releaseClamps#
Command description#
The command releaseClamps releases both carousel clamps. It sends a disableOperation command to the 2 clamp controllers.
It has to be sent after a command unlockClamps, when autochanger has moved a filter from the carousel. Its goal is to make able the carousel clamps to be locked again with a filter.
The effect of command releaseClamps is that the lock status of the clamps at STANDBY
goes from state UNCLAMPEDEMPTY
to state READYTOCLAMP
.
Synopsis#
releaseClamps
This command has to be sent to component carousel
.
Danger
If a filter is moved to STANDBY
position on carousel by autochanger when carousel clamps are not released (ie not in state READYTOCLAMP
), carousel clamps can be dammaged.
Conditions to execute releaseClamps#
- Both carousel clamp controllers :
clampXminusController
andclampXplusController
must not be in fault. - A carousel socket must be stopped at
STANDBY
. - The carousel socket at
STANDBY
must be empty (no filter). Its state has to be :UNCLAMPEDEMPTY
.
Local Protection System of carousel clamps releasing#
- Signals
Carousel_CS
&AP1
&AF1
&AF3
must be on.
How#
Command releaseClamps disable operations on the 2 carousel clamps controllers.
The java code to execute action RELEASECLAMPS
:
this.clampXminusController.disableOperation();
this.clampXplusController.disableOperation();
Configurable Parameters for carousel clamps releasing#
There are no configurable parameter specific to clamps releasing.
Troubleshooting and recovery#
The command releaseClamps is just a disableOperation command sent to the clamp controllers.