Structure and functions 
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Building Technologies
   048_DMS_NK8237_ICC_MP4.40_A6V10316241_a_en.doc
Fire Safety & Security Products    06.2011
 
4  Structure and functions 
 
The NK8237 is composed of an electronic board installed in a compact and robust 
plastic box.  
Note that NK8237 units with build state up to 01 are equipped with the NKM8001-
A1 mainboard and NK8237 units with build state 10 or higher are equipped with the 
NKM8001-A2 mainboard. 
 
Fig. 3 NK8237 gateway unit 
4.1  NK8237 hardware 
4.1.1  Front panel 
 
The front panel of the NK8237 houses 9 LED's. The five LED's on the left side are, 
from top to bottom: 
Front panel LED  Functions 
Power (LED green)  Power (hardware – controlled)  
Vital functions (LED green)  Software vitality (blinking) 
Tamper (LED bicolour)  Unit tamper: 
–  Red means tamper alarm (hardware controlled) 
–  Green means tamper disabled (from management station) 
Download (LED red)  NK823x network diagnostics: 
–  Off = Status OK 
–  Blinking (1 flash)  =  Missing identification from NS8xxx 
–  Blinking (2 flashes)  =  Not used 
–  Blinking (3 flashes)  =  Default mode ( switch settings in 
 section 4.1.2 below): FTP channel open 
–  On = Critical/hardware fault 
Diagnostics (LED yellow)  NK823x internal interface diagnostics: 
–  Off   =  Status OK 
–  Blinking (fast)   =  Booting operating system after restart 
–  Blinking (1 flash)   =  Missing or insufficient license 
–  Blinking (2 flashes)  =  Trouble with the I
2
C bus to I/O modules 
–  Blinking (3 flashes)  =  n/a 
–  Blinking (4 flashes)  =  Trouble with the serial/network interface 
–  Blinking (5 flashes)  =  Trouble with DLL or RCLOCK file(s) 
–  Blinking (6 flashes)  =  Modbus GW trouble:  
- SW trouble. 
-  No communication to FS20/FS720 or 
to the Modbus Master/Client. 
-  No NK8237 or FS20/FS720 registers 
reading (Modbus Master watchdog 
expired) 
–  On   =  Critical/hardware fault 
Tab.1.LED functions on the front panel, left side