National Instruments NI-FBUS - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 2 Using the NI-FBUS Configurator
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Checking for Function Block Application Errors
Click the Check Project for Errors button in the Function Block
Application Editor window to perform error checking, regenerate the
schedule of the application, and remove bad wires.
Customizing Your Function Block Application
Click the Text button to type additional information about the application
and change text in fields.
Click the Fill button to fill objects on the screen with a color.
Click the Fill Color button to select a color to be used with the Fill tool.
Using Templates
Templates are pre-defined, pre-wired control loops that you can drop into
the Function Block Application Editor to use as a model for your function
block application. Templates can help you by providing the wiring for
common control strategies, such as PID loops. You also can create your
own templates to reduce time required for configuring multiple “copies” of
your own strategies.
Tip Templates store parameter values as well as wiring connections, saving you the
time-consuming operation of configuring function block parameters when you have
multiple copies of the same type of control strategy.
The NI-FBUS Configurator includes the following templates:
• PID Feedback Control
• Manual Control with PV Indication
• PD Feedback Control
• Track Feedforward Control
• Cascade Control
• Ratio Control
• Override Control
National Instruments-defined templates are provided for wiring use only;
the values in those templates will be overridden by your function block
settings. The values stored in user-defined templates will be applied or
not applied, at your discretion, when you use the template. It is not