User's Manual

CHAPTER 4: LED STATUS

COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL

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CHAPTER 4:

LED STATUS

Cobalt HF RFID Controllers have eight LEDs located on the front panel. These LEDs

display RF and communications activity, diagnostic information and power and Node ID

status.

4.1 LED DESCRIPTIONS

RF LED, color is red. The RF LED will

light when RF power is being

transmitted.

COM LED, color is green. The COM

(communications) LED indicates that

data is being transmitted. Upon receiving

a command, the COM LED will begin flashing

ON and OFF. After the controller completes

the operation and generates a command

response, the COM LED flashing will halt.

NODE ID LEDs (x5), colors are yellow

(see table below).

PWR LED, color is green. The PWR

(power) LED will remain ON while power

is applied to the Cobalt HF Controller.

ODE ID LED INDICATOR D EFINITIONS

NODE ID LED DESCRIPTION

Node ID 1 RS232 enabled

Node ID 2 RS422 enabled

Node ID 4 USB enabled

Node ID 8 Default IP Address enabled:

196.169.253.110 (-IND model only)

Node ID 16 Custom IP Address enabled (-IND model only)

All 5 Node ID LEDs LEDs Display Node ID in binary format (-485 model only)

Table 4-1: Node ID LED Indicator Definitions