Short Circuit Detection

[ASU]

Forum,

I have a motor system I'm thinking about building. To prevent the motors from traveling too far I'm going to insert a SPDT switch to indicate it has reach a certain position. What I'm looking for is a NI device that will tell me that the switch is either open or closed therefore shutting down the motor. Can someone maybe offer some suggestions on what I should consider?

thanks

Newbie D

[K C]

Hi,

Reading in a switch can be done with any digital input module. It is even possible with the parallel port or serial port of your PC.

What is the timing for your application. What is the maximum allowed time between the switched activated and the motor shut-off ?

[JB]

Duplicate post !

[ASU]

thanks KC,

I havent set a max time yet but right now its not critical. However the shorter the better.