EtherCAT Indicators

The following table summarizes the functions of the EtherCAT-specific indicator LEDs.

Indicator Color/Status Meaning
LA IN ON The Link Activity LED is ON when there is an EtherCAT connection.
ON, flickering The Link Activity LED flickers when data is going back and forth.
OFF The Link Activity LED is OFF when there is no EtherCAT connection.
ST GREEN ON The Status LED is steady GREEN when the EtherCAT connection is running.
blinking The Status LED blinks GREEN when the EtherCAT connection is in PRE-OPERATIONAL state.
single flash The Status LED flashes once GREEN when the EtherCAT connection is in SAFE-OPERATIONALstate.
OFF The GREEN Status LED is OFF when the EtherCAT connection is in INIT state.
RED ON The Status LED is RED when a critical communication or application controller occurs.
double flash The Status LED is RED when an EtherCAT Watchdog Timeout error occurs.
single flash The Status LED is RED when a local error occurs.
blinking The Status LED is RED when a general configuration error occurs.
OFF The Status LED is RED when there is no error, the EtherCAT communication of the device is running.
LA OUT ON The Link Activity LED is ON when there is an EtherCAT connection.
ON, blinking The Link Activity LED blinks when data is going back and forth.
OFF The Link Activity LED is OFF when there is no EtherCAT connection.