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MID-7604 Enable Switch

I have an application that must determine programmatically if the enable switch is active or inactive on a MID-7604 power controller. I have tried using 'Read per Axis Status.flx', but it does not appear to have that information. Does anyone know how I can determine if my motors are inhibited before I use them? I have run the Simple Axis test.vi with the enable switch on the MID-7604 turned off and no errors are reporting. Of course I want to trap this situation in order to enhance robustness in my application. Thank you!
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Rugby,
Unfortunately, you are not going to be able to access the hardware status of the MID through the connection to the board. With this setup, the enable switch is wired internally to the drive, and the status is not passed to the board. If you are desperate for this feature, you could possibly do some external wiring of the actual switch on the front of the drive to one of the trigger inputs on the back of the drive, and monitor that trigger line in software, but this may void your waranty.
Best Regards,
Chris D
I hope this helps!
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