National Instruments PCMCIA-FBUS, Getting Started

Page 1: ...nstruments PCMCIA FBUS Manual Get Pricing Availability at ApexWaves com Call Today 1 800 915 6216 Email sales apexwaves com https www apexwaves com modular systems national instruments pcmcia series P...

Page 2: ...Fieldbus Getting Started with Your PCMCIA FBUS and the NI FBUS TM Software for Windows PCMCIA FBUS for Windows February 2004 Edition Part Number 370517B 01...

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Page 4: ...operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or negligent acts and power failure or surges fire flood accident actions of third parties or other even...

Page 5: ...nt of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission Th...

Page 6: ...ter 2 Installation and Configuration Installing the Software 2 1 Installing the Hardware 2 2 Setting the Base Address and IRQ 2 4 Setting the Communication Parameters and Interface Name 2 5 Testing th...

Page 7: ...Contents PCMCIA FBUS for Windows vi ni com Appendix C Troubleshooting and Common Questions Appendix D Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index...

Page 8: ...ication Use this getting started manual to install and configure your PCMCIA FBUS card and the NI FBUS software To install your PCMACIA FBUS card in the Windows 2000 XP system environment use the Inst...

Page 9: ...ic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply monospace Text in th...

Page 10: ...elcom Inc Wiring and test equipment for Foundation Fieldbus www relcominc com fieldbus Fieldbus Inc Device developers and Foundation Fieldbus consulting www fieldbusinc com Fieldbus system development...

Page 11: ...for Windows x ni com Function Block Application Process Part 2 IEC Standard 1158 2 and ISA Standard ISA S50 02 Other related documentation PC Card Standard Release 2 1 Personal Computer Memory Card In...

Page 12: ...hat 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...

Page 13: ...r computer is using to connect to the bus National Instruments offers the NI FBUS Configurator with a National Instruments Foundation Fieldbus interface card to let you configure your Fieldbus links I...

Page 14: ...fbconf exe NI FBUS Configurator NI FBUS Configurator Used to configure the devices on the bus set the parameters for control loops and other Fieldbus configuration tasks fcs exe NI FBUS Dialog System...

Page 15: ...his is because a different stack is downloaded to the card for it to be used in conjunction with NI FMON Your interface card must be running NI FBUS to act as the Link Active Scheduler This means that...

Page 16: ...from their defaults Reinstalling may cause you to lose any existing card and port configuration information 1 Log in as Administrator or as a user that has Administrator privileges 2 Insert installati...

Page 17: ...our PCMCIA FBUS card To install the PCMCIA FBUS card complete the following steps 1 Shut down your operating system and power off your computer 2 Insert the card into a free PC Card PCMCIA socket The...

Page 18: ...Inserting the PCMCIA FBUS 3 Connect the PCMCIA FBUS to the Fieldbus network Your kit contains one PCMCIA FBUS cable Refer to Appendix B Pinout Information if you need to make a longer cable than the P...

Page 19: ...e 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 reques...

Page 20: ...o which the interface is connected a To assign a fixed address to your Fieldbus interface choose Fixed Address and enter a value in the range 0x10 to 0xF7 By convention the lower addresses starting at...

Page 21: ...modify parameters for certain devices the device manufacturer will recommend settings Modifying these parameters can have an adverse affect on data throughput rates If settings are incorrectly modifi...

Page 22: ...structions 3 Start the NIFB process selecting Start Programs National Instruments FBUS NIFB If NI FBUS does not start up successfully the base memory address IRQ line or Fieldbus network address is in...

Page 23: ...onfigured on your card 5 Click OK twice Changing or Deleting Existing Interface Information To change or delete information about any interface that you have already entered complete the following ste...

Page 24: ...t Start Programs National Instruments FBUS Interface Config to run the Interface Configuration utility 3 Click the DD Info button The DD Info dialog box opens 4 If the base directory field is blank en...

Page 25: ...ice is supplied on a disk from the manufacturer For each device there are two device description files one that ends in ffo and one that ends in sym Select the ffo file and the corresponding sym file...

Page 26: ...electing Start Programs National Instruments NIFB Nifb Note You also can start the driver by entering net start nifb at the command prompt If you receive the message System error 31 has occurred the c...

Page 27: ...NI FBUS Configurator refer to the NI FBUS Configurator User Manual for information on using your software If NI FBUS is unable to connect to and initialize an interface device and you decide to contin...

Page 28: ...VDC 5 PCMCIA FBUS 350 mA typical active PCMCIA FBUS 2 350 mA typical active Physical Dimensions 8 56 cm 5 40 cm 0 5 cm 3 4 in 2 1 in 0 2 in I O connector PCMCIA FBUS cable with 9 pin male D Sub and pl...

Page 29: ...fications refer to the product label or visit ni com hardref nsf search by model number or product line and click the appropriate link in the Certification column Electromagnetic Compatibility Emissio...

Page 30: ...ndows Note Refer to the Declaration of Conformity DoC for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information To obtain the DoC for this product visit ni com hardref nsf search by model...

Page 31: ...CMCIA FBUS cable in your kit Figure B 1 shows the PCMCIA FBUS cable An arrow on the cable points to pin 1 of the screw terminal block Figure B 1 PCMCIA FBUS Cable The PCMCIA FBUS 2 cable has two Field...

Page 32: ...2 ISA S50 02 1992 Pins 2 and 4 of the J2 screw terminal block provide an alternate connection to the Fieldbus However the screw terminal block is not a second independent link All of the signals on th...

Page 33: ...ies for NI FBUS may have been deleted or corrupted Uninstall then reinstall the NI FBUS software as described in the Installing the Software section of Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration NIFB co...

Page 34: ...arts fine This is probably due to a device address conflict In the NI FBUS Interface Configuration utility make sure that the interface is not at the same address as anything else on the link You also...

Page 35: ...Device Manager displays an exclamation mark on the icon of any card that has resource conflicts Check how many cards are showing up in the Interface Configuration utility Make sure that this matches...

Page 36: ...pt to make unguided changes in the Windows registry Doing so can cause many problems with your system Add New Hardware Problems In Add New Hardware on Windows 2000 NT there is no category for Fieldbus...

Page 37: ...ion that does not include an IRQ This is the polled mode option Then change the memory base address back to its original setting Use a Visitor Address Using a visitor address is a good way to troubles...

Page 38: ...alizing 2 Select Start Programs National Instruments FBUS NI FBUS Dialog 3 Right click Open Descriptors and choose Expand All 4 After the expansion is complete click Cancel to close the Expand All win...

Page 39: ...9 The device revision is the first two digits and the device description revision is the second two digits For example if your number from step 8 was 2 and from step 9 was 1 you should see files call...

Page 40: ...ear from the bus In the NI FBUS Interface Configuration utility click the Advanced button on the dialog box for the port you want to configure Figure C 1 shows the Advanced Stack Configuration dialog...

Page 41: ...ove Programs If you are only using the Communications Manager select NI FBUS Communications Manager to uninstall If you are using the NI FBUS Configurator select NI FBUS Configurator The uninstall uti...

Page 42: ...ngineers and other measurement and automation professionals by visiting ni com ask Our online system helps you define your question and connects you to the experts by phone discussion forum or email T...

Page 43: ...acter code that identifies a specific location or series of locations in memory Alarm A notification the NI FBUS Communications Manager software sends when it detects that a block leaves or returns to...

Page 44: ...le sheath Communication stack Performs the services required to interface the user application to the physical layer Control loop A set of connections between blocks used to perform a control algorith...

Page 45: ...d by ISA standard S50 02 Fieldbus cable Shielded twisted pair cable made specifically for Fieldbus that has characteristics important for good signal transmission and are within the requirements of th...

Page 46: ...ion blocks Function Block Application The block diagram that represents your control strategy H H1 The 31 25 kbit second type of Fieldbus hex Hexadecimal A base 16 numbering system which uses 0 9 and...

Page 47: ...t is responsible for keeping a link operational The LAS executes the link schedule circulates tokens distributes time and probes for new devices Link master device A device that is capable of becoming...

Page 48: ...clear devices change modes and read and write to the devices NI FBUS Fieldbus Configuration System See NI FBUS Configurator NI FBUS process Process that must be running in the background for you to us...

Page 49: ...ntains a program you can alter R Repeater Boost the signals to and from the further link Resource block A special block containing parameters that describe the operation of the device and general char...

Page 50: ...ject that allows a device to sample a process variable periodically then transmit a history of the values on the network V V Volts VCR See Virtual Communication Relationship VFD See Virtual Field Devi...

Page 51: ...nfiguration software 1 2 configuring advanced parameters C 8 conflict eliminating by changing resources 2 7 contacting National Instruments D 1 conventions used in the manual viii customer professiona...

Page 52: ...1 starting 3 1 O online technical support D 1 optional tools 1 4 P PCMCIA FBUS cable figure B 1 phone technical support D 1 pinout connector figure B 2 information B 1 PCMCIA FBUS cable figure B 1 te...

Page 53: ...facturer defined features C 5 resolving resource conflicts C 4 troubleshooting resources D 1 U uninstalling software C 9 unique base address C 4 V visitor address C 5 W Web professional services D 1 t...