Den ons 9 dec. 2020 kl 00:37 skrev Peter C. Wallace <p...@mesanet.com>:
> On Wed, 9 Dec 2020, Sven Wesley wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 00:17:11 +0100 > > Friends, > > > I am in the process of refreshing a CNC that has been running in > "temporary > > state" the last 12 years, time to give it an overhaul. I've found the > magic > > little piece we all call 7i96. It will do magic. > > ... > > The manual for the drive says: > > Error line is pin number 6 in the Main connector and is a dual purpose, > bi > > directional line.This pin is active low, meaning that the line is > > normally high indicating no problems and normal operation. > > ... > > Am I totally off the chart if I wire all the drives' pin number 6 together > > and connect them to one of the inputs on the 7i96 and get it to stop the > > program with a big alert? > > I think this is possible if you wire the 7I96 input commom > to +5V so the can sense a logic low. You could also > use a 7I96 output to short the fault pin to ground > if you wanted a software reset capability > > Peter Wallace > Mesa Electronics > Hi Peter, thanks for your quick reply! I'm not sure I am following you, the wire should already be high if it is in normal state? There is another pin on the drives for resetting a previous error, it works the same way and an output should work. Today I use a simple push button inside the cabinet. :) /Sven _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
