Hi,
I want to set up 2 momentary push buttons on my gantry to perform Cycle Start and Pause functions so that the operator must be at the machine to start the program, and so the operator can pause the program rather than killing it with E-Stop. I will also have E-Stop switches to shut down all power (in series with main power switch on drive box) but sometimes the situation doesn't require such severe action. Is it possible to use a parallel port line to do that? Or would I need to buy a keyboard emulator card to interface with my switches? And can I disable keyboard control of the Cycle Start function so it requires momentary closure of an external switch to start?
Thanks
Steve |