An interesting thing I noticed yesterday was that when the Manual tool change popup window comes up it is not a modal screen and does not block the axcess to the main Axis screen. The same should be done to the others and problem solved.
Come on it is only 24 volts DC... what size do you wear... John On 14 Jun 2008 at 23:31, Greg Michalski wrote: > > I wasn't trying to imply that the escape key should be someone's > trusted way out, or that it's ok the button on screen didn't work. I > was actually implying that it was still a bad habit of mine, as would > be the button on the interface. I'm training myself to hit the > estop(s) (meaing the physical ones) but old habits die hard - I'm > still working on it. > > I agree the one one screen should always work, but the computer > controller going bonkers is always apossibility therefore we should > all - regardless of machine size or experience - have physical estops > and train ourselves, and in the case of shops - the operators - to > rely on them and not on the computer. > > I don't think I want to meet the designer of, or the machinist willing > to wearyour "always active" estop circuit :) > > Sorry if I ruffled feathers - wasn't my intent. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Thornton > > >Wow - I guess I should be proud of myself that I had a physical estop > >button and a machine kill switch designed in while things were still > >on the bench! > > You can have all the e-stops you want but if you happen to pick the > one that don't work... > > >I'm still spoiled by the keyboard - I hit escape (and usually tap it > >multiple times as I'm used to being deep in autocad levels of > >commands that I wanted to end) Greg > > There in lies the problem you assume other people have the same > experience, knowledge and skills as you. You miss the point > entirely... If the E-Stop button is on the screen and I'm trying to > press it with the mouse and it won't do anything I have lost precious > seconds of time getting that experience. It doesn't matter if I have > 27 e-stop buttons all over the place if I have the mouse in my hand my > instinct is to use it first in an emergency just because it is the the > closest thing to my finger. IMHO it is a mistake to have an e-stop > where ever it is that only functions some of the time. > > I think that tension sensors should be mandatory in the rear of > machinest pants and directly coupled to the "always active" e-stop > circuit. When the clench comes the machine stops... > > John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
