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# Powering IoT Connectivity Modules

## BACE Plus

1. Connect the power supply provided with the device to an electric outlet.
2. Wait one minute for BACE Plus to boot and start.

<table><thead><tr><th width="150" align="center">LED</th><th width="106.4" align="center">Color</th><th>Mode</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center">Power</td><td align="center">🟢</td><td><ul><li>Steady Off: Powered off</li><li>Steady On: Powered on</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Modem</td><td align="center">🔵</td><td><ul><li>Steady Off: Not registered to a mobile network</li><li>Blinking: Connected to a mobile network without internet</li><li>Steady On: Connected to a mobile network with internet connection</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Cloud</td><td align="center">🟡</td><td><ul><li>Steady off: Disconnected</li><li>Fast Blinking: Gateway storage initializing</li><li>Blinking: Connecting</li><li>Steady on: Connected</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

## BACE Plus with Zwave/P1 add-on board

1. Connect the power supply provided with the device to an electric outlet.
2. Wait one minute for BACE Plus to boot and start.

<table><thead><tr><th width="150" align="center">LED</th><th width="106.4" align="center">Color</th><th>Mode</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center">Power</td><td align="center">🟢</td><td><ul><li>Steady off: Powered off</li><li>Steady on: Powered off</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Modem</td><td align="center">🔵</td><td><ul><li>Steady Off: Not registered to a mobile network</li><li>Blinking: Connected to a mobile network without internet</li><li>Steady On: Connected to a mobile network with internet connection</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Cloud</td><td align="center">🟡</td><td><ul><li>Steady off: Disconnected</li><li>Fast Blinking: Gateway storage initializing</li><li>Blinking: Connecting</li><li>Steady on: Connected</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Z-wave</td><td align="center">🟢</td><td><ul><li>Steady off: No paired device</li><li>Blinking: Pairing mode</li><li>Steady on: Paired with a Z-wave node</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">P1</td><td align="center">🟢</td><td><ul><li>Steady off: No communication with P1 device</li><li>Blink: Malform read error occurred</li><li>Steady On: Communication with P1 device established</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td align="center">Modbus</td><td align="center">🟢</td><td><ul><li>Steady off: No communication with any Modbus device.</li><li>Blink: Communication with at least one Modbus device is established but cannot read/write requested register. Possible Modbus configuration error, please see cloud logs for more details.</li><li>Steady on: Communication with a Modbus device established during last measurement cycle.</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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