SPARK Flex Status LED Patterns

SPARK Flex will indicate important status information on its multi-colored Status LED visible through the frosted plastic near the USB port. The following tables shows each state and the corresponding LED color pattern.

Standard Operation

Operating Mode
Idle Mode
State
Color/Pattern
Graphic

Brushed

Brake

No Signal

Blue Blink

brushed-no-signal-brake.gif

Valid Signal

Blue Solid

blue.png

Coast

No Signal

Yellow Blink

brushed-no-signal-coast.gif

Valid Signal

Yellow Solid

yellow.png

Brushless

Brake

No Signal

Cyan Blink

brushless-no-signal-brake.gif

Valid Signal

Cyan Solid

cyan.png

Coast

No Signal

Magenta Blink

brushless-no-signal-coast.gif

Valid Signal

Magenta Solid

magenta.png

Partial Forward

Green Blink

forward-proportional.gif

Full Forward

Green Solid

green.png

Partial Reverse

Red Blink

reverse-proportional.gif

Full Reverse

Red Solid

red.png

Forward Limit

Green/White Blink

forward-limit-triggered.gif

Reverse Limit

Red/White Blink

reverse-limit-triggered.gif

Identification, Updating, and Recovery

Mode
Color/Pattern
Graphic

Device Identify

White/Magenta Fast Blink

mode-identify.gif

CAN Bootloader Firmware Updating

White/Yellow Blink

mode-can-bootloader.gif

CAN Bootloader Firmware Retry

White/Blue Blink

mode-can-bootloader-retry.gif

USB DFU (Device Firmware Update)

Dark (LED off)

Dark LED

Recovery Mode

Dark (LED off)

Dark LED

Fault Conditions

Fault
Condition
Color/Pattern
Graphic

12V Missing

The motor will not drive if powered only by USB. This blink code warns the user of this condition.

Orange/Blue Slow Blink

fault-no-12v.gif

Sensor Fault

This can occur if the sensor type is misconfigured, the sensor cable is not plugged in or damaged, or if a sensor other than the motor sensor is plugged in.

Orange/Magenta Slow Blink

fault-encoder.gif

Gate Driver Fault

A fault reported by the core internal electronic circuitry. If this code persists after power cycling the controller, contact REV.

Orange/Cyan Slow Blink

fault-gate-driver.gif

CAN Fault

The CAN fault will be shown after the first time the device is plugged into the CAN port and a fault later occurs. Check your CAN wiring if you see this fault.

Orange/Yellow Slow Blink

fault-can.gif

Temperature Cutoff Fault

The motor or motor controller has gotten too hot to continue running. This fault will clear automatically after the system cools down enough to run again.

Orange/Green Slow Blink

Corrupt Firmware (recover using Recovery Mode)

Firmware failed to load.

Dark (LED off)

Dark LED

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