GE GEFanuc Automation Programmable Control Products TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for the Series 90t-70 PLC GFK-1004B - Manual (Page 174)

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6-3 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.
H The MODULE OK LED is ON.
H The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
H 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.
H The MODULE OK LED is ON.
H The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
H 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.
H The MODULE OK LED is ON.
H The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
H 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 (“>“).