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Appendix B Troubleshooting and Common Questions
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Missing Information
A function block is missing symbolic information (such as names and
help strings).
The function block has no device description, and the block does not
correspond to the standard function blocks defined by Foundation Fieldbus.
You may need to import the device descriptions. To do so, refer to the
Missing Symbolic Information section.
Another possibility is that the NI-FBUS Configurator cannot read pertinent
block information from the device. Reset the device.
Missing Symbolic Information
If a function block is missing symbolic information (such as names and
help strings), you may need to import the Device Descriptions (DDs).
For more information about device description files, refer to the Device
Description Files section of the Foundation Fieldbus Overview document.
Add/Delete Tabs
The NI-FBUS Configurator crashes when you try to add or delete tabs
in the block configuration window for a block which has menus and/or
methods.
The best solution would be to customize the existing tabs. Complete the
following steps to add your own tabs to a block with menus and methods:
1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»
Interface Configuration Utility to run the NI-FBUS Interface
Configuration utility.
2. Click the DD Info button. The DD Info dialog box appears.
3. Write down your existing device description base path.
4. Clear out the device description base path and close the program.
5. Restart NI-FBUS and launch the NI-FBUS Configurator.
6. Bring up the block in question (the NI-FBUS Configurator will show
some block types as “UNK”—this is expected).
7. Add the new tab(s).
8. Close the block configuration window (say Yes to Save custom
changes).
9. Close the NI-FBUS Configurator. Do not save the project.