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LEDs
Meaning
There is a transponder in the antenna field.
The reader is in the "Setup" mode, in the status "Show quality", has not yet received
a "RESET" command and is not ready.
Depending on the signal strength, the LED flickers or is lit permanently.
The reader has received a "RESET" command.
The reader is turned on, the antenna is turned off.
• Operating mode "with presence": Transponder present
• Operating mode "without presence": Transponder present and command cur‐
rently being executed
There is an error. The number of flashes provides information about the current
error.
You can find more information on error messages in the section "System diagnostics
(Page 425)".
Status LED display (including PROFINET/Ethernet LEDs)
The operating states of the reader are displayed by the LEDs "R/S", "ER" and "MAINT". The LEDs
can adopt the colors green, red or yellow and the statuses off , on , flashing :
Table 5-22
Shows the operating states via the status LED display
R/S
ER
MAINT
Meaning
The reader is turned off.
• LED test while the reader is starting up.
• The reader is manually reset to factory settings.
• A connected cable is defective.
• No data exchange between the reader and user application takes place. The reader
has not yet received a user command.
• The connection to the user application has been closed.
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Data exchange between the reader and user application takes place. The reader has
received and executed a user command.
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A firmware update is in progress.
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The voltage at the reader is too low.
• The flash test is performed for reader identification. At the same time, the LEDs of the
reader and PROFINET/Ethernet LED display also flash.
• The firmware is defective.
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There is an error. You can find more information on error messages in the section "System
diagnostics (Page 425)".
Readers
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