Diagnostics and Troubleshooting - External Indications of Diagnostic Information

Table 24 - LED Indications on Scanner Module

LED

LED State/Color

Indicates Condition:

 

 

 

Scanner

Off

No power.

Status

Solid Red

Failed

 

 

Blinking Red

(Diagnostic Code; refer to Table 30 - Scanner

 

 

Diagnostics.)

 

Solid Green

Startup Mode

 

Blinking Green

Scan Mode

 

 

 

10Base-T port

 

 

(I/O Expansion –C50

 

 

CPU only)

 

 

XMT (upper LED)

Green (On/Off)

On while a message is being sent from the Main

 

 

CPU; otherwise Off.

LINK (lower LED)

Green (On/Off)

On while the Main CPU is receiving a message.

 

 

Remains On as long as host is present; Off

 

 

when the host is removed from the link.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: These LEDs indicate activity on the communication port, they are

 

controlled by hardware (PHY chip), not by software.

 

 

 

Table 25 - LED Indications on I/O Module

LED

LED State/Color

Indicates Condition:

 

 

 

Module Status

Off

No power.

 

Solid Red

Hardware failure

 

Blinking Red

Diagnostic Code; refer to Table 28 - Bad

 

 

Module Diagnostics.

 

Blinking Yellow

At least one output is Forced.

 

Solid green

Cold start with passing diagnostics

 

Blinking Green

Normal scanning

 

 

 

Channel LEDs

 

 

(one per input or

Green (On/Off)

For Inputs, indicates On or Off status of the field

output)

 

input even if Forced to the opposite state.

 

 

For Outputs, indicates On or Off status of the

 

 

output including if Forced.

 

 

 

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