National Instruments FP-3000 - Manual (Page 34)

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
FieldPoint FP-3000 User Manual 2-16 www.ni.com
Autoconfigure the FP-3000
The autoconfiguration capabilities of the FP-3000 can save time and will
initialize many parameters to reasonable values.
When you use the FP-3000 with the NI-FBUS Configurator version 2.3.5,
autoconfiguration is done automatically the first time an FP-3000 is
powered up and any time after the manual reset switch on the module has
been used. The NI-FBUS Configurator will detect the connected I/O
modules and instantiate function blocks for each channel.
The autoconfiguration process may take a few minutes, depending on how
many I/O modules you have connected.
To force an autoconfiguration at any other time, follow these steps:
1. Import the Device Description for the FP-3000 in the NI-FBUS
Interface Configuration utility, if you have not already done so.
2. Connect the FP-3000 to the bus and start the NI-FBUS Configurator.
3. Double-click on the resource block of the FP-3000. This opens the
block configuration window, which floats on top of the NI-FBUS
Configurator interface.
4. Click on the OOS (Out of Service) button if it is not already depressed
to stop any running function blocks.
5. Select the Options tab.
6. Scroll down to the FP_AUTOCONFIGURE parameter.
Steady green Fieldbus port functioning as a basic
device. The FP-3000 cannot control
communication on the Fieldbus.
Flashing red and green Fieldbus port is seeing traffic but is at a
default Fieldbus network address. You
need to assign a permanent network
address through a Fieldbus configurator.
Steady red Fieldbus port encountered fatal network
error. Check the Fieldbus network
connections.
Table 2-2. Description of Fieldbus NETWORK LED States (Continued)
NETWORK LED State Meaning