National Instruments NI-FBUS User Manual
Fieldbus, Ni-fbus, Configurator user manual
Table of contents
Document Outline
- NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual
- Support
- Important Information
- Compliance
- Conventions
- Contents
- Chapter 1 NI-FBUS Configurator Overview
- Chapter 2 Using the NI-FBUS Configurator
- Start the NI-FBUS Configurator and NIFB Process
- Create a New Project
- Open an Existing Project
- Upload Project Configuration
- Set Device Addresses
- Function Block Instantiation and Deletion
- Set Device or Block Tags
- Function Block Modes
- Configure Block Parameters
- Create and Edit Function Block Applications
- Defining Loops
- Using Menus and Methods
- Configuring Alarms
- Configuring Trends
- View and Edit a Schedule
- Set Network Parameters
- Change Language
- Save a Project Configuration
- Download a Project Configuration
- Monitoring Parameters
- Verify a Configuration
- Add An Additional Function Block Application
- Replace Devices
- Reset a Device to Factory Defaults
- Change Device Type
- Export & Import Parameters
- Set Preferences
- Changing the Software Key
- Chapter 3 NI-FBUS Configurator Tutorials
- Chapter 4 Parameters
- Alarming Parameters
- Diagnostic Parameters
- Faultstate Parameters
- Scaling Parameters
- I/O Parameters
- Limiting Parameters
- Mode Shedding Parameters
- Option Parameters
- Parameters That Must Be Initialized
- Process Parameters
- Tuning Parameters
- Parameter Descriptions
- ACK_OPTION (Alarming)
- ALARM_HYS (Alarming)
- ALARM_SUM (Alarming)
- ALERT_KEY (Alarming)
- BAL_TIME (Tuning)
- BIAS (Tuning)
- BKCAL_HYS (Limiting)
- BKCAL_IN (Limiting, Process)
- BKCAL_OUT (Process)
- BKCAL_OUT_D (Process)
- BLOCK_ALM (Alarming, Diagnostic)
- BLOCK_ERR (Diagnostic)
- BYPASS (Scaling, Tuning)
- CAS_IN (Process)
- CAS_IN_D (Process)
- CHANNEL (I/O, Process)
- CLR_FSTATE (Faultstate, Option)
- CONFIRM_TIME (Alarming)
- CONTROL_OPTS (Option, Scaling)
- CYCLE_SEL (Tuning)
- CYCLE_TYPE (Tuning)
- DD_RESOURCE (Diagnostic)
- DD_REV (Diagnostic)
- DEV_REV (Diagnostic)
- DEV_TYPE (Diagnostic)
- DISC_ALM (Alarming)
- DISC_LIM (Alarming)
- DISC_PRI (Alarming)
- DV_HI_ALM (Alarming)
- DV_HI_LIM (Alarming)
- DV_HI_PRI (Alarming)
- DV_LO_ALM (Alarming)
- DV_LO_LIM (Alarming)
- DV_LO_PRI (Alarming)
- FAULT_STATE (Faultstate, Option)
- FEATURE_SEL/FEATURES (Diagnostic, Option)
- FF_GAIN (Scaling, Tuning)
- FF_SCALE (Scaling)
- FF_VAL (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- FIELD_VAL (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- FIELD_VAL_D (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- FREE_SPACE (Diagnostic, Process)
- FREE_TIME (Diagnostic, Process)
- FSTATE_TIME (Faultstate, Option)
- FSTATE_VAL (Faultstate, Option)
- FSTATE_VAL_D (Faultstate, Option)
- GAIN (Tuning)
- GRANT_DENY (Option)
- HARD_TYPES (I/O, Process)
- HI_ALM (Alarming)
- HI_HI_ALM (Alarming)
- HI_HI_LIM (Alarming)
- HI_HI_PRI (Alarming)
- HI_LIM (Alarming)
- HI_PRI (Alarming)
- IN (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- IN_1 (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- IO_OPTS (I/O, Options, Scaling)
- ITK_VER
- L_TYPE (Scaling)
- LIM_NOTIFY (Alarming)
- LO_ALM (Alarming)
- LO_LIM (Alarming)
- LO_LO_ALM (Alarming)
- LO_LO_LIM (Alarming)
- LO_LO_PRI (Alarming)
- LO_PRI (Alarming)
- LOW_CUT (I/O, Option, Scaling, Tuning)
- MANUFAC_ID (Diagnostic)
- MAX_NOTIFY (Alarming)
- MEMORY_SIZE (Diagnostic)
- MIN_CYCLE_T (Diagnostic, Process)
- MODE_BLK (Diagnostic, Process)
- NV_CYCLE_T (Diagnostic)
- OUT (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- OUT_D (Process)
- OUT_HI_LIM (Limiting)
- OUT_LO_LIM (Limiting)
- OUT_SCALE (Scaling)
- OUT_STATE (Process)
- PV (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- PV_D (Process)
- PV_FTIME (Scaling, Tuning)
- PV_SCALE (Scaling)
- RA_FTIME (Tuning)
- RATE (Tuning)
- RCAS_IN (Mode Shedding, Process)
- RCAS_IN_D (Mode Shedding, Process)
- RCAS_OUT (Process)
- RCAS_OUT_D (Process)
- READBACK (Scaling, Tuning)
- READBACK_D (Scaling, Tuning)
- RESET (Tuning)
- RESTART (Diagnostic, Option)
- ROUT_IN (Mode Shedding, Process)
- ROUT_OUT (Process)
- RS_STATE (Diagnostic, Process)
- SEL_1 through SEL_3 (Process, Scaling, Tuning)
- SEL_TYPE (Scaling)
- SET_FSTATE (Faultstate, Option)
- SHED_OPT (Mode Shedding, Option)
- SHED_RCAS (Mode Shedding)
- SHED_ROUT (Mode Shedding)
- SIMULATE (Option)
- SIMULATE_D (Option)
- SP (Process)
- SP_D (Process)
- SP_HI_LIM (Limiting, Option)
- SP_LO_LIM (Limiting, Option)
- SP_RATE_DN (Limiting, Option)
- SP_RATE_UP (Limiting, Option)
- ST_REV (Diagnostic)
- STATUS_OPTS (Faultstate, Limiting, Option)
- STRATEGY
- TAG_DESC (Diagnostic)
- TEST_RW (Process)
- TRK_IN_D (Scaling)
- TRK_SCALE (Scaling)
- TRK_VAL (Scaling)
- UPDATE_EVT (Diagnostic)
- WRITE_ALM (Alarming)
- WRITE_LOCK (Option)
- WRITE_PRI (Alarming, Option)
- XD_SCALE (Scaling)
- XD_STATE (Process)
- Appendix A Error Messages and Warnings
- Appendix B Troubleshooting and Common Questions
- Mode Problems
- Bad Status
- Missing Device
- Read/Write Errors
- Set Address Problems
- Performance Problems
- Missing Link
- Table B-1. Rosemount Advanced Parameter Settings
- Missing Information
- Add/Delete Tabs
- Missing Function Blocks
- Viewing Problems
- Windows NT-Specific Problems
- Using Fieldbus with Lookout
- Open/Find Project
- Using NIFB
- Restart Devices
- Using Fieldbus with Server Explorer
- Uninstalling the Software
- Appendix C Cascade and Remote Cascade Setups
- Appendix D NI-FBUS Dialog Utility
- Appendix E Technical Support and Professional Services
- Glossary
- Index