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GFK-1004B
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
A NODE command at the Station Manager will indicate “Soft Switch Entry Utility”.
The Station Manager prompt in this case is an asterisk (“*”).
3. Field Network Test State - Test frames may be exchanged with other nodes on the
network, using a factory-set configuration.
The MODULE OK LED is ON.
The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
The STATUS OK LED may be ON or OFF.
A NODE command at the Station Manager will indicate “Field Network Test Utility”.
The Station Manager prompt in this case is a dollar sign (“$”).
4. Loader State - The communications software must be loaded or is being loaded.
The MODULE OK LED is ON.
The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
The STATUS OK LED is BLINKING.
A NODE command at the Station Manager will indicate “Software Load Utility”.
There is no Station Manager prompt while in the loader. If the Ethernet Interface is
looking for a download from the serial port, repeated “ipl“ messages will be
displayed at the Station Manager terminal.
5. Operational State - The communications software has been loaded, and is running.
The MODULE OK LED is ON.
The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
The STATUS OK LED may be ON or OFF.
A NODE command at the Station Manager will identify the node without indicating
any of the other “special” states. The default Station Manager prompt in this case is
a greater-than sign (“>“).