Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Configuration
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FieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual
The FP-1000/1001 is preconfigured for network address 0 and a baud
rate of 115.2 kbps. If you are connecting only a single network module,
you do not need to change the network address from the preconfigured
setting of address 0. You should not need to change the baud rate setting
unless you are experiencing communication problems.
Follow these steps if you need to change the address and baud rate for
your FP-1000/1001 network module.
1. Choose and set a network address. Refer to the following section,
Setting the Network Address, for more information.
2. Choose and set the baud rate. For more information, refer to the
section, later in this chapter.
3. Write your address and baud rate settings in the space provided on
the FP-1000/1001 label.
4. Apply (or cycle) power to the bank, to enable the FP-1000/1001 for
the new network address and baud rate.
5. Make the same address and baud rate changes in your FieldPoint
software. Refer to Step 4 in the
Getting Started with FieldPoint
Installing and Using the FieldPoint
, for more information.
Setting the Network Address
Note: If you are connecting only a single FP-1000/1001 network module, you do
not need to change the network address from the preconfigured setting of
address 0. If you are connecting more than one network module to the
same host computer port, ensure that each network module has a unique
address.
Switches 1–5 set the network module address. The addresses of the
terminal bases in a FieldPoint bank are automatically configured by the
network module to be sequentially higher than the network module’s
address. For example, if the network module is set to address 20, the I/O
module in the terminal base adjacent to the network module is at
address 21, the next I/O module is at address 22, and so on. A terminal
base is assigned an address whether an I/O module is inserted on it or
not. The network module’s address is determined by the settings of the
switches when the modules is powered on. If the switch settings are
changed while the module is powered, the module must be powered off
then on again before the new settings are applied.
Table 2-1 shows the possible switch positions and the corresponding
address of the FieldPoint network module.