Chapter 7 ____________________________________________________________ Troubleshooting 
 
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To prevent collisions in half-duplex RS-485 
bus, switch line feeds off from your terminal 
Line is broken or a wire is 
loose. 
If you are using RS-232 or RS-485 data lines 
verify that the TXD LED on the FSC202 
board blinks when you send characters to 
Check the cable connections. 
arrive but the 
measurement values 
are wrong and do 
Test message simulation has 
not been turned off. 
Give the command SIMULATE 
TEST_MESSAGE OFF. 
the FSI102 does not 
light up when power 
AC (mains) fuse or the DC 
output line fuse on FSP103 is 
blown. 
Check and replace the blown fuse on the 
FSP103 board as described in section 
PWD32 Forward Scatter Calibration on page 
FSI102 is giving a 
fast flash instead of 
There is an indication on the 
FSC202 board. 
Check the content of the indication from the 
status message and follow the instructions 
above. 
the FSI102 is giving 
two fast flashes 
instead of blinking at 
There is a warning on the 
FSC202 board. 
Check the content of the warning from the 
status message and follow the instructions 
above. 
FSI102 is giving 
three fast flashes 
instead of blinking at 
a constant rate of 
FSC202 board. 
Check the content of the alarm from the 
status message and follow the instructions 
above. 
FSI102 is giving four 
fast flashes instead 
of blinking at a 
constant rate of 
FSC202 board. 
Check the content of the error from the 
status message and follow the instructions 
above.