Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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NI-FBUS Hardware and Software User Manual
5.
Click
OK
. A window will open displaying the full path to which the
DD files were copied.
6.
Click
OK
again.
Note
If you are importing device descriptions for multiple devices, you might see that they
can have the same filenames. Each file contains information about the device and its
manufacturer, and will be placed appropriately in the hierarchy under the base directory.
7.
If necessary, click the
DD Info
button to change the base directory or
standard dictionary. The
DD Info
dialog box opens.
8.
If the base directory field is blank, enter a base directory. The base
directory you enter here will be where NI-FBUS looks for all device
descriptions. Do not change the base directory after you have started
importing device descriptions. Otherwise, NI-FBUS will not be able
to find the device descriptions you previously imported. Your device
description files will automatically be placed in the appropriate
manufacturer ID subdirectory under this base directory.
Your base directory will include one folder for each different
manufacturer for which you have imported a device description.
For example, if you import the device description for a National
Instruments device, you will find a folder called
4e4943
. This is the
National Instruments F
OUNDATION
™
Fieldbus device manufacturer
ID number.
The next layer of folders is the device type.
Underneath this layer of directories you will find the individual device
description files.
9.
Click the
Browse
button to select the standard text dictionary provided
with NI-FBUS. The text dictionary has a
.dct
extension.