. The laser listens for connection on port is 8098, and the command must be sent in a single data string. Table 8 Thepin definitions of Ethernet interface PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FUNCTION TX+ TXRX+ N/C N/C RXN/C N/C

DESCRIPTION TRANSMIT+ TRANSMITRECEIVE+ NONE NONE RECEIVENONE NONE

For better communication stability, recommend to use this interface first. Table 9 The default IP address of the laser The default IP address of the laser IP address

192.168.0.10 24

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Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

Steps of Ethernet connection: a) Open “Local Connection” on your computer, and then click “property”; b) Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP 4)； c) Click the “Property”; d) Check “Use the following IP address:” to manually assign an IP address; e) Manually assign an IP address is 192.168.0. x（x cannot be 10, because 192.168.0.10 has been assigned to the laser ） , and assign a subnet mask address. The default is 255.255.255.0; f) Click the "OK" button to confirm the settings and exit. The IP address is different from the default gateway, see Figure 9.

Figure 9 Steps of Ethernet Connection When the IP setting is completed, turn on the host computer, and the connection status in the corresponding text box on the host computer interface displays: connected, indicating that the

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microcontroller program is running normally and the communication connection is normal. The display interface is shown in Figure 10 below.

Figure 10 The main interface is displayed when the communication connection is normal 4.5

Steps of Installation

a) Carefully takeout the laser from the box and move it to the installing position and then lock the casters; b) Remove the output cable protective cap and check the output lens for dust with strong light and clean it if necessary, then cover the output cable protective cap; c) Install the output cable on the processing equipment according to the actual situation (install the output head cooling water pipe at the same time), pay attention to the output cable and head,then remove the protective cap andconfirm that the output lens is clean and install the output head； d) Connect cooling water pipe; e) Connect the control line and power according to the control mode.

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4.6

Steps of Starting It is determined that the air switch is disconnected, and all electrical connections must be

completed before the laser is powered on; a) Make sure that the pins the 24-pin are closed; b) Turn on the chiller and check leakage. If there is no water leakage, turn off the chiller and wait for the laser to turn on; c) Turn on the air switch ; 4.7

Functions of the clientware The RFL-C6000S-CE clientware communicates with the main control board through UDP

when it is working. Through the background program running in the software and the human-computer interaction operation, the laser parameters are read and set and the control functions are realized. The interface displayed by the software is divided according to functional categories, including control, alarm, about, language selection, authorization, working mode selection and other pages.

Figure 11 The clientware interface 27

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4.7.1

The control interface The control interface is the content displayed on the first page after opening the clientware,

including the user's most commonly used status signal, laser parameter setting and laser control related functions. Control abnormal laser reset: Click the reset button to run the abnormal laser reset command. Guide laser: the guide laser is turned on or off in the internal control state of guide laser. After the guide laser is turned on or off, there will be changes in the guide laser state on the software. Guide laser external control: turn on the guide laser external control or turn off the guide laser external control. After turning on and turn off the guide laser external control, there will be changes of the guide laser external control state in the software.If the current red external control state, then disable the red control button. Control laser parameters: Optical output parameters include power, frequency, pulse width, and duty cycle. The communication between the software and the main control board requires only power, frequency, and pulsewidth.The duty cycle can be calculated from the pulse width and frequency, and the pulse width can also be calculated from the duty cycle and frequency. During the software operation, the frequency and duty cycle will be changed synchronously with the pulse width, and the duty cycle will also be changed synchronously with the frequency and duty cycle. The output power can be an integer in the range of [0,100]. The frequency can be set to a decimal in the range of[0,20000]. The duty cycle can be set to a decimal in the range of [0,100]. Control light emission mode: light emission related modes include AD mode, external enable, external modulation mode, and internal modulation mode. You can individually control the opening and closing of each mode, and display the current status of each mode. After the AD mode is turned on, the optical power is controlled by an external signal, and the power setting 28

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function of the software should be set to a disabled state. When the external modulation mode is turned on, the frequency, pulse width and duty cycle are controlled by the external modulation signal, and the function of the software to set the frequency, pulse width and duty cycle should be set to the disabled state. Control the light: control to turn on or off the laser emission or laser enable. Only when the laser has a ready signal, can it be controlled normally, otherwise the buttons for turning on and off the laser are set to the disabled state. When the external control light enable is turned off, and the external modulation mode or internal modulation mode is turned on, the "laser enable" is displayed, otherwise, the "laser emission" is displayed. Status display: Including emergency stop, laser enable, Interlock logic normal, Interlock1 closed, Interlock2 closed, power ramp up and down, program mode, program execution, program execution completed, program execution abnormal and other most commonly used laser states, and machine Internal ambient temperature, internal ambient humidity, dew point, external 0-10V, light output frequency, light output duty cycle, light pulse width, laser water flow, output optical cable water flow and other data. These status and data refresh time intervals should not exceed 300ms. Laser usage time display: including today's turn-on time, today's light-emitting time, cumulative turn-on time, and cumulative light-emitting time. 4.7.2

The alarm interface All the alarm information of the current laser is displayed on the alarm interface, and the

alarm information is updated in real time.

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Figure 12 The alarm interface 4.7.3

About The laser time, model, serial number, master control serial number, key version number and

system information are displayed in the interface，when the about interface is opened, the upper computer software reads them from the master control module once.

Figure 13 The about interface 4.7.4

Language Selection

In the language selection interface, you can set the language used by the software. After selecting the language and clicking OK, you do not need to restart the software, automatically convert the content displayed in the software into a language, save the currently selected language to the configuration file, and display it according to the last set language when starting 30

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the software next time.

Figure 14 Language selection interface 4.7.5

Authorization The authorization interface is used to control the limited time lock of the laser, when the

authorization interface is opened, the machine code, laser lock time and lock time are loaded once, the laser lock time is Raycus's limited time lock for integrators, and the lock time is for the integrator to end customers. Limited time lock. In the authorization interface, only Raycus’ authorization code can be set, and the function of calculating the authorization code is implemented in the server and has nothing to do with the host computer software. The authorization code used by the integrator can be generated in the authorization interface.

Figure 15 Authorization interface 31

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4.7.6

The Mode Selection function Select the operating mode of the software, including monitor mode, control mode,

The control mode adds the function of the operable control interface on the

Main control module The main control module contains all states, alarms and system parameters of the main

control module. The status and alarm information are automatically refreshed. Only when the currently selected page is in the main control module, the upper machine software will automatically read and refresh status and alarm information information information. , Reduce the frequency of communication and avoid too many resources to occupy the main control module.

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Figure 16 Main control module status information interface

Figure 17 Alarm information interface of main control module 4.7.8

Slave control module Power surveillance contains the alarm of the ACDC module and DCDC module. The

monitoring enables the control, the failure level is high, the low level is set, the level is high, low settings, and the CAN communication enables the settings. 33

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Figure 18 Slave control module status information interface 4.8

Control Modes The laser selects AD mode, external control, internal modulation mode and external

modulation mode through the upper machine interface. 4.8.1

Control mode wiring diagram

4.8.2.1 Internal control

mode

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Figure19 Internal control wiring diagram mode Operation method:

a) Short connection of 8, 9 pin on the 24 -pin of 24 stitches (power on the control board); b) Open the air, the panel "POWER" indicator lights; c) Open the upper machine software and close all the external mode (turn off the red light external control, external envelopes, external AD and external modulation); d) Click the red light button to view the red light; e) Set out the light parameter; f)

Click “laser ON”.

4.8.2.2 Internal/external modulation modes for power and communication

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Figure 20 Wiring diagram of internal power control and external signal control Operation method: a) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); b) Open the laser clientware; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Disabling the AD mode and the external envelopes。 e) Waiting “Ready”; f)

Setting laser power parameters;

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software); the internal output frequency of the laser is not required When the duty cycle is used, the default setting parameters are that the frequency is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%. h) Modulation signal (15, and 16-pin) provide a high level to turn on the laser. 4.8.2.3 Power communication setting parameters in the external control mode, external modulation, external envelopes

Figure 21 In the external control mode, the power internal control, out -of -light external control, and the external enable wiring chart Operation method: a) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); b) Open the laser clientware; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Turn off

the AD mode, and opening external enable mode 、 external modulation mode;

e) Waiting “Ready”; 37

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Interface 24 stitches on 18 pins input rising edges;

15, 16 -foot adjustment signal output high level to turn on laser.

4.8.2.4 In the external control mode, the power simulation amount is set in external settings, external modulation mode, internal control enable enable

Figure 22 In the external control mode, the power and light are all external control wiring diagrams Operation method: j)

Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); 38

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k) Open the laser clientware; l)

Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser;

m) Open the AD mode、external modulation mode, turn off the external enable. n) Waiting “Ready”; o) When the internal output frequency occupation ratio of the laser, set out the light frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (out of the output of the light and the output ratio of the upper machine software set by the 15.16 -footed signal and the upper machine software); the internal output frequency of the laser is required for At the time of occupation ratio, the default setting parameter is 100Hz, and the duty cycle is 100%; p) Control board card output analog (12, 14 pin) and outlet signals (15, 16 pin). 4.8.2.5 In the external control mode, the power simulation amount is set in external settings, external modulation mode, external enable

Figure 23 In the external control mode, the power, light, and enable all control wiring diagrams Operation method:

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q) Shortconnect the 8 and 9 pins on the INTERFACE 24 pins (the control board is powered on); r)

Open the laser clientware;

Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser;

Open the AD mode,

the external enable, the external modulation mode;

u) On Click on the main power ON; v) Waiting “Ready”; w) Interface 24 stitches on 18 pin input rising edges;

x) When the internal output frequency occupation ratio of the laser is required, set out the light frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (out of the output of the light and the output of the output of the 15.16 -pin and the output ratio of the upper machine software); no internal output inside the laser is required When the frequency occupation ratio, the default setting parameter is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%.

y) Control board card output analog (12, 14 pin) and outlet signals (15, 16 pin). 4.8.2.6 Modification mode and Gate mode Modification mode: When the duty cycle of the internal frequency of the laser is set to 100%, the laser works in the external modulation mode. Gate mode: When the duty occupation ratio of the internal frequency of the laser is less than 100%, the laser works in the internal modulation mode. Stop the internal pulse occurring; 4.9

Guide laser control Table10

Guide laser control

Guide laser control ON

17 pin of INTERFACE Rising edge -- turns on guide laser; Fallingedge -- turns on guide laser.

OFF

The clientware： Red ON -- turns ON guide laser; Red OFF -- Turns OFF guide laser. 40

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4.10 The Programming Mode (Waveform Editing)

Figure24 Single -machine mode -continuous control time sequence diagram

Figure25 Single -machine mode -pulse control time sequence diagram

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Figure 26 Modify mode control time preface diagram

Figure 27 Gate mode control time sequential chart

4.11

Modulation signal requirements

The modulation frequency range of the RFL-C6000S-CE laser is 1-20000Hz, and the minimum pulse width of the laser must be greater than or equal to 160μs, reference value of laser frequency and duty cycle setting is shown in Table 11. Table11 Reference value of the frequency and duty occupation ratio of laser Frequency Vein 95% 90% 80% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% Duty ratio 5000Hz 190μs 180μs 160μs

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4500Hz 4000Hz

200μs 177μs 200μs 175μs 162μs

3500Hz

200μs 185μs 170μs

3000Hz

200μs 183μs 166μs

2500Hz

200μs 180μs 160μs

2000Hz

200μs 175μs

1500Hz

200μs 166μs

1000Hz

200μs

500Hz

4.12

300μs 200μs

Steps of shutting down

Please turn off the laser in the order below: a) Turn off the emission; b) Disconnect the air switch; c) Turn off the cold water machine; d) Cover the output head protection cap; 4.13

Bluetooth app operation description

4.13.1 Log in After opening the single -mode laser app, there is an account password login page, as shown in Figure 28:

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Figure28 login interface

4.13.2 Connect After entering the login interface, enter the mobile phone number and password, and then click the login. After the login is successful, enter the APP connection page, as shown in Figure 29:

Figure29 Verification code login interface Open the Bluetooth switch of the single -mode laser app. If there is a Bluetooth device nearby, ensure that the switch of the Bluetooth device is turned on and click the "Search" button on the connection page. 44

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Figure 30 connect Click the "Connection" on the right side of the searched Bluetooth device to enter the connection state, as shown in Figure 31:

Figure 31 connecting

4.13.3 Equipment After the connection is successful, enter the laser device-status interface, as shown in Figure 32: 45

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Figure32 device status The device status page mainly includes the main power supply, equipment, alarm, and light state display, as well as the state of light percentage, light power, laser temperature status, and the state of emergency stop, REM, laser enablement, red light display, and laser device, and laser The specific state and some parameter values are displayed. There is also a device-alarm page, as shown in Figure 33:

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Figure33Equipment-alarm If the device alarm page is connected to the laser, the laser is not alarm, and the interface will display "No alarm, check the historical records!", If there is a alarm state, the specific title of the alarm will be displayed. The state display of the laser also has the setting function that supports some parameters. It can be visible in the device-settings interface, as shown in Figure 34:

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Figure34 Equipment-Settings In the device-lock interface, the laser can be locked or unlocked to the laser through the device authorization code. The specific form of the page is shown in Figure 35:

Figure35 Equipment-Lock

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4.13.4 My page Entering my page, you can see function introduction, version update, and about machines, as shown in Figure 36.

Figure36 page The function introduction interface is a specific introduction to the laser. As shown in Figure 37:

Figure37 Features

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The version update interface is the content of the current version of the laser and the content of the upgraded version. As shown in Figure 38:

Figure38

new version update

Mine-about the machine page shows the relevant information of the laser, such as laser time, laser model, laser serial number, main control serial number, key version number, system information. As shown in Figure 39:

Figure39 Mine-About the machine 50

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In my-about machine-system information page, and laser detailed information. As shown in Figure 40:

Figure 40 Mine-About Machine-System Information

4.13.5 Software introduction The single -mode laser app is a mobile software that can be connected to the laser through Bluetooth to facilitate the after -sales, maintenance, and commissioning engineers, etc., without portable notebooks, you can use the single -mode laser app installed on Android phones to and the laser. Connect, read the state of the laser or set some parameters, which is conducive to the rapid, effective and convenient solution to some problems in the use of laser use. 5

Alarms and Solutions

5.1

Alarms Display Connect the computer and open the host computer software, after the laser and the client

software establish normal communication. All alarm states of the laser can be displayed on the host computer software interface, as shown in Figure 41. When the internal temperature of the laser is abnormal, the power is abnormal, the scattered light is abnormal, the power supply is abnormal, the condensation is abnormal, the flow rate is abnormal, etc., the laser will alarm. 51

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Figure41 The homepage of the clientware If any alarm occurs (except for Interlock alarm)when the laser is running, the clientware will display the alarm that occurs, and the ALARM light (yellow) on the front panel of the laser will light up, the laser will stop emitting and lock. When the Interlock is abnormal, the output of Ready signal is low, and the Interlock state is abnormal in the clientware, but the laser is not locked, and the ALARM light (yellow) is not lit. Theoutput of Ready signal is on high level when the Interlock is normal. 5.2

Alarm solutions

The instructions and solutionsof alarms are as follows: Table 12 Instructions and solutionsfor alarms of laser Alarm name

Alarm instructions and solutions

T1/T2 Alarm

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Low temperature alarm, please check if the actual water temperature of the water is too low. In addition, a low ambient temperature may also cause a low temperature alarm when the laser is cold. Please wait until the water temperature of the water rises above 10°C.

Laser Water flow

Instruction: The water flow rate of the laser alarms. The current water flow rate detected inside the laser is lower than the required value, and there is a safety risk. Solution: Stop using the laser immediately.Please check the output model and working status of the laser water cooler and clean the laser water filter module according to the laser operation requirements in the section 3.3 cooling System Installation and Requirements.It is recommended to clean the water cooler and the water inlet filter assembly regularly, and replace the cooling water.

Scattered Light Alarm

Instruction: Scattering light alarm, when the intensity of ambient light inside the laser exceeds the set value, the scattering light alarm will be generated, and the laser emission function will be locked (cannot be unlocked).The scattered light alarm only occurs when the laser emission. Solution: Please restart the laser, check the guide laser state of the laser, and through the clientware "from the control module" reading the scattered light monitoring voltage value, and contact Raycus.

Instruction: The alarm is generated when the emission of the laser cannot reach the set value. Power error occurs only when the laser is emitting. Laser Power Alarm Solution: Please restart the laser, check the red light state of the laser,and contact Raycus.

AC DC Alarm

Instruction: AC DC Error, failure ofthe laser power supply or sudden power failure of the power supply system may cause an alarm. Solution: Check if the input AC voltage is normal. Restart the laser, if this error continues to occur, please contact Raycus.

Current Driver Alarm

Instruction: Current Driver Alarm,this error occurs when the constant current driver board inside the laser is abnormal. Solution: 53

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Restart the laser, If this error continues to occur, please contact Raycus In addition to the above, if there are any questions or errors inusing of the laser, you can contact Raycus to get help. 6 6.1

Warranty, Return and Maintenance General Warranty Raycus warrants that all Raycus fiber laser products are conformed to applicable product

specifications under normal use and are free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranties start on the date of shipment from Raycus for a period of time as set forth in the applicable purchase contracts or product specifications. Raycus has the right to choose to repair or replace any product that proves to be defective in materials and workmanship selectively during the warranty period. Only products with particular defects are under warranty. Raycus reserves the right to issue a credit note for any defective products produced in normal conditions. 6.2

Limitations of Warranty The warranty does not cover the maintenance or reimbursement of our productof which the

problem results from tampering, disassembling, misuse, accident, modification, unsuitable physical or operating environment, improper maintenance, damages caused by those who are not from Raycus due to excessive use or not following the instructions.Customer has the responsibility to understand and follow this instruction to use the device. Any damage caused by fault operating is not warranted. Accessories and fiber connectors are excluded from this warranty. According to the warranty, client should write to us within 31 days after the defect is discovered. This warranty does not involve any other party, including specified buyer, end-user or customer and any parts, equipment or other products produced by other companies.  It is the customer’s responsibility to understand and follow operating instructions in this User Guide and specifications prior to operation-failure to do so may void this warranty.Accessories and fiber connectors are not covered by this warranty.

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6.3

Service and Repair a) Do not open the device. There are no user serviceable parts, equipment orassemblies for user in this product. All service and maintenance shall be performedby qualified Raycus personnel. b) Please contact Raycus as soon as possible when problems under warranty about maintenance happened to the product. c) The product returned with permission should be placed in a suitable container. d) If any damage happened to the product, please notify the carrier in document immediately. We reserve the right to make changes in design or constructions of any of our

products at anytime without incurring any obligation to make changes or install the same on units previously purchased. All the items about warranty and service above provided by Raycus are for user’s reference; formal contents about warranty and service are subject to the contract. © 2023 Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser technologies Co. Ltd, All Rights Reserved.

Continuous-Wave Fiber Laser User Guide RFL-C12000S-I

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Contents 1

Safety Information .................................................................................................................. 4 1.1

Symbols Used in this User Guide .................................................................................... 4

1.2

Laser Classification .......................................................................................................... 4

1.3

Safety Labels .................................................................................................................... 5

1.4

Optical Safety ................................................................................................................... 6

1.5

Electrical Safety ............................................................................................................... 6

1.6

Other Safety Rules ........................................................................................................... 7

Product Description ................................................................................................................ 8 2.1

Features ............................................................................................................................ 8

2.2

Package Contents ............................................................................................................. 8

2.3

Unpacking and Inspection ................................................................................................ 8

2.4

Operation Environment .................................................................................................... 9

2.5

Precautions for Use ........................................................................................................ 10

2.6

Specifications ................................................................................................................. 11

Installation ............................................................................................................................. 13 3.1

Dimensions .....................................................................................................................13

3.2

Output Head and Installation ..........................................................................................14

3.3

Installation and requirements of cooling system ............................................................14

3.4

Installation Procedure .....................................................................................................18

Using the Product .................................................................................................................. 20 4.1

Front Panel ..................................................................................................................... 20

4.2

Rear Panel ...................................................................................................................... 20

4.3

Power Connection .......................................................................................................... 21

4.4

Interface Definitions .......................................................................................................21

4.5

Steps of Installation ........................................................................................................ 25

4.6

Steps of Starting ............................................................................................................. 25

4.7

Functions of the client-ware ........................................................................................... 26

4.8

Control Modes ................................................................................................................32

4.9

Guide laser control ......................................................................................................... 35

4.10

Modulation signal requirements ...................................................................................36

4.11

Steps of shutting down ................................................................................................. 36

Alarms and Solutions ............................................................................................................ 37 5.1

Alarms Display ...............................................................................................................37

5.2

Alarm solutions .............................................................................................................. 37

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Warranty, Return and Maintenance ...................................................................................40 6.1

General Warranty ........................................................................................................... 40

6.2

Limitations of Warranty ................................................................................................. 40

6.3

Service and Repair ..........................................................................................................40

CAUTION: Refers to potential a hazard togeneralpersonal injury or product damage.

that

may

leads

1.2 Laser Classification This series of lasers are classified as a high power Class 4 laser instrument according to the European Community standards EN 60825-1, clause 9. This product emits invisible laser radiation at or around a wavelength of 1080nm, and the total power radiated from the laser is greater than 12000W (depending on model). Direct or indirect exposure of this level of light intensity may cause damage to the eyes or skin. Despite the radiation being invisible, the beam may cause irreversible damage to the retina and/or cornea. Appropriate and approved laser safety eyewear must be worn all the time while the laser is operating.  When operating this product, ensure that laser safety protective glasses are worn throughout the process. Laser safety protective glasses have selectivity in laser wavelength protection. Therefore, users are requested to choose laser safety protective glasses that are suitable for the laser output band of this product. Even if laser safety protective glasses are worn, it is strictly prohibited to directly look at the output head when the laser is powered on (regardless of whether it is in the light - emitting state).  The optical density of the protective glasses for the laser output wavelength: ≥4; visible light transmittance: ≥40%.  The wavelength range (1080nm) and optical density value of protection should be marked on the laser protective glasses.  When this product is used improperly, the irradiance that may be 4

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incident on the surface of the protective glasses is approximately 1000W/m2.

1.3 Safety Labels The position of the safety labels on products varies depending on the model of the continuous-wave fiber laser, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Safety Label Locations of RFL-C12000S These safety labels include warning labels, apertures through which laser radiation is emitted and labels of certification and identification, etc. Specifications of these labels are as follows:

Table 1 Specifications of Safety Labels

1.Aperture Label

2.Class 4 Laser Product

3.Class 3R Laser Product Label for Guide Laser

4. CE Compliance

5. Identification Plate

6.Laser Radiation Hazard Label

7.Electrical Hazard

8.Fiber Optic-Do Not Bend

1.4 Optical Safety Any dust on the end of the collimator assembly can burn the lens and damage the laser.  Do not emit laser when the protective cap of the laser output head is not opened, otherwise the laser output lens or crystal will be burned out. 1.5 Electrical Safety a) Make sure your product is grounded through the PE line of the AC power cord. The grounding must be firm and reliable. WARNING:Any interruption from the protective earth will electrify the enclosure, which may result in personal injury.

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b) Please ensure that all interface signals (including GND) of external equipment connected with the laser are well insulated from PE, otherwise it may lead to abnormal laser signal acquisition and transmission. c) Ensure that the AC voltage supply is normal. CAUTION: Failure to connect the correct voltage could damage the product. 1.6 Other Safety Rules a) Never look directly into the laser output port when power is supplied to the laser. b) Avoid using the laser in a dim or darkened environment. c) If this device is used in a manner not specified in this document, the protection provided by the device may be impaired and the warranty will be voided. d) There are no operator serviceable parts inside, and all maintenance must be performed in Raycus or by qualified Raycus personnel. Do not try to remove covers, or electrical shock may be caused, and warranty will be void. e) The Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) refers to the laser radiation level at which the human body will not suffer adverse consequences under normal circumstances when exposed to laser irradiation. For an exposure time of 100 seconds, the MPE value on the cornea is 50 W/m². Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD): NOHD indicates the distance at which the beam irradiance or exposure dose equals the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) of the corresponding eye cornea. For this product (12000W), the NOHD value is 160m. This means that without any protection, the human eye must be more than 160m away from the laser emission point to be safe.

Maintenance free operation

g) High wall plugefficiency Applications: a) Cutting, Welding b) 3D Printing c) Scientific research 2.2 Package Contents Please refer to the packing list accompanying the shipment to check actual items included. 2.3 Unpacking and Inspection Raycus CW fiber laser is shipped in a package designed to provide maximumprotection. Upon delivery, please inspect all packaging for evidence of mishandling or damage. If you find any evidence of mishandling, please save the damaged material and contact the shipping agent and Raycus immediately. Remove all the contents from the packing case. Take extra care when removing the unit out of the packing case to ensure that thefiber optic cable is not twisted,hauled or damaged. A comprehensive packing list is included with thesystem documentation. Check all items against the list and contact Raycus immediately if there is any missing item or evident damage to the unit. DO NOT attempt to install or operate the laser, if there is any evident or suspected damage to the unit. It is recommended to keep the packing materials, as they will be necessary if you ever need to ship the unit back for service at a later date. 8

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CAUTION:The fiber optic cable and output head is precise optic instrument, any vibration or impact to the output head, and twist or excessive bend to the cable will damage the instrument.

2.4 Operation Environment The basic operation conditions are listed in the table below: Table 2 Basic Operation Conditions for the Laser Model

RFL-C12000S

Supply Voltage (V)

380±15%Vac，50/60Hz

Supply Capacity(kVA)

>40

Water Cooling Parameter s

Cooling Capacity(kW) Water Flow Rate(L/min)

>25 >80

Input Pressure(bar)

Pipe Inner Diameter(mm)

Installation Requirements

Install on flat surface, no vibration or impact

Ambient Temperature(℃)

10~40

Relative Humidity(%)

<70

Storage Temperature(℃)

-10~60

Storage Humidity Range(%)

<90

Cooling Method(℃)

water-cooling，Cooling water temperature is 22±1

f) It should be avoided that the laser works in a dew condensation environment. The specific dew point value can be checked in Table 3 Dew Point Comparison Table. g) To reduce the dew condensation risk of the laser, minimize product failure rate, and extend its service life, it is recommended to configure an air-conditioned room for the laser (placing the chiller in the air-conditioned room is strictly prohibited). The size of the air-conditioned room should ensure normal heat dissipation of the laser's air conditioner (the distance from the air conditioning outlet must be ≥0.5m), while facilitating maintenance and repair of the laser.  Do not expose this product to high humidity（＞95%）  Do not let this product work below the ambient dew pointtemperature.(see Table 3)

Table 3TheConstant Dew Point Table AMBIENT DEW POINT Maximum Relative humidity

Room Temperature(℃)

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

95%

-3.5

14.5

16.5

0.5

10.5

16.5

4.6

10.5

18.5

21.5

8.5

19.5

28.5

27.5

33.5

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c) It is very important to ensure the cleanness of the calibrated laser output head, otherwise it will cause irreparable damage to the laser. d) Please inspect the output head carefully for dust or other contamination. Use appropriate lens paper to clean it if necessary. Do not touch the output lens at any time; as well as remember to cap the output head when it is not in use, and make sure the cap is clean. e) Failure to follow the specified instructions may result in the loss of laser power, and such loss will not be covered by the warranty. 2.6 Specifications Table 4 Specifications Number

Index

Operation Mode

Nominal Output Power

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Emission Power Range Emission Wavelength 3dB Spectral width Long-term power stability Modulation Frequency Duty ratio Range

Minimum Standard Maximum value value value Fiber technical index Nominal Continuous Wave / Modulated Output Power Water Temperature 12000 12100 12200 22±1℃ Nominal 10 100 Output Power Nominal 1075 1080 1085 Output Power Nominal 4 6 Output Power Nominal ±1.5 Output Power Nominal 1 5000 Output Power Nominal 1 100 Output Power Condition

Red Guide Laser / 1 1.5 Power QD Optical index of output optical cable Fiber Core / 100 Diameter Beam Quality 100μm Fiber 3 4 (BPP) Core 100μm Fiber Fiber NA 0.15 Core Fiber Delivery 100μm Fiber 30 Cable Length Core Other technical indicators Operating Nominal Three-phase four-wire system 50/60Hz， Voltage Output Power 380±15% Way to Control / AD/Ethernet Power Nominal 35 Consumption Output Power Water flow Nominal 80 requirement Output Power

Unit

Remark

W % nm nm % Hz % mW μm mm×m rad

Customiza ble

/ m

Customiza ble

VAC kW L/min 11

18 19 20 21 22 23

Water Temperature requirement Dimension Weight Operating Ambient Temperature Operating Ambient Humidity Storage Temperature

Nominal Output Power

℃

110

mm kg

W×D×H

495×1107×172

10~40

℃

<70

-10~60

℃

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3 Installation 3.1 Dimensions Figure 2 shows dimensions of RFL-C12000S.

a) front view (unit: mm)

b) back view (unit: mm)

c) side view (unit: mm) 13

d) planform (unit: mm) Figure 2 External dimension diagram of laser 3.2 Output Head and Installation The laser outputheadof RFL-C12000S is the standard QD interface. The specific appearance and dimensions are shown in Figure 3 above. Compared with other models, the size of the protective end cap of the fiber delivery cable of this model is lengthened.

Figure 3 Dimensions of the QD fiber delivery cable (unit: mm)  Inspect the output lens before installing the output head to the processing head. Clean the output lens if necessary.  It is strictly prohibited to disassemble the output head by personnel not approved by Raycus, or the warranty is void. 3.3 Installation and requirements of cooling system The laser cooling system is mainly composed of low-temperature water loop and normal-temperature water loop. The cooling system requires: a) 14

The requirements of cooling system for water quality are shown in Table 5：

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Table 5Water Quality Parameters Number

Item

Reference Standard

Cooling Water Type

Deionized water/Pure water

pH Value

6.0-8.0

Electrical Conductivity/TDS

＜60μS/cm or ＜30mg/L

Residual Chlorine Content

None

Turbidity (Insoluble Particles)

＜1NTU(no visible particles)

Notes: 

pH and TDS values do not reflect the amount of insoluble particles, which must be absent in the cooling water;



To prevent mold growth and pipeline blockage, add 5%-10% industrial alcohol to the cooling water;



The customer site should detect the cooling water quality monthly. When the requirements are not met, the cooling water should be replaced immediately, and the replacement cycle of the cooling water shall not exceed 3 months;



When the ambient temperature is below 0°C in winter, the cooling system is prone to freezing, causing damage to the laser. It is recommended to use appropriate antifreeze (Clariant laser antifreeze is recommended) when the ambient temperature is 5°C in winter. The concentration of antifreeze should not be too high, as excessive concentration will affect the system heat dissipation. The mixing ratio can be referred to Table 6;



Antifreeze is corrosive. After the weather warms up (when the ambient temperature remains above 10°C), the cooling system should be cleaned as soon as possible, and the cooling water should be replaced with water mixed with alcohol.



When the laser is transported or not used for more than a week, the cooling water inside the equipment should be drained, and compressed air with a pressure of less than 0.7MPa should be used to blow out the residual water inside the equipment (including the laser and water chiller). Otherwise, it will cause irreparable damage to the laser waterway system (such as corrosion, blockage, or freezing damage, etc.)

Table 6 Recommended Mixing Ratio of Clariant Antifreeze Number

Freezing Resistance Temperature Range (°C)

Mixing Ratio (Antifreeze Stock Solution : Deionized Water/Pure Water)

-36～-45

6:4

-26～-35

5:5

-16～-25

4:6

-6～-15

3:7

-2～-5

2:8

b) The low-temperature water circuits of different power lasers are connected by using rubber hoses with corresponding specifications as shown in Figure 5, and then tightened by using clamps with corresponding specifications after the rubber hoses are installed in pagodas (the tightening process of clamps is fast at first and then slow down when approaching the set torque value, until the torque reaches the required torque, then it is left for 30 minutes and then screwed to the set torque again, and the tightening torque of steel band clamps in Figure 4 is 6 N·m).

Figure 4 Steel band clamp c)

The cooling water connection of RFL-C12000S laser is shown in figure 5;

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Cooling water inlet

Cooling water outlet

Water-cooled machine

Figure 5 Schematic connection diagram of laser cooling system The above suggestions are for customers' reference only. If there is an accessory device on the actual cutting head, please connect it according to the actual situation, but the laser must accurately monitor the flow of the optical cable head. d) Water cooling requirements for output optical cable: 

Water cooling flow: 1.7-2.0L/min.



Water cooling pressure: the water inlet is less than 0.6Mpa.



Type of water inlet and outlet connector: Φ8 quick-twist connector, with Φ8 red and blue water pipes when leaving the factory.



Cooling water direction: unidirectional, connected to the water pipe in strict accordance with the water inlet and outlet direction marked on the shell.



Cooling water quality: deionized water, distilled water and purified water.



PH value of cooling water: 5.5-9.



The water cooler needs to be equipped with a filter element, and the particle size filtered by the filter element is less than 100um.



Maximum cooling water temperature: 45℃.



Minimum cooling water temperature: 5℃ higher than saturated dew point temperature.



Additives in cooling water: meet the above requirements of PH value and solid particle size. 17



Bending radius of armored pipe: under non-working conditions such as transportation and storage, its minimum bending diameter shall not be less than 20cm. When the laser emits light, the minimum bending diameter shall not be less than 30cm.



Long-term vibration, less than 2g; Impact, less than 10G.

Other requirements of the system:



When starting the cooling system for the first time, check whether there is water leakage in the whole waterway system and joints. External water pipes must be installed and connected according to the water inlet (in) and water outlet (out) marked by the laser,

otherwise the

laser may not work normally. 

If you will not use the laser for a long time, water must be emptied from the product, and then both the inlet and outlet must be blocked with the nuts we provide. Failure to do so may lead to permanent equipment damage.  Please set the water temperature of the cooling system correctly. If the water temperature is set too high, the laser will not work normally, and if the water temperature is set too low, the condensed water will be generated inside the laser or the laser output optical cable, which will cause irreparable damage to the laser.  Please clean up the inlet filter assembly in time. When the inlet filter assembly is blocked, it will cause laser flow alarm or high temperature alarm.  Before turning on the laser, it is necessary to ensure that the cooling system works normally and the water temperature reaches a suitable temperature. [Summer: 22±1℃; Winter: 22±1℃]

3.4 Installation Procedure a) Place the product ina still and stable position. b) Check if the power supply has the correct voltage (See Table 4 for the laser model and corresponding input voltage ), and the earth line is connected, make sure it is firm and reliable. c) Connect the power cable and control cable to the product when power supply is OFF. d) Insert the water pipes into the inlet and outlet. e) Check the output head and clean it if necessary. This procedure must be performed by personnel of Raycus or authorized by Raycus. Make sure the environment is clean, or the output cable may be contaminated.

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Prevent the delivery cable from treading, pinching or excessive bending during installation.

During the transportation of the laser, it is recommended to use the original packaging box of our company for transportation. If the conditions for transporting with the original packaging box are not available, the design of the transportation packaging plan can be completed under the guidance of our technical personnel.

 All the cables can only be connected when power supply is OFF. Hot plug may damage the laser.

 The laser output optical cable should be kept as natural as possibleand not be distorted.  The too small bending radius of the output fiber cable will damage the laser.  Make sure the aperture and the cavity of the processing head is clean.  Keep the protective cap properly, prevent it from contamination; Or the aperture will be contaminated when capped.

4 Using the Product Please use the correct the latest PC software and the relevant manual. 4.1 Front Panel Figure 6 shows the front panel of RFL-C12000S：

Figure 6

Front Panel of RFL-C12000S

a) POWER: The control system power, GREEN, indicates that the control system is switched on. b) LASER:Laser emission indicator, RED, illuminates when laser emission is on. c) ALARM: Alarm indicator, YELLOW, indicates an error condition. 4.2 Rear Panel Figure 7 shows the rear panel of RFL-C12000S.

Figure 7Back Panel of RFL-C12000S a) AC INPUT: The power cord input interface that can only be mated with the plug on the power cord we provided (See Table 4 product technical parameters for laser model and corresponding input voltage). 20

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b) POWER: Air switch to control the switching of AC. c) INTERFACE: Control interface, INTERFACE interface (DB-25), multi-function multiplex interface, users can set control mode, input analog voltage signal, modulate 24V signal, and it is also an alarm signal output interface. d) WATER: Pipe connectors, the inlet and outlet for cooling water to flow in and return. (See Table 2 for the laser model and corresponding water pipe size for cooling system requirements) e) CDA: Clean and dry air interface ， used to connect clean and dry compressed air ,preventing condensation inside the laser. 4.3 Power Connection CAUTION: Before connecting the product to AC supply source, you must check for sure that the AC supply you will apply is in accordance with the specifications provided in Table 2 or 4. Table 7Power Connection Requirements Model

RFL-C12000S

Supply Source

380±15% V AC 50/60Hz

Power Cord

One End of Power

8 wires, each 2 wires are multiplexed, and the diameter of single wire is

Cord Sign Description

6mm2, Four wires labeled, L1，L2，L3and PE L1，L2，L3-> Phase Line, PE-> Protective Earth

4.4 Interface Definitions 4.4.1 INTERFACE Definitions The INTERFACE(DB-25) is for laser control, the designation and definition is below： 21

Figure 8 Diagram of INTERFACE Table 8 Definitions of 24 pin Ctrl Interface PIN

Name

No.

LineMark

Type

Interlock 1A

ITL-1A

Interlock 2A

ITL-2A

Contact

Interlock2B

ITL-2B

Closure Input

Interlock 1B

ITL-1B

RS232 Tx

RS232 Rx

RS232 Com

8 9 10

Remote Key Switch Contact Point Remote Start Button Contact Point

11 12

Analog Input to Control Current

Level

Drive Current

Typical Respons

Description

e Time

24Vdc

50mA

---

5Vdc

＜10mA

Transmit Data

---

5Vdc

＜10mA

Receive Data

GND

Return

---

RS-232 Return

---

20s

Short-circuit to start the internal main control board power supply. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding.

---

Short-circuit to start the laser main power supply. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding.

＞3 mA

100µs

RPA

Contact Closure Input

24Vdc

<500ms

“EN954-1” or”ISO13849-1 Cat.3PLd”. Passive contact, not connected to external voltage or grounding.

RPB START-A START-B 1-10V

Instantaneous Contact

24Vdc

Closure Input Analog Input

1-10 Vdc

Analog Input 1-10 VDC= 10 – 100% Setpoint Analog Output 0-8VDC

Analog Output Power Monitor

AOUT

Analog Output

0-8.0 Vdc

10mA

20µs

（Refer to factory inspection report for details）

Isolated Analog Com

GND1

Return

--18-24Vd

Return for signals on pins

---

6 mA

20µs

5 -24 VDC Input

12, 13

Modulation+

MOD+

Digital Input

Modulation-

MOD-

Return

---

Return for signal on pin 15

Guided Laser

RED-LASE

Digital Input

18-24Vdc

6 mA

---

Positive edge activates

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Control 18 19 20

Emission

18-24Vd

LAS-C

Digital Input

READY

Digital output

24VdC

50mA

GND2

Return

---

Enable READY

emission in REM mode

System Common

18-24Vd

6 mA

Error RESET

RESET

Digital Input

Laser Alarm

S-ERR

Digital output

24VdC

50mA

Power started

POWER

Digital output

24VdC

50mA

Laser emission

LASER

Digital output

24VdC

50mA

120ms

Positive edge activates emission in REM mode High=Laser is ready

---

Return for pin 17、18、19、 21、22、23、24 Rising edge reset (the

6 mA

resettable alarm) 120ms

High=Alarm status High= The main power supply is started High=Laser is emission

 Caution: Please check the control voltage level and ensure that the level is in accordance with the requirements. Over voltage and voltage ripple may damage the product. The Service Security Interface is pin 2-3 and pin 1-4 of INTERFACE. If the pin 2-3 and pin 1-4 are disconnected, the laser will immediately stop emitting light, and the laser Ready signal output will change to low level. Be sure to short-circuit pin 2-3 and pin 1-4 before using the laser. If it is not short-circuited, the laser will display Inter-lock alarm after power-on.  Interlock interface must not be connected to active signal, otherwise it will cause interface damage and laser alarm. If the user dose not need to control pins 8 and 9 (RPA,RPB) of the laser,the two wires of RPA and RPB can be directly shorted. If the user needs to control RPA and RPB with a relay, it is recommended to adopt a dual-channel parallel relay with a rated current of over 10A to improve reliability, or use a pushbutton switch. 4.4.2 TCP/IP Interface Configuration Thedefault IP address of this product is 192.168.0.10, only supporting UDP communication. The laser listens for connection on port is 8098, and the command must be sent in a single data string.

Table 9 The pin definitions of Ethernet interface 23

FUNCTION

DESCRIPTION

TX+

TRANSMIT+

TX-

TRANSMIT-

RX+

RECEIVE+

N/C

NONE

N/C

NONE

RX-

RECEIVE-

N/C

NONE

N/C

NONE

For better communication stability, recommend to use this interface first. Table 10The default IP address of the laser The default IP address of the laser IP address

192.168.0.10

Sub-net mask

255.255.255.0

Steps of Ethernet connection: a) Open “Local Connection” on your computer, and then click “property”; b) Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP 4)； c) Click the “Property”; d) Check “Use the following IP address:” to manually assign an IP address; e) Manually assign an IP address is 192.168.0. x（x cannot be 10, because 192.168.0.10 has been assigned to the laser ） , and assign a sub-net mask address. The default is 255.255.255.0; f) Click the "OK" button to confirm the settings and exit. The IP address is different from the default gateway, see Figure 9.

Figure 9 Steps of Ethernet Connection 24

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When the IP setting is completed, turn on the host computer, and the connection status in the corresponding text box on the host computer interface displays: connected, indicating that the micro-controller program is running normally and the communication connection is normal. The display interface is shown in Figure 10 below.

Figure 10 The main interface is displayed when the communication connection is normal 4.5 Steps of Installation a) Carefully takeout the laser from the box and move it to the installing position and then lock the casters; b) Remove the output cable protective cap and check the output lens for dust with strong light and clean it if necessary, then cover the output cable protective cap; c) Install the output cable on the processing equipment according to the actual situation (install the output head cooling water pipe at the same time), pay attention to the output cable and head,then remove the protective cap andconfirm that the output lens is clean and install the output head； d) Connect cooling water pipe; e) Connect the control line and power according to the external control mode. 4.6 Steps of Starting Make sure the air switch is OFF , all electrical connections must be completed before the laser is powered on； 25

a) Turn on the chiller and check for water leakage in the pipes. If there is no leakage, turn off the chiller. b) Ensure that the Interlock pin of the INTERFACE is closed. c) Turn on the air switch; d) Close pins 8 and 9 of the INTERFACE (power supply for the control panel); e) Check the dew point temperature of host compute. If the dew point temperature is higher than 22℃, it is necessary to use the CDA interface for ventilation and dehumidification. After the dew point temperature drops below 22℃ , turn on the water chiller; f)

Short-circuit terminals 10/11(Emergency Stop), start the internal main power supply of the laser.

4.7 Functions of the client-ware The RFL-C12000S client-ware communicates with the main control board through UDP when it is working. Through the background program running in the software and the human-computer interaction operation, the laser parameters are read and set and the control functions are realized. The interface displayed by the software is divided according to functional categories, including control, alarm, about, language selection, authorization, working mode selection and other pages. 4.7.1

The control interface

Figure 11The client-ware interface 26

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The control interface is the content displayed on the first page after opening the clientware, including the user's most commonly used status signal, laser parameter setting and laser control related functions. Control the main power: turn on or off the main power. After turning on or off the main power, the software will change the status of the main power. Control abnormal laser reset: Click the reset button to run the abnormal laser reset command. Guide laser: the guide laser is turned on or off in the internal control state of guide laser. After the guide laser is turned on or off, there will be changes in the guide laser state on the software. Guide laser external control: turn on the guide laser external control or turn off the guide laser external control. After turning on and turn off the guide laser external control, there will be changes of the guide laser external control state in the software. If the current red external control state, then disable the red control button. Control laser parameters: Optical output parameters include power, frequency, pulse width, and duty cycle.The communication between the software and the main control board requires only power, frequency, and pulsewidth. The duty cycle can be calculated from the pulse width and frequency, and the pulse width can also be calculated from the duty cycle and frequency.During the software operation, the frequency and duty cycle will be changed synchronously with the pulse width, and the duty cycle will also be changed synchronously with the frequency and duty cycle.The output power can be an integer in the range of [0,100]. The frequency can be set to a decimal in the range of [1,5000]. The duty cycle can be set to a decimal in the range of [1,100]. Control light emission mode: light emission related modes include AD mode, external enable, external mode. You can individually control the opening and closing of each mode, and display the current status of each mode. After the AD mode is turned on, the optical power is controlled by an external signal, and the power setting function of the software should be set to a disabled state. When the external modulation mode is turned on, the frequency, pulse width and duty cycle are controlled by the external modulation signal(MOD), and the function of the software to set the frequency, pulse width and duty cycle should be set to the disabled state. Control the light emission: control to turn on or off the laser emission or laser enable. Only when the laser has a ready signal, can it be controlled normally, otherwise the buttons for turning on and off the laser are set to the disabled state. When the external control light enable is turned

off, and the external mode is turned on, the "laser enable" is displayed, otherwise, the "laser emission" is displayed. Status display: Including emergency stop, laser enable, Interlock logic normal, Interlock1 closed, Interlock2 closed, power ramp up and down, program mode, program execution, program execution completed, program execution abnormal and other most commonly used laser states, and machine Internal ambient temperature, internal ambient humidity, dew point, external 0-10V, light output frequency, light output duty cycle, light pulse width, laser water flow, output optical cable water flow and other data. Laser usage time display: including today's turn-on time, today's light-emitting time, cumulative turn-on time, and cumulative light-emitting time. 4.7.2

The alarm interface All the alarm information of the current laser is displayed on the alarm interface, and the

alarm information is updated in real time.

Figure 12 The alarm interface 4.7.3

About The laser time, model, serial number, master control serial number, key version number and

system information are displayed in the interface，when the about interface is opened, the upper computer software reads them from the master control module once.

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Figure 13 The about interface 4.7.4

Language Selection

Figure 14 Language selection interface 4.7.5

Authorization The authorization interface is used to control the limited time lock of the laser, when the

authorization interface is opened, the machine code, laser lock time and lock time are loaded once, the laser lock time is Raycus' limited time lock for integrators, and the lock time is for the integrator to end customers. Limited time lock. In the authorization interface, only Raycus’ authorization code can be set, and the function of calculating the authorization code is implemented in the server and has nothing to do with the host computer software. The authorization code used by the integrator can be generated in the authorization interface.

Figure 15Authorization interface 4.7.6

The Mode Selection function Select the operating mode of the software, including monitor mode, control mode,

diagnostic mode, and debug mode. Monitor mode: The monitor mode is selected by default when the software is opened. The most commonly used and concerned information is displayed on the software interface to avoid the interference of too much information to the user. The monitor mode can be used without password. Control mode: The control mode adds the function of operational control interface on the basis of monitor mode. You need a password to enter the control mode. The initial password is 81338818 (the password can be changed). Debug mode: On the basis of diagnostic mode, the parameter setting interface is added. Only Raycus debug engineers can enter the encryption mode. Diagnostic mode: When a fault occurs in the laser and the user needs to diagnose the fault remotely or learn more about the status of the laser, the user can enter the diagnostic mode.The diagnostic mode adds the status and alarm information of the master module, slave module, ACDC module and DCDC module on the basis of the observation mode. You need a password to enter the diagnostic mode. The initial password is 81338818 (password can be changed). 4.7.7

Main control module The main control module contains all the status, alarms and system parameters of the main

control module.

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Figure 16

Main control module status information interface

Figure 17Alarm information interface of main control module 4.7.8

ACDCmodule The ACDC module page contains the relevant status information of the ACDC module.

Figure 18 ACDC module interface 4.7.9

DCDC module The DCDC module page contains the relevant status information of the DCDC module.

Figure 19 DCDC module interface 4.8 Control Modes The laser has two control modes, namely ON mode and REM mode. The user can select the mode to enter through the key ON the front panel. In ON mode, you can only set the power 32

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percentage, control the light output and light off. In REM mode, you can select AD mode, enable external control, internal modulation mode, and external modulation mode. 4.8.1

REM mode a) ADmode Table 11 AD mode setup

AD mode ON OFF

Laser power The analog voltage of pins 12 and 14 of the INTERFACE is 0~10V 0V——0% 10——100% Set the power percentage on the host computer

External enabled Table 12 The setup of External enabled

External Enable

Laser Enable

The rising edges of pins 18 and 20 of the INTERFACE

OFF

Click "Laser ON" on the host computer to control light emission

4.8.2

The wiring diagram

4.8.2.1 Internal control in ON mode

Figure 20 Internal control wiring diagram in key switch "ON" and client-ware mode Operation method: a) Open the laser client-ware; b) Turn off external light emission; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Disable AD mode and turn off external enable; e) Short-circuit terminals 10/11(Main power on); f)

Waiting “Ready”;

g) Setting laser parameters; 33

h) Click “laser ON”. 4.8.2.2 Internal/external modulation modes for power and communication in REM mode

Figure 21 Wiring diagram of internal power control and external signal control in REM mode Operation method: a) Open the laser clientware; b) Turn on external light emission; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Disabling the AD mode and the external enable e) Short-circuit terminals 10/11(Main power on); f)

Waiting “Ready”;

g) Setting laser power parameters; h) When the duty cycle of the internal output frequency of the laser is set, set the output frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (the output light is determined by the modulation signal of pin 15.16 and the output frequency and duty cycle set by the upper computer software); the internal output frequency of the laser is not required When the duty cycle is used, the default setting parameters are that the frequency is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%. i)

Click “laser ON”;

Modulation signal (15, and 16-pin) provide a high level to turn on the laser.

4.8.2.3 The internal/external - mode of the analog in REM mode

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Figure 22 The power and laser are externally controlled wiring diagram in REM mode Operation method: a) Open the laser clientware; b) Turn on external light output; c) Click “the guide laser ON” button to view the guide laser; d) Open the AD mode, turn off the external enable; e) Short-circuit terminals 10/11(Main power on); f)

Waiting “Ready”;

g) When the duty cycle of the internal output frequency of the laser is set, set the output frequency/duty cycle/pulse width; (the output light is determined by the modulation signal of pin 15.16 and the output frequency and duty cycle set by the host computer software); the internal output frequency of the laser is not required When the duty cycle is used, the default setting parameters are that the frequency is 100Hz and the duty cycle is 100%; h) Click “laser ON”; i)

Modulation analog quantities (12 and 14 pins) and signal (15, and 16-pin) turn on the laser.

4.9 Guide laser control "Guide laser external control" can be selected in both ON and REM modes. Table13 The setup of Guide laser external control Guide laser external control ON OFF

17 pin of INTERFACE Rising edge -- turns on guide laser; Falling edge -- turns off guide laser. The clientware： 35

Red ON -- turns on guide laser; Red OFF -- Turns off guide laser.

4.10 Modulation signal requirements The modulation frequency range of the RFL-C12000S laser is 1-5000Hz, and the minimum pulse width of the laser must be greater than or equal to 160μs. 4.11 Steps of shutting down Please turn off the laser in the order below: a) Turn off the emission; b) Turn off the Laser power supply; c) Disconnect the air switch; d) Turn off the chiller; e) Cover the output head protection cap.

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5 Alarms and Solutions 5.1 Alarms Display Connect the computer and open the host computer software, after the laser and the client software establish normal communication. All alarm states of the laser can be displayed on the host computer software interface, as shown in Figure 23. When the internal temperature of the laser is abnormal, the power is abnormal, the scattered light is abnormal, the power supply is abnormal, the condensation is abnormal, the flow rate is abnormal, etc., the laser will alarm.

Figure 23The homepage of the client-ware If any alarm occurs (except for Interlock alarm) when the laser is running, the client-ware will display the alarm that occurs, and the ALARM light (yellow) on the front panel of the laser will light up, the laser will stop emitting and lock. When the Interlock is abnormal, the output of Ready signal is low, and the Interlock state is abnormal in the client-ware, but the laser is not locked, and the ALARM light (yellow) is not lit. Theoutput of Ready signal is on high level when the Interlock is normal. 5.2 Alarm solutions The instructions and solutions of alarms are as follows:

Table 14 Alarm name

Instructions and solutions for alarms of laser Alarm instructions and solutions

Instruction: Low temperature/high temperature alarm of the laser. The sensor in the laser detects an abnormal temperature inside the laser. A high-temperature / low-temperature error occurs when the temperature at the monitoring point exceeds the set upper / lower limit. Solution: High temperature alarm, please check if the water-cooling system is normally T1/T2 Alarm working, the water temperature is set correctly, and the water connection is correct. When the water cooling system works normally and the water temperature drops below 30°C, restart the laser. Low temperature alarm, please check if the actual water temperature of the water is too low. In addition, a low ambient temperature may also cause a low temperature alarm when the laser is cold. Please wait until the water temperature of the water rises above 10°C. Instruction: Internal dew condensation alarm of the laser. The internal dew point temperature of the laser is detected to be <22°C, indicating a risk of dew condensation. Solution: Hum Alarm Immediately stop using the laser. Keep the laser powered and with water circulation to activate the internal dehumidifier. Wait for 10-15 minutes, then reset the laser status. Improve the laser working environment to ensure the ambient temperature is lower than the internal temperature of the laser. It is recommended to equip the laser with an independent air-conditioned room. Instruction: Scattering light alarm, when the intensity of ambient light inside the laser exceeds the set value, the scattering light alarm will be generated, and the laser emission function will be locked (cannot be unlocked).The scattered light Scattered Light alarm only occurs when the laser emission. Alarm Solution: Please restart the laser, check the guide laser state of the laser, and through the client-ware "from the control module" reading the scattered light monitoring voltage value, and contact Raycus. Instruction: The alarm is generated when the emission of the laser cannot reach the set Laser Power Alarm value. Power error occurs only when the laser is emitting. Solution: Please restart the laser, check the red light state of the laser, and contact Raycus. Instruction: ACDC Error, failure ofthe laser power supply or sudden power failure of the power supply system may cause an alarm. ACDC Alarm Solution: Check if the input AC voltage is normal. Restart the laser, if this error continues to occur, please contact Raycus. 38

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Instruction: Current Driver Alarm,this error occurs when the constant current driver board Current Driver inside the laser is abnormal. Alarm Solution: Restart the laser, If this error continues to occur, please contact Raycus In addition to the above, if there are any questions or errors in using of the laser, you can contactRaycus to get help.

6 Warranty, Return and Maintenance 6.1 General Warranty Raycus warrants that all Raycus fiber laserproducts are conformed to applicable product specifications under normal use and are free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranties start on the date of shipment from Raycus for a period of time as set forth in the applicable purchase contracts or product specifications. Raycus has the right to choose to repair or replace any product that proves to be defective in materials and workmanship selectively during the warranty period. Only products with particular defects are under warranty. Raycus reserves the right to issue a credit note for any defective products produced in normal conditions. 6.2 Limitations of Warranty The warranty does not cover the maintenance or reimbursement of our productof which the problem results from tampering, disassembling, misuse, accident, modification, unsuitable physical or operating environment, improper maintenance, damages caused by those who are not from Raycus due to excessive use or not following the instructions.Customer has the responsibility to understand and follow this instruction to use the device. Any damage caused by fault operating is not warranted. Accessories and fiber connectors are excluded from this warranty. According to the warranty, client should write to us within 31 days after the defect is discovered. This warranty does not involve any other party, including specified buyer, end-user or customer and any parts, equipment or other products produced by other companies.  It is the customer’s responsibility to understand and follow operating instructions in this User Guide and specifications prior to operation-failure to do so may void this warranty. Accessories and fiber connectors are not covered by this warranty.

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d) If any damage happened to the product, please notify the carrier in document immediately. We reserve the right to make changes in design or constructions of any of our products at anytime without incurring any obligation to make changes or install the same on unitspreviouslypurchased. All the items about warranty and service above provided by Raycus are for user’s reference; formal contents about warranty and service are subject to the contract. © 2025 Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser technologies Co. Ltd, All Rights Reserved.

XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual

Thank you for choosing this product from Raytools! The manual provides a detailed introduction to the installation and use of the XC3000S Series professional laser cutting system, including a quick start, introductions to the function, notes and more. The software must be used with a dongle. If you do not have a dongle, you can use a simulator. Please read the manual in detail before using the software and the associated equipment, as this will help you to use it better. Due to the constant updating of functions, the product you receive may differ in some respects from instructions in the manual. We reserve all rights in this document including the issued patents and other registered commercial ownership related to this document. It is strictly prohibited to use this document improperly especially to copy and disseminate it to third parties. If there is any error in the document, please inform us as soon as possible. The data contained in this manual is only used to describe the product and shall not be regarded as a statement of security interest. For the benefit of our customers, we will constantly try to ensure that the products we develop comply with the latest technology.

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Contents 1 Quick Start ...............................................................................................................1 1.1 Start Using ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Open the Software ..................................................................................................................................................1 1.1.2 User interface ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.3 Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.4 File Menu ................................................................................................................................................................ 3

1.2 Operation Flow ...............................................................................................................................4 1.2.1 Find the Origin .........................................................................................................................................................4 1.2.2 Calibrate .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2.3 Import and Optimize Graphic ..................................................................................................................................5 1.2.4 Set Process .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.2.5 Plan Cutting Path .....................................................................................................................................................9 1.2.6 Check before Process ............................................................................................................................................10 1.2.7 Actual Processing .................................................................................................................................................. 10

2 Graphic Operation .................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Home ............................................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.1 Select .....................................................................................................................................................................12 2.1.2 Display ...................................................................................................................................................................16 2.1.3 NC Code ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 2.1.4 Scale ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.5 Transform ..............................................................................................................................................................19 2.1.6 Leadline ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 2.1.7 Clear ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1.8 Start Point ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.1.9 Zero Ref .................................................................................................................................................................23 2.1.10 Compensate ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 2.1.11 Outer Cut ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 2.1.12 Inner Cut ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 2.1.13 Ring Cut ............................................................................................................................................................... 26

XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.14 MicroJoint ............................................................................................................................................................27 2.1.15 Reverse ................................................................................................................................................................28 2.1.16 Over ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.1.17 Relief ....................................................................................................................................................................30 2.1.18 Fillet ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.1.19 Cooling point ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 2.1.20 Sort ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 2.1.20 Array .................................................................................................................................................................... 34 2.1.22 Group ...................................................................................................................................................................35 2.1.23 Fly Cut ..................................................................................................................................................................36 2.1.24 Co-edge ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 2.1.25 Bridge .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 2.1.26 Measure .............................................................................................................................................................. 38 2.1.27 Optimize .............................................................................................................................................................. 39

2.2 Draw ............................................................................................................................................. 41 2.2.1 Line ........................................................................................................................................................................41 2.2.2 Rectangle .............................................................................................................................................................. 41 2.2.3 Circle ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41 2.2.4 Polyline ..................................................................................................................................................................41 2.2.5 Point ......................................................................................................................................................................42 2.2.6 Text ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 2.2.7 Clip ........................................................................................................................................................................ 43 2.2.8 Extend ................................................................................................................................................................... 43 2.2.9 Group .................................................................................................................................................................... 43 2.2.10 Align and Sort ......................................................................................................................................................43 2.2.11 Optimize ..............................................................................................................................................................43

2.3 Nest .............................................................................................................................................. 44 2.3.1 Part ........................................................................................................................................................................45 2.3.2 Nesting .................................................................................................................................................................. 46 2.3.3 Nesting Parameter ................................................................................................................................................ 47 2.3.4 Advanced Parameter ............................................................................................................................................ 48 2.3.5 Plate .......................................................................................................................................................................49

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3 Process Parameter ....................................................................................................50 3.1 Process Parameter Setting ...........................................................................................................50 3.2 Tree-like Process Structure .......................................................................................................... 52 3.3 Layer ............................................................................................................................................. 52 3.4 Processing Mode ..........................................................................................................................52 3.5 Cutting Parameter ........................................................................................................................53 3.6 Other Parameters .........................................................................................................................53 3.7 Power Curve ................................................................................................................................. 54 3.8 Piercing .........................................................................................................................................55 3.10 Remark ....................................................................................................................................... 57 3.11 Import and Export ...................................................................................................................... 58 3.12 Global Parameter ....................................................................................................................... 58 3.13 OK, Cancel and Apply ................................................................................................................. 60 3.14 Material Configuration ...............................................................................................................61

4 Control Panel ............................................................................................................63 4.1 Coordinate System ....................................................................................................................... 63 4.1.1 Machine Coordinate System .....................................................................................................64 4.1.1 Program Coordinate System ..................................................................................................... 64 4.2 Manual Control ............................................................................................................................ 67 4.3 Processing Control ....................................................................................................................... 69

5 CNC Function ............................................................................................................73 5.1 Simulate ........................................................................................................................................73 5.2 Motor Enable ............................................................................................................................... 73 5.3 Return Origin ................................................................................................................................74 5.4 Detect Edge .................................................................................................................................. 74 5.5 Arc Detect .....................................................................................................................................78 5.6 Focus Test .....................................................................................................................................78 5.7 Task .............................................................................................................................................. 78 5.8 Power-on Prompt .........................................................................................................................78 5.9 Maintenance ................................................................................................................................ 78

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5.10 Capacitive Sensor ....................................................................................................................... 79 5.11 Height Sensor ............................................................................................................................. 80 5.12 Lubrication ................................................................................................................................. 82 5.13 Dust Removal ............................................................................................................................. 83 5.14 Setting ........................................................................................................................................ 84 5.15 Forced Reset ...............................................................................................................................85 5.16 View Tread Info .......................................................................................................................... 85 5.17 View ............................................................................................................................................85

6 Status Bar ................................................................................................................. 86 6.1 Draw ............................................................................................................................................. 86 6.2 Log ................................................................................................................................................ 86 6.3 System .......................................................................................................................................... 87

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1 Quick Start 1.1 Start Using 1.1.1 Open the Software

Once the software has been installed, the icon will appear on the desktop, as shown on the right. Double-click left mouse button on it to run CNC System: 2DCutAhead 2.0.

1.1.2 User interface The mainform is one of the most common used user interfaces. There are many operating areas, as shown below: 1: Menu 2: Toolbar 3: Quick Drawing Toolbar 4: Drawing Area 5: Control Panel 6: Process Toolbar 7: Log 8: Status Bar

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 1.1.3 Toolbar As shown below, the toolbar is divided into four sub-pages: "Home", "Draw", "Nest" and "CNC ". Select the sub-page to display its contents. When it is in processing, the "In Processing" page appears and cannot be switched to another page until the process stops. The toolbar on each sub-page has several "columns" according to functions, such as "View", "Transform", "Process Setting", etc. And each column contains various function buttons. Please note that some function buttons have a small triangle-type button below which is called 'drop-down button'. Click on it to see more function operation options. If you move the mouse over the function button, it will be shown in a highlighted rectangle. Click on the top half of button to perform the corresponding function. Click on the bottom part of button to open a 'drop-down bar' which can be single-clicked to perform the corresponding function.

Some columns have a small button in the bottom right corner which is shown as which can be clicked to open a form with relevant parameters.

. It is called "expansion button"

Buttons mentioned above are shown in the following figure.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 1.1.4 File Menu In the top left corner of the toolbar there is a "File Menu", which contains some file-related options. Click on the button to open the menu, as shown below.

· New Create a new drawing and not save the current one. · Open Import graphics to be processed. Supported file formats include dxf, emw, nc, nsp, etc. · Import Import another file to the drawing board and not clean the existing drawing. · Save Save current drawing. Click on the button to select a disc path for saving. Supported file formats include dxf, emw, and nc, etc. · User Setting Click on the button to set operating habits for auto optimization of graphic import, layer color, advanced parameters, hotkeys and snap, etc. · Backup Click on the button to select a disc path for saving the backup of machine parameters. · Quick Save Troubleshoot Info Save troubleshoot info. Click on the button to select a disc path for saving. · Diagnostic Tool Diagnostic tools mainly include Remote Test, IO Monitor, Capacitive Sensor, Hardware Info, Gas DA Correction, Machine Coordinate Info, Burn-in Test, and Auto Tuning. · Installed Tool Factory setting includes ballbar and interferometer. · Report Print the processed graphics into a paper file or PDF document.

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1.2 Operation Flow

1.2.1 Find the Origin

After opening the software, click on Return Origin button in CNC sub-page. Select the axis and set zero (default is to select all axes). Click on Confirm button and wait for the machine to detect the origin, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 1.2.2 Calibrate After the machine completed returning origin, place the cutting head above the clean flat sheet to be cut. Click on the drop-down button of Calibrate in CNC sub-page, and then the drop-down bar will pop up. Click on Calibrate button in the bar, as shown below:

1.2.3 Import and Optimize Graphic After the cutting head has been calibrated, import the graphic to be processed by clicking on Open button in File Menu, as shown below:

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An interface of graphic import will pop up. Select the graphic in the disc and click on Open button. Currently supported file formats include DXF, EMW, NC, and NSP, as shown below：

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(1) Current disc path Show the current file path. (2) Discs Select the disc of needed file. (3) Files Files and folders are shown as complying with the filter criteria by current disc path. (4) Preview Select to preview the graphic or not. (5) Preview area Click on Preview button. The graphic in selected file can be displayed. (6) Optimize graphic After importing, the graphic can be auto-optimized according to options selected and parameters filled in. (7) Filter Select the file type by the filter. (8) Open and Cancel Click on Open to import the graphic. Click on Cancel to cancel the importing. 1.2.4 Set Process After the graphic import is completed, some functions in the Process Setting in Home sub-page may be needed. Functions are shown below: V1.0

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· Leadline: add to enable the workpiece to avoid being incomplete which may be caused by piercing. · Start Point: set the start point of graphic processing. · Micro Joint: insert small segments not to be cut in the graphic to avoid the part falling. · Compensate: compensate the cutting slot. · Reverse: set processing direction of the graphic (clockwise or anticlockwise). · Cooling Point: protect the workpiece corners to be complete. Change the processing layer of graphic. (1) Select the graphic which needs to change a layer. (2) There is a process bar on the right of the drawing area. Click on Layer buttons to complete the change of processing layer. In the drawing area, colors of the layer can be used to distinguish them. Click on Process button to set process parameters for the current graphic. Then click on OK, as shown below:

(1) Click on Process button and enter the setting page of process parameters. (2) Select the sheet material and thickness. (3) Set process parameters of the current graphic. (4) Complete setting and click on OK. V1.0

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If you need to save process parameters of current layer, click on Export to save them as a file. Then, you only need to import the layer process parameters, select the material thickness, and click OK.

1.2.5 Plan Cutting Path

This step is to sort the graphics to be processed. Click on

graphics. Click the drop-down button,

button in Home or Draw sub-page to auto sort the

, of Sort to see there are several ways. Select one according to your need.

It is shown below:

You can also group the graphics by selecting the graphics to be grouped and clicking on

button in Home or Draw.

Graphics in the selected group will be a whole and the processing sequence fixed. Later sorting will not affect the processing sequence in current group.

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After sorting the graphics, check the cutting path by clicking on

button in CNC sub-page or Simu in the

control panel. The graphic will start simulated processing in the drawing area. In CNC sub-page, the speed of simulation can be adjusted. Check the sequence of graphics by simulation. 1.2.7 Actual Processing Please note that in this step, the machine tool will start running. Operate with caution! For preparation, click on

button in the control panel. The graphics are in the drawing area. Confirm the

workpiece on machine tool complying with the graphic and the position of cutting head to graphic in drawing complying with the actual position of cutting head to the sheet. Know about their positions with the icons displayed in the drawing area, as shown below:

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After checking the previous steps, click on

button and the cutting head will run along the outer part of

the graphic. It can be used to check the actual processing position and if there is any obstacle, etc.

When there is no problem, click on

button for rechecking to make the cutting head to run along the

cutting path of the graphic without optical beam or gas out.

After dry running with nothing wrong, click on

button to make the cutting head start processing with

beam and gas on.

In processing, click on the

button to pause the processing. After paused, you can manually control the

cutting head to rise and descent, blow gas, and so on.

Click on

button to make the cutting head move forward or backward along the

cutting path.

Click on

button to continue cutting along the path. Click on

button to stop the

processing.

If the machine is stopped with workpiece unprocessed or no change to the graphics, click on

locate the breakpoint and move the cutting head elsewhere. Click on

button to

button to move the cutting head

back to the position where it is stopped and continues processing.

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2 Graphic Operation 2.1 Home 2.2.1 Select There are various ways to select graphics. Basic operation is to click on the graphic contour. Another way is box selection. Left click and hold the mouse. Then, drag it to create a translucent box to select the graphic. There are two types of box selection. When drag the mouse from left to right, only the graphic completely covered in the selection box will be selected. When drag the mouse from right to left, once part of the graphic is in the box, the graphic will be selected. You may use both types flexibly up to your need. Click on Select in Home sub-page, and the drop-down bar will pop up. There are more advanced options, as shown below:

(1) All Select: select all the graphics in current drawing. (2) Invert Selection: change current selected graphics into unselected. (3) Deselect: deselect the selected graphics. (4) Disable Quick Drag: make the graphics in current drawing area can not be dragged. V1.0

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (5) Select Open Figure: select all the open graphics in the drawing area, as shown below:

(6) Select Similar Figure: select all similar graphics in the current drawing, as follows: a. Select a target graphic (squares and circles are shown in below figure as an example), b. Click on Select Similar Figure, c. All squares and circles of the same size in the drawing are selected.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (7) Select Same Figure (same angle): select all the same graphics in the current drawing, as follows: a. Select a target graphic (squares and circles are shown below as an example) b. Click on Select Same Figure c. All squares and circles of the same angle and size in the drawing are selected.

(8) Select All Outer Contour: select all outer contours in the current drawing, as follows: Click on Select All Outer Contour and all outer contours in the current drawing are selected, as shown below.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (9) Select All Inner Contour: select all inner contours in the current drawing, as follows: Click on Select All Inner Contour and all inner contours in the current drawing are selected, as shown below:

Tip (of the inner and outer contour): the contours are distinguished by their positional relationship. The outermost is the outer contour; the next is the inner contour; then, the outer one, and so on. Open graphics have no contour. (10) Select Layer: select all layers in the current drawing, as follows:

Click on

and all outer large contours in the current drawing are selected.

Select other layers by other options. (11) Select All Circles: select all circles in the current drawing, as follows: Click on Select All Circles and all circles in the current drawing are selected. (12) Copy: copy the graphic, as follows： Select the graphic needs to be copied in current drawing. Click on Copy. Drag the graphic copied to the proper position and click on it. (13) Delete: delete the graphic, as follows： Select the graphic needs to be deleted in current drawing. Click on Delete and the graphic selected will be deleted.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.2 Display Click on Display button in the Home sub-page, and the drop-down bar will pop up, as shown below:

(1) Display Open Figure in Red: change the current open graphics into red. (2) Display Index: display the sequence of graphics in current drawing. (3) Display Start Point: display the start point of graphics in current drawing. (4) Display Cutting Path: display the cutting path of graphics in current drawing by their contours. (5) Display Travel Path: display the travel path between the end of one graphic and the start of next graphic. (6) Display Micro Joint Tag: display clear marks of the micro joint used in the graphic in current drawing. Once the display functions have been completely turned on, it shows as below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.3 NC Code Click on the button to view the current graphic in processing, NC code and process parameters in the pop-up interface, as shown below:

2.1.4 Scale Select the graphic and click on the drop-down button under the Scale button in Transform function. The drop-down bar displays options to change the size of selected graphic, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual To input accurate sizes, please select the graphic and click on Scale button. You can input a new size and click on OK to complete. The interface is shown as below:

(1) When the status of the lock in the interface is

, the length and width of the graphic scale according to its

original size. To set length and width individually, click on the button as

to unlock it and enter the needed

size. (2) Common Options: select the option according to needed size to scale the graphic. (3) Scale Center: set the reference point for scaling according to the positional relation of the scaled graphic and the original one.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.5 Transform Click on Transform button in the Home sub-page, and the drop-down bar will pop up, as shown below:

(1) Translate: select the graphic to be translated and click on Translate. In the drawing area, click on one reference point and move the mouse to drag the graphic to any position. Click on anywhere in the drawing area to complete. (2) Align: select the graphic to be aligned and click on Align to open the expansion bar. There are several types of alignment in the expansion bar. Click on the needed one to complete. (3) Flip Horizontal: select the graphic to be flipped and click on Flip Horizontal to complete. (4) Flip Vertical: select the graphic to be flipped and click on Flip Vertical to complete. (5) Flip: select the graphic to be flipped and click on Flip. Click on anywhere in the drawing area for a reference point. Move the mouse to drag the graphic to any position and click on anywhere to complete, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (6) Rotate CCW45°: select the graphic to be rotated and click on Rotate CCW45° to complete. (7) Rotate CW45°: select the graphic to be rotated and click on Rotate CW45° to complete. (8) Rotate CCW90°: select the graphic to be rotated and click on Rotate CCW90° to complete. (9) Rotate CW90°: select the graphic to be rotated and click on Rotate CW90° to complete. (10) Rotate 180°: select the graphic to be rotated and click on Rotate 180° to complete. (11) Rotate: select the graphic to be rotated and click on Rotate. Click on anywhere in the drawing area for a reference point. Move the mouse to drag the graphic to any position and click on anywhere to complete, as shown below:

2.1.6 Leadline Add the lead-in and lead-out lines for the selected graphic. Supported types include line, arc, and line + arc. Supported lead-in positions include vertex (On Endpoint), long edge (On Center of Long) and start point (On StartPoint). There are options to choose to use the leadline to the closed graphics and cross-check after added or not, as shown below:

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(1) Check Leadlines: when the leadline crosses the cutting contour for the leadline is too long, check leadlines to reduce the length to avoid breaking the contour. (2) Identify Inner/Outer Contour: the contours are distinguished by their positional relationship. The outermost is the outer contour; the next is the inner contour; then, the outer one, and so on. Open graphics have no contour.

2.1.7 Clear Click on Clear button in the Home sub-page. Select the graphic and click on the option in the drop-down bar to clear the used function, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.8 Start Point Set the start point of processing. Click on Start Point button in the Home sub-page. The drop-down bar contains Manual Start Point and Auto Start Point. (1) Manual Start Point: click on it and select the contour of the graphic to complete setting the start point, as shown below:

(2) Auto Start Point: select the graphic to be processed and click on Auto Start Point. Set the start point in the new interface and click on OK to complete, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.9 Zero Ref Set the cutting head to a relative position to the graphic as the zero reference (docking position). The bottom left is recommended. Click on Zero Ref button in THE Home sub-page and set the parameters. After setting, click on OK to complete, as shown below:

Note: “Select the zero reference by following the graphic” can be selected in the “Advanced Selection” in the Configuration Tool.

2.1.10 Compensate By scaling the graphic, compensate the impact of the cutting slots to the parts. Sharp and round corner can be chosen in sharp point processing. Way of compensation includes Expand and contract, All expand, and All contract. Select the graphic to be compensated and click on Compensate in Home sub-page. Set the parameters and click on OK to compensate the selected graphic, as shown below:

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(1) The Compensation Parameters ·Extended Distance: the value that increases in equal intervals outwards. ·Inside Shrink Distance: the value that decreases in equal intervals inwards. ·Sharp Point Processing: to use sharp or filleted corner. (2) Common Config Read the configuration in the compensation library by selecting materials and thickness to quickly apply. Modify default parameters in the compensation library by selecting materials and thickness. (3) Compensation Way: Way of compensation includes Out Expand and In Shrink, All Out Expand, and All In Shrink.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.11 Outer Cut Outer refers to cutting by adding a leadline outside the graphic contour. Select the graphic with a leadline and click on Outer button to make the leadline being outside the contour, as shown below:

2.1.12 Inner Cut Inner refers to cutting by adding a leadline inside the graphic contour. Select the graphic with leadline and click on Inner button to make the leadline being outside the contour, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.13 Ring Cut Add Ring Cut or cooling point to the graphic. Select the graphic to be ring cut and click on Ring Cut in Home sub-page. Set the parameter for ring cut and click on OK to complete, as shown below:

Protection Point: select the type of ring cut., with the option of around the outside. Maximum Angle: corner bigger than this angle will not use the outside cutting. OutsideCut Type: select the arc or triangle as the contour of outside cutting. OutsideCut Length: set the perimeter of the contour of outside cutting. ShortestSide Length: set the shortest edge length. The graphic added with ring cut is shown on the left.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.14 MicroJoint The workpiece with micro connections can avoid falling off. Micro Joint includes manual and auto ones. (1) Manual MicroJoint Select the graphic to be micro connected and click on MicroJoint button in Home sub-page. Set the parameter for manual microjoint and click on OK. Then, click on the contour of graphic to complete. The setting of manual microjoint is shown as below:

(2) Auto MicroJoint Select the graphic needs to micro connect and click on the drop-down button on the right of the MicroJoint. Click on Auto MicroJoint in the drop-down bar. Set the parameter of auto microjoint and click on OK to complete, as shown below:

(1) Style Joint by Count: the amount of micro connection in each contour. Joint by Distance: the micro connection added by fixed distance. (2) Parameter Count: the amount of micro joint in each contour. Length: the length of the micro joint. V1.0

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (3) Advanced Options Apply MicroJoint to selected graphic: modify the micro joint size of the selected graphic and change all the selected graphics into the same size. Joint at Start: select to add one micro joint at the start point. Joint by Flycut: select to add one micro joint in fly cutting. Add Leadline at micro joint: select to add a leadline at micro joint. Deselect, the leadline can only be added after exploding microjoint. (4) Corner Parameter Micro Joint avoid corner: select to use the function. Safety distance: the determination range of corners. Maximum angle: the determination angle of corners. Take the parameters in the figure above as an example: the corner whose angle is less than 180° will not be added the micro joint, including the distance near it for 5mm, though the corner fits the conditions. (5) Range Min MicroJoint curve length: if the perimeter of the graphic is less than the minimum length, there will not add the micro joint.

2.1.15 Reverse Adjust the processing direction. (1) Reverse: if the processing direction now is clockwise, select the graphic and click on Reverse. Then, the selected graphic will be processed in an anticlockwise direction, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (2) CCW: set the graphic to be processed in the anticlockwise direction. (3) CW: set the graphic to be processed in the clockwise direction.

2.1.16 Over Set the overcut length for the selected contour. Select the graphic to be overcut and click on Over button in the Home sub-page. Set the overcut length and click on OK to complete, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.17 Relief Click on

button to generate release corners for the following bending process.

2.1.18 Fillet Switch the sharp corners into the filleted corner. Select the graphic needs fillet and click on Fillet button in the Home sub-page. Set the fillet radius and click on OK. Then, click on the corner of the graphic to complete. The setting of fillet is shown as below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.19 Cooling point The cooling point is used to avoid the workpiece being incomplete for overheating. There are manual and auto cooling. (1) Manual Cooling Click on Cooling Point in the Home sub-page and select the contour of the graphic to complete, as shown below:

(2) Auto Cooling Point Select the graphic that needs cooling point and click on the drop-down button on the right of Cooling Point. Click on Auto Cooling Point in the pop-up drop-down bar. Set the parameter of the cooling point and click on OK to complete, as shown below:

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Maximum angle: corners bigger than this angle will not use the cooling point. Lead point protection: select to add the cooling point at the start point of the graphic. Sharp angle protection: deselect the function and not to add the cooling point at corners. Manual cooling point: manually select a corner to add cooling point for the graphic. Select the graphic and click on Clear Cooling Point in the drop-down bar beside the Cooling Point button to clear the cooling points in the graphic.

2.1.20 Sort Sort the cutting sequence of graphics according to different rules. Select the graphics that need to be sorted and click on Sort in the Home sub-page. The graphics will be auto sorted. Click on the drop-down button under Sort to see there are several ways to sort. Select the graphics and click on one way to sort. The graphics will be sorted in that way. Ways of sorting are shown below:

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In the Sort column, four manual sorting buttons can adjust the graphics after auto-sorting, as shown below:

Move Front: select one graphic among graphics, and click on the button to make it move to the front. Move Last: select one graphic among graphics, and click on the button to make it move to the last. Move Prior: select one graphic among graphics, and click on the button to make it move forward. Move Next: select one graphic among graphics, and click on the button to make it move backward.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.20 Array Quickly copy the graphics. There are two kinds of an array: rectangular and circular. (1) Rectangular

Select the graphic to be copied in an array and click on Array button in the Home sub-page. Set parameters of the array and click on OK to complete. The parameter setting is shown as below: ·Parameter type: select to array according to offset or distance. ·Row / Column Num: the number of row and column in the array ·(Row / Column) Distance / Offset: the distance and offset value ·Up / Down / Left / Right: directions of the array (2) Circular

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Select the graphic to be arrayed and click on the drop-down button under Array. Click on Polar in the drop-down bar. Set parameters of the array and click on OK to complete. The parameter setting is shown as below: ·Array Type: array by quantity or interval angle. ·Circular Center: set by specified radius or custom stretching in the drawing area. ·Starting angle: starting angle of the array. ·Angle range: array within the angle range.

2.1.22 Group Grouping multiple graphics into a whole to avoid shifts in the position of dragging graphics. Select multiple graphics and click on Group button in Home sub-page. The selected graphics will be a whole. The sorting and position of graphics and the layers will be fixed after being grouped. Then, the graphics will not change if sort or drag them. Click on the drop-down button of Group to see the drop-down bar, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual ·Select All: select all groups in the current drawing. ·Ungroup Selected: select the group of graphics and click on Ungroup Selected button. The selected group will be canceled. ·Ungroup All: click on Ungroup All button and all groups in the current drawing will be canceled. ·Explode: select the graphic and click on Explode. The selected graphic will be broken up into the smallest segments of a line (arcs or lines).

2.1.23 Fly Cut Set the selected graphics as the path and layer. The parameter setting is shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (1) Fly Cut Mode: Circle: select to cut in circular path. Linear: select to cut in rectangular and polygon-shaped path. Radar: linear cutting path without smooth arcs. Other cutting modes include Obround and Leadline. (2) Sort Mode: select different sort modes to use different fly cutting paths. (3) Starting position: select the start position of the graphic to be processed. (4) Tolerance: if the horizontal and vertical length of the graphic is smaller than the tolerance, the graphic will be in a line or an array; if larger, the graphic will be in multiple lines or arrays. (5) Max Smooth Joint: if the distance between two graphics is less than the max smooth joint length, an arc tangent will be auto-added to the cutting path to speed up processing and improve efficiency. (6) Smooth Arc Radius: radius of the arc mentioned in Max Smooth Joint. (7) Z-axis not Lift Between Fly Groups: select to lift the Z-axis in the travel between two groups in fly cutting. (8) Laser leads length: laser on in advance for better cutting off the workpiece. (9) laser lags length: as over-cutting distance, laser off delay is for better cutting off the workpiece.

2.1.24 Co-edge Combine workpieces with common edges to use one edge for cost efficiency and improve processing efficiency. Select graphics to be co-edged and click on Co-edge button in the Home sub-page. Co-edge parameter setting pops up by which you can select T-type or common co-edge, and the way to sort. Click on OK to complete. After co-edging, the graphics will be grouped into one contour to avoid sorting errors. The result of co-edge is shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.25 Bridge After setting the maximum distance of the adjacent curves to be bridged and the bridge width, add the bridge for selected contours. Select the graphic to be bridged and click on Bridge button in the Home sub-page. According to prompts in the log, double-click the drawing area to see the bridge line. The parameter setting pops up. After setting, click on OK to complete.

Bridge Parameter: ·Maximum distance between bridging adjacent curves: add bridges to curves on the bridging path that are less than this distance. ·Bridge width: the width of the bridge.

2.1.26 Measure Measure the distance between two points. Click on Measure button in the Home sub-page. According to prompts in the log, click on the start and end points in drawing area. The measuring result will display in the log of drawing, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.1.27 Optimize Optimize the graphics. Click on Optimize button in the Home sub-page, and the drop-down bar will pop up with selections as shown below:

(1) Smooth Line: select multiple lines to be optimized and click on Smooth Line. Then set the precision and click on OK to complete. The graphics will be auto-optimized, as shown below:

(2) Break Line: click on Break Line and then click on the point on the graphic contour to break it. The process can be continuous and can be canceled by pressing the ESC button, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual (3) Delete Duplicate: some lines are duplicates though visually not. Select the graphic, click on Delete Duplicate, and set the deletion tolerance. If the max distance of two contours are less than the tolerance, they are duplicate. After parameter setting, click on OK to complete, as shown below:

(4) Delete Invisible: In the imported graphics, there may be some graphics whose size is too tiny to recognize and the position may move in processing. You can click on Delete Invisible button to set the minimum contour size and click on OK to delete the tiny graphics whose size is smaller than the minimum one. (5) Joint Segment: in drawing area, there may be some graphics are connected visually but actually not. Click on Joint Segment button and set the MerTolerance, merging tolerance which refers to if the interval of the nearest breakpoints of two contours is within the tolerance, the contours will be jointed together. After tolerance setting, click on OK to complete, as shown below:

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2.2 Draw When drawing a graphic in the drawing area, there will be a prompt of next step in the log area. User can complete the drawing with the prompt. 2.2.1 Line Click on Line button in the Draw sub-page and click on the start point and next point in the drawing area with the prompt in log to complete the drawing of a line. Multiple lines can be drawn by continuously click on the next points. The end point of the line will be the start point of the next one. Press Enter to complete the drawing. 2.2.2 Rectangle Click on Rectangle button in the Draw sub-page and click in the drawing area to set the first corner. Click on another point to set the other corner and complete the rectangle. Click on the drop-down button under Rectangle button to get a drop-down bar which includes Rectangle, RoundRect, and Obround. Click on RoundRect or Obround by the the prompt in log to draw the needed graphic. The drawing can also be done by input a fixed size. Left-click in the drawing area to set the first corner. Then press D on the keyboard and input the value of width and height with commas between them for separation. At last, press Enter to complete the drawing. For example, “D50, 100” means 50 wide and 100 high. 2.2.3 Circle Click on the drop-down button under Circle button in the Draw sub-page to see the drop-down bar which includes Circle, 3-Point Arc, Scan Arc, and Ellipse. ·Circle: click on Circle button and left-click in the drawing area to set the center. Then, input the radius by the keyboard. At last, press Enter to complete. ·3-Point Arc: click on 3-Point Arc button. Click on three different points in the drawing area to complete the drawing. ·Scan Arc: click on Scan Arc button and click in the drawing area to set the center. Then, click on another point to set the radius and drag to set the arc size. ·Ellipse: click on Ellipse button and click in the drawing area to set the center. Then, click on one point to set the vertex of the short axis and another point to set the vertex of the long axis to complete drawing the ellipse. It is suggested to use the Circle for drawing the graphics. 2.2.4 Polyline Click on the drop-down button under Polyline button in Draw sub-page to see the drop-down bar which includes Polyline, Polygon, and Star for drawing. V1.0

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual ·Polyline: click on Polyline button and click in the drawing area to set the start point. Drag the mouse and click again, and then repeat to draw graphics with multiple lines. The default is to draw a straight line. You can switch it to an arc by pressing A on the keyboard, switch back to a straight line by L, and make the contour closed according to the selected line type by pressing C. Press Enter to complete the drawing. ·Polygon: click on Polygon button to set the number of edges and choose to be inner or outer tangent to the circle. Click on OK in the setting interface. Click on one point in the drawing area to set the center and drag the mouse to click on another point for setting the radius of the polygon. ·Star: there are two ways to draw a star-shaped graphic. (1) Input the number of fixed points, the distance between the vertex and center, the side length, and the rotation angle. The star-shaped graphic will be auto-drawn by clicking on a point in the drawing area to set the star center. (2) Input the number of vertices (fixed-point) and no other information. Set the center, inner vertex, and out vertex in the drawing area. Draw the star-shaped graphic by the three points. Its angle can be rotated randomly, as shown below:

2.2.5 Point Click on Point button in the Draw sub-page and click in the drawing area to complete drawing a point. 2.2.6 Text Click on Text button in the Draw sub-page. Set the font and its size, input the text, and select to use Outline Font (Normal) or Single Line. After setting the parameter, click on OK and then click in the drawing area to complete the text insert.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.2.7 Clip Click on Clip button in the Draw sub-page. Then click on the graphic contour in the drawing area, and part of the contour will be deleted. 2.2.8 Extend Click on Extend button and click on the line in the drawing area. The line will extend till it intersects with another graphic contour. 2.2.9 Group The operation of this function is the same as the Group in the Home sub-page. For more details, please refer to 2.1.22. 2.2.10 Align and Sort The operation of this function is the same as the Sort in the Home sub-page. For more details, please refer to 2.1.20. There are multiple ways to Align and Sort in the Draw sub-page. Select the graphics to be aligned and click on one of them to align the selected graphics. Buttons to quickly align are shown as follows:

2.2.11 Optimize The operation of this function is the same as the Optimize in the Home sub-page. For more details, please refer to 2.1.27.

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2.3 Nest XC3000S has equipped the function of auto-nesting. This section will describe the function in detail, so users can better use the software and improve processing efficiency. Select the Nest sub-page and import or draw a graphic. The following rectangle is drawn as an example:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.3.1 Part Before nesting, turn the graphics into parts for cutting. A part consists of its inner and outer contours, and the outer contour is not a must. Add parts by selecting the graphics and right-clicking to add them to the parts list or by right-clicking in the left sidebar to import parts. Set the selected graphic as a part: right-click in the drawing area and select Add to Part List, Input Count. In the pop-up interface, set the part quantity and its internal sorting method. If select to group selected shapes into one part, all the selected graphics will be a part.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.3.2 Nesting With parts in the drawing area, there will be a left sidebar for nesting. You can set parts and plates in the sidebar. (1) Quick Access Toolbar: quickly select, delete and nest parts and plates. (2) Part Bar: display all the added parts.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.3.3 Nesting Parameter Set the nesting parameters. (1) Board Set: set the size and count of plates (2) Set Parameter: set the space between parts and interval between the part and the sheet margin (board edge). (3) Auto Sorting: set the sorting way and the nesting direction of the parts. (4) Part Parameter: select the parts to nest. (5) Clear the previous nesting results: whether to continue the nesting on the former results. (6) Advanced: click to set the advanced parameters.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.3.4 Advanced Parameter a. Starting: set the start point of nesting. b. Nesting Dir: set the priority of nesting direction. c. Rotation Angle: refers to the angle of each placement when placing the part (the smaller the angle, the better the result and the slower the nesting speed). d. Nesting: refers to the precision of nesting. The smaller the the value, the better the effect and the slower the speed. e. Inside the hole: decide whether to place the part in the hole of the waste area of another part. Select to improve the utilization of the plate with slower nesting speed. f. Considering incoming: decide whether the edges of the part have leadlines. g. Automatic combination: combine the placed nesting parts and copy the resulting nesting to speed up nesting. h. Mirror image: allow the mirroring of the graphic to improve the utilization of the plate. i. Merge common: turn on the function and complete the nesting on co-edged parts. j. AutoNEST strategy: select grid to sort the parts in rows and select compact to sort into any space.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual 2.3.5 Plate Right-click to select different ways to delete. Delete: delete current selected graphic. Delete Selected Results: delete current selected graphics. Delete All Results: after deleting all the plates in the plate list, progress as normal.

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3 Process Parameter Click on Process button in the toolbar. The interface for setting process parameters will pop up. It includes most of the process parameters in cutting. There are 8 layers, 7 process layers, and 1 for the graphic not to be processed. Parameters for every layer are separate. 3.1 Process Parameter Setting

(6) Tree-like Process Structure

(1) Cutting, Piercing, and Advanced Parameter

(7) Layer

(2) Remark

(8) Mode

(3) Import and Export

(9) Cutting

(4) Material Configuration

(10) Other Parameters

(5) OK, Cancel, and Apply

(11) Power Curve

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual There is a tree-like structure to save the process. All the cutting parameters can be added to the structure on the left for users to view and use. Right-click on any material in the process structure to add a new material or thickness type. Users can add a new type of material or the thickness of material in the interface popped up. Take adding BR in the following figure as an example:

After adding BR, add its thickness by right-clicking on the material, BR.

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3.2 Tree-like Process Structure 3.3 Layer There are 7 process layers and every one of them can be set separately. Select the graphic in the drawing area and click on the corresponding layer button on the right. And the graphic will be processed using the selected layer process, as shown below:

3.4 Processing Mode Processing Mode After selecting the function, the process is first carried out along the cutting path using the film Defilm

parameters to defilm, and then carried out the normal process according to the layer parameters. Select the function and you can set the defilm parameter in the FilmCut interface. Selecting the function, prepierce at the start of the graphic or the start point of the leadline,

Prepierce

before actual cutting. There is also a function of auto-group prepiercing which can be selected in the global parameter.

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3.5 Cutting Parameter Cutting Parameter Nozzle height

Set the cutting height from the nozzle to the plate.

Speed

Set the command speed of cutting.

Power

Set the peak power of the laser in cutting.

Cut freq

Set the frequency of the laser in cutting. It refers to the time of beam out in 1 second. The higher the value, the more continuous the laser beam is. 5000Hz is a successive beam. Set the duty cycle of the laser in cutting. It refers to the ratio of beam-out duration in one

Duty cycle

beam-out cycle and the total time. The higher the ratio value, the higher the average power is when beam out. When it is 100%, it means the average power equals the peak power.

Gas pressure

Set the assist gas pressure in cutting.

Gas type

Set the assist gas type. There are the air, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Laser-on delay

Set the delay at the start point of graphic processing to make cutting effect better.

3.6 Other Parameters Other Parameters Slow start Length

Select to use the slow start function. The range of distance at which the slow start takes effect, starting from the start of the contour and including the leadline. Use to avoid not penetrating in cutting thick plates.

Speed

Set the slow start speed.

Slow stop

Select to use the slow stop function.

Length

Set the distance from slow stop starting to the end of cutting path.

Speed

Set the cutting speed when using slow stop function.

Duty

Set the duty cycle of laser beam out when slow stopping.

Pulse freq

Set the laser frequency when slow stopping.

Beam off early

The distance to turn the beam off in advance before reaching the end of cutting path.

Control mode

Set the control mode of slow stop.

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3.7 Power Curve Select the corresponding options to display the laser output in curve. There are two power - speed curves, Duty cycle and Frequency. Users can select any option for needs. It is suggested to select the Duty cycle curve only, which has an obvious effect and is easy to adjust.

Click on Edit button to edit the curves in another interface, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual The power curve is fitted as a spline curve, with the horizontal coordinate being the speed and the vertical coordinate being the laser output, which has good smoothness. The interfaces for editing can be chosen as shown above. Take the figure above as an example: the duty cycle is 60%-70% when the speed is about 30%, and nearly 100% when the speed is 100%. As in the processing, the duty cycle is nearly 100% for a cutting speed of 10m/min, the duty cycle is 60%-70% for a cutting speed of about 3m/min. The default parameter meets most needs in processing. Users can fine-tune the curve base on the default.

3.8 Piercing Piercing Parameter Select to use the noninductive piercing. Height: set the height of the nozzle from the plate. Time: set the time for noninductive piercing. Smooth Pierce

Focus point: set the focus point for noninductive piercing. Laser adjmt.: select to adjust the beam-out parameter for noninductive piercing. Power: set the laser power for noninductive piercing. Duty: set the duty cycle for noninductive piercing. Frequency: set the laser frequency for noninductive piercing.

Pierce level

The piercing is sequential down from level 5 to level 1 and can not be selected across levels. The sequence of piercing is five - four - three - two - one. Segment pierce: the height of nozzle from the plate is fixed during piercing. Follow pierce: the height of nozzle from the plate changes at a constant speed to the piercing

Pierce type

height of next level. Lightning pierce: the height of nozzle from the plate is fixed and the frequency and duty cycle can be changed at a constant speed during piercing.

Pierce time

Set the piercing time.

Nozzle height

Set the height of the nozzle from the plate during piercing.

Gas type

Set the assist gas type for piercing. There are the air, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Gas pressure

Set the assist gas pressure for piercing.

Extra blow

The pressure of nozzle cooling gas for piercing.

Power

Set the peak power of the laser in piercing.

Frequency

Set the beam-out frequency in piercing. Set the beam-out duty cycle of the laser in piercing. It refers to the ratio of beam-out duration in

Duty cycle

one beam-out cycle and the total time. The higher the ratio value, the higher the average power is when beam out. When it is 100%, it means the average power equals the peak power.

Start Focus

Set the focus position when start piercing.

Extra blow (ms)

It refers to the time of no laser and blowing gas only for cooling the plate after piercing.

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Set the assist gas type for piercing. There are the air, oxygen, and nitrogen. It refers to the time of no laser and blowing gas only for cooling the plate after piercing, which reduces the impact of the plate hotting to the next process.

3.9 Advanced Parameter Click on Adv. next to Cut and Pierce. There will display the interface of setting advanced parameters, as shown below:

Advanced Parameter Vibration (Vibratio.)

There may leave slags on the plate after piercing a thick plate. The vibration suppression can

Suppression

improve the cutting effect.

SuppresType Level

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Select to start using the traceless microjoint and make the thick plate not cut off at the joint in processing.

Root Ratio

Set the percentage of the retention left in cutting

Leadline Process

Select to use the leadline.

Parameter

Speed: set the cutting speed of graphic with leadlines. Duty: set the beam-out duty cycle when laser cutting with leadlines. Frequency: set the beam-out frequency when laser cutting with leadlines.

Slow Descent

select to descent slowly when cutting with leadlines. Lead height: set the nozzle height when cutting with leadlines.

Slow Descent

Stable dist: slowly descent the leadline height to the stable height of the plate in cutting. Set the stable distance of the leadline from the plate. Focus Adjmt: select to use the focus adjustment of leadlines.

Focus Adjmt

Focus point: set the focus position when cutting with leadlines. Initial leadline: set the initial length of leadline of focus-adjust cutting. Lead circle: select to use the lead circle.

Lead circle

Speed: set the processing speed of the lead circle. Radius: set the radius of the lead circle.

Slag Removal Process

Select to use the process to remove slags.

Nozzle height

Set the cutting height from the nozzle to the plate when removing slags.

Speed

Set the cutting speed when removing slags.

Power

Set the beam-out peak power of the laser when removing slags.

Cut freq

Set the beam-out frequency of the laser when removing slags. It refers to the time of beam out in 1 second. The higher the value, the more continuous the laser beam is. Set the beam-out duty cycle of the laser when removing slags. It refers to the ratio of

Duty cycle

beam-out duration in one beam-out cycle and the total time. The higher the ratio value, the higher the average power is when beam out. When it is 100%, the average power equals the peak power.

Gas type

Set the assist gas type when removing slags. There are the air, oxygen, and nitrogen.

Gas pressure

Set the assist gas pressure when removing slags.

Focus

Set the focus position when removing slags.

Spot size

Set the size of the laser beam when beam out in removing slags.

Radius

Set the radius of cutting nozzle when removing slags.

Cycle

Set the Circle of cutting nozzle when removing slags.

3.10 Remark Users can input some notes of the current process and other relevant information, like the nozzle size, according to the needs in the Remark interface.

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3.11 Import and Export To import or export the process parameters of the layer, users should note that the button will only use to import or export the process of the current layer. For example, if using both layers of large and medium contours, clicking on Export button in the layer of large contour will only export the process parameters of it. Them same applies to the import. Select the needed layer and then import or export.

3.12 Global Parameter Global parameter mainly includes Motion Control Parameter, Default Parameter, Unit Selection, Prepiercing and Defilm. Adjustment of these parameters will affect the stability of machine operation, processing effect and efficiency. Motion Control Parameter Parameter

Default

Remark The travel speed of the X/Y axis from one contour to another in cutting.

Travel speed

(Set the X and Y axis to be the same or separate with different parameters at the bottom of Motion Control Parameter.) The travel acceleration of the X/Y axis from one contour to another in

Travel acc

6000

cutting. (Set the X and Y axis to be the same or separate with different parameters at the bottom of Motion Control Parameter.) The travel acceleration time of the X/Y axis from one contour to another in cutting. The more the time, the slower the acceleration, which brings less

Travel acc time

100

impact to the machine. The less the time, the faster the acceleration, which brings more impact to the machine. (Set the X and Y axis to be the same or separate with different parameters at the bottom of Motion Control Parameter.)

Frame speed

Cutting acceleration

5000

Set the speed of framing. Cutting acceleration is the maximum speed of each axis motion when cutting and used in conjunction with the cutting speed. The more the cutting acceleration time, the slower the acceleration, which

Cutting acc time

100

brings less impact to the machine. The less the time, the faster the acceleration, which brings more impact to the machine.

Low pass filter coefficient

The default is fine, and modify it if there are any special circumstances.

Corner speed coefficient

The default is fine, and modify it if there are any special circumstances.

Arc speed coefficient

The default is fine, and modify it if there are any special circumstances.

XY axis travel setting

Same

Set the X and Y axis to be the same or separate with different parameters.

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Default

Remark

Gas on delay

200

Gas on and delay till the set time before laser on.

First gas on delay

400

Pre gas on

500

Gas switch delay

200

Cooling delay time

1000

Set the time of stay on the cooling point.

Contour end closing

200

Set the delay of gas off at the end of cutting.

Contour end beam off

Set the delay of laser off at the end of cutting.

Before cutting, there are air in the gas hose. So, it takes a while for the gas out before laser on to ensure stable cutting. Set the time of gas out. It refers to the time to open the gas in advance after processing starts. When switching to another type of gas in cutting, gas on first and gas off delay before laser on and continue cutting.

Gas Parameter Parameter

Default

Remark

Manual Air pressure

the air pressure of manual gas out

Manual Oxygen pressure

the oxygen pressure of manual gas out

Manual Nitrogen pressure

the Nitrogen pressure of manual gas out. Open: open the protective gas and keep blowing once the system is

Use protective gas

enabled. Close: close the protective gas

Protective gas pressure

0.3

Keep blowing

Set the pressure of protective gas. When it is open, keep the gas on when travel in cutting for a longer lifespan of cover glasses.

Unit Selection Parameter

Default

Remark

Unit of Length

“mm” and “inch” are available.

Unit of Time

“ms” and “s” are available.

Unit of Speed

m/min

“m/min”, “mm/s”, “inch/min”, and “inch/s” are available.

Unit of Acceleration

mm/s^2

“mm/s^2”, “inch/s^2”, and “G(10m)/s^2” are available.

Unit of Gas pressure

BAR

“BAR”, “PSI” and “MPa” are available.

Unit of Power rating

“W” and “%” are available.

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Default

Remark

Power on delay:

2000

time of the machine enabled

Power control delay

Set the delay of the system power output.

Flycut control delay

Set the delay of the beam out when fly cutting.

Slag Removal Power Control

Deselect.

The control of power for slag removal is shown by the curve.

Prepiercing and Defilm: Parameter Prepiercing/Film type: Sequence:

Default

Remark Single Vector: select to process the single contours.

Group

Whole board: select to process the whole board. Group: select to process graphics in groups.

Prepiercing first

Prepiercing first: select to prepierce before defilming. Defilm first: select to defilm before prepiercing.

Z Coordinate Reset Parameter

Remark

Apply current Z coordinate

Click and set current Z coordinate as 0.

3.13 OK, Cancel and Apply · OK: click on OK to save the process parameters set for the layer and make it effective. · Cancel: click on Cancel and the parameters set for the layer will be ineffective with the interface closed. · Apply: click on Apply after modifying the parameters for the layer. The parameters will be effective with the interface kept open.

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3.14 Material Configuration Click on Material Config button in the process interface. The interface of material configuration will pop up as shown below:

(1) There is a list of current materials. Users can add new materials. (2) Add or modify the material. (3) There are buttons of Save, Delete, and Close the interface. The following is an example of adding a new type of material: a. Input the ID, Material, and its Name (EN as abbreviation). Then select Add button. Note that the ID and name of Material must not be the same as the existing materials, as follows:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual b. After inputting the information of the new material, click on Save button and Close button to complete and close the interface, as shown below:

c. Refer to the operation instructed in 3.2 Tree-like Process Structure, the newly added material is selectable in the drop-down bar of choosing material type, as shown below. If the material is not need, you can delete it in the tree-like structure and delete in the material config later. In the material config, select the material in the list and click on delete button. Or, you may select it and click on Modify button to change it into another type of material with corresponding information. The operation on thickness of material is alike to the type, so it will not be repeated here.

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4 Control Panel The processing control module mainly introduced in this chapter locates on the right of the drawing area. Functions are selectable in the control panel, such as the coordinate system, manual and auto control, etc.

4.1 Coordinate System All the motions in processing are the cutting head relative to the workpiece. The workpiece zero, as part zero, is marked as

in the drawing area. The correspondence between the machine coordinate systems and the workpiece

coordinate system is shown below:

Click on Preview button in the control panel to display the positional relationship between the machine and graphic.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual The coordinate system is the right-handed Cartesian coordinate system. As shown in the figure, the thumb is pointing in the positive direction of the X axis, the forefinger is pointing in the positive direction of the Y axis, and the middle finger is pointing in the positive direction of the Z axis. With the X, Y, and Z coordinates determined, it is easy to determine the direction of the A, B, and C rotational coordinates according to the right-hand spiral rule.

4.1.1 Machine Coordinate System The machine coordinate system is only determined by the machine structure and its parameters. It can be established by clicking on Return Origin button, or by clicking on Return Origin button in the CNC sub-page to re-establish the machine coordinate system while initial installation or when there is any derivation for abnormal reasons. 4.1.1 Program Coordinate System As the position of the workpiece may vary, it is necessary to introduce a workpiece coordinate system for ease of use. All the program coordinate systems in the software are identical in direction to the machine coordinate system. Only the zero point of the coordinate system is different, known as the program zero. The program coordinate system contains a floating coordinate and workpiece coordinates.

The button at the top of the control panel is used to select the floating coordinate system and other nine workpiece coordinate systems.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual The floating coordinate system is generally used for informal processing and can be regarded as starting processing from wherever the laser head moves. The zero point of the floating system is automatically set to the current position of the laser head when the user clicks on Frame, Dry run, or Start button in the control panel, as shown below:

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When selecting workpiece coordinate 1 to 9, the workpiece zero point is set manually by the user by clicking on Mark, and once set saved for a long time until the next setting. The workpiece coordinate system is suitable for batch production for the workpiece position is generally determined by a fixed fixture. Keep the processing in the same position each time by using workpiece coordinate 1 to 9 . Click on the status bar at the bottom which is shown like

You can choose to display either machine (mechanical) or program coordinate and set the origin for both coordinate systems. Select "Set current point as program zero" to position the cutting head at the specified coordinates.

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4.2 Manual Control

：click on Mark to mark the current point as the cutting head position.

：click on Go Marker and the cutting head will move to the marked point.

：11 positions can be marked. Select the needed marked point in the drop-down bar.

：once the pin of the laser shutter connects to the system, click on Shutter to control the shutter switch.

：once the pin of the red laser light connects to the system, click on Aiming to control the red light.

：click on Laser to make the beam out to confirm the status of the laser beam. Set the laser parameters by clicking on the drop-down bar on its right.

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：click on Blow to manually open or close the protective gas.

：Click on Nitrogen. Air, nitrogen, and oxygen are all selectable for blowing.

· Fast: after selecting and setting the speed, the axis motion will switch to the fast speed mode. Motion speed depends on the setting. · Step: after selecting and setting the stepping distance, the axis steps when it's clicked to move. The stepping distance depends on the setting. · Jog Cut: after selecting, click to move the axis and hold on. The cutting head will follow to move downwards and start cutting with beam out. Release the button for moving axis, and the jog cutting will stop. After each axis motion, the button will auto-deselect. Click on

to open the setting of the jog cutting, as

shown on the left:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual Cutting speed: when the set processing speed is faster than it, it will be the maximum speed limit for jog cutting. Stop ditch (Step height): the larger the value, the less sensitive the detection to the plate margin is, and the greater the Z-axis over move distance. The smaller the value, the more sensitive it is and the greater the probability of mistakenly detecting a plate undulation as its margin.

4.3 Processing Control

：click on Start to start the processing or resume if paused. After clicking on it, the mode interface will display auto-operating status.

：click on Pause when the program is running, and the auto processing will pause. The mode interface will display auto-paused status.

：click on Stop, and the processing will reset to the initial status and to be ready again.

：click on Frame, and the cutting head will move along the outer contour of the graphic in a rectangle shape for users to observe the graphic position in the plate.

：simulate before processing. Click on Simu, and confirm the cutting path by simulation.

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：dry run is different from the actual processing, with no laser, no gas, and no following-up, with other steps the same as the actual ones. If user clicks on pause while dry running and wants to continue to dry run, click on Dry run to resume the simulation. In paused status, clicking on Start leads to the actual processing from the position.

：set the processing in loops at the position and click on Loop to see the following interface:

· Start Loop: select to start processing in loops. · Loops: refer to the times of the processing before pausing. · Completed loop count: display the count of completed loops in current program. · Clear: clear the completed loop count and set as zero. · Loop interval: refers to the time to wait after processing to start a new one. · Mode: Normal refers to cutting and DryRun refers to run without beam, gas, or following-up. select to clear the previous processing count. V1.0

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：only enter the breakpoint mode in paused state. In breakpoint mode, most functions in the control panel will be locked. User can move the cutting head by button for manual operating or wireless remote, or using the fixed-height.

：click on Pt CONT button, and the cutting head will move back to the located position and resume processing.

：click on the button in paused state, and the cutting head will move backward along the cutting path. Click on Pause to stop the motion.

：click on the button in paused state, and the cutting head will move forward.

：click on the button to return to the machine origin. Note that right after opening the software, the first step is to return zero and then the functions in control panel will be acitivated.

after selecting, at the end of the processing, the cutting head will auto-move back to the selected marked point.

after selecting, click on the graphic in current drawing. And click on Start to process only the selected graphic.

select to use the soft limit protection.

select to make the machine auto-detect edges before start processing.

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Count: count for each time of actual processing. Plan: the actual count planned to be processed. Click on Mange button in the processing control and there pops up an interface as shown below:

· Total: set the expected count of the workpiece to be processed. · Finished: display the completed count. · Clear: clear current completed count. · Aft task done: there are corresponding prompts after the processing plan has been completed. · Pause: select to pause the count of processing.

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5 CNC Function Click on CNC sub-page in the menu to see that there are Simulate, Follow-up, and Parameter of other functions, etc, as shown below:

5.1 Simulate Before processing, confirm the cutting path by simulation. Click on Simulate button in the CNC sub-page, and simulate cutting the current graphics. The simulation will be displayed in the drawing area, as shown below:

·Simulation Speed: the speed of the cutting simulation.

5.2 Motor Enable The servo will be auto power-on when opening the software. Only with power can the machine work. Users can also click on Motor Enable to control.

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5.3 Return Origin After opening the software, it is needed to return origin first. Click on Return Origin button. The setting interface of will pop up as shown below:

Select the axis to return origin and click on Confirm button. Then you can just wait for the motion of machine returning the origin.

5.4 Detect Edge The way of edge detection includes auto, manual, and disc centering. Auto-detect edge by 3-point or 6-point.

· Auto Edge Detection Click on the drop-down button under Edge Detect button in the CNC sub-page. Select Auto Edge Detect and the setting interface will pop up, as shown below:

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After completing the parameter setting, click on Save and start edge detection button, and the machine will start working. The result will be shown below the drawing area. The following are the parameters for auto-detection:

· (Sheet size) Auto identified: select to auto calculate the sheet size after edge detection. · Sheet size: X is the length of the sheet in X-axis direction of the machine. Y is the length of the sheet in Y-axis direction of the machine. Please note that inputting the wrong sheet size will risk sticking the cutting head. Please input the actual sheet size! · Edge distance: set the positional deviation of Point P for edge detection. A positive value shifts the zero point of the sheet inwards, a negative value outwards. · Edge detection method: 3-point and 6-point. It is suggested to use the 6-point edge detection on the thin sheet. Detect the edge by a single point 6 times to avoid interference from the tooth tip to the edge detection on a thin sheet.

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual · Detect from the current position of the cutting head: select, and the edge detection will start from the current position of the cutting head. After selecting, please move the cutting head into the range of the sheet to make sure there is a sheet under cutting head. · Detect edge from the start point: select, and the edge detection will start from a fixed position. Move the cutting head into the range of the sheet and click on Save start point button. The current position of the cutting head will be recorded as a fixed position for detecting edge. · Calculate rotation angle: the rotation angle obtained by edge detection. · Detailed parameters of edge detection: Set the basic parameters for capacitive edge detection. · Height: the height from the cutting head to the plate in the process of edge detection. · Step height: the sensitive degree in edge detection. The higher the value, the less sensitive it is with greater Z-axis over-move distance. The smaller the value, the more sensitive it is with greater probability of mistakenly detecting a plate undulation as its margin. · Speed: set the speed of edge detection. · XY-axis zero correction: after edge detection, correct the edge detection result by setting a positive value to shift inwards and a negative value to shift outwards. · Click on the drop-down button under Edge Detection. Select Clear Angle after Task Ends in the drop-down bar. The edge detection angle will be cleared each time after processing is completed. · Click on the drop-down button under Edge Detection. Select Clear EdgeDetect Angle in the drop-down bar. The current edge detection angle will be cleared.

· Manual Edge Detection Click on the drop-down button under Edge Detect button in the CNC sub-page. Select Manual Edge Detect and the setting interface will pop up, as shown on the left:

According to the diagram, the plate is placed at an angle. Click on the button for axis movement to move to the X-axis edge. Click on P1 to obtain the coordinate of Point 1. Click on the button for axis movement to move to another point on the X-axis edge. Click on P2 to obtain the coordinate of Point 2. Click on Calculate Angle, and the setting completes. The result will be shown below the drawing area, as shown below:

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual ·Disc Centering Click on the drop-down button under Edge Detect button in the CNC sub-page. Select Disc Centering and the setting interface will pop up, as shown below:

· Height: set the height from the cutting head to the plate in the process of edge detection. · Step height: the sensitive degree in edge detection. The higher the value, the less sensitive it is with greater Z-axis over-move distance. The smaller the value, the more sensitive it is with greater probability of mistakenly detecting a plate undulation as its margin. · Speed: set the speed of edge detection. · Detect edge from the start point: select, and the edge detection will start from a fixed position. Move the cutting head into the range of the sheet and click on Save start point button. The current position of the cutting head will be recorded as a fixed position for detecting edge. · Detect from the current position of the cutting head: select, and the edge detection will start from the current position of the cutting head. After selecting, please move the cutting head into the range of the sheet to make sure there is a sheet under cutting head. V1.0

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XC3000S Series Laser Cutting System - User Manual · History edge angle Recover Edge Angle: recover the edge detection angle used last time. Recover Edge Angle and Go Zero: recover the edge detection angle used last time and return to the part zero. Set Edge Angle: manually set a proper edge detection angle. Clear Angle after Task Ends: auto-delete the edge detection angle after the process completes. Clear Edge Detect Angle: manual-delete the edge detection angle. · Cut Off Cut off in the X-axis direction: select to detect edge in the X direction and cut off. Cut off in the Y-axis direction: select to detect edge in the Y direction and cut off.

5.5 Arc Detect Select to record the motion path in cutting next time. It can be opened when debugging servo parameters. The overlap between the actual motion track and the graphic can be used as a basis for debugging the servo parameters. Please do not use this function in normal processing.

5.6 Focus Test The test is used to adjust the focus of the cutting head to be accurate. Click on Focus Test, and the height of cutting head in processing can be adjusted. Observe the cutting effect of the five lines and through analysis, the best is at the zero focus. It is recommended to use the 1mm thin plate which has a most obvious effect.

5.7 Task If there comes an urgent order in the cutting process and the current graphics have not been completed yet, you can save the current process by clicking on Save button in the drop-down bar of Task button. And create a new drawing. After the urgent order is completed, click on Load In in the drop-down bar of Task button to import the processing file. Then the machine can resume the rest work and complete it. When any interference makes the machine stop processing, click on Restore Task before Power-off to resume the processing.

5.8 Power-on Prompt The content of the power-on prompt is customizable.

5.9 Maintenance Users can customize the maintenance prompt, the reminder period, to use the processing time or the system time for the reminder, to use the alarm or popup to remind, and the advance reminding time. V1.0

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5.10 Capacitive Sensor Click on the drop-down button of Calibrate in the CNC sub-page, and select Capacitive Sensor in Data Curve. The corresponding interface will pop up:

There displays information like capacitance curve and current capacitance. Click on Export calibration data to export the current data. Click on Reset capacitor to reset the current capacitance, and it’s needed to calibrate again. Click on the drop-down button of Calibrate in the CNC sub-page, and then the drop-down bar will pop up. At where there is the plate below the cutting head, click on Quick Calibrate button in the bar to calibrate the cutting head.

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5.11 Height Sensor Click on Height Sensor in CNC sub-page, and the setting interface which contains the following parameters will pop up: Lifting Parameter

Default

Remark After Z-Axis follow-up completes, the max lifting height is the lifting

Max lifting height (among contours)

height of the cutting head bases on its current position. It is 30

recommended not to set the value too large. The value can be set as half of the Z-axis travel. A value that is too larger may reduce the cutting efficiency.

Optimize short travel

Enable

Enable: use the function. Disable: not use the function. Using the function of optimizing short travel, if the linear distance

Short travel

between the end of the current contour and the start of the next contour is less than the value, the cutting head will move to the start of the next contour in the follow-up state. Enable: the cutting head will move and lift simultaneously while it completes cutting one contour and travels to the next one. When the cutting head gets close to the position, it will follow down in advance

Open LeapFrog

Enable

to improve efficiency. Disable: while the cutting head completes cutting one contour and travels to the next one, it will lift at first and then move to the start position of the next contour, and last it will follow down to reduce the risk of touching the plate.

Leapfrog takeoff height

It refers to the takeoff height of the Leapfrog function.

Max frog drop distance

It refers to the max distance when the cutting head frog-like drops.

Follow-up Parameter Parameter

Default

Remark

Follow level

The default is fine, and generally, it does not need modification.

Follow speed

It refers to the maximum speed when follow down. If the follow height is larger than the value, the cutting head will follow up to 1mm from the plate and then lift to the follow height.

Follow max height

Meanwhile, the follow-up is in closed state for the accuracy of height. If the follow height is smaller than the value, the cutting head will straightly follow-up to the follow height to improve the efficiency.

Real-time calibration

Select.

Optimize the algorithm at the set time to make the calibration data of capacitance more accurate. Select capacitance jump to be the touch-plate signal when calibrate, and the value will take effect.

Calibration jump value

1000

Parameter definition: during calibration, when the cutting head is seeking the plate, if the absolute value of the difference between the capacitance value of the current cycle and the capacitance value of the

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In place width

0.2

Servo Feedback delay

The delay can be auto-measured or adjusted by auto-tuning.

Height sensor delay

The delay can be auto-measured or adjusted by auto-tuning.

follow-up is in place.

Touch-Plate Parameter Parameter

Default

Piercing delay

200

Cutting delay

100

Remark In piercing, the system will alarm and stop cutting if the duration of the touch-plate signal is greater than the value. In cutting, the system will alarm and stop cutting if the duration of the touch-plate signal is greater than the value. When the cutting head is in a dry run, the system will alarm and stop

Dry run delay

cutting if the duration of the touch-plate signal is greater than the value. If the current height is smaller then the value, it means the touch-plate

Pre-touch-plate height

0.1

signal is triggered. The function is used to protect the value, so it is fine to use the default value.

Edge follow (to avoid touching plate)

Disable

Enabled, once the cutting head is at the edge of the plate, it will prevent the cutting head shaking and touching plate.

Axis Speed Parameter

Default

Remark The maximum speed limits the machine running. When the command

Speed

1.8

speed is faster than it, refer to this value. Generally, it calculates by the max motor speed and pitch.

Acceleration

5000

It refers to the acceleration in cutting. The more the acceleration time, the slower the acceleration is, which

Acc time

100

brings less impact to the machine. The less the time, the faster the acceleration is, which brings more impact to the machine.

Jog Speed Parameter

Default

Remark

Slow speed

1.2

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5.12 Lubrication Click on Lubrication button in the CNC sub-page, and the setting interface will pop up. Users can check the time to do the next lubrication, or click on Oil Now to lubricate the machine at once, as shown below:

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5.13 Dust Removal Click on Dust Removal button in the CNC sub-page, and the setting interface will pop up. Users can set the function open or closed, and timed output. There are also selections for all on or all off, as shown below:

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5.14 Setting Click on Setting button in the CNC sub-page and its interface will pop up, as shown below:

· Alarm mode: select or deselect according to the users’ needs while debugging. The default is to deselect. · Log type: types of the log can be selected according to the users’ needs and viewed in the log area. · Fly Cut commissioning: click on Parameter Setting to turn on the EDS2000 hardware for fly cutting. It’s also able to set the fine and coarse tuning of the pulse. · Control panel: Switch to vertical display: select to place the control panel at the bottom of the mainform. It is suitable for vertical display. The setting takes effect after re-open the software. Enable processing lock: select to lock the control panel and make it ineffective. Auto enable when start software: select to make the software auto-enable once opened. The software will not auto-enable if deselect the function. Manually move z-axis downwards to avoid touch plate: turn on the touch-plate detection when Z axis moving. Auto lifting when Z-axis touches plate: turn on the function of Z-axis lifting when touching plate.

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5.15 Forced Reset Click on Forced Reset to stop all the machine operations. Use the function for emergencies.

5.16 View Tread Info Click on the drop-down button of Overview in the CNC sub-page. Select View Tread Info to see the system status.

5.17 View The sub-page next to the CNC is View. Click on View to switch the language. The language setting takes effect after re-open the software.

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6 Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the mainform mainly includes Draw (drawing log), Log (system log), and Alarm (system alarm). Click on the button to switch to view other logs, as follows:

6.1 Draw The drawing log reminds and leads the operations when the user is drawing or editing the graphics, as shown below:

6.2 Log The system log is mainly used to record the operations to the system, as shown below:

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6.3 System The system alarm is mainly used to display the current alarm or prompt, as shown below:

Note: when a red alarm displays in the status bar, it is needed to clear the alarm before processing. If it is a grey or white prompt, it does not matter to the processing.

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Thank you for choosing our product! This manual describes the installation and commissioning of laser cutting head in details so that you can use this product quickly. You can consult us directly for more details. Due to the continuous updating of product functions, the product you receive may differ from the introduction in this manual in some aspects. We reserve all rights in this document including the issued patents and other registered commercial ownership related to this document. It is strictly prohibited to use this document in an improper way especially to copy and disseminate it to third parties. If you find any errors in this document, please inform us as soon as possible. The data contained in this manual is only used to describe the product and shall not be regarded as a statement of security interest. For the benefit of our customers, we will constantly try to ensure that the products we develop comply with the latest technology.

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Disclaimer ▪

We reserve the right to change the design in order to improve the quality or expand the application or comply to manufacturing workmanship.

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We will not bear any responsibility for losses and accidents caused by wrong operation or improper handling of our products.

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Dismantling of product will lose all warranty claims excluding the normal replacement of worn parts and components required for maintenance or commissioning operations.

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Unauthorized modification of products or use of non-original spare parts will directly lead to the invalidation of warranty and liability exemption.

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It is recommended to only use the spare parts provided by us or submit them to us or the designated professional team for installation.

Use Regulations ▪

Ensure that the product is used in a dry environment.

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Ensure that the product is used in the environment required by EMC standards.

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The product is only allowed to run within the parameters specified in the technical data.

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Be familiar with the basic provisions of work safety & accident prevention and have received equipment

Personnel Responsibilities operation guidance. ▪

Read and understand basic safety instructions and operations.

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You must have studied the relevant regulations and safety instructions and understand the possible hazards.

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Safety Instructions Prevent Electric Shock ▪

Parts of the laser head such as nozzle, sensor, sensor interface and attached fasteners may not be fully protected by the ground wire due to function fault. These parts may have low voltage. When installing electrical equipment, please pay attention to taking anti electric shock measures for relevant personnel.

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Note that the equipment shall be grounded as specified.

Guard against Danger ▪

Never put your hands or other body under the laser head.

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Repair and maintenance work can only be carried out after the power is turned off.

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Do not exceed the specified maximum pressure.

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It must be ensured that the laser head is in normal condition at all times.

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All fasteners such as bolts and nuts must be tightened.

Laser Caution ▪

Avoid direct laser radiation or scattering to the skin.

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Do not stare at the laser beam even when wearing optical equipment.

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Use special laser protective eyeglasses that meet the requirements of safety standards IEC 60825-1.

Prevent Waterway Corrosion ▪

In order to avoid corrosion, use the specified coolant and comply with relevant requirements and specified maintenance intervals.

Noise Prevention ▪

The corresponding measures shall be specified or explained and observed in order to prevent personnel from being harmed by noise when the cutting air pressure is high.

Storage and Transportation

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Observe the storage temperature range allowed by the technical data.

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Take reasonable measures to prevent fire, vibration or impact.

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Contents 1 Product Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 View (with QBH Interface) .................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 LED ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Technical Datasheet .............................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Mechanical Size .................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Physical Interface .................................................................................................................. 5 2 Mechanical Installation ........................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Fiber Insertion ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Mounting of Laser Cutting Head .......................................................................................... 7 2.3 Earthing of Laser Cutting Head ............................................................................................. 8 2.4 Inspection of Top Cover Glass (1st Installation/Replacement of Fiber) ................................ 9 2.5 Connection of Cooling Water and Assist Gas ..................................................................... 10 3 System Installation and Commissioning ............................................................................... 13 4 Beam Alignment.................................................................................................................... 15 5 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 16 5.1 Cleaning Lens ...................................................................................................................... 16 5.2 Removal and Installation of Lenses .................................................................................... 17 5.3 Replace Ceramic Body and Nozzle ..................................................................................... 19

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1 Product Summary 1.1 View (with QBH Interface)

1 Fiber Interface

7 Water Cooling Interface (⌀6)

2 LED

8 Control Interface

3 Focus Module/XY Alignment

9 Cutting Gas Interface (⌀10)

4 Bottom Cover Glass Assy

10 Nozzle Cooling Gas Interface (⌀8)

5 Preamplifier Interface

11 Retaining Ring

6 TRA (Nozzle Assy)

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1.2 Monitoring

Bottom cover glass temperature

Cutting gas pressure

Cutting gas temperature

Motor

1.3 LED LED Status Definition (from top to bottom) LED1: Green on-running normally Red on-foucs failed LED2: Green on-running normally Red on- The slave is not connected or has not entered the OP state.

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1.4 Technical Datasheet Model

BS03K

Wavelength

1080nm

Fiber Interface

QBH

Power Rating

3kW

Collimation Length (fC)

100mm

Focusing Length (fF)

150mm

NA max

0.13

Auto Focus Range

-22mm…+22mm

Beam Alignment Range

-1.5mm…+1.5mm

Mounting Size of Cutting Head

4xM6

Mounting Size of Preamplifier

4xM3

Cutting Gas

⌀10, max. 25bar

Nozzle Cooling Gas

⌀8, max. 5bar

Water Cooling

⌀6, max. 5bar, min. 1.5L/min

Operating Voltage

24V±10%, max. 4A

I/O Interface (19-Pin)

Output current must be less than 30mA

Operating Temperature

5℃～55℃

Humidity

30％～95％, without condensing

Weight

About 5kg

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1.6 Physical Interface

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Cooling water (⌀6)

No. 2

Cutting gas (⌀10)

No. 3

Nozzle cooling gas (⌀8)

No. 4

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2 Mechanical Installation 2.1 Fiber Insertion WARNING: The optical components must be dust free and all dusts must be cleaned before use. The fiber shall be horizontally inserted into fiber interface to prevent dust from entering the interface and falling on the surface of the lens. Upper limit in the fiber before fixing the laser head.

2.1.1 QBH Fiber Insertion

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Align the red point at the end of the QBH interface to the red point of the handwheel.

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Remove QBH dustproof cover.

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Align the red mark of male fiber end to red mark on female QBH of cutting head when you insert the fiber end straightly to bottom of QBH interface of cutting head.

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Turn the QBH handwheel clockwise. It is in place when you hear the "Da" voice, then pull the handwheel up and turn clockwise to end.

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2.2 Mounting of Laser Cutting Head The mounting of laser cutting head to machine tool is shown as below. Customers are advised to Install the laser head perpendicular to the bed surface as requested and make sure the laser head is locked, which is one of the premises to ensure the stable cutting.

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Earthing

The shaking or vibration of cutting head due to incorrect earthing could cause damage to sensor mechanism and machine.

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2.4 Inspection of Top Cover Glass (1st Installation/Replacement of Fiber) Maintenance or Repair shall be implemented at dust free workstation.

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Loose bolts (item 1 & 2) and pull out the glass holder until you see the complete cover glass.

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Seal the openings of cutting head by textured tape immediately.

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Check if the top cover glass is clean. If not, blow the cover glass by clean compressed air until it is clean.

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2.5 Connection of Cooling Water and Assist Gas 2.5.1 Connection of Cutting Gas

The impurity in cutting gas such as hydrocarbon and steam will damage the lens and cause cutting power fluctuation as well as inconsistencies between the sections of the work piece. The table below is the recommended cutting gas specification. The higher the purity of the gas, the better the quality of the cutting section. Impurity can be filtered out in gas supply tube, but Oxygen and water vapor can permeate light path through nonmetal materials, which is the source of the appearance of dust and hydrocarbon. Stainless steel fittings are recommended, at the same time must use filters which can remove a minimum of 0.01 micron particle to purify. A pressure gauge with a stainless steel diaphragm is recommended. Industrial pressure gauges suck in air. Rubber diaphragm produce hydrocarbon by aging or other factors.

Gas

Purity

Maximum content of water vapor

Oxygen

99.5%

<5 ppm

<1 ppm

Nitrogen

99.95%

<5 ppm

<1 ppm

Diameter of cutting gas

Maximum content of hydrocarbon

⌀10mm (G)

pipe (Outer diameter) Gas Pressure

Max. 25bar (2.5MPa)

CAUTION: Gas interface cannot be replaced arbitrarily especially do not use PTFE TAPE. Otherwise the gas path will be blocked and cannot do normal cutting which will damage cutting head at the same time.

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2.5.2 Connection of Nozzle Cooling Gas

Dried N2 or fine filtered air is recommended for nozzle cooling. The O2 is prohibited for nozzle cooling. Gas type

N2 or Air (dried and fine filtered)

Gas pressure

Max. 5bar (0.5MPa)

Gas interface

⌀8

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2.5.3 Connection of Cooling Water

It is important to note that when the laser power is greater than 500W, it is recommended to use water cooling. The recommended water flow is suggested below. ▪

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Outer diameter of water hose

⌀6mm

Minimum flow speed

1.5 l/min

Entry pressure

170-520kPa (30-60 psi)

Entry temperature

≥room temperature /＞dew point

Hardness (relative to CaCO3)

＜250mg/liter

PH range

6 to 8

Particle size allowed

Diameter less than 200 microns

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3 System Installation and Commissioning

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Item

Definition

Input interface

Input signal

OUT

Output interface

Output signal

24V

Connect to 24V

GND

Connect to 0V

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Connect the 24V to the I/O board (EPOE24).

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Connect cables as required.

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Configure and debug system setting according to the manual.

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4 Beam Alignment Cutting quality in a great extent depends on whether the lens is in the middle. If the lens is not in the middle, the laser beam may contact with nozzle or inner wall to produce high temperature deformation. Lens alignment operation should be considered when nozzle is replaced or the cutting quality declines. Lens alignment of laser cutting head can be finished by adjusting focus lens, X-Y direction. The X/Y adjusting knob is located above bottom cover glass as shown below. Adjusting the 2 knobs until the beam is located in the middle of nozzle. Make sure the laser beam output from the center of nozzle. A method commonly used is tape dotting method as below: ▪

Fix the cutting head with a big size nozzle (tip size shall be larger than beam size) or adjust to nearly zero focus.

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Pick a scotch tape, flatten it and stick it to the nozzle tip.

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Open the red light of the laser. Find and observe the position of red light in the scotch tape.

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Shoot laser at low power to check beam penetration size. Beam penetration shall be circle and located in the nozzle tip center.

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Adjust the 2 X/Y adjusting knobs to get beam aligned. The max X/Y adjusting range is roughly from -1.5mm to +1.5mm.

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Tear off the tape and check the shooting hole position in tape.

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Repeat the above steps to find out relatively centered position.

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5 Maintenance 5.1 Cleaning Lens It’s necessary to maintain lenses regularly because of the characteristic of laser cutting process. Cleaning to the cover glass once a week is recommended. The collimating lenses and focusing lenses are recommended to be cleaned once every 2~3 months. In order to facilitate the maintenance of the cover glass, the cover glass holder adopts a drawer type structure. Tools: Dust-proof gloves or fingertip, polyester swab, absolute ethanol, rubber gas blow (purely compressed air). Cleaning instruction: ▪

To put fingertip onto left thumb and index finger.

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Spray absolute ethanol onto the polyester swab.

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Hold the edge of the lens with left thumb and index finger gently. (note: avoid touching the surface of the lens by fingertip in case of trace)

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Hold the lens to face eyes by left hand and hold the polyester swab by right hand. Wipe the lens gently in single direction, from bottom to top or from left to right (Should not wipe back and forth in case of secondary pollution to lens) and use rubber blow (purely compressed air) to blow the surface of the lens. Both surfaces should be cleaned. After cleaning, make sure that there is no residual like detergent, floating ash, foreign matters and impurities.

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5.2 Removal and Installation of Lenses The whole process needs to be completed in a dust free room. Wear dust-proof gloves or fingertips when removing or installing the lenses. 5.2.1 Removal and Installation of Bottom Cover Glass/Protection Glass The cover glass is wearing part which needs to be replaced once it is damaged.

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As shown above, loose the 2 bolts to pull out cover glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder.

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Seal the mounting openings by textured tape immediately.

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Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips

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Clean the cover glass holder and seal ring (3). The elastic seal ring (3) should be replaced if it is damaged.

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Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

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Install the pressing ring.

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Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts.

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5.2.2 Removal and Installation of Middle Cover Glass/Protection Glass The cover glass is wearing part which needs to be replaced once it is damaged.

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As shown above, loose the 2 bolts to pull out cover glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder.

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Seal the mounting openings by textured tape immediately.

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Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips

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Clean the cover glass holder and seal ring (3). The elastic seal ring (3) should be replaced if it is damaged.

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Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

▪

Install the pressing ring.

▪

Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts.

It is not allowed to pull out the edge of seal ring directly as it is very easy to damage the seal ring. Please wear the clean gloves or fingertips.

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5.3 Replace Ceramic Body and Nozzle

The nozzle is required to be replaced if it gets crash or damaged by laser beam. The dirt on ceramic body is required to be cleaned or to replace the ceramic body if it gets crash. ▪

Unscrew the nozzle (1).

▪

Press the ceramic body (3) upward by hand to make it fixed without deflection and then unscrew the retaining ring (2).

▪

Align the pin hole of the new ceramic body with the locating pin. Press the ceramic body (3) upward by hand and tighten the retaining ring (2).

▪

Screw the new nozzle (1) and get it properly tightened.

▪

Do the capacitance calibration once again after replacing the nozzle or ceramic body.

Only tighten the nozzle and retaining ring by hand (without tools) otherwise it could damage the ceramic body. Keep the contact surface of all parts clean.

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Document History Edit date

Version

2025/2/10

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Topic, revision, action taken First edition

Empower Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Email: sales@raytools.com Website: www.empower.cn

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Disclaimer ▪

We reserve the right to change the design in order to improve the quality or expand the application or comply to manufacturing workmanship.

▪

We will not bear any responsibility for losses and accidents caused by wrong operation or improper handling of our products.

▪

Dismantling of product will lose all warranty claims excluding the normal replacement of worn parts and components required for maintenance or commissioning operations.

▪

Unauthorized modification of products or use of non-original spare parts will directly lead to the invalidation of warranty and liability exemption.

▪

It is recommended to only use the spare parts provided by us or submit them to us or the designated professional team for installation.

Use Regulations ▪

Ensure that the product is used in a dry environment.

▪

Ensure that the product is used in the environment required by EMC standards.

▪

The product is only allowed to run within the parameters specified in the technical data.

Personnel Responsibilities ▪

Be familiar with the basic provisions of work safety & accident prevention and have received equipment operation guidance.

▪

Read and understand basic safety instructions and operations.

▪

You must have studied the relevant regulations and safety instructions and understand the possible hazards.

▪

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BS06K CAT-SERIES 6kW Smart Laser Cutting Head-User Manual

Safety Instructions Prevent Electric Shock ▪

▪

Note that the equipment shall be grounded as specified.

Guard against Danger ▪

Never put your hands or other body under the laser head.

▪

Repair and maintenance work can only be carried out after the power is turned off.

▪

Do not exceed the specified maximum pressure.

▪

It must be ensured that the laser head is in normal condition at all times.

▪

All fasteners such as bolts and nuts must be tightened.

Laser Caution ▪

Avoid direct laser radiation or scattering to the skin.

▪

Do not stare at the laser beam even when wearing optical equipment.

▪

Use special laser protective eyeglasses that meet the requirements of safety standards IEC 60825-1.

Prevent Waterway Corrosion ▪

In order to avoid corrosion, use the specified coolant and comply with relevant requirements and specified maintenance intervals.

Noise Prevention ▪

The corresponding measures shall be specified or explained and observed in order to prevent personnel from being harmed by noise when the cutting air pressure is high.

Storage and Transportation

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Observe the storage temperature range allowed by the technical data.

▪

Take reasonable measures to prevent fire, vibration or impact.

▪

Do not store in or near the magnetic field.

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Contents 1 Product Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Structure (with QBH Interface) ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Monitor................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 LED ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Technical Datasheet .............................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Mechanical Size .................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Physical Interface .................................................................................................................. 6 2 Mechanical Installation ........................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Fiber Insertion ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Mounting of Laser Cutting Head .......................................................................................... 8 2.3 Earthing of Laser Cutting Head ............................................................................................. 9 2.4 Inspection of Top 1 Cover Glass (1st Installation/Replacement of Fiber) ........................... 10 2.5 Connection of Cooling Water and Assist Gas ..................................................................... 11 3 System Installation and Commissioning ............................................................................... 14 4 Beam Alignment and Zero Focus Correction ........................................................................ 16 4.1 Beam Alignment ................................................................................................................. 16 5 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Cleaning Lens ...................................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Removal and Installation of Bottom 1 and 2 Cover Glass/Protection Glass ...................... 18 5.3 Replace Ceramic Body and Nozzle ..................................................................................... 20

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1 Product Summary 1.1 Structure (with QBH Interface)

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1 Fiber Interface

8 Control Interface

2 Top 1 Cover Glass

9 Water Cooling Interface (⌀6)

3 Focus Module/XY Alignment

10 Cutting Gas Interface (⌀10)

4 Bottom 1 Cover Glass Assy

11 Nozzle Cooling Gas Interface (⌀8)

5 LED

12 Preamplifier Interface

6 TRA (Nozzle Assy)

13 Water Cooling Interface (⌀6)

7 Water Cooling Interface (⌀6)

14 Ceramic Body & Nozzle

7 Water Cooling Interface (⌀6)

15 Retainer ring

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1.2 Monitor         

Focus lens temperature Top 1/bottom 1 cover glass temperature Stray beam of bottom 1 cover glass Dew point temperature and humidity Signal of bottom 1 cover glass ready status and side collision Cutting gas pressure and cavity pressure TTA (built-in capacitance amplifier) temperature and capacitance Input focus and output focus Firmware version and FPGA version

1.3 LED

LED Status Definition (from left to right) LED No. LED 1 (POWER) LED 2 (RUN)

LED 3 (LINK)

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LED Status

Status Definition

Green on

Power normal

Red on

Power abnormal

Light off

Power disconnected

Green on

Motor normal

Green blink

Motor disabled

Red on

Motor fault

Green on

Normal EtherCAT communication

Green blink

Master PC configuration error

Red on

Communication error/Firmware upgrading

Light off

EtherCAT disconnected

Green on

Sensors running normally

LED 4

Green blink

Sensor precaution

(SENSEOR)

Red blink

Sensor alarm

Light off

Sensor offline or error

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1.4 Technical Datasheet Model

BS06K CAT

Wavelength

1080nm

Fiber Interface

QBH/G5

Power Rating

6kW

Collimation Length (fC)

100mm

Focusing Length (fF)

150/200mm

NA max

0.13

Auto Focus Range

-17.6mm…+17.6mm (FL150mm) -32mm…+32mm (FL200mm)

Beam Alignment Range

-1.5mm…+1.5mm

Mounting Size of Cutting Head

4xM6

Mounting Size of Preamplifier

4xM3

Cutting Gas

⌀10, max. 25bar

Nozzle Cooling Gas

⌀8, max. 5bar

Water Cooling

⌀6, max. 5bar, min. 1.5L/min

Operating Voltage

24V±10%, min. 3A

I/O Interface (8-Pin)

Output current must be less than 30mA

Operating Temperature

5℃～55℃

Humidity

30％～95％, without condensing

Weight

About 5kg

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1.5 Mechanical Size Optical Configuration: 100:150

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Optical Configuration: 100:200

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1.6 Physical Interface

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No. 1

Cooling water (⌀6)

No. 4

Preamplifier (SMA)

No. 2

Cooling water (⌀6)

No. 5

Nozzle cooling gas (⌀8)

No. 3

Cutting gas (⌀10)

No. 6

Cooling water (⌀6)

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2.1.1 QBH Fiber Insertion

▪

Align the red point at the end of the QBH interface to the red point of the handwheel.

▪

Remove QBH dustproof cover.

▪

Align the red mark of male fiber end to red mark on female QBH of cutting head when you insert the fiber end straightly to bottom of QBH interface of cutting head.

▪

Turn the QBH handwheel clockwise. It is in place when you hear the "Da" voice, then pull the handwheel up and turn clockwise to end.

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2.3 Earthing of Laser Cutting Head

Earthing

The shaking or vibration of cutting head due to incorrect earthing could cause damage to sensor mechanism and machine.

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2.4 Inspection of Top 1 Cover Glass (1st Installation/Replacement of Fiber) Maintenance or Repair shall be implemented at dust free workstation.

▪ As shown above, loose the bolts (1 &2) to pull out cover glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder. ▪ Seal the mounting openings by textured tape immediately. ▪ Remove the pressing ring and cover glass after wearing fingertips. ▪ Clean the cover glass holder. ▪ Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass. ▪ Install the pressing ring. ▪ Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts. The cover glass shall be replaced if it cannot be cleaned or a damage happens.

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2.5 Connection of Cooling Water and Assist Gas 2.5.1 Connection of Cutting Gas

Gas

Purity

Maximum content of water vapor

Oxygen

99.5%

<5 ppm

<1 ppm

Nitrogen

99.95%

<5 ppm

<1 ppm

Diameter of cutting gas

Maximum content of hydrocarbon

⌀10mm (G)

pipe (Outer diameter) Gas Pressure

Max. 25bar (2.5MPa)

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2.5.2 Connection of Nozzle Cooling Gas

Dried N2 or fine filtered air is recommended for nozzle cooling. The O2 is prohibited for nozzle cooling. Gas type

N2 or Air (dried and fine filtered)

Gas pressure

Max. 5bar (0.5MPa)

Gas interface

⌀8

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2.5.3 Connection of Cooling Water

It is important to note that when the laser power is greater than 500W, it is recommended to use water cooling. The recommended water flow is suggested below.

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Water In: W2

▪

Chain Connection: W1-W3-W4-W5

▪

Water Out: W6

Outer diameter of water hose

⌀6mm

Minimum flow speed

1.5 l/min

Entry pressure

170-520kPa (30-60 psi)

Entry temperature

≥room temperature /＞dew point

Hardness (relative to CaCO3)

＜250mg/liter

PH range

6 to 8

Particle size allowed

Diameter less than 200 microns

Conductivity

≤10us/cm

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3 System Installation and Commissioning

EPOE24 Description: Item

Item

Definition

Input interface

Signal input

OUT

Output interface

Signal output

24V

Power supply 24V

24V to power supply

GND

Power supply 0V

0V to power supply

Earthing

Note: 1. Connect 24V to IO (EP0E24). 2. Wiring according to the above graphic. 3. Configure and commission the system according to the system instruction.

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After the wiring is completed, enter the system setting. The following parameters are for reference. Empower system setting: Optical configuration: 100:150

Optical configuration: 100:200

The connections and settings may differ from one CNC control system to another. Once the setting is modified, the corresponding wiring method may need to be changed.

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4 Beam Alignment and Zero Focus Correction 4.1 Beam Alignment Cutting quality in a great extent depends on whether the lens is in the middle. If the lens is not in the middle, the laser beam may contact with nozzle or inner wall to produce high temperature deformation. Lens alignment operation should be considered when nozzle is replaced or the cutting quality declines. Lens alignment of laser cutting head can be finished by adjusting focus lens, X-Y direction. The X/Y adjusting knob is located above bottom cover glass as shown below. Adjusting the 2 knobs until the beam is located in the middle of nozzle. Make sure the laser beam output from the center of nozzle. A method commonly used is tape dotting method as below: ▪

Fix the cutting head with a big size nozzle (tip size shall be larger than beam size) or adjust to nearly zero focus.

▪

Pick a scotch tape, flatten it and stick it to the nozzle tip.

▪

Open the red light of the laser. Find and observe the position of red light in the scotch tape.

▪

Shoot laser at low power to check beam penetration size. Beam penetration shall be circle and located in the nozzle tip center.

▪

Adjust the 2 X/Y adjusting knobs to get beam aligned. The max X/Y adjusting range is roughly from -1.5mm to +1.5mm.

▪

Tear off the tape and check the shooting hole position in tape.

▪

Repeat the above steps to find out relatively centered position.

Figure 4.1— Beam Adjustment

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To put fingertip onto left thumb and index finger.

▪

Spray absolute ethanol onto the polyester swab.

▪

Hold the edge of the lens with left thumb and index finger gently. (note: avoid touching the surface of the lens by fingertip in case of trace)

▪

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5.2 Removal and Installation of Bottom 1 and 2 Cover Glass/Protection Glass The whole process needs to be completed in a dust free workstation. Wear dust-proof gloves or fingertips when removing or installing the lenses. 5.2.1 Removal and Installation of Bottom 1 Cover Glass/Protection Glass The cover glass is wearing part which needs to be replaced once it is damaged.

▪

As shown above, loose the bolt, take off the glass cover and pull out the glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder.

▪

Close the cover panel immediately.

▪

Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips.

▪

Clean the cover glass holder and seal ring (3). The elastic seal ring (3) should be replaced if it is damaged.

▪

Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

▪

Install the pressing ring.

▪

Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts.

It is not allowed to pull out the edge of seal ring directly as it is very easy to damage the seal ring. Please wear the clean gloves or fingertips.

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5.2.2 Removal and Installation of Bottom 2 Cover Glass/Protection Glass The cover glass is wearing part which needs to be replaced once it is damaged.

▪

As shown above, loose the bolts (1&2) to pull out cover glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder.

▪

Seal the mounting openings by textured tape immediately.

▪

Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips

▪

Clean the cover glass holder.

▪

Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

▪

Install the pressing ring (1).

▪

Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts.

It is not allowed to pull out the edge of seal ring directly as it is very easy to damage the seal ring. Please wear the clean gloves or fingertips.

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5.3 Replace Ceramic Body and Nozzle

The nozzle is required to be replaced if it gets crash or damaged by laser beam. The dirt on ceramic body is required to be cleaned or to replace the ceramic body if it gets crash. ▪

Unscrew the nozzle (1).

▪

Press the ceramic body (3) upward by hand to make it fixed without deflection and then unscrew the retaining ring (2).

▪

Align the pin hole of the new ceramic body with the locating pin. Press the ceramic body (3) upward by hand and tighten the retaining ring (2).

▪

Screw the new nozzle (1) and get it properly tightened.

▪

Do the capacitance calibration once again after replacing the nozzle or ceramic body.

Only tighten the nozzle and retaining ring by hand (without tools) otherwise it could damage the ceramic body. Keep the contact surface of all parts clean.

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BS12K CAT-SERIES 12kW Smart Laser Cutting Head-User Manual

Document History Edit date

Version

2025/4/16

V1.0

Topic, revision, action taken First edition

Empower Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Email: sales@raytools.com Website: www.empower.cn

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Disclaimer ▪

We reserve the right to change the design in order to improve the quality or expand the application or comply to manufacturing workmanship.

▪

We will not bear any responsibility for losses and accidents caused by wrong operation or improper handling of our products.

▪

Dismantling of product will lose all warranty claims excluding the normal replacement of worn parts and components required for maintenance or commissioning operations.

▪

Unauthorized modification of products or use of non-original spare parts will directly lead to the invalidation of warranty and liability exemption.

▪

It is recommended to only use the spare parts provided by us or submit them to us or the designated professional team for installation.

Use Regulations ▪

Ensure that the product is used in a dry environment.

▪

Ensure that the product is used in the environment required by EMC standards.

▪

The product is only allowed to run within the parameters specified in the technical data.

Personnel Responsibilities ▪

Be familiar with the basic provisions of work safety & accident prevention and have received equipment operation guidance.

▪

Read and understand basic safety instructions and operations.

▪

You must have studied the relevant regulations and safety instructions and understand the possible hazards.

▪

V1.0

Comply with relevant regulations and implement corresponding protective measures.

BS12K CAT-SERIES 12kW Smart Laser Cutting Head-User Manual

Safety Instructions Prevent Electric Shock ▪

▪

Note that the equipment shall be grounded as specified.

Guard against Danger ▪

Never put your hands or other body under the laser head.

▪

Repair and maintenance work can only be carried out after the power is turned off.

▪

Do not exceed the specified maximum pressure.

▪

It must be ensured that the laser head is in normal condition at all times.

▪

All fasteners such as bolts and nuts must be tightened.

Laser Caution ▪

Avoid direct laser radiation or scattering to the skin.

▪

Do not stare at the laser beam even when wearing optical equipment.

▪

Use special laser protective eyeglasses that meet the requirements of safety standards IEC 60825-1.

Prevent Waterway Corrosion ▪

In order to avoid corrosion, use the specified coolant and comply with relevant requirements and specified maintenance intervals.

Noise Prevention ▪

The corresponding measures shall be specified or explained and observed in order to prevent personnel from being harmed by noise when the cutting air pressure is high.

Storage and Transportation

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▪

Observe the storage temperature range allowed by the technical data.

▪

Take reasonable measures to prevent fire, vibration or impact.

▪

Do not store in or near the magnetic field.

BS12K CAT-SERIES 12kW Smart Laser Cutting Head-User Manual

Contents 1 Product Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Structure (QD Interface) ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Monitor................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 LED ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Technical Datasheet .............................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Mechanical Size .................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Physical Interface .................................................................................................................. 5 2 Mechanical Installation ........................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Fiber Insertion ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Mounting of Laser Cutting Head .......................................................................................... 7 2.3 Earthing of Laser Cutting Head ............................................................................................. 8 2.4 Inspection of Top 1 Cover Glass (1st Installation/Replacement of Fiber) ............................. 9 2.5 Inspection of Top 2 Cover Glass.......................................................................................... 10 2.6 Connection of Cooling Water and Assist Gas ..................................................................... 11 3 System Installation and Commissioning ............................................................................... 13 4 Beam Alignment and Zero Focus Correction ........................................................................ 15 4.1 Beam Alignment ................................................................................................................. 15 5 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 16 5.1 Cleaning Lens ...................................................................................................................... 16 5.2 Removal and Installation of Bottom 1 and 2 Cover Glass/Protection Glass ...................... 17 5.3 Replace Ceramic Body and Nozzle ..................................................................................... 19

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1 Product Summary 1.1 Structure (QD Interface)

1 Fiber Interface

8 Control Interface

2 Top 1 Cover Glass

9 Water Cooling Interface (⌀8)

3 Focus Module/XY Alignment

10 Cutting Gas Interface (⌀10)

4 Bottom 1 Cover Glass Assy

11 Preamplifier Interface

5 LED

12&13 Water Cooling Interface (⌀8)

6 TRA (Nozzle Assy)

14 Ceramic Body & Nozzle

7 Water Cooling Interface (⌀8)

15 Retainer ring

7 Water Cooling Interface (⌀6)

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1.2 Monitor         

1.3 LED

LED Status Definition (from left to right) LED No. LED 1 (POWER) LED 2 (RUN)

LED 3 (LINK)

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LED Status

Status Definition

Green on

Power normal

Red on

Power abnormal

Light off

Power disconnected

Green on

Motor normal

Green blink

Motor disabled

Red on

Motor fault

Green on

Normal EtherCAT communication

Green blink

Master PC configuration error

Red on

Communication error/Firmware upgrading

Light off

EtherCAT disconnected

Green on

Sensors running normally

LED 4

Green blink

Sensor precaution

(SENSEOR)

Red blink

Sensor alarm

Light off

Sensor offline or error

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1.4 Technical Datasheet Model

BS12K CAT

Wavelength

1080nm

Fiber Interface

QBH/QD/Q+/LOE3.1/LOE3.2

Power Rating

12kW

Collimation Length (fC)

100mm

Focusing Length (fF)

220mm

NA max

0.13

Auto Focus Range

-40mm…+40mm

Beam Alignment Range

-1.5mm…+1.5mm

Mounting Size of Cutting Head

4xM6

Mounting Size of Preamplifier

4xM3

Cutting Gas

⌀10/12, max. 25bar

Water Cooling

⌀8, max. 5bar, min. 1.5L/min

Operating Voltage

24V±10%, min. 3A

I/O Interface (8-Pin)

Output current must be less than 30mA

Operating Temperature

5℃～55℃

Humidity

30％～95％, without condensing

Weight

About 8.2kg

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1.6 Physical Interface

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Cooling water (⌀8)

No. 4

Preamplifier (SMA)

No. 2

Cooling water (⌀8)

No. 5

Cooling water (⌀8)

No. 3

Cutting gas (⌀10)

No. 6

Cooling water (⌀8)

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2.1.1 QD Fiber Insertion

▪

Align the red point at the end of the QD interface to the red point of the handwheel.

▪

Remove QD dustproof cover.

▪

Align the red mark of male fiber end to red mark on female QD of cutting head when you insert the fiber end straightly to bottom of QD interface of cutting head.

▪

Turn the QD handwheel clockwise. It is in place when you hear the "Da" voice, then pull the handwheel up and turn clockwise to end.

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Earthing

The shaking or vibration of cutting head due to incorrect earthing could cause damage to sensor mechanism and machine.

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2.4 Inspection of Top 1 Cover Glass (1st Installation/Replacement of Fiber) Maintenance or Repair shall be implemented at dust free workstation.

▪

Loosen bolt and pull out the glass holder until you see the complete cover glass.

▪

Close the cover panel immediately.

▪

Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (3) after wearing fingertips.

▪

Clean the cover glass holder.

▪

Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

▪

Install the pressing ring.

▪

Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts. ▪ The cover glass shall be replaced if it cannot be cleaned or a damage happens.

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2.5 Inspection of Top 2 Cover Glass

▪

As shown above, loosen bolts (1&2) to pull out cover glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder (3).

▪

Seal the mounting openings by textured tape immediately.

▪

Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips.

▪

Clean the cover glass holder (3) and pressing ring (1).

▪

Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

▪

Install the pressing ring (1).

▪

Insert the cover glass holder (3) back to the laser head and tighten the bolts.

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2.6 Connection of Cooling Water and Assist Gas 2.6.1 Connection of Cutting Gas

Gas

Purity

Maximum content of water vapor

Oxygen

99.5%

<5 ppm

<1 ppm

Nitrogen

99.95%

<5 ppm

<1 ppm

Diameter of cutting gas

Maximum content of hydrocarbon

⌀10mm (G)

pipe (Outer diameter) Gas Pressure

Max. 25bar (2.5MPa)

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2.6.2 Connection of Cooling Water

It is important to note that when the laser power is greater than 500W, it is recommended to use water cooling. The recommended water flow is suggested below.

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▪

Water In: W2

▪

Chain Connection: W1-W3-W4-W5

▪

Water Out: W6

Outer diameter of water hose

⌀8mm

Minimum flow speed

1.5 l/min

Entry pressure

170-520kPa (30-60 psi)

Entry temperature

≥room temperature /＞dew point

Hardness (relative to CaCO3)

＜250mg/liter

PH range

6 to 8

Particle size allowed

Diameter less than 200 microns

Conductivity

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3 System Installation and Commissioning

EPOE24 Description: Item

Item

Definition

Input interface

Signal input

OUT

Output interface

Signal output

24V

Power supply 24V

24V to power supply

GND

Power supply 0V

0V to power supply

Earthing

Note: 1. Connect 24V to IO (EP0E24). 2. Wiring according to the above graphic. 3. Configure and commission the system according to the system instruction.

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After the wiring is completed, enter the system setting. The following parameters are for reference. Empower system setting: Optical configuration: 100:220

The connections and settings may differ from one CNC control system to another. Once the setting is modified, the corresponding wiring method may need to be changed.

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Fix the cutting head with a big size nozzle (tip size shall be larger than beam size) or adjust to nearly zero focus.

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Pick a scotch tape, flatten it and stick it to the nozzle tip.

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Open the red light of the laser. Find and observe the position of red light in the scotch tape.

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Shoot laser at low power to check beam penetration size. Beam penetration shall be circle and located in the nozzle tip center.

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Adjust the 2 X/Y adjusting knobs to get beam aligned. The max X/Y adjusting range is roughly from -1.5mm to +1.5mm.

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Tear off the tape and check the shooting hole position in tape.

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Repeat the above steps to find out relatively centered position.

Figure 4.1— Beam Adjustment

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To put fingertip onto left thumb and index finger.

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Spray absolute ethanol onto the polyester swab.

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Hold the edge of the lens with left thumb and index finger gently. (note: avoid touching the surface of the lens by fingertip in case of trace)

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As shown above, loose the bolt, take off the glass cover and pull out the glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder.

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Close the cover panel immediately.

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Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips.

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Clean the cover glass holder and seal ring (3). The elastic seal ring (3) should be replaced if it is damaged.

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Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

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Install the pressing ring.

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Insert the cover glass holder back to the laser head and tighten the bolts. It is not allowed to pull out the edge of seal ring directly as it is very easy to damage the seal ring. Please wear the clean gloves or fingertips.

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5.2.2 Removal and Installation of Bottom 2 Cover Glass/Protection Glass The cover glass is wearing part which needs to be replaced once it is damaged.

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As shown above, loose bolts (1&2) to pull out cover glass holder by pinching 2 edges of drawer type holder.

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Seal the mounting openings by textured tape immediately.

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Remove the pressing ring (1) and cover glass (2) after wearing fingertips

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Clean the cover glass holder and seal ring (3). The elastic seal ring (3) should be replaced if it is damaged.

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Install the cleaned or new cover glass (regardless of the front or back surface) into the holder of cover glass.

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Install the pressing ring (1).

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5.3 Replace Ceramic Body and Nozzle

The nozzle is required to be replaced if it gets crash or damaged by laser beam. The dirt on ceramic body is required to be cleaned or to replace the ceramic body if it gets crash. ▪

Unscrew the nozzle (1) and remove washer (2) and cooling ring (3).

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Press the ceramic body (5) upward by hand to make it fixed without deflection and then unscrew the retaining ring (4).

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Align the pin hole of the new ceramic body with the locating pin. Press the ceramic body (5) upward by hand and tighten the retaining ring (4) by wrench which comes along with cutting head.

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Install the cooling ring (3) and washer (2). Screw the nozzle (1) and get it properly tightened.

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Do the capacitance calibration once again after replacing the nozzle or ceramic body.

Only tighten the nozzle and retaining ring by hand (without tools) otherwise it could damage the ceramic body. Keep the contact surface of all parts clean.

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