Operating status indicator (LEDs)
LEDs indicate the operational state of the card and fiber optic channels. When switching on, all LEDs light up briefly to prove their proper function.
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LED |
Status |
Description |
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Green |
off |
card without power or defective |
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flashing |
normal operation |
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Yellow |
off |
no connection, fiber optics not connected or PLUSCONTROL system switched off |
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flashing |
connection to PLUSCONTROL system is OK, but system not ready |
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on |
connection to PLUSCONTROL system is OK, system ready |
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White |
off |
no data transfer |
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on |
data transfer in progress |
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Red |
off |
normal state, no error |
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flashing |
running in FPGA factory rescue mode |
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on |
hardware error (FPGA not configured) |
7 segment display

The 7 segment display shows the following information:
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Horizontal segment: After switching on, until the initialization by ibaPDA is finished
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Numbers 0 to 3: Ident number, card is initialized
The decimal point shows how the card is configured:
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Always lights up: configured as internal interrupt master
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Off: configured as interrupt slave
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Flashing: configured as external interrupt master
Note |
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It is not allowed to configure the ibaFOB-PlusControl as external interrupt master. |
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