National Instruments NI-FBUS User Manual

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Glossary

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VFD

See Virtual Field Device.

View objects

Predefined groupings of parameter sets that HMI applications use.

Virtual Field Device

The virtual field device is a model for remotely viewing data
described in the object dictionary. The services provided by the
Fieldbus Messaging Specification allow you to read and write
information about the object dictionary, read and write the data
variables described in the object dictionary, and perform other
activities such as uploading/downloading data and invoking
programs inside a device. A model for remotely viewing data
described in the object dictionary.

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