What does a yellow question mark in the Communication Setup editor mean?

If a hardware device's icon shows as a yellow question mark () on the communications tree in the

Communication Setup

editor, it may indicate one of the following:

An icon is not available for the hardware device

If a yellow question mark () shows on the communications tree in the

Communication Setup

editor, it may indicate that an icon is not available for the hardware device you selected. As long as the device's name shows on the

Available Devices

list, it is supported by

FactoryTalk Linx

.

FactoryTalk Linx

cannot recognize the hardware device

If you insert a hardware device that is not on the

Available Devices

list, a yellow question mark shows on the communications tree in the

Communication Setup

editor. The hardware device does not have an associated device description file installed, and therefore cannot be recognized by

FactoryTalk Linx

. In this case, the Device Name is blank. To resolve this condition, use the Device Description File Installation Tool to register the proper device description file, and then browse the communications tree once more in the

Communication Setup

editor.