What exactly is the difference in LinuxCNC with the red ESTOP button and the orange Machine ENABLE button?
MACH3 has only the RESET button which flashes when an ESTOP event like limit switch or other error and results in power removed from the drives. Spindle should stop. There's really no separate enable. My feeling is the LinuxCNC Machine ENABLE button is separate from the ESTOP button. Clicking the orange ENABLE button only prevents CNC motion commands but isn't expected to remove Drive or System Power. That's reserved for the ESTOP which also disables the Charge Pump. Clicking the ESTOP button would then switch off the high voltage to motors etc. and at the same time is also clears (switches off the ENABLE). An ESTOP input would do the same. While ESTOP is active the ENABLE button remains grey'd out and cannot be pressed to re-enable the system . The ESTOP condition must first be removed. But if all I do is click on the ENABLE button so it goes OFF then power should remain on the system? Have I got that right? Thanks John Dammeyer _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
