Introduction

The green memory card access LED underneath the SD memory card door indicates the CPU access to the memory card when a card is inserted. This LED can be seen when the door is open.

Dedicated LED States

By itself, the memory card access LEDs indicate these states:

LED Status

Description

ON

The memory card is recognized, but the CPU is not accessing it.

flashing

The CPU is accessing the memory card.

blinking

The memory card is not recognized.

OFF

The memory card can be removed from the CPU slot or the CPU does not recognize the memory card.

NOTE: Confirm that the LED is OFF before you remove the card from the slot.

Combined LED Meanings

The access card LED operates together with the BACKUP LED. Their combined patterns indicate the following diagnostic information:

Memory Card Status

Conditions

CPU State

Memory Card Access LED

BACKUP LED

no memory card in the slot

no configuration

memory card not OK

no configuration

memory card without project

no configuration

memory card with a non-compatible project

no configuration

memory card with a compatible project

An error is detected when the project is restored from the memory card to the CPU RAM.

no configuration

during transfer:

end of transfer:

during transfer:

end of transfer:

No error is detected when the project is restored from the memory card to the CPU RAM.

during transfer:

end of transfer:

during transfer:

end of transfer:

no specific circumstances or CPU state

This legend shows the different LED patterns:

Symbol

Meaning

Symbol

Meaning

off

steady red

steady green

blinking green