National Instruments Compact FieldPoint cFP-21 Series, User Manual

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© National Instruments Corporation v cFP-21xx and cFP-BP-x User Manual
Contents
Chapter 1
Overview of Compact FieldPoint
cFP-21 xx Compact FieldPoint Controller Overview .....................................................1-1
FieldPoint Software Overview.......................................................................................1-3
cFP-21
xx Setup Overview .............................................................................................1-3
Chapter 2
Installing Compact FieldPoint Hardware and Software
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................2-1
Compact FieldPoint Safety Information ........................................................................2-2
Mounting the Compact FieldPoint Backplane...............................................................2-4
Mounting the Backplane on a Panel ................................................................2-6
Mounting the Backplane in a Standard 19-in. Rack........................................2-8
Installing a DIN Rail in the Rack-Mount Accessory ........................2-10
Mounting the cFP-BP-4 on a DIN Rail ...........................................................2-11
Installing the cFP-21 xx Controller on a Compact FieldPoint Backplane ......................2-12
Installing I/O Modules on the Backplane ......................................................................2-13
Connecting to Field Devices..........................................................................................2-14
Installing Connector Blocks on the Backplane..............................................................2-15
Connecting the cFP-21
xx to a Network .........................................................................2-16
Wiring Power to the Compact FieldPoint System .........................................................2-16
Powering Up the cFP-21
xx ............................................................................................2-17
Installing Software on the Host PC................................................................................2-18
Configuring the Compact FieldPoint System in MAX..................................................2-18
Chapter 3
Feature Descriptions
Guarding against Network Failures (Network Watchdog) ............................................3-1
Guarding against Other System Failures (Hardware Watchdog) ..................................3-1
Storing a Custom Power-Up Configuration...................................................................3-2
Setting a Power-Up State with the Snapshot Feature ......................................3-2
Configurable Power-Up States ........................................................................3-2
Inserting, Removing, and Replacing I/O Modules ........................................................3-2