# Restarting program after auto or general stop **URL:** \ **Category:** RobotStudio\ **Created:** [May 25, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/restarting-program-after-auto-or-general-stop/4892 "2012-05-25T14:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bmrgud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@bmrgud](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/bmrgud)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/restarting-program-after-auto-or-general-stop/4892/1 "2012-05-25T14:01:02Z")
Hello to all, I’d like to ask how to automatically turn motors on and continue stopped program after safety gates being open and closed, and safety chain established again. Do I send signals from PLC directly to robot safety input (and which inputs for motors on and program start), or I send them to devicenet inputs, and then create cross connections between DN and safety inputs (if this is possible at all). Thanks a lot, best regards. ---
**Author:** ![charon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/charon/32/87_2.png) [@charon](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/charon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/restarting-program-after-auto-or-general-stop/4892/2 "2012-05-25T14:57:05Z")
Hi bmrgud, Define a signal on your devicenet card as system input and link that system input to “MotorOnAndStart” event. BR. ---
**Author:** ![bmrgud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@bmrgud](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/bmrgud)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/restarting-program-after-auto-or-general-stop/4892/3 "2012-05-28T10:09:30Z")
thanks a lot Charon