hjl4
Member
Hi,
Ok so my dilemna is that I have a track machine, that operates in a rough environment, and from time to time things like structural brackets break.
I have 2 encoders on 2 arms of this machine, so we can read position they are in.
Before the end of day, in a file (let's call it temp), the Pic stores final value from quadrature encoder, and the machine is shutdown for servicing. The welder comes in, does the repairs on the track frame, and when I start up the machine again, the Pic has lost all values in temp file, and displays "00000"
How can I protect this from happening. I'm thinking of having Pic operate on a separate power supply or isolated from the machine's batteries. Would that help??
Also ESD chips?Are they any good for this??
I just need a solution.
Steer me in the right direction, as I have tried a few things except those mentioned above.
Ok so my dilemna is that I have a track machine, that operates in a rough environment, and from time to time things like structural brackets break.
I have 2 encoders on 2 arms of this machine, so we can read position they are in.
Before the end of day, in a file (let's call it temp), the Pic stores final value from quadrature encoder, and the machine is shutdown for servicing. The welder comes in, does the repairs on the track frame, and when I start up the machine again, the Pic has lost all values in temp file, and displays "00000"
How can I protect this from happening. I'm thinking of having Pic operate on a separate power supply or isolated from the machine's batteries. Would that help??
Also ESD chips?Are they any good for this??
I just need a solution.
Steer me in the right direction, as I have tried a few things except those mentioned above.