Test Pendant using Motorscope

This article outlines a procedure to test if the E-Stop is working correctly and how to find out which E-Stop has been activated or which one is defective.

E-Stop Test

• Open Motorscope as outlined in the article below:
  Motorscope Access

• Open “View” → “Testing”

Open

Motorscope E-STOP Panel

E-Stop Status

The status can be:

1. ACTIVATED!
   - when E-Stop is triggered
   - information light is red
   
   

   Open

   

• RELEASED
  - when E-stop is restored
  - information light is yellow
  
  

• INACTIVE
  - when machine was recovered or not triggered
  - information light is switched off

Different E-Stop Types

1. Software E-STOP:
   also called External E-STOP or ADIO E-STOP
   for more details: https://microvu.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MoAJd

2. Chassis E-Stop:
   only available on Excel machines
   for Vertex machine, a Jumper is installed on the Logic Board to “disable” this E-Stop

3. Pendant E-Stop:
   represents the E-Stop button next to the Joystick on the Pendant
   
   

Perform E-Stop Test

• Press the Pendant E-Stop and observe how the indicator changes
  
  

   

• Release the E-Stop by rotating the knob and observe how the indicator changes

  The release must be confirmed with the dialog before the machine can be operated.

You can repeat this procedure with all available E-Stops on your machine.

Jumper on Vertex Machines

You can check if the jumper is correctly in place if you see a Chassis E-Stop activation on a Vertex machine by looking at the Logic Board:

Pendant E-Stop issues

If the Pendant E-Stop is always “Activated” although the mechanical button is released, this could be due to one of the following:

1. defective button

2. defective Pendant electronic, cable or connector

3. incorrect connection between Logic Board and Pendant on the back of the machine

4. defective Logic Board

Button Test

The buttons can be tested by checking if the corresponding indicator lights up when a button is pressed.

If a button does not function, the Pendant needs to be replaced.

Joystick Test

The joystick function can be tested by checking the values highlighted below.

Without deflection, the values of x,y and z should be below 5% and larger than -5%..

When the joystick is deflected to one limit in one direction, the value should be above 45% or below -45%. in the opposite direction. The maximum value is 50% or -50%.

This procedure is related to the following error code:

https://microvu.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CYB8c