# Enable robot after protective stop from a digital input

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/enable-robot-after-protective-stop-from-a-digital-input/36026>\
**Category:** Technical Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/enable-robot-after-protective-stop-from-a-digital-input/36026 "2024-09-11T09:07:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![zegomes2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ec8ea/32.png) [@zegomes2001](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/zegomes2001)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/enable-robot-after-protective-stop-from-a-digital-input/36026/1 "2024-09-11T09:07:21Z")

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Hello,

I am working with a ur5e which is currently working in remote control only operated using push buttons associated with different digital inputs.

When the robot encounters a protective stop i am not able to resume or restart the program without using the teach pendant which is inaccessible.

Is there a way to enable the robot without using the tech pendent or introducing additional component such us a plc, which is also undesired.

JG

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**Author:** ![efn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@efn](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/efn)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/enable-robot-after-protective-stop-from-a-digital-input/36026/2 "2024-09-11T11:35:59Z")

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I don’t believe there is. It’s either TP or PLC. 🙂

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**Author:** ![eric.feldmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/94ad74/32.png) [@eric.feldmann](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/eric.feldmann)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/enable-robot-after-protective-stop-from-a-digital-input/36026/3 "2024-09-11T19:18:50Z")

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You could leverage the Dashboard Server via a URCap or use a computer with a program like Socket Test to send the unlock protective stop command. Both these solutions use additional components, which as you say is not desired. Otherwise @efn is correct. No way to do it.