Status indicators – Rockwell Automation 1799-DASCII DeviceNet Serial Interface User Manual
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Publication 1799-IN012B-EN-P - July 2008
Status Indicators
The 1799-DASCII module has two indicators that provide visual status information
about the module and the DeviceNet network. Refer to the Module Status and
Network Status tables to interpret the status indications.
The 1799-DASCII module has two RS-232 activity indicators: one for transmit (TX)
and one for receive (RX). Each of these indicators illuminates when data
communication is active on the respective data lines.
Module Status Indicator (labeled MS)
Indicator
Module Status
Description
Off
No power
There is no power through the DeviceNet network.
Solid green
Device operational
1799-DASCII module is operating normally.
Flashing green
Device in standby
1799-DASCII module needs commissioning (for
example, attempting autobaud).
Flashing red
Minor fault
Recoverable fault.
Solid red
Unrecoverable fault
Replace 1799-DASCII module.
Flashing red/green
Device self-testing
1799-DASCII is in self-test mode.
Network Status Indicator (labeled NS)
Indicator
Network Status
Description
Off
No power or not online
1799-DASCII module has no power, has not completed the
Dup_MAC_ID test, or needs commissioning.
Solid green
Online, connected
1799-DASCII module operating correctly.
Flashing green
Online, not connected
1799-DASCII module is online but is not allocated to a master.
Flashing red
Connection time-out
One or more I/O connections are timed out.
Solid red
Critical link failure
1799-DASCII module detected an error that makes it
incapable of communicating on the link (bus off or duplicate
MAC ID).
Serial Port Indicator (labeled TX and RX)
Indicator
Serial Port Status
Description
Off
No data communication active
1799-DASCII module has no active data communication on
the data line.
On
Data communication active
1799-DASCII module has active data communication on
the data line.