LED Light Guide

The light on your OcuTrap tells you what the trap is doing. This guide explains what each color and pattern means — including why the light looks off most of the time when the trap runs on battery (that's normal and expected).

"The light is off when the trap is idle" — is that a problem?

No — that's normal battery‑saving behavior. When the trap is idle and running on battery, it keeps the light off between brief check‑in flashes. Roughly every 10 seconds you'll see one quick flash (a fraction of a second), then it goes dark again. The trap is fully awake and working — it just isn't lighting the LED continuously, because a steady light would drain the battery.

On external/USB power (or for a few seconds right after you send a command), the light stays on — a slow breathing cyan glow when the trap is connected.
On battery, expect the brief flash every ~10 seconds. To confirm the trap is alive, send any command from the app — the light will brighten immediately.

Only be concerned if, when the trap should be sitting idle, the light stays solid on one color that never changes, or stays red. See Red light below.

Color meanings

The flash (or steady color) shows the trap's current state:

Color	Meaning
Blue	Unarmed, door open
Green	Unarmed, door closed
Yellow	Armed — ready to capture
Magenta / pink	Animal captured
Breathing cyan	Idle on power, connected to the cloud
Red	Error or shutting down — see Red light

Connection status

When idle on power, the light also shows its connection state:

Pattern	Meaning	What to do
Breathing cyan	Connected and online	Normal — nothing to do
Fast blinking cyan	Connecting to the cloud	Wait a few minutes
Blinking green	Looking for cellular signal	Move the trap to better coverage
Blinking magenta	Firmware update in progress	Leave it powered on and wait

When you send a command

The light briefly confirms your action, then returns to its idle pattern:

You do	Light
Open the door	Blue for ~5 seconds
Close the door	Green for ~5 seconds
Arm the trap	Yellow while it checks the capture zone (~3 seconds), then yellow once armed
Arm is blocked — something is in the way, the sensor needs cleaning, or an update is pending	Solid red for ~2 seconds, then back to idle. The trap did not arm. Clear the obstruction or clean the sensor window and try again.

Red light

Pattern	Meaning
Brief solid red (~2 seconds) after a command	The action was blocked (for example, arming failed) — see the row above
Rapid red blinking	Powering down, or a low‑battery shutdown
Solid red (staying red)	Hibernating or shut down