LEDs

Overview
The Bus Coupler has two groups of LEDs for the display of status. The upper group (BK3xx0) or left hand group
(LC3100) indicates the state of the fieldbus.
On the upper right hand side of the BK3xx0 Bus Coupler are two more green LEDs that indicate the supply voltage.
The left hand LED indicates the presence of the 24 V supply for the Bus Coupler. The right hand LED indicates the
presence of the supply to the power contacts. The two K-Bus LEDs (I/O RUN, I/O ERR) are located under the
fieldbus LEDs. These indicate the operational state of the Bus Terminals and the connection to these Bus Terminals.

Fieldbus LEDs
The upper three LEDs (or the two LEDs on the left) indicate the operating state of the PROFIBUS communication:
      

BK3xx0

I/O-
RUN BF DIA Meaning Remedy

on off off Operating state: RUN, Inputs are read Everything is operating
and outputs are set correctly

on on off, 1. Bus activity, but slave is already Start master

blinkin parameterised
 g

Check parameters,
      2. Bus error with reaction to configuration (possible error
PROFIBUS error: in DP start-up)
a.) K-Bus outputs become 0 or b.) K-
Bus outputs are retained

off off off Data exchange with the master is not Starts the PLC
started
off on on No bus activity Start the master, check the
bus cable
off on off, Bus error with reaction to PROFIBUS Start master, check
blinkin error: K-Bus cycle is stopped parameters, configuration
g (possible error in DP start-up)

LC3100

I/O-
RUN BF RUN Meaning Remedy

on off on Operating state: RUN, Inputs are read Everything is operating

and outputs are set correctly

on on, on 1. Bus activity, but slave is already Start master

blinkin parameterised
g

Check parameters,
      2. Bus error with reaction to configuration (possible error
PROFIBUS error: in DP start-up)
 a.) K-Bus outputs become 0 or b.) K-
Bus outputs are retained

off off on Data exchange with the master is not Starts the PLC
started
off on off No bus activity Start the master, check the
bus cable
off on, on Bus error with reaction to PROFIBUS Start master, check
blinkin error: K-Bus cycle is stopped parameters, configuration
g (possible error in DP start-up)

DIA-LED blink codes

If an error occurs in the parameterisation or configuration during DP start-up, this is indicated both through the
fieldbus LEDs and in the diagnostic data.

Blink Code

Fast blinking Start of the error code

First slow sequence Error code

Second slow sequence Error argument (error location)

K-Bus LEDs (local errors)

Two LEDs, the K-Bus LEDs, indicate the operational state of the Bus Terminals and the connection to these Bus
Terminals. The green LED (I/O RUN) lights up in order to indicate fault-free operation. The red LED (I/O ERR) flashes
with two different frequencies in order to indicate an error. The errors are displayed in the blink code in the following
way:

Error type

Error code
Error code argument Description Remedy

Persistent,  - General K-bus error. Check the Bus Terminal strip

continuou
s blinking

1 pulse 0 EEPROM checksum error. Set manufacturer’s setting with the

KS2000 software

1 Inline code buffer overflow. Connect fewer Bus Terminals; too many
entries in the table for the programmed
configuration

2 Unknown data type. Software update required for the coupler

2 pulses 0 Programmed configuration Check programmed configuration for

 incorrect. correctness

n>0 Incorrect table entry Bus Coupler Correct table entry / Bus Coupler
/ incorrect table comparison (Bus
Terminal n).

3 pulses 0 K-Bus command error. No Bus Terminal connected; attach Bus

Terminals

One of the Bus Terminals is defective;

halve the number of Bus Terminals
attached and check whether the error is
still present with the remaining Bus
Terminals. Repeat until the defective
Bus Terminal is located.

4 pulses 0 K-Bus data error, break behind
n Bus Terminal n.
Check whether the n+1 Bus Terminal is
correctly connected; replace if
necessary.
Check whether the End Terminal 9010 is
connected.

5 pulses n K-Bus error in register Replace Bus Terminal n.

communication with Bus
Terminal n.

7 pulses n BK3x10 or LC3100: unsupported Only use digital (bit oriented) Bus
Bus Terminal detected at Terminals, or use a BK3120 Bus
location n. Coupler.

9 pulses 0 Checksum error in program flash Set manufacturer's setting with the
memory. KS2000.

13 pulses 0 Runtime K-Bus command error. One of the Bus Terminals is defective;
halve the number of Bus Terminals
attached and check whether the error is
still present with the remaining Bus
Terminals. Repeat until the defective
Bus Terminal is located.

14 pulses n Bus Terminal n has the wrong Start the coupler again, and if the error
format occurs again then exchange the Bus
Terminal.

15 pulses n Number of Bus Terminals is no Start the coupler again, and if the error
longer correct occurs again after this, use the KS2000
software to set manufacturer’s settings.
16 pulses n Length of the K-Bus data (bit
length) is no longer correct. n =
bit length after booting

17 pulses n Number of Bus Terminals is no

 longer correct.
n = number of Bus Terminals
after booting.

18 pulses n Bus Terminal identifier no longer

correct after reset (n = Bus
Terminal number).

Error location
The number of pulses indicates the position of the last Bus Terminal before the fault. Passive Bus Terminals, such as
a power feed terminal, are not included in the count.