NI PXI-5404 LEDs

NI Signal Generator

NI PXI-5404
LEDs


The NI PXI-5404 has two LEDs to indicate status: ACCESS and ACTIVE.

ACCESS LED

The ACCESS LED indicates basic hardware status.

Color Indications
Off Device is not ready, not yet functional, or the device has detected a problem with a power rail.
Amber Amber indicates that the device is being accessed.
Green The device is ready to be programmed by a driver.

ACTIVE LED

The ACTIVE LED indicates the state of the device.

Color Indications
Off Device is disabled or in a stopped state.
Amber Indicates that the device is armed and waiting for a Start trigger. Also used to indicate that a device is paused.
Green Indicates that the device is generating a waveform.
Red The device has detected an error. Software must access the device to determine the cause of the error. The LED remains red until the error condition is removed. Some example errors are:

  • PLL Unlocked—The device has detected an unlocked condition on a previously locked PLL. A PLL that is unlocked while in reset, or the device is still in a power-up state.
  • Software detected an error.