Issue 01/05  Diagnostics and troubleshooting 
CANopen Option Module    Operating Instructions 
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7  Diagnostics and troubleshooting 
A standard combi LED is provided for troubleshooting. This combi LED displays the 
module/network status and, alarms generated specifically from the CANopen 
module and a diagnostics display parameter. 
7.1 LED display 
A two-color LED is provided on the front panel of the CANopen module. This 
displays the operating status of the module. 
An LED test is carried-out when the module is powered-up. The test proceeds as 
follows: The LED is lit green for approximately 1 second and then it is red for 1 
second and then it goes dark.  
The following table explains the various states of the combi LED for the 
module/network status. 
Table 7-1  LEDs display types 
LED Action 
On  LED colour constantly ON 
Off  LED colour constantly OFF 
Flickering  iso phase on and off with a frequency of about 10 Hz (approximately 
50 ms on / 50 ms off) 
Blinking  iso phase on and off with a frequency of about 2.5 Hz (approximately 
200 ms on / 200 ms off) 
Single flash  One short 200 ms flash followed by off for 1 s 
Double Flash  Two short 200 ms flashes followed by off for 1 s 
Triple Flash  Three short 200 ms flashes followed by off for 1 s 
 
In the CANopen specification the RED part of the LED indicates the status of the 
CAN physical layer and indicates errors due to missing CAN messages (SYNC, 
NODE-GUARDING, etc). 
The MICROMASTER 420/430/440 will support the following mandatory states of 
the RED part of the LED and an MICROMASTER 420/430/440 specific option as 
follows: