National Instruments NI-FBUS - Manual (Page 57)

Chapter 2 Using the NI-FBUS Configurator
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Note Only the value field in the csv file can be changed. Any other changes may result in
an unrecognized format which cannot be imported and might cause unpredictable errors.
To avoid a comma in a field being considered as the delimited character, replace it with an
asterisk.
Set Preferences
To set your preferences in the NI-FBUS Configurator, select
View»Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears, containing the
following tabs: Fonts, Block View, General, and Links.
Descriptions of these tabs follow:
• Fonts—Use this tab to change the font types and sizes on the display.
• Block View—Use this tab to configure the default view for
parameters:
– Show Spaced View—Click this checkbox to add space between
parameters.
– Show Detailed View—Click this checkbox to show additional
type and help strings for the view.
– Show Block Information—Click this checkbox to show the
Block Information tab, which contains additional read-only
information on each block, such as execution time.
– Use Descriptive Labels on Parameters—Click this checkbox to
show descriptive information about parameters in the block
configuration window.
• General—Use this tab to select which windows appear when you start
the NI-FBUS Configurator.
• Links—Use this tab to change the software key, as described in the
Changing the Software Key section.
Changing the Software Key
The NI-FBUS Configurator, by default, is licensed for use on one machine
with up to four Fieldbus links. If you would like to use more than four links
(ports on your boards), you need a link upgrade for each link in excess of
four. To purchase additional licenses, contact National Instruments at
ni.com/fieldbus to obtain an order form for link upgrade(s).
850283-0 Part number for a one-link upgrade of the
NI-FBUS Configurator.