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Commissioning and Configuration
Initial Commissioning
1. Supply the device with power.
2. Open the configuration program of the control system.
3. Load CFF file and DD.
After the first connection establishment, the device answers as follows:
Device ID
4. Assign the desired name (PD_TAG) to the field device.
Setting the Resource Block (RB) parameters
5. Set the MODE_BLK. TARGET to Auto.
Setting the Analog Input Block (AI) parameters
6. Set MODE_BLK. TARGET to OOS (Out Of Service).
7. Select the desired process variable from the CHANNEL parameter
(Observe parameter setting of FRONT module!).
8. Select the unit belonging to the process variable from the
XD_SCALE parameter.
9. Select the unit belonging to the process variable from the
OUT_SCALE parameter.
10. Set the LIN_TYPE linearization type to Direct and transmit the changes.
11. If these steps are not properly executed, the “Block Configuration Error“ is
generated when the block is set to “Auto“.
Using the NI-FBUS Configurator from National Instruments, for example,
you can graphically connect the function blocks and then load the system
configuration in the device.
12. Download all data and parameters to the field device.
13. Set the target modes of all Analog Input Blocks to “Auto“.
