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IM 01R01A01-01E 9th Edition : May 31, 2013-00
B-3 NotesonFOUNDATIONeldbusH1
Device Interface
ForaFOUNDATIONeldbusH1device,youcanuseFBUSfromNationalInstrumentsor
FFusbfromSofting.Fordetails,seeG-4“FOUNDATIONeldbusInterfaceSelection.”
B-3-1 Notes on NI-FBUS
NI-FBUSisadriverofNationalInstrumentsforFOUNDATIONeldbusH1.
For details on installing the NI-FBUS driver, refer to the corresponding manual of National
Instruments. The following are notes on NI-FBUS.
Installing the NI-FBUS Driver
1. Start the PC, log on as a user with administrator privileges, and then install the driver.
2. Restart the PC.
Settings after Installation
1. After the PC restarts, click the Start menu, point to All Programs, National Instruments, and
NI-FBUS,andthenselectInterfaceCongurationUtility,orafterFieldMatestarts,clickTools
andthenselectFOUNDATIONeldbusInterfaceConguration.
2. If a red mark indicating that use is not possible is displayed in the dialog box, select and
right-clickonBoard0tochooseEnable.ThisallowstheNI-FBUSdrivertobeenabled.
3. Inthedialogboxthatappears,selectPort0andclicktheEditbutton.Congurethesettings
as follows.
Device Address: Visitor
Device Type: Link Master Device
Usage:NI-FBUS
However, for use while connected to a segment under another host, set Device Type to Basic
Device.
NOTE
Connecting the segment under another Host system with Link Master Device, it may cause
communication error.
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