A request pulse disappears between polls - inspection-cycle coordination

WillChen1183 · 2 Jun 2026, 16:45 UTC

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WI
WillChen1183
Our application sometimes misses the PLC's brief request for inspection-cycle coordination. I'm reviewing that ordinary, non-safety handshake for Universal Robots UR5e in a sample-checking cell with separate safety controls, with a fixture-mounted bracket in the setup. Signal ownership and clearing conditions aren't clearly documented. The safety functions are independently engineered and separate from this job interface.

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HassanBrown0878
Replying to WillChen1183

Can you compare the request trace with your application's polls? Also note which side clears the request.

18 points
WI
WillChen1183
Replying to HassanBrown0878

I've compared the trace: the PLC raises and clears the request between consecutive application polls, with no observed acknowledgement before it clears.

16 points
HA
HassanBrown0878
Replying to WillChen1183

Take an ownership table and a retained-request proposal to the interface owner. A request held until matching acknowledgement should settle the handshake in an offline review.

24 points
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GabrielAbbott0018
Replying to HassanBrown0878

Settle it? Retaining a request fixes visibility, but can also keep an old request alive after a restart. Identity and reset rules matter

-2 points
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HassanBrown0878
Replying to GabrielAbbott0018

@GabrielAbbott0018 Yes, I overstated that. Retention addresses the missed pulse. The offline review also needs matching identity, reset ownership and restart cases before the design is complete.

24 points
WI
WillChen1183
Replying to HassanBrown0878

@HassanBrown0878 I can account for the unobserved request, but the interface ownership and wider transition behaviour still need resolving.

23 points
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HassanBrown0878
Replying to WillChen1183

@WillChen1183 The trace gives the review a concrete starting point. Keeping the overall handshake open is fair.

7 points

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