National Instruments NI-FBUS - Manual (Page 13)

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NI-FBUS Configurator Overview
This chapter introduces the NI-FBUS Configurator, lists some of its
main features, and describes the main windows of the application.
This manual assumes that you are already familiar with
Windows 2000/NT/XP and have read the Foundation Fieldbus Overview
document or are otherwise familiar with using Foundation Fieldbus.
Introduction to the NI-FBUS Configurator
You can use the NI-FBUS Configurator to configure a Foundation Fieldbus
network and keep track of your configuration changes. The NI-FBUS
Configurator is a graphical environment for creating linkages, loops,
and a schedule based on the concepts described in the Foundation Fieldbus
Overview document.
NI-FBUS Configurator Windows
The NI-FBUS Configurator has three resizable windows within the main
window: the configuration tree, help window, and status window.
Additional specialty windows can be opened in the middle frame to
configure your function block applications, change parameters, and update
the schedule. You also can open separate windows for block parameter
adjustment on top of the main window. The elements of the NI-FBUS
Configurator main window are shown in the following figure.