Use the communications port status indicators, Use the alpha-numeric display – Rockwell Automation 1756-NEX Nexus Module  User Manual

Page 43

Advertising
background image

Status Indicators and Troubleshooting 5-3

Publication 1756-UM524B-EN-P - December 2008

Use the Communications Port Status Indicators

The 1756-CLX/C module has the following communications port status indicators. Use
these indicators to troubleshoot module communication:

Use the Alpha-numeric Display

The 1756-CLX/C module has a 4-character alpha-numeric display on the front panel. Use
this display to check system health..

Table 5.B Communication Port Status Indicators

This LED

When operating like this, means So you should

10/100 (GREEN)

(Top LED)

• This LED will be ON if 100BASE-TX

link is detected and OFF if a

10BASE-T link is detected. If the link

fails while in Auto-negotiation, this

LED will keep the last valid link state.

If the 100BASE-TX link is forced, this

LED will be ON, regardless of the

link status.

• This LED will be OFF if the

10BASE-T link is forced, regardless

of the link status.

Do nothing. The module is operating

correctly.

ACTIVE (YELLOW)

(Bottom LED)

This LED is OFF until a valid link has

been detected. After a valid link has

been detected, the LED will remain ON,

blinking ON and OFF when network

activity is detected.

If this link is not valid (LED is OFF),

do the following:

• Check the Ethernet cable.

Replace if necessary

• Check the Communications port

on the device connected to the

module

• If the problem persists, replace the

module.

Table 5.C Alpha-numeric Display Indicators

This message on

the alpha-numeric

display

means that

1756-CLX/C

software is

and NX Dlink

software is

and an

error is

present

So you should

RUN

Enabled

Running

No

Do nothing.

ERR

Enabled

Running

Yes

See Table 5.D for error

codes.

STOP

Disabled

N/A

N/A

Restart the module. If

problem persists,

replace the module.

No activity

Disabled

N/A

N/A

Restart the module. If

problem persists,

replace the module.

Advertising