Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Setting the Base Address and IRQ
Note
You can connect only one NI-FBUS port to a link or Fieldbus.
Complete the following steps to use the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration
utility to add, view, or change your base address or IRQ settings.
1.
Start the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration utility by selecting
Start»
Programs»National Instruments FBUS»Interface Config
.
2.
In the
Interface Config
window, select the icon of the card you want
to change and click the
Edit
button. If you are adding a card, click the
Add Interface Device
button.
3.
Choose
PCMCIA
as the
Bus Type
. The NI-FBUS Interface
Configuration utility displays the default base address and IRQ line.
4.
Change the default base memory address and interrupt request settings
if they do not match the settings on your card.
If you have configured your PCMCIA-FBUS card not to use interrupts,
select
No Interrupt
from the
IRQ
drop-down list, and select the
Polled Mode
checkbox.
5.
Select the number of ports that matches your PCMCIA-FBUS.
For example, select two ports for the PCMCIA-FBUS/2.
6.
After verifying the information you just entered, click the
OK
button
or the
Add
button. The dialog box for entering port information for the
Fieldbus interface opens.
7.
Click the
OK
button.
Proceed to the
Setting the Communication Parameters and Interface Name
section.
