
Chapter 3
Hardware and Software Configuration
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National Instruments Corporation
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FieldPoint FP-1600 User Manual
Figure 3-2.
ScreenTips Showing a Description of an Item
The FieldPoint online help provides complete descriptions of the features
of FieldPoint Explorer and provides assistance in getting started with
configuring your FieldPoint hardware and software. Open the online help
by selecting the Contents option in the Help menu of FieldPoint Explorer.
Configure Your Hardware with FieldPoint Explorer
To get started with FieldPoint Explorer, follow these steps:
1.
Install the FP-1600, I/O modules, and FieldPoint software as described
in Chapter 2,
Hardware and Software Installation
. Verify that the
FieldPoint system is powered on and the I/O modules have their
READY LEDs lit.
2.
From the Windows Start menu, select Programs»National
Instruments FieldPoint»FieldPoint Explorer. The FieldPoint
Explorer appears. Figure 3-3 shows the parts of the FieldPoint
Explorer window.
1. Click on
this button
to display
ScreenTips.
2. Then, click on
the element you
want to learn
more about.