Programmed height positions
Configure pierce, cutting and retract positions through controlled Z motion and the engineered machine sequence.
Radonix interface / XYZ motion / no THC
XYZ CNC Controller for Plasma and Oxy-Fuel Cutting
Three-axis control for machines with XY contour motion and a pulse/direction Z lift. The interface manages programmed pierce, cut and retract positions, but it does not provide closed-loop arc-voltage Torch Height Control.
AxesXYZ
Z drivePulse / direction
ProcessesPlasma / oxy-fuel
Arc-voltage THCNot included
01 / Interface identity
Controlled XYZ positioning without an automatic THC loop.
The XYZ Cutter interface is for a gantry with X and Y cutting motion plus a stepper- or servo-driven Z lift that accepts pulse/direction commands.
Plasma or oxy-fuel process I/O
Map torch or gas commands, purge, timing, Arc OK where available, alarms and machine-specific permissives.
Operator-controlled adjustment
Jog or trim the Z position through the interface without representing that operation as automatic arc-voltage control.
02 / Capability boundary
XYZ positioning and Torch Height Control are separate capabilities.
The earlier page mixed both descriptions. This corrected version keeps live arc-voltage monitoring and automatic height correction exclusively with the dedicated XYZ Plasma + THC interface.
Included in XYZ Cutter
- Interpolated XYZ motion
- Pulse/direction Z positioning
- Programmed pierce, cut and retract positions
- Plasma or oxy-fuel process I/O mapping
- Manual/operator Z adjustment
Not included in XYZ Cutter
- Closed-loop arc-voltage feedback
- Automatic torch-height correction
- THC target voltage, gain or deadband control
- THC anti-dive or hold behavior
03 / Operator workflow
Prepare, position, verify and cut.
Prepare the job
Load the supported geometry and verify kerf, leads, cut order and machine coordinates.
Set Z positions
Define the programmed pierce, cut and retract positions for the actual lift and process.
Dry-run
Check motion, limits, clearances, process timing and safety states without activating the cutting process.
Cut and monitor
Run while monitoring XYZ position, feed, process I/O and alarms. Height is not corrected from live arc voltage.
04 / Hardware compatibility
Select hardware from the complete machine record.
The existing Radonix record identifies PC Smart 3AS, PC Smart 4A and PC-Pro LAN 4A as candidate platforms. Final suitability depends on the required axes, pulse/direction drives, I/O, process equipment and safety architecture.
MotionXYZ axes, pulse/direction drive compatibility, homing, limits and Z travel.
Cutting processPlasma or oxy-fuel equipment, torch/gas commands, timing, pressure/flow feedback and alarms.
SafetyE-stop, guards, collision or breakaway sensing and all machine-specific permissives.
THC upgradeRequires the separate XYZ Plasma + THC interface plus compatible arc-voltage and Z hardware.
05 / Resources
Documentation and interface files.
Use the current Radonix documentation to review the interface record. Confirm compatibility before installing a registry/interface package on a production machine.
Does XYZ Cutter include Torch Height Control?
No. It controls XYZ motion and pulse/direction Z positioning without closed-loop arc-voltage THC.
Can it be used for plasma and oxy-fuel?
The interface is positioned for plasma and oxy-fuel cutting machines when their motion, process I/O and safety architecture are compatible.
Where is automatic THC supported?
Use the separate XYZ Plasma + Torch Height Controller interface for the documented Radonix arc-voltage height-control implementation.
Machine review
Confirm the XYZ cutting architecture.
Share the drives, Z lift, plasma or gas equipment, I/O list and safety system before choosing the controller package.