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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
Two methods for troubleshooting exist:
 The visual analysis of the LED conditions of the device
 The analysis via the USB port along with the configuration tool
SYCON.net.
The following overview describes the error conditions that may be detected
by a visual check of the LEDs.
In order to find the correct position of the LEDs please follow the chapter
Positions of LEDs and Control Elements from page 31. The numbers in the
column LED state is referencing the position number in the device drawing.
LED state
Remedy
No LED is on
The device is not powered or the device has a malfunction and needs replacement
SYS LED
flashes
low/green at 1 Hz
yel-
SYS LED
on
yellow
SYS LED
on
green
APL LED
red
red on
APL LED
flashing
or flashing
green
After a power cycle the device has not found a valid firmware and remains in
bootloader mode. The device has to be recovered and set back to factory setting. Follow the chapter "Recover to Factory Default Settings" on page 52.
The device has a malfunction and needs replacement.
The device is well initialized. Further analysis is possible with the LED
Follow the chapter “LED APL“ on page 63.
APL.
The communication via port X2 or/and port X3 is not in data exchange mode.
See chapter “LED APL“ on page 63.
Table 43: NB 100 Troubleshooting
The device is operational just in case the described error conditions above
do not met. Further protocol specific error diagnostics via the LEDs is possible by reading on the chapter “LED”.
In deep diagnostics is possible at any time via the USB diagnostic port of
the device and a PC with the software SYCON.net.
In case of trouble you should make sure that you have downloaded a correct signal mapping to the device via SYCON.net
For some protocols it is necessary to synchronize data via a handshake between the gateway and the superordinated PLC. Please make sure that the
handshake mechanism is kept.
netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices
DOC091111UM12EN | Revision 12 | English | 2014-03 | Released | Public
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