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Chapter 2
Using the NI-FBUS Configurator
NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual
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2.
In the Start Up dialog box, each configured interface will appear.
Select the link(s) (ports on your Foundation Fieldbus interface) you
want to include in your project in the Added Link(s) checklist.
3.
Select the type of project to create. Usually, this will be online.
4.
Click OK.
The NI-FBUS Configurator scans the Foundation Fieldbus network and
checks addresses and object tags. If a device is missing either an address or
a tag, the NI-FBUS Configurator assigns one. If the NI-FBUS Configurator
detects duplicate tags, it renames the device or block, appending a numeric
identifier to the original device or block tag.
After you complete the preceding steps, the configuration tree appears,
displaying all the Fieldbus objects on the link or links you chose in step 3.
During the initial bus scan, the following state icons sometimes overlap the
configuration tree icons:
•
Updating—This icon appears when the NI-FBUS Configurator is
reading or writing to the object.
•
Error—This icon appears when the NI-FBUS Configurator detects or
encounters an error with the object.
•
Invalid—This icon appears when the indicated object is not responding
to the NI-FBUS Configurator scan.
Note
It is normal for objects to go invalid briefly during the initial bus scan or when
changing the device address. This is because the device suspends communication while
setting its address.
Open an Existing Project
To open an existing project, complete the following steps.
1.
When you start the NI-FBUS Configurator, the Start Up dialog box
appears automatically. If you want to open an existing project at any
other time, select File»Open, browse to the file you want to edit, and
click Open.
2.
In the Start-up dialog box, the recently accessed files appear in the
bottom listbox.
3.
Select the Open an Existing Project option.
4.
Choose the file item in the listbox, click the OK button, or double-click
the file item to open it directly.