RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] The 250 byte packet viz. ESTOP

Hi Wayne,

I was also just talking about informing the controlling PC that an ESTOP had
occurred. Back a long time ago when I worked The Netherlands the machines
we built shut down completely with an ESTOP. The ESTOP line controlled
power to the 3-phase power contactor relay. I believe that was the rule for
the equipment that went to the far east too.

However, there was always some discussion about whether an ESTOP should just
shut down power to all things that move and leave the PC active. But then
what if it's an electrical short circuit type issue with sparks flying?
Shouldn't ESTOP shut everything down? Tough call. I don't know if EU
legislation was changed to only shut down drive power and leave computers
active.

On my Lathe, the red mushroom removes power now! But once I wire up an ELS
to it, do I want to lose position info if I hit the ESTOP? I might at that
point, wire up a separate power switch that controls power to the low
voltage supplies and let the ESTOP shut down AC power to the spindle motor
and Stepper Motor Power Supply Transformer.

However, back to the subject, if the ESTOP is hit, it's nice if the PC stays
active and knows at what point it happened. For diagnostics perhaps....

John Dammeyer


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> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] The 250 byte packet viz. ESTOP
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>
> John Dammeyer wrote:
>
> >Hi Mark,
> >
> >If the USB dongle is receiving 250 bytes every 10mS and
> checks the ESTOP and
> >limit switches every 40uS then even if there wasn't a
> immediate message to
> >the PC via USB to tell it that an ESTOP occurred worst case
> would still be
> >only 10mS.
> >
> >
> E-stop signal to the cpu should only be a signal to say E-stop has
> occured. Normally E-stops are hard wired externally, and any
> processor
> will have nothing to do with it.
>
> Drive(s) shutdown is all handled by the estop relay on all my
> retrofits,
> but then at least here in the UK it's a legal requirement to
> do it this
> way. I'd expect it's much the same elsewhere.
>
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