Emergency stops
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G5580A BenchCel Microplate Handler Quick Guide
Emergency stops
The BenchCel Microplate Handler is equipped with an interlock circuit and emergency-
stop pendant. When the BenchCel Microplate Handler is integrated with other devices
in a third-party system, Agilent Technologies recommends that you install a main
emergency-stop button to safely stop the robot and all devices simultaneously.
CAUTION
You might not be able to resume a protocol after an emergency stop. Do not use an
emergency stop to pause a run. To pause and continue a run, use the appropriate
commands in the automation software.
Stopping in an emergency
WARNING
After pressing the emergency-stop button, the robot arm might have momentum and
continue to move until it comes to the end of its travel in the x-axis, z-axis, or theta-
axis or until it bumps into an obstacle. Stay clear of the robot until it stops moving.
To perform an emergency stop:
Press the red button on the pendant. The safety interlock circuit is interrupted, disabling
the robot motors. The BenchCel Microplate Handler operation stops.
Recovering from an emergency stop
After you press the button on the emergency-stop pendant, the robot stops. One of the
following occurs:
•
If you stopped a protocol run, a dialog box opens in the VWorks software.
•
If you stopped the robot while diagnosing problems in BenchCel Diagnostics, a
motor-disable message opens.
Use the following procedure to recover in either case.
