The relationship between the indicator status and other conditions is summarized in following table:
Indicator Status | System | External | UPS Battery | Powering Up | |
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Off | Off | Off | Not present | Not possible | |
Off | Off | Off | Present | Not allowed | |
Green | Off | On | No influence | Allowed | |
Blue | On | On | No influence | Not required | |
Blue/flash | On | Off | Activated | Not required | |
Green/rapid flash | On | Off | Running at | Not required | |
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Hardware Power Switch
The power switch located in the touch open cover of the main unit is a tactile pushbutton switch. This switch controls the power on/off of the system. This switch turns the system on when pushed only when external power is present. This switch turns the system off when pushed again during power on status. However, if the system hangs due to any reason such as software resource conflict a simple push on the switch may fail to turn off the power. In this case, please utilize the forced power off feature by pressing the switch and holding for within 10 seconds. In case the turmoil is so vigorous that some hardware registers may be confused causing trouble for system restart or even this forced power off, please disconnect the UPS battery if installed and the AC power supply for few minutes. This may allow all hardware registers to reset.
This switch can also be programmed as an ON only switch. That means, if the application program issues a command compliant with the KS series technical manual, this switch will always turn the system on when activated, but will not power off the system when pushed again (the forced power off feature will not work in this mode). When using this feature, please make sure that the software application has the ability to power off the machine. In preloaded Windows, “Posiflex Power Switch Manager” in “Posiflex Tools” in the Program Files helps managing these functions.
Software Support Features
The KS series provides a software power off command for application program maneuvers. The KS also provides a specific means for the software to detect if the system is working on external or UPS battery power. Due to this feature, compatible software applications have the ability to change operating conditions when running on standard/backup power. The software programmer may take reference from the KS technical manual to apply such features.
Part 17
