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Chapter 4

Installing and Using the FieldPoint Software

FP-1000/1001 User Manual

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3.

Start Lookout, and create a new control panel or open an existing one.

4.

Select

Object

»

Create

from the menu bar and choose the FieldPoint

object class from the

Drivers

category of the

Select Object Class

dialog box. The

Create FieldPoint Secondary

dialog box shown in

Figure 4-6 appears.

Figure 4-6.

Creating the FieldPoint Object

5.

Create your object.

a.

Select the serial port you are using and the data rate (baud rate) in
the

Communication Settings

area of the dialog box.

b.

Enter the path of the configuration file you saved from FieldPoint
Explorer in the

IAK Configuration File

area, and make sure the

Import alias information

box is checked. (You can use the

Browse

button to find the configuration file you saved.)

c.

Make any changes you want to make to the poll rate or other
parameters, and click on the

OK

button.

Your FieldPoint object is now created, and all of the I/O Items you
configured in FieldPoint Explorer are available as data members of the
object.

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Страница 1: ...n Part Number 370706A 01 Note to Users The contents of this document that refer to FieldPoint software are not intended for use with FieldPoint Software 4 0 or LabVIEW 7 0 Refer to the Measurement Aut...

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Страница 3: ...s installation operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or negligent acts and power failure or surges fire flood accident actions of third parties...

Страница 4: ...ing the FP 1000 1001 to a Panel 2 4 Connecting Terminal Bases with Panel Mounting 2 5 Removing the FP 1000 1001 and Terminal Bases from the Panel 2 6 Installing I O Modules onto Terminal Bases 2 6 Con...

Страница 5: ...LabWindows CVI Functions 4 2 OPC Server 4 3 Other Options for Communicating with FieldPoint Devices 4 3 Data Throughput with the FieldPoint Servers 4 3 Installing FieldPoint Software 4 4 Using FieldP...

Страница 6: ...ons for Host Computer Connected to One FP 1000 and Multiple FP 1001 Network Modules 2 11 Figure 2 14 Typical Signal Connections for Host Computer Connected to Multiple FP 1001 Network Modules 2 11 Fig...

Страница 7: ...ems and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item and select Options from the last dialog box This ico...

Страница 8: ...both modules Any specific differences are noted italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text that is a placeholder fo...

Страница 9: ...s The FP 1000 FieldPoint network module connects an industrial RS 232 network to FieldPoint I O modules The FP 1001 FieldPoint network module connects an industrial RS 485 network to FieldPoint I O mo...

Страница 10: ...or RS 485 port in your host computer You can further increase your field I O count by using more RS 232 RS 485 ports in your host computer FP 1000 Connects to RS 232 The FP 1000 connects directly to...

Страница 11: ...anel mounting Mounting directly to a panel is generally the more secure of the two options but DIN rail mounting might be more convenient in your application The following sections give instructions f...

Страница 12: ...the desired position on the DIN rail After the module is in position push the rail clip into the locked position to lock the module in place on the DIN rail as shown in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Locking...

Страница 13: ...the same way you installed the network module 3 Attach the terminal base to the network module by firmly mating the local bus connectors 4 To add more terminal bases install them on the rail and conne...

Страница 14: ...module You can order the panel mount accessory part number 777609 01 from National Instruments 1 Make sure that the rail clip on the network module is unlocked Figure 2 5 shows a FieldPoint network m...

Страница 15: ...mount accessory that is needed for mounting the FP 1000 1001 network module Follow these steps to connect terminal bases to a network module when you are using panel mounting Note Ensure that power is...

Страница 16: ...l bases from the panel reverse the process described in the previous sections Mounting the FP 1000 1001 to a Panel and Connecting Terminal Bases with Panel Mounting First remove the terminal bases sta...

Страница 17: ...mputer You can add more FieldPoint banks without using more RS 232 ports of your host computer by connecting one or more up to 24 FP 1001 network modules to the RS 485 repeater port of the FP 1000 Thi...

Страница 18: ...h the FP 1001 FieldPoint network module One option for connecting the FP 1001 is to connect it to the RS 485 repeater port of an FP 1000 as shown in Figure 2 8 The RS 485 port on the FP 1001 must be w...

Страница 19: ...t human contact from common mode voltages of more than 250 Vrms The RS 485 interface on both the FP 1000 and the FP 1001 modules is isolated from the rest of the FieldPoint system including the power...

Страница 20: ...etwork terminating resistors are nominally 120 and are provided in your kit To install them twist the resistor leads with the RS 485 signal wires and then insert them into the RS 485 Combicon adapter...

Страница 21: ...terConnectedtoOneFP 1000 and Multiple FP 1001 Network Modules Figure 2 14 Typical Signal Connections for Host Computer Connected to Multiple FP 1001 Network Modules To Host Computer s RS 232 Receive I...

Страница 22: ...ms 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...

Страница 23: ...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 a...

Страница 24: ...70 50 180 60 190 70 200 80 210 90 220 100 230 110 240 120 Other Settings Not Allowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2...

Страница 25: ...twork module to the same host computer port ensure that every network module s baud rate setting is identical The serial interface on the FP 1000 1001 always uses the following parameters 1 start bit...

Страница 26: ...culating Power for a FieldPoint Bank The power requirements for a FieldPoint bank that uses an FP 1000 1001 network module are calculated as follows This is the amount of power the network module cons...

Страница 27: ...watchdog state if such failures do occur You can set the watchdog output values to be different from the power up output values Some system applications do not differentiate between power up output v...

Страница 28: ...nnel See the Network Watchdog Timer section in this chapter for more information Watchdog data enabled or disabled status for each channel See the Network Watchdog Timer section in this chapter for mo...

Страница 29: ...f a module Optionally you can utilize the Programmable Power Up State feature to incrementally modify previously stored SnapShot information If you subsequently enable the SnapShot feature you can ens...

Страница 30: ...owing sections describe how the HotPnP feature works under different conditions Note Do not add or remove terminal bases while power is applied to the bank An I O module can be hot inserted only if an...

Страница 31: ...s the commands sent to the missing I O module When a new I O module is connected in place of the one that was removed the FP 1000 1001 first verifies that the replacement I O module is compatible with...

Страница 32: ...nk If the self test suite fails the FP 1000 1001 does not participate in the network communication traffic thereby eliminating potential conflicts with the other banks in your network The FP 1000 1001...

Страница 33: ...modules The yellow NETWORK LED is lit during transmissions from the host computer on the network This LED indicates that the FP 1000 1001 is receiving from the network and that the communication wires...

Страница 34: ...1 The FP 1000 1001 address switch is incorrectly configured Refer to the Setting the Network Address section in Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Configuration 2 The FP 1000 1001 has detected an err...

Страница 35: ...ftware runs on Windows NT 4 0 and later Windows 98 and Windows 95 and includes the following components FieldPoint Explorer Configuration Utility Lookout Driver Class BridgeVIEW Server LabVIEW VIs Lab...

Страница 36: ...ass provides a FieldPoint object with connections to the tag name space of the I O items configured in the FieldPoint Explorer For more information on the Lookout driver class refer to the Using the F...

Страница 37: ...ght be useful include the following Communicating with FieldPoint from a computer running an operating system other than Windows NT 98 95 Communicating with FieldPoint from a device such as a PLC to i...

Страница 38: ...nscreen instructions to complete the installation Note Do not worry if the installation program does not ask you to insert all of the disks Depending on the software already installed on your computer...

Страница 39: ...he parts of the FieldPoint Explorer window Figure 4 1 FieldPoint Explorer Window List View window shows details about the group of objects selected in the DNH window Device Network Hierarchy DNH Windo...

Страница 40: ...ToolTips identify tool bar icons and most items on the screen Rest your pointer over the element you are interested in and its name appears as shown in Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 ToolTips Showing the Name...

Страница 41: ...ieldPoint system The online help provides more details and explains all of the features of FieldPoint Explorer To get started with FieldPoint Explorer follow these steps 1 Install the hardware as desc...

Страница 42: ...ches on the network module The default name for the COM port you select is FP Res 5 Click on the Find Devices button to start searching for all of the FieldPoint Devices on this communications resourc...

Страница 43: ...ht click on the device name and select Edit the device from the pop up menu b Click on the Channel Configuration button to bring up the channel configuration dialog box shown in Figure 4 5 In this exa...

Страница 44: ...list view window turn blue to show that they are being monitored The Value column in the list view window should show the current value of the I O channels defined by the I O Items and the Status col...

Страница 45: ...ule by right clicking on the network module entry in the DNH window b Select Edit this device from the pop up menu c Make sure that the factory configuration checkbox is not checked d If you only want...

Страница 46: ...t the BridgeVIEW Export to BridgeVIEW option from the menu bar of FieldPoint Explorer to export the current configuration file that you just saved to BridgeVIEW s active CCDB If BridgeVIEW is not an o...

Страница 47: ...tor and save the changes to the configuration file You can now access the FieldPoint I O Items by reading or writing these tags as you would any other tag in BridgeVIEW Using the FieldPoint Lookout Dr...

Страница 48: ...eate your object a Select the serial port you are using and the data rate baud rate in the Communication Settings area of the dialog box b Enter the path of the configuration file you saved from Field...

Страница 49: ...ase window like the one in Figure 4 7 appears Figure 4 7 Modifying the FieldPoint Data Members The Configured Points list should contain all of the I O Items you configured in FieldPoint Explorer The...

Страница 50: ...s with the configuration file you last saved with FieldPoint Explorer 2 Use FP Create Tag to create a handle to an I O Item that you defined in FieldPoint Explorer You provide three string names to th...

Страница 51: ...lose the server This action also stops all pending Advise operations Note This example reads the value of an I O Item value from the FieldPoint device To write to an Output Item use FP Write instead o...

Страница 52: ...ult To use an alternate compatibility copy the supplied obj file from the compiler folder for instance CVI FieldPoint borland FieldPoint obj with which you would like compatibility to the FieldPoint s...

Страница 53: ...pe the Item IDs of the I O Items directly The naming convention of the FieldPoint Item IDs is Comm resource name Device Name I O Item name where the Comm resource Device and I O Item names are the nam...

Страница 54: ...is provided here as a guide Standard Optomux commands do not allow for the configuration of hardware settings so you must use FieldPoint Explorer to set your hardware settings such as are set in Step...

Страница 55: ...of error and diagnostic features supported by FieldPoint modules If you are writing your own server sending and receiving messages directly using the serial port you are highly encouraged to use the e...

Страница 56: ...as well as for emissions Network FP 1000 1 RS 232 port 1 RS 485 repeater port FP 1001 1 RS 485 port Baud rates 300 1200 2400 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 switch settable Communication parameters 1 s...

Страница 57: ...15 kV ESD low noise and slew rate limited interface ICs RS 485 Iiolation 2500 Vrms breakdown 250 Vrms operational Environment Operating temperature 40 to 70 C Storage temperature 55 to 90 C Relative...

Страница 58: ...surement glossary and so on Assisted Support Options Contact NI engineers and other measurement and automation professionals by visiting ni com support Our online system helps you define your question...

Страница 59: ...om calibration If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office or NI corporate headquarters Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of...

Страница 60: ...module and one or more terminal bases and I O modules bps bits per second C celsius CISPR International Special Committee On Radio Interference DSR Data Set Ready EDS electronic data sheet EMI electr...

Страница 61: ...Glossary FP 1000 1001 User Manual G 2 ni com OPC OLE for Process Control POST power on self test RTS Request to Send V Volts VDC Volts direct current Vrms Volts root mean squared...

Страница 62: ...ettings 2 13 configuration saving for FieldPoint bank 3 2 to 3 4 connections network FP 1000 2 7 FP 1001 2 8 serial port 2 7 to 2 11 isolation of RS 485 interface caution 2 9 RS 232 interface specific...

Страница 63: ...talling 4 4 LabVIEW VIs 4 2 4 16 LabWindows CVI functions 4 2 4 18 Lookout driver class 4 2 4 13 OPC server 4 3 4 18 Optomux server 4 3 4 20 overview 4 1 to 4 3 FP 1000 configuring 2 12 to 2 15 connec...

Страница 64: ...nal services B 1 system integration services B 1 technical support B 1 worldwide offices B 2 network address setting 2 13 NETWORK LED 3 7 network module See FieldPoint network modules network terminat...

Страница 65: ...re drivers B 1 software See FieldPoint software specifications A 1 compliance A 2 environment A 2 network A 1 STATUS LED 2 16 3 8 support technical B 1 switches address and baud rate figure 2 12 baud...

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