We have a machine here with 3 MC43's and an MD4 - the program seems to load in all the modules fine but on startup MC43-1 is showing offline (like it's started in safe mode maybe?).  We checked the address (ID) tag and it seems to have the correct resistance but when we measure Add_L_voltage - it is reading 3.58 V which seems to be above the 3 V that would put it into safe mode and we get the system mismatch error (3 red flashes followed by 3 yellow.  We have tried 3 modules with the same result (the program was loaded in by Ethernet and by canbus with the same results).

Any ideas as to where/what to check that would cause this voltage to be reading high (assuming that is the problem)?

FYI - when I pull the program from the system (Get Project) the MC43-1 program gets pulled along with the others which makes me think it is in safe mode.

From the manual:

"Safe mode
This is a special start-up mode that is used for master modules and puts the unit in a
safe state without starting any application. You may bypass loading the application in
the MC4x on start up (enter safe mode) in two ways.
1 If the ADDR_L voltage > 3.00V (ADDR_L pin shorted to ADDR_H) is detected
when the module starts (during power up) the application will not be loaded. When safe
mode is desired, a jumper is put across pins 4 and 20 on the C1 connector, in place of
an ID-Tag.
2 The MC4x will also start in safe mode if the ID-Tag is absent. This is an easier
method since you can just remove 1 wire of the ID-Tag "

Hi,

Its been years since I have done a MD4 programme and having a memory loss lol.

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Thanks

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