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Testing the Wire Map (WIRE MAP)
Display
* The MediaChecker alternately displays "??" and "RA" when the Cable ID is detected, but a problem with the cable or with the Cable ID is
interfering with the identification process.
1788-UM002A-US-P – April 2000
Table 11. DeviceNet Wire Map Failures (with Cable ID)
Failure
Miswire (wires "H" and "+" are blinking. The first line on the display (LH +- S) shows the
are swapped) near end connections. The second line (L+ H- S) shows far end
connections. This mapping shows that the H and + wires are swapped.
Short The S and L wires are shorted together.
Open, or a wire "o" is blinking in the bottom line. The "+" wire is open at the far end or is
is swapped with swapped with the shield (S).
the shield
Multiple shorts* "ss", "L-", and "o" are blinking. "ss" blinking indicates a short from L to S.
"L-" blinking indicates a fault between the L and – wires. Use TEST or
LENGTH to check the resistance between the wires.
If nothing is blinking, the connection is good. If part of the display is
Split pair
blinking (for example, "+-" in both rows), there is a split pair, or a fault that
the MediaChecker cannot clearly identify because the fault interferes with
testing.
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