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LED Indicators

The Antares 4G has three status LEDs. They cycle in sequence: RED → GREEN → RED → YELLOW, with a 1-second pause between each.

LED Overview

LEDColorFunction
RED🔴 RedSystem / general status
GREEN🟢 GreenModem / cellular connectivity
YELLOW🟡 YellowGNSS / positioning quality

All patterns repeat every 1 second (1000 ms total cycle).

PatternTimingDescription
TWO_SHORT100ms ON → 100ms OFF → 100ms ON → 700ms OFFBest status
ONE_SHORT100ms ON → 900ms OFFIntermediate status
ONE_LONG900ms ON → 100ms OFFWorst / no service

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TWO_SHORT

ONE_SHORT

ONE_LONG

GREEN LED — Modem / Cellular Status

Connected

Registered

No Service

PatternMeaning
TWO_SHORTDevice is connected to a destination (socket open)
ONE_SHORTRegistered on GSM or GPRS network (not yet connected)
ONE_LONGNot registered on any cellular network

Note: ONE_LONG also indicates Airplane Mode is active.

YELLOW LED — GNSS / Positioning Quality

High Quality

Low Quality

No Fix

PatternGNSS Quality CodeMeaning
TWO_SHORT22 or 32High quality fix (differential / RTK)
ONE_SHORT12Standard fix (low quality)
ONE_LONGOther / 0No GNSS fix

RED LED — System Status

The RED LED cycles between GREEN and YELLOW sequences. It currently uses TWO_SHORT as the default pattern and reflects general system heartbeat.