Rockwell Automation 1788-FFCT NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual - Manual (Page 40)

Publication 1788-UM052B-EN-P - April 2002
4-12 Using the NI-FBUS Configurator
Connecting Blocks
To send data from one block to another, you must connect the blocks
through wiring. You can wire blocks manually or use a template.
Wiring Blocks Manually
To wire blocks manually, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Wiring tool on the Function Block Application Editor
toolbar.
2. Click the input or output you want to connect.
3. Click on the background of the Function Block Application
Editor window to guide the connection to the input or output to
which you want to attach the wiring.
4. Click the input or output to which you want to wire.
When you click the Wiring tool, the NI-FBUS Configurator performs
type checking and highlights valid inputs and outputs when you move
the cursor over them.
Figure 4.6 shows the BKCAL IN of the PID block being wired to the
BKCAL OUT of the AO block.
Figure 4.6 Wiring to a Block Input
TIP
To toggle the direction of the connection you are
dragging, press the spacebar while wiring.