PRAIRIE PRECISION NETWORK TECHNICAL MANUAL 2016
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TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
APPENDIX A – STATUS INDICATORS
This section describes the meaning of the five LED indicator lights on the top of the PPN RTK Modem and on
the Information screen in the remote web setup tool.
POWER
This light is used to indicate the status of the modem power source and to signal remote updating of firmware or
settings:
Solid
Unit is powered
Flashing (for only 6 seconds at startup)
Indicates that the modem is checking the PPN Master
Control server for settings which were changed while
the modem was offline.
Flashing (for a long time + Cell/Wi-Fi light is ON)
Indicates that the modem is downloading a new
firmware.
Flashing (for a long time & Cell/Wi-Fi light is OFF)
Indicates that the modem is in the process of installing
the newly downloaded firmware (do NOT remove
power until this process is complete).
CELL Wi-Fi
This light indicates if there is an active data connection to the corrections server:
Off
No internet connection
Solid
Connected to the Internet and attempting to login to the
programmed corrections provider. *If the modem stays
in this state for an extended amount of time, verify that
you have an active RTK Network subscription
Flash
Data is being transferred from configured server to the
serial port
