andypugh wrote:cwebs wrote:running a test program EMC2 shut off three times. Had to click the power button back on. Did that a few time before with old computer also.
You might need to debounce the e-stop.
(I will also mention that the physical E-stop ought to stop the machine independently of the software)
There is a debounce function available in HAL.
www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/man/man9/debounce.9.html I think your are correct. What I will do is redo all the connections to make sure nothen has virbrated loose and wireing is still good. Micro switches might be a problem also. They are old. Just a good house cleaning. Thanks Carl