Integrated safety and control module

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a primary control module installed on a backplane of a control system one or more first sensed parameters of a machine;
• generating, by the primary control module, a command signal based on the one or more first sensed parameters;
• sending, by the primary control module, the command signal to an actuator associated with the machine;
• monitoring, by a safety circuit, one or more second sensed parameters of the machine, wherein the safety circuit is installed within a module on the backplane, and wherein the safety circuit does not receive signals from the backplane;
• determining, by the safety circuit, to actuate a safety mechanism;
• and
• sending, by the safety circuit, a safety command to the safety mechanism.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a primary control module installed on a backplane of a control system one or more first sensed parameters of a machine;
• generating, by the primary control module, a command signal based on the one or more first sensed parameters;
• sending, by the primary control module, the command signal to an actuator associated with the machine;
• monitoring, by a safety circuit, one or more second sensed parameters of the machine, wherein the safety circuit is installed within a module on the backplane, and wherein the safety circuit does not receive signals from the backplane;
• determining, by the safety circuit, to actuate a safety mechanism;
• and
• sending, by the safety circuit, a safety command to the safety mechanism.