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Prior to connecting the transmitter to the Fieldbus, the
Configurator will show a screen similar to the following:

Figure 3

NI-FBUS Configurator

Once connected, a process will start where an address will be
assigned to the transmitter. This may take few minutes. An
hourglass will appear on the device icon while this is being
done:

Figure 4

SONAR Icon With Hourglass

The display on the transmitter will display an ‘F’ to indicate it is
connected to a Fieldbus network:

Figure 5

Fieldbus Connection Indicated on Transmitter Display

Once the connection process is completed, the hourglass will
be removed: