2

 

LED Pattern

Where Stopped

 

Possible Cause

 

Corrective Actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

EOK

(OFF)

A

Fatal Hardware Error.

ƒ

Make sure the PLC has power.

LAN (OFF)

 

 

 

ƒ Examine PLC Fault Table for

 

 

 

 

clues.

STAT (OFF)

Hardware

 

 

 

 

 

ƒ

Recheck PLC Programmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failure

 

 

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ƒ Power off baseplate, inspect the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface for loose components,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reseat the module, and Restart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ƒ If the problem persists, replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the PLC hardware.

EOK

(Slowblink)

B

ƒ

Restart pushbutton until the

ƒ

Connect a PC Software Loader

 

bottom LED turns ON.

 

and load new software. See

LAN (Slowblink)

 

 

 

 

ƒ

Station Manager LOAD

 

Appendix C.

STAT (Slowblink)

Software

ƒ

 

command issued.

Cycle power or press Restart

 

 

 

 

All LEDs blink in unison.

Loader

ƒ

Software corrupt.

 

pushbutton again for less than 5

 

 

 

 

seconds to restart the Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and clear the load request.

EOK

(Slowblink)

C

ƒ

Did not configure slot using

ƒ

Use the PLC Programmer

 

the PLC Programmer.

 

configuration software to

LAN

(OFF)

 

 

 

 

ƒ

CPU not communicating

 

configure the Interface then store

STAT (OFF)

 

 

Waiting for

 

with Ethernet Interface.

 

the configuration to the PLC

 

 

 

Configuration

ƒ

(Condition can last a

ƒ

CPU.

 

 

 

from PLC

 

maximum of 2 seconds.)

Power cycle the PLC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ƒ Clear faults and Restart Interface.

EOK

(Slowblink)

D

Interface’s IP address has not been

ƒ

Use the PLC Programmer to

//LAN

(ON/Traffic/OFF)

 

configured or has been configured

 

configure the Interface with a

 

as 0.0.0.0.

 

non-zero IP address.

STAT (Slowblink)

 

 

Waiting for IP

ƒ

Use a BOOTP server to provide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EOK and STAT blink in unison.

Address

 

 

 

Interface with a non-zero IP

 

 

 

 

address.

EOK (Slowblink)

E

ƒ

Restart pushbutton until the

ƒ

If you did not intend to enter

 

bottom two LEDs turn ON.

 

Maintenance press the Restart

//

LAN (ON/Traffic/OFF)

 

 

 

 

ƒ

Station Manager MAINT

 

pushbutton for less than 5

/STAT(ON/OFF)

 

 

Maintenance

 

command issued.

 

seconds. This clears the

 

 

 

 

ƒ Internal System Error when

 

Maintenance request.

 

 

 

 

ƒ

Examine PLC Fault Table for

 

 

 

 

 

Interface was Operational

 

 

 

 

 

caused a restart and

ƒ

clues.

 

 

 

 

 

entrance into Maintenance.

If you need to use the Station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager to troubleshoot a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem, see GFK-1186, TCP/IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet Communications for the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 90 PLC Station Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual.

EOK (ON)

F

If the LAN LED is OFF, the

 

 

problem may be:

 

 

//

LAN (ON/Traffic/OFF)

 

 

 

 

ƒ

Network cable not

ƒ

Connect cable and transceiver

/STAT(ON/OFF)

Operational

 

 

 

 

connected or transceiver not

 

properly. Replace transceiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected to Interface or

ƒ

Terminate network cable

 

 

 

 

 

bad transceiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

ƒ

Network cable not

 

 

 

 

 

ƒ Set SQE ON on transceiver in

 

 

 

 

 

terminated properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

accord with manufacturer’s

 

 

 

 

ƒ SQE not enabled on

 

 

 

 

 

 

instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

transceiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the STAT LED is OFF, an

ƒ

Examine PLC Fault Table to find

 

 

 

 

exception condition has occurred.

 

out why the STAT LED is OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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