Echelon FTXL - Manual (Page 236)

224 Example FTXL Applications
3. Drag a Functional Block shape from the NodeBuilder Basic Shapes 3.0
pane of the Shapes window to the drawing. The Functional Block Wizard
dialog opens.
4. In the Functional Block Wizard dialog:
a. Select the FTXL device from the Name dropdown list box in the
Device area.
b. Select Virtual Functional Block from the Name dropdown list box
in the Functional Block area.
c. Select Create all network variable shapes.
d. In the Number of FBs to create box, select 1.
e. Give the new functional block a name in the New FB name field,
or allow LonMaker to give a default name.
f. Click Finish to add the virtual functional block to the drawing
and close the Functional Block Wizard dialog.
5. Drag an Output Network Variable shape onto the virtual functional
block. The Choose a Network Variable dialog opens.
6. In the Choose a Network Variable dialog:
a. Click Create NV to open the Create Network Variable dialog.
b. In the Create Network Variable dialog:
i. Type nvoAmpA (you can specify any letter for the “A”, but
the name must include “nvoAmp”) in the New NV name
field.
ii. Type 1 in the How many? field.
iii. In the New NV Type area, select Specify.
iv. Click Select to open the Select Network Variable Type
dialog.
v. In the the Select Network Variable Type dialog, expand
C:\LonWorks\Types\STANDARD.FMT and select
SNVT_amp. Click OK to close the the Select Network
Variable Type dialog.