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Introduction
This chapter lists what you need to get started and includes a brief
description of the PCMCIA-FBUS card and the NI-FBUS software.
What You Need to Get Started
To install your NI-FBUS software, you need the following items:
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PCMCIA-FBUS card
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PCMCIA-FBUS cable
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Installation CD kit
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Windows 2000/NT/XP installed on your computer
Hardware Description
The PCMCIA-FBUS is a Type II PC card that handles communication
between a PCMCIA-compatible computer and one or more
network-configurable devices that comply with the Fieldbus Foundation
H1 specification. The PCMCIA-FBUS uses the Intel 386EX embedded
processor, shared memory, and an interrupt to communicate with its driver.
The PCMCIA-FBUS supports the Fieldbus transfer rate of 31.25 kb/s.
The single-port PCMCIA Fieldbus card is called the
PCMCIA-FBUS
and the dual-port PCMCIA Fieldbus card is called the
PCMCIA-FBUS/2
.
In this manual, the term
PCMCIA-FBUS
refers to both the single-port
PCMCIA-FBUS card and the dual-port PCMCIA-FBUS/2 card, unless
otherwise indicated.
Software Description
Your kit includes either the NI-FBUS Communications Manager software
or the NI-FBUS Configurator software. Depending on the system you
purchase, you may receive both disks. If this is the case, use the NI-FBUS
Configurator software.
