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Demonstration Kit User Guide 7-1
5183A–ZIGB–12/07/06
Section 7 Troubleshooting
Possible problems and their solution are shown in Figure 7-1.
Table 7-1. Troubleshooting
Problem Reason Solution
No response from any board Power Switch is OFF Ensure power switch is ON
Dead Batteries Check battery condition and replace if necessary
The LEDs on the Z-Link RCB
will not illuminate The RCB is not configured as an
LED Unit Check configuration. Only the LEDs on an LED Unit will
illuminate.
Power Switch is OFF Ensure power switch is ON
Dead Batteries Check battery condition and replace if necessary
The Test Button does nothing The RCB is not configured as a
Switch Unit Check configuration. Only the Test Buttons on a Switch Unit
are active and should illuminate an LED on an LED Unit
Power Switch is OFF Ensure power switch is ON
Dead Batteries Check battery condition and replace if necessary
The configuration shown in
the Configure screen is not
transmitted to the network
nodes RCB is not attached to the Display
Board Ensure that the RCB is attached to the Display Board
Network nodes are out of range Bring network nodes back into range of the Coordinator
The Test Button does not
work The RCB batteries are dead Replace batteries
The middle LED on the RCB
blinks when I press the Test
Button The RCB is out range to the
Coordinator and the Coordinator is
not receiving any packets from the
RCB Go back into the range of the Coordinator
The Coordinator has lost power
since going into the Network Monitor
mode Ensure power switch on Coordinator is ON, or check
Coordinator battery condition and replace if necessary
RCB lights stay on and the
node will not show up in the
Configure screen The RCB will not associate if it loses
its MAC address Reprogram your MAC address (see section 6.2.3)