1260-100X User Manual
Troubleshooting C-2
Racal Instruments
©
2005
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
WHAT TO DO
Plug-in does not appear in
VXI
plug&play
soft panel list.
•
Soft panel driver not
installed.
•
Communication problem with
Option-01T, 1260-100X
Carrier, or plug-in.
•
Install 1260 Soft Front Panel
Driver.
•
See special troubleshooting
procedure below, entitled
“Communications
Troubleshooting”.
Switch modules to the right of
the 1260-100X does not appear
in VXI
plug&play
soft panel list
(1260-100X plug-ins do
appear).
•
Local Bus daisy-chain
switches not closed.
•
Close all twelve Local Bus
daisy-chain switches on
1260-100X Carrier when
another carrier or 1260-Series
module is installed to its
immediate right.
Relays do not close when
commanded, but plug-in
appears in VXI
plug&play
soft
panel list.
•
Emergency reset function
activated
•
If external switch is connected,
ensure that it is in the inactive
position. See the
Emergency
Reset Function
section in
Chapter 3.
Communications
Troubleshooting
Please note that temporarily 1260-100X does not have an Option-
01T feature. It requires another module with an Option-01T to the
left-most of the group.
Try the following procedure if you have trouble operating the plug-
ins. If you still have difficulty, contact Racal Customer Support
Chapter 5: Product Support
.
1. Turn off the VXIbus chassis power switch. Wait at least two
seconds, then turn it back on. The Fail LED on the left-most
1260-serier Carrier with the controlling Option-01T.
1260-Series module should illuminate, then go out within five
seconds. If it does, then proceed to step 2. If the Fail LED
does not illuminate when power is turned on, then go to step 6.
If the Fail LED illuminates, and stays on after five seconds,
then the Option-01T may be defective; contact Racal Customer
Support.
