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Installation and Configuration
This chapter contains instructions for installing and configuring your
NI-FBUS Monitor software and your fieldbus interface.
Installing the Software
Caution
If you are installing the NI-FBUS software over an existing version, write down
your card configuration and any port configuration parameters you changed from their
defaults. Reinstalling may cause you to lose any existing card and port configuration
information.
Complete the following steps to run the software installation program.
1.
Login as
Administrator
or as a user with Administrator privileges.
2.
Insert your
NI-FBUS Monitor
CD.
The
autorun
utility should launch the NI-FBUS Monitor installer
wizard. If it does not launch the installer wizard, complete the
following steps.
a.
From the
Start
menu, select
Run
.
b.
In the Run dialog box, type the following:
x:\setup
where
x
is the letter of the drive containing the distribution disk.
The interactive setup program takes you through the necessary
steps to install the software.
Installing the Hardware
To install the AT-FBUS hardware, refer to the
AT-FBUS Getting Started
Manual
, which is included in PDF-format on the
NI-FBUS
Communications Manager
CD.
To install the PCMCIA-FBUS and PCI-FBUS hardware, refer to the
PCMCIA-FBUS Getting Started Manual
and the
PCI-FBUS Getting