USB LEDs

NI Serial Hardware and Software

USB LED Descriptions

The USB serial two and four-port hardware uses bicolor LEDs to indicate device and port status. The following table describes these LEDs; the following figure shows their location.

LED Description
Ready Dim Red—Powered, but not connected to USB (USB-485/4 only)

Red—Powered and connected to USB, but not fully configured

Yellow—Device is ready (normal operation)

Blinking Red or Red-Yellow—Device error. Contact NI.
Port x Solid Red—Port is open, but no valid signals detected (USB-232 only)

Solid Green—Port is open

Blinking Yellow—Port is transmitting

Blinking Green—Port is receiving

Alternated Blinking Green/Yellow—Port is transmitting and receiving

Blinking Red—Port error (framing error, FIFO overrun, or parity error)

1 READY LED
2 PORT LEDs

USB-Serial Hardware LEDs