Start-up guide

Appendix B. LED Functions

 

Serial

 

 

 

Power OK

 

 

 

 

 

FieldBus Active

Tx

Rx

Tx

Rx

 

-

+

EIA232

Ethernet

USB

 

EIA485

FieldServer Running

Hot Standby Active

Node Offline

IP Request

Configuration Error

Comm Error

System Error

 

Light

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This light relates to the Ethernet network port provided on the FieldServer. The

 

 

 

Ethernet Link OK light shows steady green when the physical connection to the

 

 

 

network hub is healthy. The Rx (Receive) light flashes green when the FieldServer

 

Ethernet Link

 

is receiving data from the network. The frequency of flashing is directly related to the

 

OK.

 

network activity.

It does not necessarily mean data is being received by the

 

 

 

FieldServer. The Tx (Transmit) light flashes yellow when the FieldServer is sending

 

 

 

data. The frequency of flashing is directly proportional to the frequency of data

 

 

 

transmission.

 

 

 

Power OK

 

This is the power

light and should show steady green at all times when the

 

 

FieldServer is powered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fieldbus

 

This light should show steady green when the Fieldbus connection is active.

 

Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The light should flash green once per second once the FieldServer has booted up.

 

FieldServer

 

Note that it may take a while from power up to booting up the FieldServer if the

 

Running

 

loaded configuration is particularly large.

The light indicates that the FieldServer

 

 

 

firmware is running.

 

 

Configuration

 

A steady amber

light will indicate a

configuration error exists in the active

 

 

configuration. See the Error Screen in the Remote User Interface for a description of

 

Error

 

 

 

the configuration error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A steady red light will indicate the communications problem if there is a configured

 

Comm Error

 

node connected to the FieldServer that is offline. To establish the cause of the error,

 

 

 

go to the error screen of the RUI interface.

 

 

Hot Standby

Not applicable

 

 

 

Active

 

 

 

 

Node Offline

 

An amber light will flash when a configured node on the FieldServer is detected as

 

 

being offline. The flash will repeat after every unsuccessful retry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A steady red light will indicate there is a system error on the FieldServer. If this

 

System Error

 

occurs, immediately report the related “system error” shown in the error screen of the

 

 

 

RUI interface to FieldServer Technologies for evaluation.

 

 

 

These lights, built into the connector, are related to the RS-232 serial port provided

 

 

 

on the FieldServer. The Rx (Receive) light flashes green when the FieldServer is

 

EIA-232

 

receiving data and the Tx (Transmit) light flashes yellow when the FieldServer is

 

 

 

sending data. The frequency of flashing is directly proportional to the frequency of

 

 

 

data transfer.

 

 

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FS-X20 specifications

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