The netX 90 firmwares for different protocol stacks offer different services to indicate the network connection status. The actual status of LEDs must be derived from the respective communication status. Today there is no common service for all protocol stacks.
EthernetIP
The Get Module Status/ Network Status service provide the current Module and Network Status of the netX device.
Please refer to the EthernetIP Adapter API Manual and the description of the "EIP_APS_PACKET_GET_MS_NS_REQ"
mailbox packet.
The communication LEDs status can be determined by the returned information. The host application must poll the status, there is no indication service implemented.
PROFINET
PNS_IF_GET_DIAGNOSIS_REQ
The communication LEDs status can be determined by the returned information.The host application must poll the status, there is no indication service implemented.
EtherCAT
ECAT_ALSTATUS_IND
The communication LEDs status can be determined by the returned information.The indication is sent upon status change. I.e. no polling required.