Table 4. MFC-8310-N Controller Card LED Descriptions

LED

Color

Location

Display and Description

 

 

 

 

Alarm

Red

DS1

When lit, an alarm condition is occurring in the

(MFC-8310-N)

frame.

 

 

Status OK

Green

DS2

When lit, the fan control process is operating

(MFC-8310-N)

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comm. Activity

Yellow

DS3

When lit, the card is communicating within the

(MFC-8310-N)

frame.

 

 

 

 

 

This LED flashes red briefly when the card is first

Processor

Red

DS4

powered up. If lit at any other time, this LED

indicates that the communications processor is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

running.

 

 

 

This LED is lit when the MFC-8310-N card is first

 

 

 

powered up and the card is booting up. The LED

Error

 

 

turns off once boot up is complete. If this LED is lit

Red

DS5

during normal operation, it indicates that the

(MFC-8310-N)

 

 

communications software is not running correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You must restart the processor by pressing the

 

 

 

RESET button.

Transmitting

Green

DS6

When lit, the MFC-8310-N card is transmitting

(MFC-8310-N)

messages on the internal communications bus.

 

 

Receiving

Yellow

DS7

When lit, the MFC-8310-N card is receiving

(MFC-8310-N)

messages via the internal bus.

 

 

Fault

Red

 

When lit, a SMPTE alarm condition is occurring in

(CFM-8310)

 

the frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan Fail

Red

 

When lit, a fan on the frame door or PS-8300 is

(CFM-8310)

 

stalled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When lit Green, the PS-8300 is operating normally.

 

 

 

When flashing Red:

Power Supply

Green/Red

 

there is an output over or under voltage

(8310)

 

condition on the PS-8300

 

 

 

 

 

there is no A/C; provided that the second

 

 

 

supply is operating normally

 

 

 

 

DashBoard and DashBoard Lite Control System Software

You can use the DashBoard or DashBoard Lite Control Systems to monitor and control your openGearTM frames and controller cards from a computer. The DashBoard software and manual can be downloaded from the Cobalt Digital Inc. website.

SNMP Monitoring and Control

The MFC-8310-N Network Controller card provides optional support for remote monitoring and control of your frame and openGearTM cards using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), which is compatible with many third-party monitoring and control tools. This section describes how to enable this feature and how to configure the SNMP software on the card.

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