National Instruments Fieldbus - Manual (Page 7)

© National Instruments Corporation vii FBUS-HSE/H1 LD User Manual
About This Manual
This manual describes the mechanical and electrical aspects of the
FBUS-HSE/H1 Linking Device (LD) and contains information concerning
its installation and operation. The FBUS-HSE/H1 LD product is a High
Speed Ethernet to Foundation H1 Linking Device.
How To Use the Manual Set
Begin by reading the Getting Started with Your FBUS-HSE/H1 Linking
Device manual, a brief quick-start manual that describes how to set up and
get started with your kit using the default settings.
This manual contains more details about changing the installation or
configuration from the defaults, and about using the hardware.
Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to
avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.
bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter
names.
italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word
or value that you must supply.
monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the
keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,