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eCobra 600 and 800 Robots with EtherCAT
24402-000 Rev B
6.3 EtherCAT Communications Description
The EtherCAT LEDs located on the robot interface panel are used to indicate the current state
of EtherCAT communications.
Figure 6-3. EtherCAT LED Location
The LED indicators will be in the following states during normal EtherCAT communications.
l
RUN: Lit green
l
ERR: Not lit
l
FS: Not lit
Use the table below to understand EtherCAT communication states.
LED
Color
Status
Description
RUN
Green
Lit
EtherCAT communications are in progress.
Flashing
EtherCAT communications are established and in one
of the following states:
l
Only message communications are func-
tioning.
l
Only message communications and I/O data
input operations are functioning.
Not lit
EtherCAT communications are stopped.
l
Robot power is OFF or the controller is being
reset.
l
There is a communications error.
ERR
Red
Lit
There is an unrecoverable error, such as a hardware
error or an exception.
Flashing
There is a recoverable error.
Not lit
There is no error.
FS
Yellow
Not Lit
Reserved for Future Use