GE GFK-1004B Manuel D’Utilisation

A NODE command at the Station Manager will indicate “Soft Switch Entry Utility”.
The Station Manager prompt in this case is an asterisk (“*”).

3.

 - Test frames may be exchanged with other nodes on the

network, using a factory-set configuration.

H The MODULE OK LED is ON.
H The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
H The STATUS OK LED may be ON or OFF.

A NODE command at the Station Manager will indicate “Field Network Test Utility”.
The Station Manager prompt in this case is a dollar sign (“$”).

4.

 - The communications software must be loaded or is being loaded.

H The MODULE OK LED is ON.
H The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
H The STATUS OK LED is BLINKING.

A NODE command at the Station Manager will indicate “Software Load Utility”.
There is no Station Manager prompt while in the loader.  If the Ethernet Interface is
looking for a download from the serial port, repeated “ipl“ messages will be
displayed at the Station Manager terminal.

5.

 - The communications software has been loaded, and is running.

H The MODULE OK LED is ON.
H The ONLINE LED may be ON, OFF, or BLINKING.
H The STATUS OK LED may be ON or OFF.

A NODE command at the Station Manager will identify the node without indicating
any of the other “special” states.  The default Station Manager prompt in this case is
a greater-than sign (“>“).