Hypertherm Sync Integration

Hey Matt, This is an awesome idea that wasn't even on my radar because I don't own a SYNC and I've never ran one. There's a shop in Australia running a 45XP sync that would also benefit from this. The cool thing is that there's nothing stopping me from building this right now, I don't believe I need anything from Hypertherm from the research I did today, the entire protocal documentation is fully publicly documented. Additionally, it integrates extremely well into GcodePilot's NGC engine architecture. So to use this feature with the StrikeCommand board when you do your retro-fit, you just need to purchase a USB to RS485 adapter which you then wire up to the Powermax SYNC Unit. I'm beginning to plan this now and it will be available in JC3 before your retro-fit is up and running! Thanks

Hey Matt — this ships in v2.5.4.

Your cut chart's amperage and cut mode get posted with the program, and GcodePilot sets the power supply before the torch fires. Faults come back the other way and block Cycle Start with a plain-English reason. JetCad3 only holds remote control for the length of the run and hands your front panel back the moment it ends — including on Stop, alarms and resets.

Turning it on: Machine Settings → Cutter. With Manufacturer set to Hypertherm, a "Power Supply Link (RS-485)" section appears underneath — enable it, pick SYNC or legacy, choose the port your USB-to-RS485 adapter came up on, and leave the node address at 1. It's the same spot on any board, so nothing about your FluidNC setup changes.

You'll need the RS-485 interface kit for your unit (806710 for the 65/85/105, 809930 for the 45), plus a SmartSYNC torch for the cartridge data — that shows up on a new PSU readout in the toolbar, cut counts and all.

I did ThermaCut EX-TRAFIRE while I was in there too. Cebora's groundwork is in but still needs its cutter profiles before it's selectable.

The catch: I don't own any of these units. It's all built to the published protocol docs and hasn't been on real hardware yet, so I'm after a few people willing to be first — if you're up for it once your retrofit is running, I'd appreciate it. Easy check: the front panel should lock out when a run starts and come straight back the second it ends.