Section 2 Component Names
Operation Indicators
RUN
RF
NORM/ERR
The NORM/ERR indicator shows the result of communications with an RF Tag.
LINK/ACT
Refer to Errors and Indicator Status in Section 7 Troubleshooting for information of Error content of the operation indicator
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Status Meaning
Lit green Lighting while the Reader/Writer is in Run Mode and tag data links connection are established.
Flashing
green
Flashes during operation in Safe Mode. (Flashes at 1-s intervals.)
Flashing
green
quickly
The indicator will flash quickly in the following cases. (Flashes at 200-ms intervals.)
• During Reader/Writer initialization
• While the Reader/Writer is in Run Mode and is waiting to establish tag data links as the originator
Lit yellow Lights yellow while the Reader/Writer is operating in Slave Mode.
Flashing
yellow
quickly
Flashes quickly while the Reader/Writer is in Slave Mode and is waiting to establish tag data links as the originator.
Not lit Turn off when power is not supplied.
Status Meaning
Lit yellow Lighting during communication for RF Tag.
Not lit Turn off when not in communication with no error.
Status Meaning
Lit green Lights once when processing a communications command or another command from the host device is completed normally.
When communication diagnostic is enabled, this indicator will flash once each time a stable communication is detected.
Lit yellow When communication diagnostic is enabled, this indicator will flash once each time an unstable communication is detected.
Flashing
yellow
quickly
Flashes quickly when a timeout is detected during tag data links. (A timeout occurs when tag data from the originator is not
received within the time specified for the timeout value.)
Lit red Lights once when processing a communications command or another command from the host device ends in an error. It
continues to light if a system error occurred.
Flashing
red
Flash when recoverable error occurs. (Configuration memory error, or Control signal wiring mistake, etc.)
Flashing
red
irregularly
The indicator will flash irregularly in the following cases. (It will repeatedly flash twice for 100 ms at 1-s intervals.)
• When the same IP address is detected for two different devices on the network at startup
• When an error occurs when getting an IP address from the BOOTP server at startup (The BOOTP server does not respond.
The IP address from the BOOTP server to set in the Reader/Writer is illegal.)
Not lit Turn off when the standby state.
Status Meaning
Lit green Lighting during linking normally.
Flashing
green
Flash during detects a carrier.
Not lit Turn off when the ethernet cable is not connected.