ETHERNET MODULE

CHAPTER 16: ETHERNET OPTION

16.1 Ethernet Module

The Ethernet connection is made with a small module added to the back of the meter. This small but powerful module has simply an RJ-45 Port and four Status LEDs.

ETHERNET 10 BASE T RJ-45

MOD.#

SER.#

LK

DG

 

LED DETAIL

GREEN 1

 

4 GREEN

 

RED 3

 

2 YELLOW

 

 

 

See the Table below for a description of the Status LED functions.

LED

Description

LED Functions

 

 

 

 

Serial Port

Lights solid green to indicate Channel 1 is IDLE.

1

(Channel) 1

Blinks green to indicate Channel 1 is connected to

 

Status

the network and ACTIVE.

 

 

 

 

Serial Port

Lights solid yellow to indicate Channel 2 is IDLE.

 

Blinks yellow to indicate Channel 2 is connected to

2

(Channel) 2

the network and ACTIVE.

 

Status

 

(Not used by this device; reserved for future use)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks or lights solid red in combination with the

 

 

green (Channel 1) LED to indicate DIAGNOSTICS and

 

 

ERROR DETECTION.

 

 

Red solid, green (Channel 1) blinking:

 

 

1x: EPROM checksum error

 

 

2x: RAM error

3

Diagnostics

3x: Network controller error

 

 

4x: EEPROM checksum error

 

 

5x: Duplicated IP address on network*

 

 

6x: Software does not match hardware*

 

 

Red blinking, green (Channel 1) blinking:

 

 

4x: Faulty network connection*

 

 

5x: No DCHP response received*

 

 

 

4

Network Link

Lights solid green to indicate network port is

Status

connected to the network.

 

 

 

 

* Non-fatal error

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