2.4 Important Brake Usage Guidelines
The RGM brake is designed for use as a static holding brake (park brake) only. It is not intended to be used
as a dynamic brake or to be suddenly engaged while the RGM is moving. Permanent damage to brake
assembly components may occur if brake is engaged while still in motion.
During controller and application software development, software bugs may cause trajectory errors or other
types of errors. These errors may trigger unexpected events that cause the drive to fault and disable,
suddenly engaging the brake while RGM is in motion. To avoid accidental damage, it is recommended during
development activities that users configure the fault event actions using RGM Workbench to “NONE” or set
the range where the event is triggered to a value that is well outside normal operation. Fault event actions can
be reset to operational values after the development process is complete and the risk of accidental brake
damage is minimized.
The user must determine whether the loss of functionality and lack of fault monitoring to protect the brake
during development activities warrants the risk of increasing operational and safety concerns.
For assistance in disabling fault events, please contact Kollmorgen Applications Engineering.
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