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Openpath ACUs (Controller Boards/Cores and Expansion Boards) have several LEDs 
that indicate the following: 
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● POWER LEDs indicate that the board is connected to power 
● RELAY LEDs indicate when the relays are activated 
● STATUS LEDs indicate that the ACU has been configured with firmware. It will 
flash green when Identify is pressed in the Control Center. 
○ On the 4-Port and 8-Port Boards, the STATUS LED is solid green when it is 
connected and communicating with the Core, and solid red when there 
is a connection error 
○ If the STATUS LED is solid red, try the following: 
■ Power cycle 4-Port/8-Port 
■ Unplug and replug USB cable 
■ Restart Hardware Communicator in Control Center 
○ The STATUS LED on the Core Board has several states, see CORE STATUS 
LED 
● READER POWER LEDs indicate that the ACU has output power enabled per 
reader 
● BOARD ID LEDs match the Expansion Board Number in the Control Center 
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CORE STATUS LED 
The Core ’ s STATUS LED indicates the following: 
● Solid Green indicates the Core is provisioned and functioning normally 
● Blinking Red indicates there is a problem with the Internet connection 
● Solid Cyan appears when the Core is booting 
● Solid Yellow indicates that the Core is restoring software; appears when you 
power on the Core for the first time 
● Blinking Yellow indicates that the Core is updating software; appears when 
the Core has been online for less than 24 hours  
● Solid Blue indicates that the Core has finished booting and is ready for 
provisioning 
● Solid Purple indicates that the Core is connected to the Open Admin app 
● Blinking Purple indicates the Core is ready to connect to the Open Admin app 
● Solid Red indicates the Core is in an error state – go to the Hardware 
Dashboard in the Control Center for more information 
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