Rockwell Automation 1788-CN2FF ControlNet-to-FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Linking Device User Manual - Manual (Page 24)

1788-6.5.1 - January 1999
3-6 Software Installation and Configuration
Configuring Fieldbus Communication Parameters
Each Fieldbus device must have a unique address within one Fieldbus
network. It must also have a unique physical device tag. Each Fieldbus port
of the linking device is considered a Fieldbus device. Therefore, each
Fieldbus port must have its own address and tag. The linking device is
shipped with all the Fieldbus ports set to the default address and without
any physical device tag.
You must assign a tag and address to a port before using it to communicate
with other Fieldbus devices connected to the Fieldbus network. Use the
NI-FBUS Configurator to do this. See the sections on setting tags and
addresses in the NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual, publication
1788-6.5.2.
Using the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility After Installation
You should use the NI-FBUS interface configuration utility after
installation to:
• add or remove a linking device
• change the software settings to match the linking device settings
• view or change the software settings
The NI-FBUS interface configuration utility prompts you to provide the
following information:
• Hardware information
– number of linking devices
– ControlNet network address of each linking device
– path to each linking device
• Logical name for each Fieldbus port; you can use this information to
access the port using the logical name
• Device Description (DD) information
– base directory to store your DD information
– location of the standard text dictionary
If you change the base directory or location of the standard text dictionary,
you must copy all the DDs from the old base directory to the new one. To
install a new device description, click on Import DD and follow the
instructions.