Stuck in E-Stop
22 Apr 2017 19:09 #91858
by Macinpa
Stuck in E-Stop was created by Macinpa
Have a 4-axis desktop mill with a Gecko 540 driver & external E-Stop. Can someone help me configure my machine so it will operate properly with External Hard E-Stop so I can start to jog and test home switches? I have tried to change Hal file with BigJohn's E-Stop-Latch routine but the unit will not reset, just stays in E-Stop.
Can jog machine from GUI Mini where no Home switches are assumed, and it appears Gecko is operating normally. But as soon as go to Axis GUI, can't clear E-Stop.
Is there a config set-up available which overcomes this problem?
.Ini & .Hal files attached
Can jog machine from GUI Mini where no Home switches are assumed, and it appears Gecko is operating normally. But as soon as go to Axis GUI, can't clear E-Stop.
Is there a config set-up available which overcomes this problem?
.Ini & .Hal files attached
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25 Apr 2017 14:11 #92061
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Stuck in E-Stop
Try looking at the inputs and outputs of the estop-latch with halmeter, that should help you figure out what is going wrong.
It looks like the problem might be that estop-latch reset is driven from user-request-enable, and it might be that that pin is disabled in the GUI when e-stop is active.
(I am not sure, which is why I suggest monitoring the inputs with halmeter (from the Machine menu in Axis))
It looks like the problem might be that estop-latch reset is driven from user-request-enable, and it might be that that pin is disabled in the GUI when e-stop is active.
(I am not sure, which is why I suggest monitoring the inputs with halmeter (from the Machine menu in Axis))
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25 Apr 2017 20:54 #92105
by Macinpa
Replied by Macinpa on topic Stuck in E-Stop
Thx, will have a look at this, but I found I was able to at least break the lockout by inverting Pin 15 signal from Gecko 540 by re-running stepconf. Also eliminated Gecko's charge pump enable signal, Pin 16, by switch on Gecko - just in case that was leading to driver fault. Not sure all is perfect - but I can now jog & home, and reset a soft or hard E-Stop via F1 & F2 keys.
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