I’m intrigued by the “record the line number and then shut down” part. Is this something that the user would do manually after noticing that the power was cut or is this somehow automated?
> On Nov 20, 2018, at 10:10 AM, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> > wrote: > > I agree with Andy. I put my controllers on a UPS and then have a signal that > is wired through a drop-out relay that is also connected to the emergency > stop switch. So when the power fails the machine is stopped and you can > record line numbers at least and then shut down. > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "andy pugh" <bodge...@gmail.com> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: 2018-11-20 17:14:59 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] UPS on controller > >> On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 at 15:10, Thaddeus Waldner <span> wrote: >> >>> My question is, *should* a controller such as this have an uninterruptible >>> power supply? If so, what parts of the machine are normally served by a UPS? >> >> I doubt that it is common to attempt to machine on standby power, but >> I can see good reasons to try to keep the controller alive to perform >> a controlled axis/spindle stop and graceful shutdown (including >> writing to the log files, tool-table etc) >> >> -- >> atp >> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is >> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and >> lunatics." >> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916</span> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
