5.5
Description of the LEDs for the connection to the
network (Industrial Ethernet only)
An Industrial Ethernet device has 2 LEDs on each RJ45 connector to show the status of the connection to
the network.
Fig. 4:
Location of the LEDs of an RJ45 connector
LEDs
Link/Act LED
(yellow)
Link LED
(green)
Table 1: Description of the LEDs of an RJ45 connector
16
Link/Act LED
(yellow)
Behaviour
Meaning
ON,
Connection to the parent protocol layer is established. Data is
fast blinking
being exchanged.
ON,
No connection to the protocol layer.
slow blinking
OFF
No connection to the network.
ON
Connection to the network is established.
OFF
No connection to the network.
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Type 8619
Description
Link LED
(green)