10. C300 Controller Troubleshooting 
10.3. Initial checks 
Series 8 C300 Controller User's Guide 
Honeywell 
03A7 = Hardware failure 
 
Any other four digit code = 
possible software fault 
A blank display indicates a 
Watchdog Timer timeout. 
-SF- alternating with the 
following controller 
information: 
 
<DeviceIndex> 
<CEE State> 
<Rdn State> 
<DeviceIndex> 
<CEE State> 
-SF - 
Primary controller - 
Status LED = GREEN 
blinking off once per second 
Backup controller - 
Status LED = ORANGE 
blinking off once per second 
Installation /  
Startup Failure 
Tnnn indicating the test 
number that the controller 
was performing when a fault 
was detected. 
 
-bp- BootP service not 
available 
-TS- Time source not 
available. 
Hardware  
Watchdog Timer  
Expired 
Status LED = RED blinking 
off every ¼ second. 
 
FTE LEDs = RED 
COMM indicating no 
communications with other 
nodes. 
 
Using CTools to capture diagnostic data 
You can use the CTool utility to capture diagnostic data used to examine the operating 
conditions within the controller.  This data also can be analyzed to determine the cause of 
an error or fault.  The following data can be captured using CTools: 
 
Trace Log