Rockwell Automation 1788-FFCT NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual - Manual (Page 33)

Publication 1788-UM052B-EN-P - April 2002
Using the NI-FBUS Configurator 4-5
Setting Device or Block
Tags Setting a device or block tag may affect how other host machines on
an (online) operating network access the device.
To set a tag, complete the following steps:
1. In the Project window, select the device or block whose tag you
want to change.
2. Right-click the device or block, or select Object Name from the
main menu bar.
3. Select Set Tag from the pop-up menu that opens.
The Set Tag window opens.
4. In the New Tag field, type the tag you want to assign to the
object.
5. Select the Set to OOS Mode checkbox. Doing so sets the block
to OOS mode, which prevents the device from operating in its
current control system.
6. Click Set.
The NI-FBUS Configurator sets the block or device to OOS
mode before setting the new tag. If the device or block does not
go to OOS mode, the NI-FBUS Configurator notifies you and
you must determine whether to continue setting the tag.
IMPORTANT
The operating control system must not be using the
device or function block when you set tags. When
you set the device tag, the device loses all linkage
and communication configuration information and
loses control of the process.