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Rockwell Automation 1788-FFCT NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual User Manual

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Publication 1788-UM052B-EN-P - April 2002

Using the NI-FBUS Configurator 4-11

You can also add function blocks as follows:

1. Right-click on the background of the Function Block Application

Editor or click the Block button.

2. Select the device from the menu that opens, then select the

block you want to place on the screen from the menu of
function blocks.

Figure 4.5 shows how the Function Block Application Editor looks
with function blocks dragged onto it.

Figure 4.5 Added Function Blocks

TIP

You can use a function block on a fieldbus network
only once. After you use a function block in a
Function Block Application Editor window, the
function block is grayed out on the menu and in the
Project window.