About This Manual
FieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual
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Organization of This Manual
This manual is organized as follows:
FP-1000/1001 Network Module Overview
, provides an
overview of the FieldPoint network modules.
Hardware Installation and Configuration
, describes
how to install and configure your FieldPoint FP-1000 or FP-1001
network module, connect it to an RS-232 or RS-485 network, and
connect power to the network module.
• Chapter 3,
, describes the feature set for the
FP-1000 and FP-1001 network modules.
• Chapter 4,
Installing and Using the FieldPoint Software
, describes
how to use the FieldPoint hardware with various servers and
software packages.
• Appendix A,
, describes the specifications of the
FP-1000 and FP-1001 network modules.
• Appendix B,
, contains forms you can
use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our
products and manuals.
•
The
contains an alphabetical list and description of terms
used in this manual, including abbreviations, acronyms, metric
prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
•
The
contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in
this manual, including the page number where you can find each
one.
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