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Troubleshooting

Error Problem Possible cause Possible remedy
IoT2040 USER LED ORANGE - MindConnect Element cannot onboard to Insights Hub
- No Internet connection
Network connection problem:
- Either disabled or invalid configured Proxy
- Proxy is offline
- Interrupted connection
- IP address is configured via DHCP, but there is no internet connection.
- Firewall blocks MindConnect Elements
- Your company’s router is damaged
- Check your configuration connection: If configured IP and Proxy are valid
- Check physical connection: your company’s router, Ethernet cables etc.
IoT2040 USER LED ORANGE - Although an asset uploaded to Monitor.
- MindConnect IoT2040 cannot onboard to Insights Hub
- No connection to data source
- The address of the data point configuration can be incorrect
- Incorrect asset configuration
- Not accomplished asset configuration (Network Connection)
- Check data sources configuration.
- Check configuration of each data point.
- Check configuration of your asset
- (Network Configuration).
IoT2040 USER LED blinking RED Data loss MindConnect IoT2040 was offline for too long, so it could not send data to Insights Hub and the storage is full. - Check outbound connection
- Check Ethernet cables
- Check Proxy (IP address, User Authentication can be required)
IoT2040 USER LED Firmware update error - Technical problems with a new version of firmware
- Incorrect firmware type
- Certificate problems, Authentication problems etc.
- Make sure that you are using the correct firmware type (MindConnect IoT2040).
- MindConnect IoT2040 will automatically restart and then firmware update will be carried out after a while.
- If MindConnect IoT2040 does not restart automatically, then restart it manually: by switching off/on the power supply for MindConnect IoT2040.
IoT2040 USER LED blinking Onboarding failed - Configuration file on the USB stick is invalid
- Internal error
- Make sure that the data on the USB stick still is valid. (The data, which you exported to the USB stick, is still valid only for 7 days.). If it is expired, use the asset configuration to export a new valid configuration to your USB stick.
- Check asset configuration and reconfigure, if it is required and export a new configuration to USB stick.
IoT2040 USER LED blinking - Problems with USB stick
- System Error
- Incorrect formatting of USB stick (no FAT or FAT32)
- USB stick is damaged
- Write error, USB stick is write-protected or its memory is full.
- Configuration file is invalid (damaged, illegible)
- See also below
Problems with USB stick:
- Problems with configuration file
- Configuration file is located in an incorrect directory.
- Expired configuration file on the USB stick
- The configuration file is invalid or not copied to the USB stick
Unknown
Check format and partition of the USB stick. It must be FAT or FAT32 formatted and may only contain a single partition.
- Try a new USB stick
- Check the diagnosis file on the USB stick.
- Check whether the directory is valid. (Configuration file must be in the root directory of the USB stick.)
- Make sure that the data on the USB stick is still valid. (The data, which you exported to the USB stick, is still valid only for 7 days.) If it is expired, use the asset configuration to export a new valid configuration to your USB stick.
- If the problem persists, contact your Siemens Support/„Expert Center“.

For information on USB commands troubleshooting, refer to USB commands.


Last update: April 12, 2024