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CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Preface Preface.......................................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................................1 ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Overview Overview....................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................2 2.1 Brief Introduction................................................................................................................2 2.2 How the Controller Works................................................................................................ 2 ................................................................................................................. 3 3. Mounting Dimension imension................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................3 3.1 Dimension of Main Board:................................................................................................3 3.2 Dimension of Display:....................................................................................................... 3 ............................................................................................................ 4 4. Interface of Main Board Board............................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................4 ................................................................... 6 5. How to Connect the 24V DC to the Controller ontroller................................................................... ...................................................................6 ................................................................................................... 7 6. How to Connect the Display isplay................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................7 ........................................................................... 9 7. How to Connect the Laser Power Supply Supply........................................................................... ...........................................................................9 7.1 TTL-......................................................................................................................................9 7.2 TTL+.................................................................................................................................. 10 s............................................................................................ 11 8. How to Connect Motor Driver rivers 8.1 Pulse Signal Rising Edge (for 3 Pin Driver)................................................................ 11 8.2 Pulse Signal Rising Edge (for 4 Pin Driver)................................................................ 11 8.3 Pulse Signal Falling Edge (for 3 Pin Driver)............................................................... 12 8.4 Pulse Signal Falling Edge (for 4 Pin Driver)............................................................... 12 es for X/Y Axis ........................................................... 13 9. How to Connect the Limit Switch witches Axis........................................................... 9.1 Mechanical Switch...........................................................................................................13 9.2 Proximity Sensor............................................................................................................. 13 ............................................................. 15 10. How to Connect the Limit Switches for Z Axis xis............................................................. 10.1 Mechanical Switch........................................................................................................ 15 10.2 Proximity Sensor........................................................................................................... 16 Pedal Switch Open Flap Protection Blow Air Control 11. No Water Proection roection、Pedal witch、Open rotection、Blow ontrol.. 17 11.1 No Water Protection......................................................................................................17 11.2 Pedal Switch...................................................................................................................19 11.3 Open Flap Protection....................................................................................................20 11.4 Blow Air Control............................................................................................................. 23 ...................................................................................................................................... 24 12. Ending Ending......................................................................................................................................

THUNDER LASER DSP CONTROLLER DF 211 MANUAL Version 2.0

1. Preface Thanks for choosing Thunder laser products！ Due to the improvements of our products, the photo in the manual might be a bit different from the final product. But this should not affect the use of the product. User should read the manual carefully before installing. If there's anything unclear, user can contact us freely.

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2. Overview 2.1

Brief Introduction

DF 211 is an independent DSP laser controller used for the laser cutting and engraving systems. It can work together with a PC or read files from U-disk directly and work without PC. User can operate the whole work directly from the display easily.

2.2

How the Controller Works

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3. Mounting Dimension 3.1

Dimension of Main Board: 192mm

115mm

3.2

3.8

Dimension of Display Display::

100.0 92.0

142.0 ф3*10

4.0

150.0

10.0

4.0

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4. Interface of Main Board

Power 24V DC (input) U disk Laser 2

D

F D

S

P

2

1

L

A

S

E

R

C

O

N

T

R

Laser 1

IO

O

L

L

USB/PC display Z/U limit

X/Y limit

X axis

Z axis

Y axis

4

U axis

E

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Definition Pin 1

2

3

4

5

Power

24V-

24V+

Laser 1

GND

Laser 2

TTL+

TTL-

PWM

Water protection

GND

TTL+

TTL-

PWM

Footswitch

5V+

X-axis

GND

DIR+

DIR-

PUL-

PUL+

5V+

Y-axis

GND

DIR+

DIR-

PUL-

PUL+

5V+

Z-axis

GND

DIR+

DIR-

PUL-

PUL+

5V+

U-axis

GND

DIR+

DIR-

PUL-

PUL+

5V+

GND

Limit Y-， Zero point of Y Axis

Limit Y+， Max point of Y Axis

Limit X-， Zero point of X Axis

Limit X+， Max point of X Axis

5V+

Limit Z-， Zero point of Z Axis

Limit Z+, for the auto focus function

5V+

X/Y limit

U/Z limit

IO

GND

GND

open flap(input)

blow air(output)

5

5V+

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5. How to Connect the 24V DC to the Controller

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6. How to Connect the Display Pay attention to the direction and the connect the display

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7. How to Connect the Laser Power Supply Thunder laser DSP controller DF 211 can control two laser tubes. Laser 1 for tube 1, Laser 2 for tube 2. And there're two kinds of wiring from controller to laser power supply: TTLand TTL +

7.1

TTL-

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7.2

TTL+

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s 8. How to Connect Motor Driver rivers There are several kind of stepper drivers in the market. Different type of drivers have different wirings. If the wirings are incorrect,the motors can not work properly. The most important is that the "pulse" wiring must be correct. For the "direction", you can change in the laser software if the direction is incorrect.below are different kind of wirings:

8.1

ver) Pulse Signal Rising Edge (for 3 Pin Dri Driver)

X/Y/Z/U 6 5V

+5V

5 PUL+ PLS

4 PUL3 DIR2 DIR+ 1 GND

8.2

DIR

ver) Pulse Signal Rising Edge (for 4 Pin Dri Driver)

X/Y/Z/U

PLS+

6 5V 5 PUL+ PLS-

4 PUL-

DIR+

3 DIR2 DIR+ 1 GND

DIR-

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8.3

ver) Pulse Signal Falling Edge (for 3 Pin Dri Driver)

X/Y/Z/U 6 5V

+5V

5 PUL+ PLS

4 PUL3 DIR2 DIR+ 1 GND

8.4

DIR

ve r) Pulse Signal Falling Edge (for 4 Pin Dri Drive ver)

X/Y/Z/U

PLS+

6 5V+ 5 PUL+ PLS-

4 PUL-

DIR+

3 DIR2 DIR+ 1 GND

DIR-

If the direction of the motor is reversed, user only need to change the wiring of "DIR" or change the setting in the software

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es for X/Y 9. How to Connect the Limit Switch witches Axis 9.1

Mechanical Switch

9.2

Proximity Sensor

Our controller support "NPN-NO" type proximity sensor. Please pay attention to the type of the sensor when purchasing. There're there wires from the proximity sensor: Black(signal), brown(power input), blue(GND). Since the controller can only support up to DC 5V. And most proximity sensor need DC 10V-30V. The proximity sensor need to connect to the extra switching power supply.

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10. How to Connect the Limit Switches for Z Axis Z axis is used to control the motorized table and for the auto focus function. Since the U axis is used for auto feeding systems, the limit switches are useless.

10.1 Mechanical Switch If you don't need to use the auto focus function, you only need to connect the Pin "NO" on limit switch to Pin4(LmtZ-) on the controller and also connect "COM" to "GND" If you need to use the auto focus function, you will need to connect the Pin "NO" on the Auto focus switch to Pin5(LmtZ+) on the controller and also connect "COM" to "GND" See the below picture to learn the detail:

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10.2 Proximity Sensor The wiring of the proximity sensor is nearly the same as the X/Y axis.There're three wires from the proximity sensor: Black(signal), brown(power input), blue(GND). Since the controller can only output DC 5V. And most proximity sensor need DC 10V-30V. The proximity sensor need to connect to the extra switching power supply.

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11. No Water Proection roection、 Pedal Switch witch、 Open Blow Air Control Flap Protection rotection、Blow 11.1 No Water Protection The no water protection is used to turn off the laser when the water chiller is not working properly. This will keep the laser safe.

Most power supply has already has the no water protection function. However, since our controller has a display, when there's no water, the display will show the message. This is more convenient for the user to judge the problem. When using the no water protection fucntion,user need to use a short wire to connect Pin WP and Pin GND on the power supply. See below to learn the detail:

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Since our controller only support no water protection for one laser tube, if your system has two laser tubes, it's better to use the no water protection function on the laser power supply. Below is the No water protection wirings for the power supply.

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11.2 Pedal Switch Pedal switch has the same function as the "start/pause" button on the display. It is very useful for some special jobs.

Below is the wiring for the pedal switch

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11.3 Open Flap Protection The open flap protection is used for safety purpose. When the user open the flap(cover), the laser will stop working. User need to tick the Opening Protect in the laser software when need this function.

Installing example：

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Below is the wiring: For mechanical switch:

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For proximity sensor

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11.4 Blow Air Control This function is used to control the air pump/exhaust fan. For this function, you will need an extra board like below: (user can contact us to purchase this )

Below is the wiring:

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12. Ending Above the general manual for installing Thunder Laser DSP Controller DF 211. If users have more questions.please contact us freely and send email to "[email protected]" We will try our best to help you. Thanks again for purchasing our products.

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