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How To Use the NI-FBUS
Monitor
This chapter describes how to perform basic tasks with the NI-FBUS
Monitor.
Starting the NI-FBUS Monitor
To launch the
NI-FBUS Monitor
application, double-click the Fieldbus
Monitor icon in the
Fieldbus Software
program group.
Starting Capture
To start capture, complete the following steps:
1.
(Optional) Before starting a capture, you might want to open the filter
to select specific packets to capture. To open the filter, select
Filter
Settings
from the
Capture
menu or click the
Filter Settings
button on
the standard toolbar. The filter appears as a dialog box that allows you
to select which packets you want to capture. You do not have to
configure the filter at the start of capture; you can configure the filter
any time during the capture.
2.
(Optional) To select a board to capture from, select
Capture»Settings
and select the
Capture Settings
tab from the
Settings
dialog box.
3.
To capture data, select
Start Capture
from the
Capture
menu or click
the
Start Capture
button on the standard toolbar.