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Chapter 2

Using the NI-FBUS Configurator

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NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual

The current software key can be found under Help»About FCS. You will
need to provide the software serial number and the current software key
when ordering. If you have not previously purchased any link upgrades,
your key will be blank.

After you obtain a new key, complete the following steps to change the key.

1.

Select View»Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

2.

Click the Links tab.

3.

On the Links tab, click the Show About Dialog button. The About
dialog box appears.

4.

Click the Set SW Key button, enter the new key, and click the OK
button. Click the OK button to close the About dialog box.

The number of Links Allowed on the Links tab changes based on the
new software key.

5.

Click the OK button to close the Preferences dialog box.

Print

You can print your configured project in the form of text, graphical
diagrams, and text explanations of the diagrams.

To print your project, select File»Print. From the Print dialog box, you can
select what you want to print.

Entire Configuration—Prints the entire configuration

Specific Configuration Items—Lets you select specific items from
the configuration tree to print.

Print Minimum Amount of Configuration Information—Prints
only the minimum amount of information necessary to describe the
printed items. If you check this item, the NI-FBUS Configurator prints
only the function blocks that are used in a function block application
of the project and does not print unused blocks.

Print Graphical Diagrams—Prints the function block application
and graphical representation of the schedule.

Print Text Interpretations of Graphical Diagrams—Prints a text
version of the function block application and schedule.

Page Format—Lets you select printing styles for the graphical
schematics, page titles, and numbering.

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