Troubleshooting
Observe the LEDs on the front of the controller and see
Table 6 to troubleshoot the controller.
Table 6: Status LEDs and Description of LED States
LED Label
LED
Color
POWER
Green
FAULT
Red
SA BUS
Green
FC BUS
Green
EOL
Amber
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FEC16 Extended Temperature Field Equipment Controller Installation Instructions
Normal
Descriptions of LED States
State
On Steady
Off Steady = No Supply Power or the controller's polyswitch/resettable fuse is
open. Check Output wiring for short circuits and cycle power to controller.
On Steady = Power Connected
Off Steady
Off Steady = No Faults
On Steady = Device Fault; no application loaded; Main Code download
required, if controller is in Boot mode, or a firmware mismatch exists between
the FEC and the ZFR1811 Wireless Field Bus Router.
Blink - 2 Hz = Download or Startup in progress, not ready for normal operation
Blink Rapidly - 5 Hz = One or more defined SA Bus device is offline. Check
SA Bus devices for problems, including low batteries on wireless sensor.
Blink - 2 Hz
Blink - 2 Hz = Data Transmission (normal communication)
Off Steady = No Data Transmission (N/A - auto baud not supported)
On Steady = Communication lost, waiting to join communication ring
Blink - 2 Hz
Blink - 2 Hz = Data Transmission (normal communication)
Off Steady = No Data Transmission (auto baud in progress)
On Steady = Communication lost, waiting to join communication ring
Off
On Steady = EOL switch in ON position
(Except on
Off Steady = EOL switch in Off position
terminating
devices)
To troubleshoot the integral FEC display, refer to the
DIS1710 Local Controller Display Technical Bulletin
(LIT-12011270).
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