On 11/11/2012 8:21 AM, John Thornton wrote: > I did get that far yesterday and wondered a moment or three how that > worked so I just pressed it to see. I assume it is an effort to save > real estate on the screen and some clever programming too. I do use the > power button on my BP to turn off the power to the drives when not in > use but not the estop. It's been my understanding over the years that > the estop is an emergency stop and start/stop or power off/on should be > a separate function. On machines we build the estop will kill all > outputs including air but leave the PLC and the inputs on. > > I need to create a config for my BP today to get any further with testing. > > John > > On 11/10/2012 10:13 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: >> 4. Maybe it's just because I'm used to Axis in its default >> configuration, but the Estop/Machine button seems a bit strange. First, >> it's not so obvious that it is a button because of the placement of text >> and "leds" in it. Second, there are just three states: [Estop/Machine] >> off/off -> on/off -> on/on -> off/off. Do users generally equate >> machine-off with estop? >> >> >
Thanks to everyone for not pointing out the glaring error in my enumerated states: for Estop I meant on when I said off and off when I said on. It's not the first time my fingers were working faster than my neurons. Chris' replies have shown me he's put serious thought into his interface. I'm just a punter using a tabletop mill with no bells or whistles who has more experience with software than CNC machinery. I was just guessing there are folks who work the way you do. I look forward to hearing how testing Gscreen with your BP goes for you. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
