Galaxy: What are the LED indicators (status lights) on the controller?

Topic

  • What do the lights on the controller mean?
  • What do the LED indicators in the controller tell me?
  • Which LEDs should be blinking or solid on a controller?
  • What are the status lights on the controller?
  • How to translate LEDs on a controller.

Environment

  • Product Family: Message Displays
  • Product: Galaxy displays
  • Components: M2, M3 & MDC controller based products
  • Control System:

Steps

Upper Board

  • DS4 RUN LED normal state is flashing about once per sec, like a heartbeat. Error state can be off, on steady, or blinking rapidly
  • DS5 PROG LED (Program) normal state is on solid. Error state can be not lit or blinking.
  • DS3 RST LED (Reset) normal state is off. Error state can be lit or flashing.
  • DS1 TXD LED
  • DS2 RXD LED
  • DS6 LNK LED
  • DS7 SPD LED
  • DS8 DUP LED
  • DS9 COL LED
Lower Board
  • DS1 LIGHT LED
  • DS2 RX1 LED
  • DS3 TX1 LED
  • DS4 RX2 LED
  • DS5 +5v LED
  • DS6 5v LED
  • DS7 3.3v LED
  • DS8 12v LED
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