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NI-FBUS Configurator Tutorials
These tutorials will give you first-hand experience with the NI-FBUS
Configurator.
Before you begin these tutorials, make sure you have successfully installed
all Fieldbus hardware and software and have properly imported the device
descriptions for the devices you want to use.
In these tutorials, you will learn about the following types of control
applications:
• Basic connections to AI and AO signals
• PID control
Tutorial 1: Connect to Network and Hardware
1. Launch the NI-FBUS Configurator by selecting Start»Programs»
National Instruments»NI-FBUS»NI-FBUS Configurator.
2. A dialog box appears informing you that NIFB.EXE has not been
launched and asking if you want to launch it now. Select YES. It takes
a few moments for NIFB.EXE to launch and for the NI-FBUS
Configurator to load.
3. In the Add Links dialog box that appears, select Interface0-0, and
click OK.
The NI-FBUS Configurator automatically detects all valid devices
connected to the network. If the connected devices are registered by the
Fieldbus Foundation as compliant devices and the device description files
have been imported, the NI-FBUS Configurator detects both the device and
the function blocks contained within the device. This process can take a few
minutes. When complete, the configuration tree will display all devices and
function blocks connected to your link.