LED indicator
The LED indicator is activated for approximately 10 minutes after the Power button is pressed or a direct connection has ended.
For more information on LED behavior, watch a video at: https://www.campbellsci.com/videos/cloud17 .
The red LED will turn on according to power and recipe states.
Red LED activity |
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State |
Description |
Off | Aspen 10 running in low-power mode |
Off (immediately after Power button is pressed or a direct connection attempted) |
No power, no recipe running. |
One flash every 10 seconds | Powered from internal battery, recipe running |
Two flashes every 10 seconds | Powered from internal battery with solar recharge active, recipe running |
Rapid flashing | Sensor detected, followed by always on while retrieving recipe |
Always on |
Powered, no recipe running. See Recipes. |
The blue LED will turn on according to cellular modem communications states.
Blue LED activity |
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State |
Description |
Off | Aspen 10 running in low-power mode |
Off (immediately after Power button is pressed or a direct connection attempted) |
Cellular modem off, insufficient power, or failure to establish a connection with the provider (periodic retries will occur) |
One flash every 10 seconds | Modem actively connected to CampbellCloud |
Two flashes every 10 seconds |
Modem attempting to establish connection with cellular provider |
Three flashes every 10 seconds |
Modem determining its location using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) |
Rapid flashing |
Modem communications interrupted and modem turning off. Typically caused by pressing the Power button for 3 seconds. |
Always on |
Cellular modem turning on or off |
Typical LED sequence when first installing an Aspen 10 and sensor is shown in the following table.
Installation LED activity |
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Color and state1 |
Description |
Red rapid flashing | Sensor first connected |
Red always on | No recipe |
Red always on, two blue flashes every 10 seconds | Modem connecting with cellular provider |
Red always on, one blue flash every 10 seconds | Modem connected to Cloud |
Red always on. LEDs may go off completely for one to two seconds. |
Retrieving recipe, loading program and restarting |
One blue flash every two seconds. This will continue for about 10 additional minutes after the Power button is pressed or a direct connection has ended. Then the LED will turn off. |
Recipe obtained successfully and program running |
1LED may appear purple when red an blue LEDs are on at the same time. |