Hi!
I’m trying to get the spacebar_estop example from the CircuitPython examples working: amiga-dev-kit/circuitpy/examples/spacebar_estop at main · farm-ng/amiga-dev-kit · GitHub
How can I register an estop safety device with the dashboard? Or are there specific node IDs that I can only use as an estop device?
Thanks!
Hi @ahdongen, thanks for your question
You have two ways to trigger an E-STOP. What we call the hard E-STOP is basically disabling the motors and will get the machine to free-roll - similar to what happens when you push the red button near the dash. You can do that via hardware, connecting your circuit on that M8 cable.
If you want to trigger an SOFT e-stop, you can do via software, using a CAN device that can be either the Brain or any other device using our Microcontroller API. IN this case, the motors stay ON and will hold its position with electric braking.
Which one are you interested on?