Re: Lube output

[Jon Elson <elson-at-pico-systems.com>]

Kurtis Martineau wrote:

> My machine has a lube piston that injects a shot of oil to all the moving
> parts throughout the machine.  This one shot event happens every 15 minutes
> (configurable duty cycle) as long as the machine is on.
>
> Can someone offer a solution to bridgeporttask/bridgeportio that would tie
> the lube output to the machine on/off function?  Keep the manual on/off the
> way it is, but don't turn the lube off when the operator mode is toggled
> from auto or mdi to manual.  The emc output could be used to run a remote
> duty cycle timer.
> Of course it should be possible to have the duty cycle time base confgured
> through emc.

I use bridgeportio, which turns on a solid state relay when EMC is in
the estop-off state.  This enables my servo amps.  This output definitely does

not go off when in manual.

> Also, the low level sensor should prompt a warning, not inhibit the lube
> output.

Yes, definitely!

Jon