Device LEDs
The pine.box has two LED indicators for the device status
- Power LED:
- OFF: No power supply, power supply out of specified range, internal power supply malfunction
- Green: Power supply good
- System LED:
- Off: System not running
- Blinking green: System starting (e.g. after initial power on, or reset of device)
- Solid green: System running
- Red: Restart of system ongoing
- Blinking Red/Green: Software update
Device Ports
The pine.box has four ports that can connect to IO-Link compatible (SDCI) devices. The connection is established via a 4-pin M12 (female) connector with the follwing pin assignments (as per connector on the pine.box):
| Pin | Signal | Description |
| 1 | L+ | 24 Volt power supply to device (will be switched by pine.box). The pine.box can deliver max. 0,5A per port on this pin. The pin is overload protected. |
| 2 | I/Q | Digital Input/Output – not supported by pine.box |
| 3 | L- | Device GND Please note that the GND potential at the 24V input connector and the GND potential at the port connectors differ due to internal filters. |
| 4 | C/Q | Communication signal (SIO- Standard Input/Output). The pine.box can deliver max. 150mA per port on this pin. The pin is overload protected. |
The pine.box supports communication speeds COM1, COM2 and COM3. The speed is auto-detected.
Device Port Indicators
Each port has one LED indicator located at the port.
- Off: Port power not enabled
- Green: Port power enabled, communication to connected device ok
- Blinking Red/Green: Port power enabled, no device detected at port
- Blinking Green: Port enabled, device detected but device configuration faulty (e.g., wrong IODD file loaded)
The device port indicator perform a flashing circle at the start of the application software to indicate the Pinebox is ready for operation.