Emerson FB1100, Instruction Manual

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Emerson FB1100 Flow Computer Instruction Manual
D301752X012
August 2020
Operation 47
3.2.3 Communicating with a Laptop Wirelessly with FBxWifi
You must have purchased the flow computer with the optional FBxWifi communications feature to
connect to a laptop PC wirelessly. Additionally:
 Wi-Fi
®
must be configured and working on your laptop PC.

Your laptop PC must have Field Tools software with FBxConnect installed.

You must know a valid username/password combination for the flow computer.
 You must know the name of the wireless network and the security key required to connect to
it.
 Your laptop PC must be within line-of-sight with either the front display of the flow computer
or of an external antenna for the FBxWifi communications module.
 If the flow computer is not awake, you must wake it up first. (See Section 3.3 )
WARNING
Ensure that you and your laptop PC are in a non-hazardous area.
1. Launch Field Tools software and add a new wireless connection. (If you already have a saved
wireless connection for this device in Field Tools, double-click on the device in the
Connections list and skip to Step 4.)
2. Select the wireless network to which the flow computer belongs and enter the appropriate
security key.
3. Click Connect to start the FBxConnect software.
4. Log into the flow computer if prompted.
5. Use the FBxConnect software to view or change any desired parameters.
6. When finished, log off the flow computer and disconnect from the wireless network.
3.3 Communicating using the HMI Module
You must have purchased the flow computer with the HMI module version that includes the
optional display. Not all models include the display. Units without the display still include a button
to wake up the device and status LEDs.
Notes

If the device is configured to require logins to view data, you must know a valid
username/password combination for the flow computer.
 To conserve power, the HMI module enters sleep mode after a period of inactivity. Sleep
mode disables FBxWifi communication. In FBxConnect, you can configure the number of
minutes of inactivity triggering sleep mode through the LCD Sleep Time parameter. Setting
this parameter to 0 disables sleep mode which keeps the HMI module on but uses
significantly more power.