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SC2000 Fiber Laser CNC
Cutting Software User’s

Manual
WUHAN AU3TECH TRADING CO., LTD
Version： V1.00
2019/3/18
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SC2000 Fiber Laser CNC Cutting Software User’s Manual Version： V1.00
Preface
Introduction
This archive mainly describes about the interface, functions and operations of the fiber laser cutting
CNC system software (We call it: SC2000). And if you want to know more about installation and
debugging, please reference to Fiber Laser Cutting CNC System Software Quick Setup. Before you
use it and its relevant equipment, please read it carefully which can help you use it more conveniently.
And since our product are keeping updating, so this manual cannot fully match in all aspects with the
product, hope you can understand.
Readers
This manual mainly for those people below:
 Installation / debugging engineer
 Maintenance engineer
 Operator
The meaning of symbols

Symbol Meaning
It means high potential risk, if can’t avoid, which can result in seriously
Forbidden damaging to equipment or even hurting people.
It means medium or low potential risk, if can’t avoid, which can result in slightly
Alarm or moderately damaging to equipment or hurting people.
It means potential risk, if ignore this manual, which can result in damaging the
Attention equipment, losing all the data or some unpredictable results.
It means can help you solve some problem or save your time.
Tips
Explanation It means additional information, which emphasizes and supplements the main
part of manual.
Modification record
Modification record accumulates each updated descriptions of this archive. The newest updated
archive includes all the updated contents of the old version.
Version V1.00（2019-3）
Copyright © WUHAN AU3TECH TRADING CO., LTD March 18, 2019

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Content
1 Introductions ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 UI and descriptions ............................................................................................................. 5
2 0perations ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Quick actions ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Operation flowchart....................................................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Graphic importing/drawing ............................................................................................ 8
2.1.3 Graphic processing ....................................................................................................... 8
2.1.4 Cutting tracts .............................................................................................................. 10
2.1.5 Cutting process setting ............................................................................................... 10
2.1.6 Checking before cutting .............................................................................................. 11
2.1.7 Cutting ....................................................................................................................... 12
3 Functions ................................................................................................................................ 14
3.1 Tittle bar ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Tool option........................................................................................................................ 15
3.2.1 Start ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.2.2 Draw .......................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.3 System analysis.......................................................................................................... 31
3.2.4 Advanced ................................................................................................................... 34
3.3 View section ..................................................................................................................... 48
3.4 Running control option ...................................................................................................... 48
3.4.1 Running control .......................................................................................................... 49
3.4.2 Running parameters ................................................................................................... 50
3.5 Message bar ..................................................................................................................... 52
3.6 Layer parameters option ................................................................................................... 53
3.7 Status bar ......................................................................................................................... 57
4 Warning and exceptions handling ............................................................................................ 58
4.1 System alarms and descriptions ........................................................................................ 58
4.2 Normal exceptions and handlings...................................................................................... 61

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4.2.1 System communication exceptions ............................................................................. 62
4.2.2 Go origin exceptions ................................................................................................... 64
4.2.3 Pulse equivalent configuration..................................................................................... 64
4.2.4 Fly-cutting debugging ................................................................................................. 64

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1 Introductions
1.1 Introduction
SC2000 CNC cutting software is designed for flat fiber laser cutting which includes graphic drawing
and editing, cutting process dealing, cutting process controlling, system monitoring, components
monitoring and debugging, and so on.
Features:
1) Simple Operations, Powerful Functions.
 Developed based on RIBBON framework, the design is unique and the software is easy to be
operated.
 UI design is more humanized, which is easier to use even without training.
 With powerful CAM functions based on AUTOCAD design, support graphic import, graphic drawing,
graphic editing, and graphic transformation, graphic optimized and so on.
 Intelligent capturing, which makes drawing more convenient and accurate.
 Unique properties option design, which helps user to design the cutting graphic more easily.
 Support various sort methods, auto sort can recognize the film inside or outside the graphic to make
sure the path planning optimized.
 Powerful lead line function, support various ways to lead line, auto added suitable lead line based
on graphic nested relations. Support check/revise interfered lead line by one click.
2) Complete cutting process, debugging easily.
 Support all kinds of cutting process: Section drill, gradual drill, multi stages drill, cutting with film, fix
height cutting, and predrill and so on.
 Support laser’s power/frequency adjusted with speed, to decrease or avoid the problem of firing
corners when cutting carbon steel.
 Support multilayer cutting or marking, and other sorts of processing ways.
 Support micro-joint, gap, over-cutting, bridge, kerf-compensation and so on.
 Powerful material database, which can save all sorts of material cutting process.
 Support complex functions: Edge seeking, fly-cutting and so on.
 Support breakdown position tracking/forward/backward and so on.
3) Rea-time alarm, stable and reliable.
 Support running error measurement, it can check the error between running orbit and graphic error.
 Real-time alarming the status of capacitive height controller, laser source, auxiliary gas of electric
laser cutting head and other equipment, make sure the security during cutting.
 More than 50 different kinds of alarms, to secure the equipment in whole aspect, avoid user’s wrong
operation.
1.2 UI and descriptions

Graphic 1-1 UI

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UI design is very clear, from up to down: title option, tool option, alarm option, view option, running
control option, message bar, graphic parameters option, and status bar. The functions of each section
shows as below:
Name Functions Remark
Tittle bar Display software’s name and version number.
Tool option Mainly collects the tools needed for software

operation, it has five submenu:
Start/Draw/System Analysis/Advanced/Nest.
User can do graphic drawing, graphic editing,
graphic transformation, adding lead line,
monitoring running status, configuration
machine tool.
Alarm bar Display the current system alarm. Alarm will be displayed in
pop-up window, and once
the alarm is cleared, the
pop-up window will be
gone.
View section Graphic drawing/displaying section, displaying

section of the machine’s cutting area.
Running control Run all kinds of cutting actions by software.

option
Message bar Display the current running status in scrolling to

attract user’s attention.

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Layer properties Set up layer properties such as layer process,

option graphic transformation and so on.
Running status Display the running status, running location,

cutting speed and so on.

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2 Operations
2.1 Quick actions
2.1.1 Operation flowchart
Graphic Graphic dealing Path planning

import/drawing
Checking before Cutting process

Cutting
cutting setting
2.1.2 Graphic importing/drawing

After start the software, user can import the file for cutting according to your needs or you could
draw a graphic yourself in the “Draw” section of the software.
Click “New”: build a new view section, user can draw any parts he needed for cutting.
Click “Open”: user can open the file for cutting.
Click “Import”: user can import multi files that needed for cutting.
2.1.3 Graphic processing

Before importing the cutting file, user can set up all the conditions he needs, including whether to
auto remove minimal graphics, whether to auto remove duplicate lines and so on, so that the cutting
software can automatically optimize the file for cutting when open or importing the graphic.
Choose “ADVANCED”—>“Options”, select the options as below:

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After importing/ newly building the file, user can revise the file if they need.
1、Choose in tool option “DRAW”，select suitable tool to revise the graphic: Zoom in/out in proportion,
rotate, mirror, align, array, group, nest, merge, split, smooth, unload, chamfer, chamfer R,
refactor, fill circle.
2、Or use graphic transformation to adjust the graphics.

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Tips
 User can quickly revise the selected graphics in its coordinate, size, alignment point, and cutting
sort and so on in property option. It’s also very convenient for user to adjust the graphics using these
tools.
 Layer parameters can be used to revise the parameters of the selected graphic: uncut, short no-lift,
unfollow, direct, section drill, gradual drill, fix height drill, with film, keep gas on, and so on.
 User can set chamfer R for rectangle.
2.1.4 Cutting tracts

After adjusting the cutting graphic, then comes path planning, including the lead line setting,
micro-joint, gap, home ref, path start, reverse, inside, outside.
Tips
 Support auto/manual adding lead line, and checking the interfered lead line.
 Support various sort methods, please select by clicking “Sort”. Auto-recognize the film
inside/outside the graphic when sorting.
2.1.5 Cutting process setting

After checking the path planning, please set up the cutting process. SC2000 supports multi-layers: 1
background layer, 10 cutting layers. And the parameters of each layer can be set up separately
according to user’s needs. Click the “Layer X” in the graphic properties to set up the layer parameters,

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as below: 图片待修改(系统语言有问题)
User can set up different parameters to achieve the best situation of cutting: cutting ways, cutting
speed, cutting power, gas type/pressure, up height and so on.
2.1.6 Checking before cutting

Before you really start cutting, please check the cutting graphics and path planning to make sure
everything has been settled properly.
1) Please check the cutting graphic in these aspects: Size, lead line, sort, unclosed curve, minimal
graphic, similar graphic.
2) SC2000 can measure the size of the graphic and check lead line , it can
also auto-remove the interfered lead line. It shows the unclosed graphic. You can choose
unclosed curve/minimal graphic/similar graphic in “Select”.
3) Please check the path planning in these aspects: Cutting frame, running tracks and so on by
setting parameters in running control option.
4) Click “Edge seek”, SC2000 will order the machine to run along the graphic frame, so user can
check whether if the workpiece is inside the frame or not so that user can adjust the place of the
graphic/workpiece.
5) Click “Sim”, SC2000 will auto-simulate the cutting track, and the simulation speed can be adjusted.

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2.1.7 Cutting
The running control must be done on the real machine. So the motion control card must
communicate with SC2000 normally, or the relevant buttons will turn gray and can’t be selected.

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The meaning of each button shows as below:

Name Functions Remark
Follow Let the cutting head follow the metal sheet.
Gas Let the gas on
Shutter The first time when you install your cutting machine, you could use
“Shutter” and “Laser” to adjust the laser light.
RedLight Let the laser source emission red light.
Laser The first time when you install your cutting machine, you could use
“Shutter” and “Laser” to adjust the laser light.
JogManu When you adjust your cutting machine or prepare to cut, you could
use this function to move the cutting head to the location you
want.
Selected SC2000 will only cut the selected graphics once this option has
been checked.
LoopMa Manufacture could use this function to testing the stability of the
cutting machine before dispatching the machine.
AutoExchange Check “AutoExchange”, every time when finishing the cutting The time of AutoExchange
process, SC2000 will order the Z axis to go origin and the cutting is the same as that of
platform will be exchanged one time. loop.
AutoRoll Start the Auto Roll components.
Start/Conintue Start cutting/Continue after pause.
Pause Pause cutting, SC2000 will reserve the current cutting information.
Stop Stop cutting.
Exchange When exchange platform has been set, click “Exchange”, the
platform will be exchanged one time.
Dry Cut Cutting without laser out. If user wants Z axis to

follow when dry cut,
please select “Enable
Follow When Dry Cut” in
“Run Parameters”.
Frame Cutting the frame of the selected graphic without laser. Make sure the cutting
graphic is inside the
workpiece.
Sim Simulate the cutting process without laser.
LoopParam Set the time and distance of loop.

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BreakPt SC2000 will auto locate the breakpoint after pause/stop.
Backward SC2000 will go backward some distance after pause/locate the User can set up the
breakpoint. backward speed/distance.
Forward SC2000 will go forward some distance after pause/locate the User can set up the
breakpoint. forward speed/distance.
SumSet Click to do the counting of cutting workpiece Count the cutting

workpiece.

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3 Functions
3.1 Tittle bar

Tittle bar shows SC2000’s logo and the version. User can check whether the version is the newest
one, and if not, please download on our website: www.au3tech.com
3.2 Tool option
3.2.1 Start
3.2.1.1 File
There are five functions in file part: “New”, “Open”, “Import”, “Save”, “Save as”.
1) ：Build a new view section, the former graphic will be covered and SC2000 will ask the user
whether if to save the old graphic or not to avoid false operation and lose all the graphics in the old
view section.
2) ：Open a new graphic, and the former graphic on the view section will be covered by the
graphic user just opened.
3) ：The new imported graphic will not cover the former graphics on the view section, user can
set the quantity when importing the graphics.
4) : Save the graphics on the view section in “.chf” format.
5) : Save the graphics on the view section in certain format and at anywhere you want on the
computer.
Tips
 Click the dropdown menu of “Open” to check the file list recently opened, and user can easily find
the file he opened before.
3.2.1.2 Initialization
The initialization part collects all the functions user will be use at the beginning when all the
equipment power on: “Go origin”, “Edge seek”, “Cancel edge seek”, “Clear warning”.

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1) ：After Z axis go back to origin, X axis and Y axis go back to origin of machine at the same
time (default). Or user can choose “Only Z follower” (only Z axis go origin), “Only X” (only X
axis go origin), “Only Y” (only Y axis go origin).
Attention
 Before axis go origin, please make sure the parameters of direction/type/speed and other
parameters have already been set. Make sure “Go origin” button works properly and no obstacles
on the workpiece sheet. Or it can possibly result in damaging to machine or even hurting people.
2) ：According to the real place of the workpiece sheet to revise the coordinate of SC2000, so
that user can make sure the cutting graphics are inside the workpiece sheet without moving the
sheet. Click the “Edge seek” button, UI shows as below:
User can use the red light of laser from cutting head to seek one point along the edge of X axis and
mark “P1”. Then move to another point along the edge of X axis and mark “P2”. After SC2000
auto-calculate the rotation angle, it’ll revise the coordinate accordingly. Click the “OK” button, then “Edge
seek” is over successfully.
“Cancel edge seek”: after finish edge seek, the coordinate will rotate accordingly. And if you want
SC2000 go back to the original coordinate, just click “Cancel edge seek”.
3.2.1.3 Coordinate
SC2000 supports float coordinate, tool coordinate and manual coordinate. User can choose the
suitable coordinate for cutting process.
1) ：You may notice that the red sign “ ” in the view section is the real location

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of the cutting head. The sign “ ” is the dock point of the graphic. In Float coordinate, SC2000 will
move the dock point of the graphic to coincide with the real position of the cutting head then start the
cutting process. So that SC2000 can start to cut wherever the metal sheet is in the machine bed or
wherever the cutting head is in the metal sheet bed.
2) ：Please find the tool origin first, then set the tool origin before
use . In tool coordinate, SC2000 will move the dock point of the graphic to coincide with
the tool origin you set before then start the cutting process.
3) ：User could assign any place as the origin point the cutting machine. (In
case your cutting machine has no origin switch).
3.2.1.4 Backup
User can export the cutting parameters for backup in case the parameters file or the computer has
been damaged.
: In the dropdown menu, user can choose to export the cutting parameters to file and saved on
the computer or export the parameters directly to the hardware.
: In the dropdown menu, user can choose to import the cutting parameters from the computer
or directly from the hardware.
3.2.1.5 Help
1. : User can check SC2000 user’s manual here.
2. : User can check the version number here.
3.2.2 Draw
“View” collects all the functions related to graphic editing/path planning, user can easily design the
cutting graphics and process he needs.

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3.2.2.1 View
Icon Name Function
Contour Select User can select one/all graphics.
Vertex Edit User can edit the vertex of the selected graphic.
View Move User can move the view section by pressing the Mouse left.
Zoom in User can zoom in the graphic in the view section.
Zoom out User can zoom out the graphic in the view section.
Zoom Reset User can restore the size of the graphic in view section to the
original size.
Undo Undo the latest operation.
Redo Redo the latest operation.
Select User can choose “Select All”, “Invert Selection”, “Select unclosed
curve”, “Select graphics smaller than”, “Select similar curve”.
Show box for User can click here to show the box of graphic on view section.
graphics
Show unclosed User can click here to show unclosed curve as red.
curve as red
Show index User can click here to show index.
Show path start User can click here to show path start.
Show path User can click here to show path direction.

direction
Show move path User can click here to show move path.

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3.2.2.2 Draw
“Draw” part collects all the functions related to drawing, which based on AUTOCAD, user can
easily design any graphic he want.
1) ：Draw line/Pline. Click Mouse Right to finish the current drawing by selecting “End Draw”.
2) ：Draw circle/circular arc/ellipse. User can choose “Point Circle”, “Point Arc”, “Scan
Arc”, and “Ellipse” through dropdown menu.
3) ：Draw rectangle/rounded rectangle/polygon/star through dropdown menu.
4) ：Text input. Support various ways of typing text, and user can set up the parameters of text,
such as typeface, font height and so on.
5) ：User can draw curve in “Polyline” and select closed graphics through Mouse Right.
6) User can continuously draw Bezier Curve in “ ”. User can draw point in “ ”.
Tips
 User can draw through shortcut-menu by Mouse Right.
 SC2000 can auto-capture the key point, user can make full use of this function during draw.
 Click “Ctrl+C” and move the mouse at the same time to copy the selected graphic.
 Click “ ” on the keyboard to adjust the place of selected graphic.
3.2.2.3 Transform
User can adjust the size/angle and so on in “Transform” part.
1) ：User can adjust the size in proportion of the selected graphic. Click “ ” to set up
parameters.

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User can choose to zoom the selected graphic in proportion or by certain height/width. User can
also choose the zoom center according to his needs.
2) ：User can rotate the selected graphic in any angle.
3) ：User can mirror the selected graphic in horizon/perpendicular.
4) ：SC2000 support various ways of alignment, includes: “Left aligned”, “Right aligned”,
“Horizontal aligned”, “Top/Bottom aligned”, “Vertical center”, “Center”.
3.2.2.4 Advanced transform

User can adjust the nested relationship among multi graphics.
1) ：User can array the selected graphic, which often used in cutting one single graphic for many
times.

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2) ：User can relate multi irrelevant graphics as a whole group. The element of a “Group” can be
graphics or groups that consist of graphics. Group can be exploded according to user’s needs by
the dropdown Manu.
3) ：User can merge multi lines/curves and make them a whole and independent graphic.
User can explode one single graphic until it can’t be separated.
4) : User can split a graphic or line segment into multi discrete line segment.
5) : User can set smooth precision to smooth the corner of a curve. Unreasonable smooth
precision may cause graphic distortion.
6) : User can unload the stress of right angle to make bending much easier in the
sheet-metal process. The size of the released angle can be set by setting its radius.

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7) : User can choose to chamfer manually or automatically. User can chamfer any
included angle manually, it’s extremely convenient. Auto Chamfer means after setting the angle
range and radius, SC2000 will chamfer all the graphics automatically.
8) : To avoid the over burning on the corner.
9) : Filled with circle mainly used in advertising process, user can fill a closed contour with
circles in certain radius. User can set the parameters of radius, margin and space.(软件上对应的翻
译需要修改)
10) : Click dropdown menu, user can find 4 advanced optimized functions: Clear
duplicate lines, replace circle, adjust start point and single point replace circle.

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Clear duplicate lines: clear the duplicate lines in some special situations;
Replace circle: replace those fake circles (without a center point) with real circle that has center
point. Kindly suggest you to use this function before fly cutting when cutting words for advertising.
Adjust start point: unify the start cutting point of all the graphics in the same orientation.
Single point replace circle: replace the chosen circle with point.
3.2.2.5 Basic cutting process
User can set up the parameters of path planning/basic process in this part.
1) ：User can add lead line to selected graphics, and click the icon to set up the parameters
related.
Tips
 SC2000 can recognize the nested relationship among graphics, and the outer layer is outside cut
(default), if the outer layer needs to be inside cut, please select “Outer layer is inside cut”.
 User can change the way of lead line through shortcut-menu.
User can click the dropdown menu of lead line to select: “Manual lead line”, “Check lead line”,
“Clear error mark” and “Clear lead line”.
User can add lead line manually through “Manual lead line”. The adding way showed as below:

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Attention
 “Manual lead line” can be added continuously, if user wants to dropout the lead line adding, please
select “cancel” through Mouse Right or select to end the lead line adding.
“Check lead line”：User can check the interfered lead line and clear the error lead line. Please check
all the lead lines again once all have been finished.
“Clear error mark”: User can clear error mark of selected graphic. If user wants to clear all the lead
lines, please click “Select all”.
“Clear lead line”: User can clear the red mark interfering lead line.
2) ：Set some segments to avoid cutting on the contour of the cutting graphics. SC2000
supports add micro joint manually (default) or automatically. Click “Manual Micro Joint”, and choose
a point on a closed graphic with mouth left, then this point will be the micro joint. User can set the
parameters on “Manual Micro Joint Parameters”.
Add Micro Joint automatically: User can set the “Micro Joint Length” then SC2000 will automatically
add the micro joints accordingly. If you’re not satisfied with the added micro joints, you can clear the
micro joints that have been added. Or let the graphics exploded into several segments from the
micro joints that have been added before according to your needs.

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3) : User can reserve some gaps/segments in certain size on the contour of closed graphcis.
When gap has been added, the gap part will be showed in red and laser source will not launch laser
when cutting this part. This function can prevent the cutting parts from dropping out after cutting.
“Seal”: seal those unneeded gap.
“Over”: Over cutting the certain length of the cutted graphic in case some part has not been fully
cutted.
4) ：User can set up the docking location of the cutting head after the cutting, which
means the start cutting point of the cutting graphic.

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Attention
 When using “Floating coordinate system” for cutting, the dock position of cutting head will be
regarded as the start cutting point. After user set the dock position and start cutting, SC2000 will
coincide the dock position with the cutting head’s current position in default and the location of the
graphics in the view section will be adjust accordingly.
 User can set the dock position in anywhere you like. And after setting, kindly suggest you to
simulate the cutting process to make sure all the cutting graphics are inside the workpiece.
5) ：User can change the path starting point through “Path start”. After click “Path start”,
user can choose any point on the graphic contour as the current path starting point by Mouse Left.
User can reverse the cutting path by click “Reverse”.
Attention
 The places of lead line/gap and other related things will be adjusted accordingly after the changing
of the path starting point.
6) : Inside cutting means the lead line will be added inside the graphic and start cutting from
the inside of the graphic. While outside cutting means lead line will be added outside the graphic
and start cutting from the outside of the graphic.

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7) ：When cutting the thick metal sheet with O2, having some reasonable cooling points
are necessary to effectively avoid over buring on sharp corners. User can also add cool points at
lead line and sharp corners, and the max sharp angle can be set accordingly.
3.2.2.6 Advanced cutting process

User can further optimized the path planning or process through this part.
1) : SC2000 provides various ways of sorting. User can choose the best one in order to
decrease the cutting head’s air moving distance for increasing the working efficiency. User can
choose “Left to right”, “Right to left”, “Bottom to top”, “Top to bottom”, “Nearest”, “Inside to
outside”, “Outside to inside”, “Selected Layer First”, “Selected Layer Last” and “Manual
sort”.
“Manual sort”: User can sort manually according to your needs.

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Tips
 After sorting, user can also quickly revise the cutting serial number through shortcut-menu.
 If user wants to select some graphic as the first/last one to be cut, please select the graphic and
select “First process” or “Last process” through Mouse Right.
 SC2000 can auto sort based on nested relationship among graphics, and the graphics surrounded
will always be cut in priority. If the out layer graphic is unclosed curve, then this function will not
work.
2) : “Scan Cutting” is applied for cutting regular graphics like circle or square in array.
SC2000 will adopt the optimal cutting path to for high cutting efficiency. Select all the graphics
(circles/squares) that need to be cut , click “Scan Cutting” then SC2000 will finish cutting path
planning, user can check the real cutting path by clicking “ ”.

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Descriptions
 If the selected graphics cannot satisfy the scan cutting conditions, SC2000 will not do scan cutting,
and the message bar will show a message “The selected graphics can’t fit the conditions!”
 Scan cutting conditions: for circle scan cutting, the diameters must be the same; while for segment
scan cutting, the polygon must be consist of segments.
3) : SC2000 can compensate the cutting kerf if the cutting accuracy is highly required.
The graphic will be showed in gray line after compensation.
4) : User can connect two independent and closed graphics into one part. This function is
very useful for multi related parts cutting together or AdWords cutting. After selected “Bridge”, user
can set up bridge width. Mouse Left to select one independent contour and move mouse to select
another independent contour then bridge over.
5) : User can use this function to cut graphics sharing their edges so that to cut the
sharing edge one time to save the workpiece.

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3.2.2.7 Auxiliary
“Auxiliary” part mainly collects some common measure tools.

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: User can use this function to measure the distance between any two points on the view
section. So user can measure the size of cutting graphics before cutting to make sure the cutting quality.
3.2.3 System analysis

User can monitor the running status of software and hardware of SC2000 to see whether if it’s
running properly or not. If it’s not, it’s convenient for user to find out the real problem and then handle it.
3.2.3.1 Components monitoring
1) : used to monitor the input/output status of CNC system. The light will be green if the
input/output is working properly.

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The output status of each axis can also be controlled.
User can set the parameters of DA and PWM here:
Tips
 When installing SC2000, user can check each input/output port to see if it’s working properly though
this function. If some port is not working properly, user can use this function to find out.
2) : “Focus tracking controller” can monitor the running status of Z axis. Since the motion control
card MCC3721H has already been integrated with capacitive height sensor module, so there is no
need to preapre a seperated focus tracking controller, which is much more convenient for using and
installation.

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Descriptions
 Head calibration needs to be done after z axis go origin when in the first time that the machine
power on. Or cutting head can’t follow stably in z axis;
 The parameters of FTC can be import and export separately;
 Once the parameters of FTC Property has been revised, please click “Write Parameters” or the
modification is invalid.
3.2.3.2 Diagnostics
1) : Click here to check the running log, including system alarms/ system messages. This record
can only be kept in 15 days.
2) : SC2000 can draw the real running path by collecting the information of encoder. User
can easily debug the machine, and check the running error of X/Y axis or measure circle and so on.

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User can zoom in the view section through the middle mouse button and measure the error by
measurement tools.
3.2.4 Advanced
This part mainly collects the tools for hardware configuration/debugging when assembling the
machine. The style of SC2000 and initial settings once been finished, please don’t change them unless
some special occasions happen.
3.2.4.1 Hardware
1) : User can set up parameters of Axis/Laser/FTC/Auto Focus/Gas/IO/Advanced/Extended

Card/Exchange Platform/Auto Roll Sheet through this part. Please carefully set up these
parameters. Click “Options” and enter the password “0000”.
a) Motion control axis: including the basic parameters and go origin parameters.

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The descriptions of each axis showed as below :( The parameters of Y axis must be the same as X axis.)：
Axis Name Meaning Default Remark
Parameters Value
Pulse if it needs 10000 pulse to make the X motor rotate 1 1000 The number of pulses needed to make the
Equivalent(pulse/mm circle, and the cutting machine will move 10mm cutting machine run 1mm. The parameter is
) when X motor rotate 1 circle, then the pulse very important!!!
X/Y1Y2 Axis equivalent = 10000/10=1000.
Max Length(mm) Max running distance of each axis 1500
Limit Switch Type Two types: normal open/closed Normal Limit switch type of Y-axis should be the
Open same with X-axis.
Encode Reverse The feedback signal of encoder Not check
reverse.
Double Drive Set Y axis as double drive. Check Only for Y axis.
Double Drive Error Check If checked, the software will give an alarm
Alarm and stop when the alarm condition is exist.

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Double Drive Error The deviation distance in Y axis (Y 3.00
Misc Tolerance(mm) direction) between Y1 and Y2

When these 2 situations occurred at the same
Double Drive Error The duration time after double drive 100 time, SC2000 will pause and showed the alarm.
Keep Time(ms) error occurred.
Encoder 4 multiplier The multiplier frequency feedback by Check Please don’t change this setting unless
freq encoder. you’re the administrator.
Attention
 Motion control axis’ parameters are basic parameters, please set up properly or it may occur error
during running.
 If Y axis is double drive, please select “Double Drive”.
 When the feedback direction of encoder is different from the real running direction, please select
“Encoder Reverse”.
 SC2000 can support two kinds of axis limited switch: NPN photoelectric switch/ mechanical switch,
user can set up as normal open/close.
The parameters of Go origin mainly refer to X/Y axis, the meaning and reference settings showed as
below:
Axis Parameters Name Meaning Default Remark
Value
Use Z Phase Signal Choose Z phase signal as the Not check
origin signal.
Sample Signal Type Two choices for origin signal: Origin If you prefer limit signal as the origin signal,
Origin or Limit. please choose “Limit”.

Go Origin
Limit Switch Type Two choices for limit switch type: Normal
Normal Open or Normal Close. Open
Fast Speed(mm/s) Set the first Go Origin speed, 50.00 SC2000 will adapt “go origin twice” with
please not set too fast. different moving speed each time to make
sure the accuracy of locating the origin.

Slow Speed(mm/s) Set the second Go Origin speed, 10.00
please not set too fast.
Go Origin Direction The moving direction in X axis Positive It must be related with the location of origin
X axis go origin when go origin. in X axis, or this action can’t be done.
Go Origin Offset(mm) The moving distance after Go 10.00 If you don’t want the origin switch as the
origin has been done. location of the origin, to set the moving
distance is a good way to choose a new
place as the origin.

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Go Origin Direction The moving direction in Y axis Positive It must be related with the location of origin
Y axis go origin when go origin. in Y axis, or this action can’t be done.
Go Origin Offset(mm) The moving distance after Go 10.00 If you don’t want the origin switch as the
origin has been done. location of the origin, to set the moving
distance is a good way to choose a new
place as the origin.
Enable Second Times SC2000 will adapt “go origin Not check The accuracy is much higher when adapt
Advanced Home twice” with different moving speed this way to go origin and at the same time
parameters each time after this option has the duration time of go origin in this way will
been checked be much longer.
Attention
 User can choose origin signal according to your needs, and then connect it with motion control card.
Once the origin signal has been confirmed, the Go Origin direction must be the same as that of
Origin, or Go Origin can’t be done and even result in damaging the equipment or even hurting
people.
 Kindly suggest you not set the Go Origin speed too fast or it may go over the origin which may
cause the failure in Go Origin.
b) Laser: set the communication/connection way with laser source. SC2000 support laser source like
Raycus/IPG/Semiconductor/MaxPhotonics/Super/TXStar/nLight/Others.
Take Raycus laser source as an example:
For Raycus laser souce, SC2000 supports the control type both in MCC Serial and PC Serial. While
for IPG, SC2000 supports the control type both in IO and Net:

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c) FTC: set the communication/connection way with FTC. SC2000 can connect with our
FTC91/FTC92/FTC61 by Net or IO port or PC serial. User can connect other types of focus tracking
controller by I/O port. If you are using MCC3721H which has already been integrated with FTC
module, please choose “MCC3721H” directly.
Descriptions
 If you choose FTC91, please select “FTC91 Net”. If you choose FTC61, please select “FTC61
IO”/“FTC61 PC Serial”. If you use MCC3721H motion control card, please choose“MCC3721H”.
d) Auto Focus: set the controlling way of auto focus cutting head. SC2000 supports all kinds of auto
focus cutting head manufactured by AU3TECH. Please set the parameters correctly before you
start the whole controlling system.
Make sure the auto focus cutting head has been correctly connected with the motion control card,
then choose “SYSTEM ANALYSIS”-“Auto Focus Monitor”, you’ll see the operation interface
shows as below:

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After all the movements of auto focus cutting head like “Go Origin”, “Step Up”, “Stop”, “Step Down”
can be done correctly, please configure the parameters of cutting process accordingly. Click “Layer”,
you’ll see the interface shows as below:
e) Gas: SC2000 Supports 3 types of low pressure valve, 3 types of high pressure valve, 3 types of
proportional valve and 1 type of cool down gas. User can set the parameters according to your
needs.

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f) Input/Output: set IO ports, including: Standby Signal, Standby Signal Alarm, Process Signal, Alarm
Signal, Dedust, Alarm settings, LED Settings, Emergency stop, Water alarm, and so on. SC2000
also supports custom in DI/DO/Alarm.

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Section DO means to make the whole cutting area into different sections, for example: If I set as:
“Section DO Rows Count: 3; Section DO Columns Count: 3”. The cutting area will be divided into 3 x
3 = 9 sections showed as below:
You may notice that there are three small points in each section, click it, then it will show a pop-up
window showed as below:

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Select the number of the DO Port and then click "OK", the number of the DO Port will be showed in
the certain section.
Section DO Close Delay(s) means the ventilation of close delay of the previous Section DO, for
example: If the Section DO Close Delay(s) = 5s, and the number of Section DO defined as below:
When the cutting head jumped from the section (named input 9) to the section (named input 7), the
ventilation of close delay of the section (named input 9) will be 5 seconds.
When the cutting head jumped from the section( named input 3) to the section( named input 15), the
ventilation of close delay of the section( named input 3) will be 5 seconds.
When the cutting head jumped from the section( named input 15) to the section( named input 2), the
ventilation of close delay of the section( named input 15) will be 5 seconds.
Attention
 If some I/O port hasn’t been used, then this port can be set as “0”.
 Each port can only be set one time.

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g) Advanced Parameters: for user to adjust some parameters related.
h) Extended Card: If you’re using the extended card, please set the control type as “MCC Serial”.
i) Exchange Platform: set the general parameters. SC2000 can only support extended axis to control
the exchange platform at this stage.

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j) Auto Roll Sheet: set the general parameters of auto roll sheet. SC2000 can only support extended
axis to control the exchange platform at this stage.
2) Reconnect: User can reconnect quickly by “Reconnect” when computer is not well
connected with SC2000 for some reasons such as pulling out the Ethernet cable.
User can restart the motion control card by “Restart”.
Descriptions
 SC2000 can auto reconnect when recovered the communication parts. If it’s still not connected,
please select “Restart” after selecting “Reconnect”.
 If SC2000 runs smoothly, please don’t select “Reconnect” or “Restart”, or SC2000 will be forced to
restart and break the communication.
3) ：User can upgrade motion control card by this function. After click “Upgrade”, please
select the program file for upgrading. Please make sure all the related equipments have been
powered on and SC2000 has been started during the upgrading to avoid unpredictable events
happening. After upgrading is over, please reconnect it and restart SC2000.
4) : SC2000 can set IP automatically and test the IP address by “Network Test”.
5) : Controller IP address: 10.1.1.168; FTC IP: 10.1.1.169; Laser IP: 10.1.1.170; User don’t
need to set Sub Mask and Default Gateway.

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6) : Wireless remoter needs to be paired up with SC2000 before we use.

Steps：
 Please connect the USB receiver to the computer or the motion control card;
 Click “Remoter Match”;
 Press “Left” and ”Right” button simultaneously. If there shows a serial number, it means match
succeed.
3.2.4.2 Software
1) , User can preprocessed and optimized the importing graphics according to your needs.

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Tips
 The less the items needed to be preprocessed, the faster the graphics will be importing.
2) : User can quickly recovery the last cutting graphics.
Tips
 When accidently occurred power off during the cutting process, SC2000 will exit. In this situation,
please restart it after power on, and click “System Recovery”, SC2000 will recover the last cutting
graphics, then user can continue the cutting process by locating the break point.
3.2.4.3 Auxiliary
1) : coordinate with laser interferometer to measure the positional accuracy of the
cutting machine.
For example:
Click “Advanced”-“Laser Interferometer”, enter into the error measurement UI of laser
interferometer.
The cutting control section will be turned into the controlling UI of laser interferometer, user can set

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the parameters according to your needs.

Click “Path Generate”，SC2000 will automatically generate the motion trail in the view section.
Click “Run”, execute the generated running program.
Click “Stop”, stop the movement.
Click “Exit”, exit the controlling UI of laser interferometer.
2) : coordinate with ball arm to measure the roundness of the cutting machine.

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3.2.4.4 Fine-tuning of keyboard

User can adjust the location of the selected graphic in the view section by move steps with certain
step length on the keyboard “ ”.
3.2.5 Nesting
More details, please check the user’s manual of nesting.
3.3 View section

This section mainly display the graphics needed to be processed. User can draw/check graphics
and zoom in/out the graphics by middle mouse button.
Coordination: SC2000 will use floating coordination in default, and the docking location of cutting
head is the starting point of the cutting processing (The location of “ ” in the view section.). User can
simulate the cutting process/frame to make sure all the cutting graphics are inside the workpiece.
3.4 Running control option

Running control option is located in the right side of the view section, including all the machine
running control actions and running parameters. Please get to know each action/function before the
cutting process to avoid improper operation.

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3.4.1 Running control

Each function of running control shows as below:
SC2000 supports controlling X/Y/Z axis to move manually. User can set the moving pattern/speed in
SC2000 (Step/Fast).
User can control these functions separately: Follow/Gas/Air/Shutter/Red-light/Laser.
If the greenlight “ ” of the button goes on, which means the function has been executed. About
“Laser”, Mouse Left to start the laser light, release it to shut the laser light. While other functions need to
be switched before using.
You can reference the chart below to know the running control logic:
1) User can “Pause”/ “Stop” the cutting process during cutting. If you choose “Pause”, SC2000 will
stop at the moment and reserve the current cutting information and user can release “Pause” to
continue the cutting (User also can move the cutting head by “Backward”/”Forward” to the proper

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location before continuingly cutting.) If user moved the cutting machine after “Pause”, please
relocate the breakpoint first then you can continue your cutting process. If user choose “Stop”
manually during cutting process, the current cutting process information will be delate and user
must relocate the breakpoint first in order to find the last cutting location before continuingly cutting.
2) “Dry Cut”: Cut without laser.
3) “Frame”: SC2000 will do the cutting process without laser and Z axis will not follow (default). If user
wants Z axis to follow, please select “Enable follow when dry cut”.
4) “Sim”: SC2000 can simulate laser’s real running path.
5) “Loop”: User can use it to cut one graphic repeatedly.
3.4.2 Running parameters

User can set the running parameters through this part. The descriptions of each parameters show ed
as below:
Name of Run Parameters Descriptions Default Notes
value
Pause BF length (mm) The moving distance when backward or 10.00

Manual forward.
Control
Pause BF speed (mm/s) The moving speed when backward or 10.00
forward.
Auto Stop return After the cutting process has been done, Check
SC2000 will order the cutting head go
back to the dock point.
Done return After the cutting process has been done, Check
SC2000 will order the cutting head to go
back.
Done return type The returning point of the cutting head Dock According to your own
after the cutting process has been done. Point needs.
Go Frame Speed (mm/s) Move speed when go frame. 200.00
Move Speed (mm/s) Move speed without laser. 200.00
Move Acc (mm/s2) Move accelerated speed without laser. 4000.00

Run control
Empty Move Acc Time (ms) Accelerated time when empty move. 125.00
Cut Acc (mm/s2) Accelerated speed when cutting. 4000.00
Process Acc Time (ms) Accelerated time when cutting. 125.00 The smaller the value is,
the faster the cutting
speed will be, so the
cutting machine will be
much easier shaking
during cutting process.

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The minimum value is

50.
Spline Precision (mm) 0.01
Corner Precision (mm) 0.10
Laser Power (%) 50 Please set this

parameter according to
Laser the real power of your
Control laser source.
Laser Freq (Hz) Laser frequency. 1234
Peak Current (%) Peak current in proportion. 100
Auto Control Shutter When After cutting process has been started, Check
Process SC2000 will auto open the laser shutter.
Manual Gas Type The type of gas when manually operate Not Use This parameter must be
the cutting machine. set correctly or there will
be no effects when gas
Gas Control blowing.
Default Pressure (Bar) 3.45
Gas On Delay (ms) Gas on delay when cutting 100
First Gas On Delay (ms) First gas on delay when cutting 100
Gas Change Delay (ms) 100
Short Move Unlift Length 10

(mm)
Follow
Enable Frog Style Up Enable frog style up when move from Check
Control
one cutting point to another after check.
Enable Follow When DryWhen dry cut, the cutting head will follow
Cut after check.
Process Enable software limit X/Y axis running path will be limited
inside the workpiece after check.
Auto distinguish inner outer SC2000 will auto distinguish the nest Check To make sure the
before process. relation of the cutting graphics before sequence of the
cutting. inner/outer cutting even
Graphic if you didn’t sort before
Process cutting.
Control
Enable MicroLinkThe running speed will be decelerated Not Mainly used for lower
Deceleration when come across the micro link points. check laser power.

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Micro-link Slow down VelocityThe running speed will be decelerated 10.00

(mm/s) as what you have set here.
Cool position delay (ms) The gas blowing time of the cooling point 100
after laser shutter has be shut.
Pre Drill Max Num Set the max quantity of the pre dill in 1 5 After the max quantity
time. has been reached,
SC2000 will cut the
contour before starting
its second pre dill.
Speed Unit You can choose different speed unit. mm/s;

Unit m/min
Acc Unit You can choose different accelerated mm/s2;

speed unit. G
Gas Pressure Unit bar
Attention
 “Cut Acc”/“Process Acc Time” can directly affect the cutting speed of the whole cutting machine.
User can properly increase the “Cut Acc” or decrease the “Process Acc Time” to improve the
running efficiency in the condition that cutting machine will not shake.
 Before starting software limit, SC2000 must have done X/Y axis go origin at least 1 time, or SC2000
can’t find the mechanical coordinate of cutting machine and then SC2000 may start software limit
anytime.
Custom IO: User can define I/O port according to your needs.
3.5 Message bar

Message bar mainly displays all kinds of information during running process. User can pay attention
to this part when operating SC2000.
The descriptions of messages and alarms：

Message Type Descriptions
bar

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Running status This type of message mainly records all the key running
message status, such as: the connecting status of motion control
card/laser/FTC and so on.
Message
Cutting message This type of message mainly records all the key cutting
information, such as: cutting time/cutting distance/drilling
number/cycle index and so on.
Other message This type of message mainly records like measurement

results.
Warning System alarm This mainly records system alarm such as limited
alarm/servo input alarm and so on.
Process The statistics of the The statistics of all the cutting files, the length of cutting path
cutting records and times of drill of that day.
Laser Print information of the When using Raycus laser source, and choose control type in
laser source “MCC Serial/PC Serial”, user can print the information about
the laser source.
All the messages and alarms can be checked in “System Anlysis” ->“Log”.
3.6 Layer parameters option

Layer parameters option includes cutting layer process property and one single layer property, user
can quickly set the parameters accordingly.
Name of properties Meaning Notes
X coordinate The X coordinate of the selected graphic.

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Y coordinate The Y coordinate of the selected graphic.
Height The current height of the selected graphic.
Width The current width of the selected graphic.
Radius The current radius of the selected circle/arc. Only for circle/arc
Corner R The current corner R of the selected square. Only for square
Vertex The current quantity of vertex of the selected polygon/star. Only for
polygon/star
Out R The current Out R of the selected polygon/star.
In R The current In R of the selected polygon/star.
Align The align when zoom in/out the selected graphic.
Index The current cutting index of the selected graphic.
Descriptions
 All the layer properties can be revised any time and take immediate action.
 If user wants to revise only width, please open “ ”
 When more than one graphic have been selected, software will show the quantity of the selected
contour.
SC2000 can auto-match layer property according to user’s selection. Layer parameters: click each
layer to set up the parameters.

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The descriptions of process actions showed as below:

Process actions Meaning Notes
Direct cut The cutting head will go directly to the following location Frequently
when start cutting once check this option. used.
One step drill User can set one certain height for cutting head to drill,
cutting process will start after the drilling process has been
done. It mainly applies in thick metal cutting.
Two steps drill User can set 2 different heights for cutting head to drill step
by step, mainly for thick metal cutting.
Three steps drill User can set 3 different heights for cutting head to drill step
by step, mainly for thick metal cutting.
Fix height cut User can set one certain height for cutting process.
Uncut All the graphics in this layer will not be cut after check this
option.
Unfollow The Z axis will not follow when cut all the graphics in this
layer after check this option.
Short unlift When the distance between two continuous cutting points is
shorter than the unlifted length that has been set before, the
cutting head will not lift after check this option to improve the

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cutting efficiency.
Short keep gas on The gas will keep providing when the distance between two
continuous cutting points is shorter than the certain length
that has been set before.
Keep gas on The gas will keep providing in the whole cutting process.
Predrill Drilling in advance before cutting.
With film Cutting with film after check this option.
The descriptions of cutting parameters showed as below：

Layer Name Descriptions Default value
Cut Basic Cut Height (mm) The following height when cutting 1.00
Cut Speed (mm/s) Speed when cutting 200
Cut Laser Cut Power (%) Laser power in proportion when 100
cutting
Cut Freq (HZ) Laser frequency when cutting 5000
Peak Current (%) Laser peak current in proportion 100

when cutting
Cut Gas Gas Type The type of gas when cutting Not Use
Gas Pressure (Bar) Gas pressure when cutting 5.00
Delay Laser on Delay (ms) Delay time when laser on 0

Parameters
Before Laser off Delay The delay time after cutting but 0
(ms) before laser off.
After Laser off Delay The delay time after laser off. 0
(ms)
Adv Parameters Up Height (mm) The up height of cutting head after 20.00
cutting process has been done.
Slow Start Start slowly when check. Not check
Drill Basic Drill Height(mm) The distance between nozzle tips 5.00
and workpiece when drilling.
Drill Laser (%) Drill Power (%) Laser power when drilling. 50
Drill Frequency(HZ) Laser frequency when drilling. 5000
Drill Peak Current (%) The peak current in proportion when 100

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drilling.
Drill Gas Drill Gas Type The type of gas when drilling. Air/o2/Not use
Drill Gas Pressure The gas pressure when drilling. 5.00
Drill Process Drill Delay(ms) The delay time after arriving at the 1000
drill location.
Enable Gradual Drill Drill gradually Not check
Before Laser off Delay The delay time after cutting but 0
(ms) before laser off.
After Laser off Delay The delay time after laser off. 0
(ms)
Descriptions.
 Layer parameters will be revised very often during cutting/debugging. So user can adjust all the
parameters according to your needs for achieving the best cutting effects.
3.7 Status bar

Status bar mainly display the current running status, including the connecting status of motion
control card/FTC/ Laser, X/Y’s current coordination, current cutting speed and so on, so that user can
check it easily.

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4 Warning and exceptions handling
4.1 System alarms and descriptions

SC2000 supports multi kinds of alarms and protections during the cutting process, which can
decrease the opportunity of the equipment been damaged or people been hurt because of user’s
improper operation. Kindly suggest you to read all the alarms and handling ways before you start to use
the whole cutting equipment.
Alarm lists:
Types of alarms The content of alarms Trigger condition(待补充)
Hardware is not connected, The motion control card is not well

please check the controller connected with the computer, please
Communication check all the wiring diagrams and the
alarms settings on the software.
FTC is not connected, please FTC is not well connected with the
check the FTC motion control board, please check
all the wiring diagrams and the
settings on the software.
Laser system is not connected, Laser source has not been well
please check the laser system connected with the motion control
board, please check all the wiring
diagrams and the settings on the
software.
Extended Card is not connected, The extended card is not well

please check the system connected with the motion control
card, please check all the wiring
diagrams and the settings on the
software.
Emergency stop alarm User has pressed the “Emergency”

button.
X axis servo input alarm X axis servo driver works improperly.
X axis encoder alarm X axis encoder has no signal

feedback/the feedback signal is in
X axis alarms error.
(Y1/Y2/W axis related
X axis double drive error X axis double drive error is out of
alarm are similar with
range.
X axis.)
X axis hardware positive limit The machine moves at the X axis

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alarm hardware positive limit.
X axis hardware negative limit The machine moves at the X axis

alarm hardware negative limit.
X axis software positive limit The machine moves at the X axis

alarm software positive limit.
X axis software negative limit The machine moves at the X axis

alarm software negative limit alarm.
Z axis hardware up limit alarm The cutting head moves at the Z axis
hardware up limit.
Z axis hardware down limit alarm The cutting head moves at the Z axis
hardware down limit.
Z axis software up limit alarm The cutting head moves at the Z axis
software up limit.
Z axis software down limit alarm The cutting head moves at the Z axis
FTC alarms
software down limit.
Z axis servo input alarm Z axis servo driver works improperly.
Cutting head touch panel alarm The tips of cutting head touched the
panel.
Z axis encoder alarm Z axis encoder has no signal

feedback/the feedback signal is in
error.
FTC signal wire alarm FTC signal wire is note well

connected/or broken.
FTC capacitance variation is too FTC capacitance variation is less

small than 200.
FTC follow error alarm FTC follow is out of range.(5mm in

default)
FTC is emergency stop, make The running status of FTC is stop,

FTC go to the origin first please go back to origin first.
FTC alarm, please check the FTC has an alarm, please check if
FTC working state the working status of FTC is in good
condition.
ZF Axis Value Warning The coordinate in Z axis is abnormal.
Laser system unknown alarm
Laser system power alarm

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Laser system external interlock

alarm
Laser source alarms
Laser output alarm
Laser system inside interlock

alarm
Laser system power supply

board alarm
Laser system current board

alarm
Laser system unknown alarm
Laser system alarm, please Laser source has an alarm, please

check the laser system check if the working status of laser
source is in good condition.
Laser is Locked The service life of laser source has

been expired, please unlock the laser
source.
Auto focus hardware positive

limit alarm
Auto focus hardware negative

limit alarm
Auto focus software positive limit

alarm
Auto focus alarms
Auto focus software negative
limit alarm
Auto focus servo invalid alarm
Auto focus alarm

5(6/7/8/9/10/15)
Auto focus Not go Origin
Auto focus low gas pressure

alarm
Auto focus high gas pressure

alarm
Auto focus high temperature

alarm
Extended Card is not connected,

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please check the system
Extended Card Axis Hardware

NEG Limit Warning
Extended Card Axis Hardware

POS Limit Warning
Extended Card Axis Software

Extended card alarms
NEG Limit Warning
Extended Card Axis Software

POS Limit Warning
Extended Card Axis Servo

Warning
Extended Card Axis Emergency

Stop Warning
Extended Card Axis Warning

7(8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16)
Water cooling alarm Water cooling machine alarm
Descriptions
 System alarms can be divided into two kinds of alarms, one is less harmful, such as “Z Follower
Parameters. Go Origin Power Up”, once the warning condition has been cleared, SC20000 will auto
clear the alarm. The other one is more harmful, such as “X axis servo input alarm”, once the warning
condition has been cleared, user must clear the warning manually to make sure the safety of
equipment and user.
4.2 Normal exceptions and handlings

When some normal exceptions occurred, user could try trouble-shooting by SC2000’s diagnose,
which can save user’s time and improve the efficiency.
Graphic 4-1 Normal exceptions troubleshooting flow:

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Check the Check the

When alarm message hardware's wire
occured. bar/log. connecting status.
Check the
Clear the
Try to run again. software's
alarm.
configuration.
Over
4.2.1 System communication exceptions

SC2000 was designed based on Ethernet, the whole equipment is connected through Ethernet.
When SC2000 can’t connect with motion control card or FTC, user can check it out step by step as
below:
1) Please check whether if the IP has been set already.(IP of motion control card/FTC has already
been set before exporting the factory)

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User can quickly set the computer’s IP by “ ”.

2) Please check the indicator light of the Ethernet port. If the indicator light normally on/off, which
means the communications is abnormal. User can check the network cable and try again. SC2000
supports crossed/cross-over cable.
3) when user use FTC91/FTC92 capacitive height controller, please select
“ADVANCED”->“Options”->“FTC” Control Type -> “FTC91 Net/FTC92 Net”. If you are using
MCC3721H motion control card, please select the control type in “ MCC3721H”.
4) User can check the communication status by “Network Test”.

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4.2.2 Go origin exceptions

Before cutting head “Go Origin”, please make sure the hardware running status/parameters have
already been set properly. If some exceptions happen, please stop running the machine and do not start
“Go Origin” before the exceptions have been cleared. Normal “Go Origin” exceptions and handling
ways:
“Go Origin” exceptions Analysis why Handling ways
“Go Origin” error All the directions selected

1、Go Origin was set in the wrong direction.
properly.
2、X/Y axis’ servo drivers were set in the
wrong direction.
The “Home” signal

1、Origin switch broken/the wiring error. 1 、 Check whether if the
doesn’t work when Go
Origin. Origin switch and the
2、Origin’s sampled signal was error.
indicator light work properly.
3、The limited signal wasn’t connected with 2 、 Origin Limit wiring
the origin signal when making the limited connected properly.

signal as the original signal.
3 、 Origin sampled signal
selected properly.
SC2000 reminds “X/Y Checked “Enable software limit” before the Don’t check “Enable
axis” software limited cutting head “Go Origin”. software limit” before the
alarm cutting head “Go Origin”.
4.2.3 Pulse equivalent configuration

Users must accurately setup the parameters of pulse equivalent, or it can result in moving speed
error and precision error. The definition of pulse equivalent: the number of pulses which can make the
cutting machine travels 1mm.
e.g. when X Axis servo driver subdivide in 10000(the number of pules which can make the motor
rotates 1 circle) , the motor of X axis rotates 1 circle, the cutting machine can step forward 10mm, then
the pulse equivalent is 10000/10=1000
4.2.4 Fly-cutting debugging

SC2000 supports all kinds of fly-cutting, please set up all the parameters related properly.

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1.2 UI and descriptions ............................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Quick actions ...................................................................................................................... 8

2.1.1 Operation flowchart....................................................................................................... 8

2.1.2 Graphic importing/drawing ............................................................................................ 8

2.1.3 Graphic processing ....................................................................................................... 8

2.1.4 Cutting tracts .............................................................................................................. 10

2.1.5 Cutting process setting ............................................................................................... 10

2.1.6 Checking before cutting .............................................................................................. 11

2.1.7 Cutting ....................................................................................................................... 12

3.1 Tittle bar ........................................................................................................................... 15

3.2 Tool option........................................................................................................................ 15

3.2.1 Start ........................................................................................................................... 15

3.2.2 Draw .......................................................................................................................... 17

3.2.3 System analysis.......................................................................................................... 31

3.2.4 Advanced ................................................................................................................... 34

3.3 View section ..................................................................................................................... 48

3.4 Running control option ...................................................................................................... 48

3.4.1 Running control .......................................................................................................... 49

3.4.2 Running parameters ................................................................................................... 50

3.5 Message bar ..................................................................................................................... 52

3.6 Layer parameters option ................................................................................................... 53

3.7 Status bar ......................................................................................................................... 57

4 Warning and exceptions handling ............................................................................................ 58

4.1 System alarms and descriptions ........................................................................................ 58

4.2 Normal exceptions and handlings...................................................................................... 61

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4.2.1 System communication exceptions ............................................................................. 62

4.2.2 Go origin exceptions ................................................................................................... 64

4.2.3 Pulse equivalent configuration..................................................................................... 64

4.2.4 Fly-cutting debugging ................................................................................................. 64

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1.2 UI and descriptions

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Tittle bar Display software’s name and version number.

Tool option Mainly collects the tools needed for software

View section Graphic drawing/displaying section, displaying

Running control Run all kinds of cutting actions by software.

Message bar Display the current running status in scrolling to

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Layer properties Set up layer properties such as layer process,

Running status Display the running status, running location,

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2.1 Quick actions

2.1.1 Operation flowchart

Graphic Graphic dealing Path planning

Checking before Cutting process

2.1.2 Graphic importing/drawing

2.1.3 Graphic processing

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2.1.4 Cutting tracts

2.1.5 Cutting process setting

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2.1.6 Checking before cutting