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Getting Started with Your HSE Linking Device and the NI-FBUS Software
Support
Important Information
Contents
About This Manual
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
Chapter 3 Starting the NIFB Process
- Beginning to Use Your NI-FBUS Software
Appendix A Troubleshooting and Common Questions
- Table A-1. Device Names
Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services
Glossary
- A-B
- C-D
- E-H
- I-M
- N-P
- R-T
- V
Index
- B-I
- K-T
- U-W

Fieldbus

Getting Started with Your

HSE Linking Device and

the NI-FBUSTM Software

HSE Linking Device and NI-FBUS Software

February 2004 Edition

Part Number 370578B-01

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Contents

About This Manual

How To Use the Manual Set..........................................................................................vii

Conventions ...................................................................................................................viii

Related Documentation..................................................................................................ix

Chapter 1

Introduction

What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-1

Hardware Description ....................................................................................................1-1

Software Description .....................................................................................................1-1

NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility .......................................................1-2

Choosing Configuration Software...................................................................1-2

Optional Fieldbus Network Tools..................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2

Installation and Configuration

Installing the Software ...................................................................................................2-1

Installing the HSE Linking Device................................................................................2-2

Setting the NI-FBUS Software to Use Your HSE Linking Device ...............................2-2

Setting the Ethernet Interface ..........................................................................2-3

Setting the HSE Linking Device .....................................................................2-4

Setting the H1 Port Communication Parameters and Interface Name ............2-6

Testing the Installation...................................................................................................2-7

Changing or Deleting Existing Interface Information.....................................2-7

Importing Device Descriptions......................................................................................2-8

Chapter 3

Starting the NIFB Process

Beginning to Use Your NI-FBUS Software ..................................................................3-1

Appendix A

Troubleshooting and Common Questions

Contents

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Appendix B

Technical Support and Professional Services

Glossary

Index

About This Manual

This manual contains instructions on how to install and configure the

NI-FBUS software with an HSE Linking Device. The HSE Linking Device

is an HSE device used to attach H1 links to the High Speed Ethernet.

The NI-FBUS software is intended for use with Windows 2000/NT/XP

because Windows 9x is less robust than Windows 2000/NT/XP. This

manual assumes that you are already familiar with your Windows operating

system.

How To Use the Manual Set

Refer to the Foundation Fieldbus Overview to learn the basics of Fieldbus.

The Foundation Fieldbus Overview also includes tutorials to lead you

through developing a simple Fieldbus application.

Refer to this getting started manual to install and configure the NI-FBUS

software with your HSE linking device.

If you are using the National Instruments FBUS-HSE/H1 Linking Device

as your HSE linking device, refer to the Installation Guide: FBUS-HSE/H1

LD Fieldbus Network Module Linking Device and the FBUS-HSE/H1

Linking Device (LD) User Manual to install the HSE linking device.

If you are using an HSE linking device from a third-party vendor, refer to

the installation guide or user manual provided from the vendor to install

your HSE linking device.

If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator, refer to the NI-FBUS

Configurator User Manual to install and use the NI-FBUS Configurator

software.

If you are using the NI-FBUS Communications Manager Application

Programmer Interface (API), refer to the NI-FBUS Communications

Manager User Manual to learn how to use the NI-FBUS Communications

Manager API for your application. Refer to the NI-FBUS Communications

Manager Function Reference Manual to look up specific information about

NI-FBUS Communications Manager functions, such as syntax and error

messages.

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Conventions

The following conventions appear in this manual:

»The » symbol leads you through nested menu items 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 icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.

This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to

avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash.

bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such

as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter

names.

Fieldbus The generic term Fieldbus refers to any bus that connects to field devices.

This includes Foundation Fieldbus, CAN, DNET, and Profibus. In this

manual, the term Fieldbus refers specifically to the Foundation Fieldbus,

which includes H1 and HSE fieldbus.

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 for a word

or value that you must supply.

monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the

keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.

This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,

programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations,

variables, filenames, and extensions.

monospace bold Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer

automatically prints to the screen. This font also emphasizes lines of code

that are different from the other examples.

monospace italic Italic text in this font denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value

that you must supply.

About This Manual

NI-FBUS software In this manual, the term NI-FBUS software refers to either the NI-FBUS

Communications Manager or NI-FBUS Configurator software.

Platform Text in this font denotes a specific platform and indicates that the text

following it applies only to that platform.

Related Documentation

The following documents contain information that you might find helpful

as you read this manual:

General Fieldbus Web sites

• Fieldbus Foundation—responsible for the definition of the Foundation

Fieldbus specification.

–fieldbus.org

Fieldbus system development documentation

• Fieldbus Foundation resources

–Wiring and Installation 31.25 kbit/s, Voltage Mode, Wire Medium

• Relcom Fieldbus resources online

– Wiring Design and Installation Guide

– Online Tutorial

–FAQ

– Sample Fieldbus Topologies

•Fieldbus Standard for Use in Industrial Control Systems, Part 2,

ISA-S50.02.1992

Fieldbus device development documentation

•Developing Your First Foundation Fieldbus Device, available from

the Fieldbus, Inc. Web site at fieldbusinc.com

•Foundation Specification: 31.25 kbit/s Physical Layer Profile for the

Foundation Fieldbus Physical Layer Specifications

•Function Block Application Process, Part 1

•Function Block Application Process, Part 2

• IEC Standard 1158-2 and ISA Standard ISA S50.02

Introduction

This chapter lists what you need to get started and includes a brief

description of the HSE Linking Device and the NI-FBUS software.

What You Need to Get Started

To install your NI-FBUS software, you need the following items:

❑HSE linking device

❑Installation disks

❑Ethernet adapter installed on your computer

❑Windows 2000/NT/XP installed on your computer

Hardware Description

Foundation Fieldbus includes both H1 (31.25 kbit/s) and High Speed

Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) specifications. HSE Linking Device is a high-speed

Ethernet (HSE) device used to integrate H1 fieldbus segments into the HSE

backbone from an Ethernet-based network. The HSE Linking Device

provides standard UDP/TCP access to H1 field devices.

Software Description

Your kit includes either the NI-FBUS Communications Manager software

or the NI-FBUS Configurator software. Depending on the system you

purchase, you may receive both disks; if this is the case, you should use the

NI-FBUS Configurator software.

The NI-FBUS Communications Manager software is used by the interface

boards or linking device to communicate over the bus. Additionally, it

provides a high-level API advanced users can use to interface with the

National Instruments Foundation Fieldbus communication stack and

hardware.

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Most users use the NI-FBUS Configurator. In addition to providing the

functionality of the NI-FBUS Communications Manager in a graphical

format, it includes additional functionality to allow you to configure a

Fieldbus H1 and/or HSE network. It can automatically generate the

schedule for the network and configure field devices and hosts to transmit

and receive alarms and trends.

NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility

The NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility lets you view and change

the hardware configuration parameters for your Fieldbus interfaces. In

Windows 2000/NT/XP, you also can edit your hardware configuration

parameters and add and delete interfaces.

The NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility helps you to configure the

following information:

• Logical name for each port on your Fieldbus board or linking device;

you can access the port using the interface name

• Device description information

– Base directory for device description files

– Location of the standard text dictionary

You need to import device descriptions if you use the NI-FBUS

Communications Manager to communicate with devices that have

manufacturer-specific blocks or parameters.

• Fieldbus communication parameters for each Fieldbus interface

Choosing Configuration Software

Foundation Fieldbus links must be configured. Only with configuration

software can you do things like set device addresses, clear devices, and

download (necessary if you are setting up a system for the first time).

Your configuration software must match the interface board or linking

device your computer is using to connect to the bus. National Instruments

offers the NI-FBUS Configurator with a National Instruments Foundation

Fieldbus interface board or linking device to let you configure your

Fieldbus links.

Interface boards, linking devices and configuration software are sold

separately because multiple interface boards can reside in the same

computer and multiple HSE linking devices can be accessed through the

ethernet network. By default, the NI-FBUS Configurator is licensed for use

on one machine, with up to four Fieldbus links (segments). If you have

more than four links (ports on the boards or linking devices), you need to

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purchase a link upgrade for each link in excess of four. To do so, download

the order form from ni.com/fieldbus.

Note The connection to one interface port on the interface board or linking devices is

viewed as one link by the NI-FBUS Configurator, regardless of how many links might

actually be joined by repeaters. This is important for software licensing of the NI-FBUS

Configurator.

If you want to use the board or linking device to read and write values only

(but not configure) and you are a programmer, you can make calls to the

API in the NI-FBUS Communications Manager and do not need the

NI-FBUS Configurator. This is possible only if you already have used

third-party hardware and configuration software to configure the link.

Table 1-1 describes the National Instruments Fieldbus software.

Table 1-1. National Instruments Fieldbus Software

Software Application Short Name Description File Name

NI-FBUS

Communications

Manager

NIFB process This must be running

for you to use your

HSE linking device as

a Fieldbus interface to

communicate between

the linking device and

the bus.

nifb.exe

NI-FBUS Interface

Configuration Utility

Interface Config Used to configure your

HSE link and HSE

linking device.

fbconf.exe

NI-FBUS

Configurator

NI-FBUS

Configurator

Used to configure the

devices on the bus,

set the parameters for

control loops, and

other Fieldbus

configuration tasks.

fcs.exe

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Optional Fieldbus Network Tools

Your kit includes either the NI-FBUS Communications Manager software,

NI-FBUS Configurator software, or both. In addition, you can order the

LabVIEW DSC, and/or Lookout from National Instruments. If you have

not already done so, you also can order the NI-FBUS Configurator.

LabVIEW DSC helps you perform data acquisition and analysis, create a

human-machine interface (HMI), or develop an advanced supervisory

control application in a graphical development environment.

LabVIEW DSC includes real-time process monitoring, historical trending,

alarm and event reporting, online configuration, and PLC connectivity.

Lookout helps you create graphical representations on a computer screen

of real-world devices such as switches, dial gauges, chart recorders,

pushbuttons, knobs, sliders, and meters. After linking these images to your

field instruments, you can configure Lookout to generate alarms, log data

to disk, animate custom graphics, print reports, automatically adjust

setpoints, historically trend information, warn operators of malfunctions,

and so on.

NI-FBUS Dialog

System

NI-FBUS Dialog Used to view the

devices on the bus

and manually read

and write parameter

values. Not for

configuration.

nifbdlg.exe

Server Explorer Server Explorer Lets you configure

the attributes of

the communication

resource, device, and

items of your network,

and the groups and

items of your OPC

server.

serverexplorer.exe

Table 1-1. National Instruments Fieldbus Software (Continued)

Software Application Short Name Description File Name

Installation and Configuration

Installing the Software

(Windows 2000/NT/XP) Complete the following steps to install your

NI-FBUS software.

Caution If you are reinstalling the NI-FBUS software over an existing version, write down

your board configuration and any port configuration parameters you changed from the

default settings. Reinstalling may cause you to lose any existing board and port

configuration information.

1. Log in as Administrator or as a user that has Administrator

privileges.

2. Insert installation disk 1 or your NI-FBUS program CD.

3. Select Start»Run.

4. In the Run dialog box, enter x:\setup, where x is the letter of the drive

containing the disk (usually a or b).

The interactive setup program takes you through the necessary steps to

install the software.

5. At the end of the setup, the installer starts the NI-FBUS Interface

Configuration Utility as shown in Figure 2-1. If you have not yet

installed your HSE linking device, click OK to return. You will

install your HSE linking device in a later step.

The installation program copies nifb.dll into the \System32 directory.

The installation program also adds information to the Windows Registry.

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Figure 2-1. The NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility

Continue to the Installing the HSE Linking Device section to configure and

install your HSE linking device.

Installing the HSE Linking Device

If you are using a National Instruments FBUS-HSE/H1 Linking Device as

your HSE linking device, refer to the Installation Guide: FBUS-HSE/H1

LD Fieldbus Network Module Linking Device and the FBUS-HSE/H1

Linking Device (LD) User Manual for installation instructions.

If you are using an HSE linking device from a third-party vendor, refer to

the documentation provided by the vendor to install your HSE linking

device.

Setting the NI-FBUS Software to Use Your

HSE Linking Device

After you have configured and installed your HSE linking device, you are

ready to set the NI-FBUS software.

To do this, you first must set the Ethernet interface. The Ethernet interface

is an HSE interface that accesses an HSE linking device or HSE field

device.

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Note You can connect only one NI-FBUS port to a link or Fieldbus segment.

Setting the Ethernet Interface

To use the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility to add, view, or

change your Ethernet interface, complete the following steps:

1. Start the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility. Select Start»

Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»Interface

Configuration Utility.

2. In the Interface Config window, select the icon of the Ethernet board

you want to change and click Edit. If you are adding the Ethernet

interface, click Add Interface.

3. Choose Ethernet as the Interface Type. The NI-FBUS Interface

Configuration Utility displays the Ethernet interface name and some

configuration information as shown in Figure 2-2. You cannot change

the name for the Ethernet interface. Click OK.

Figure 2-2. Add the Ethernet Interface

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Note Only one Ethernet interface can be added in the NI-FBUS software. If one Ethernet

interface already exists in the interface list, the interface type Ethernet will be prohibited,

and you cannot add a new Ethernet interface.

4. Click Edit to display the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility

network communication information for the Ethernet interface

5. Change the network communication parameter settings to the settings

you want.

Caution Do not modify the network communication parameters without good reason.

If settings are incorrectly modified, the NI-FBUS software might not work well.

6. After verifying the information you just entered, click OK.

Setting the HSE Linking Device

Use the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility to set the Fieldbus

communication parameters and interface name by completing the

following steps:

1. Start the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility. Select Start»

Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»Interface

Configuration Utility.

2. In the Interface Config window, select the icon of the HSE Linking

Device you want to change and click Edit. If you are adding the HSE

linking device, click Add Interface.

3. Choose HSE/H1 LD as the Interface Type. The NI-FBUS Interface

Configuration Utility listens on the Ethernet network and lists the

found HSE linking devices with their IP addresses and Device IDs.

4. Select the HSE linking device you want to add, and click Add.

5. The NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility displays the device ID,

device tag, IP address, and port number of the linking device as shown

in Figure 2-3.

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Figure 2-3. Add the HSE Linking Device

6. If the Device Tag field is blank, enter a unique tag. The device tag is

the name visible on the HSE Fieldbus to other devices.

7. After verifying the information you just entered, click OK or Add.

The dialog box for entering port information for the Fieldbus interface

opens.

8. Click OK.

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Setting the H1 Port Communication Parameters and Interface Name

Use the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility to set the Fieldbus

communication parameters and interface name by completing the

following steps:

1. Start the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility. Select Start»

Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»Interface

Configuration Utility.

2. Select the port you want to edit, and click Edit.

3. The NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility displays the default

interface name and some configuration information as shown in

Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4. HSE Linking Device Port Properties

4. Enter an Interface Name for the port, or use the default name. The

interface name is for local use on the PC. It must be unique within

a PC, but the same linking device may be referenced by different

interface names in different PCs.

5. Enter a unique link ID in the Link ID field, or use the default link ID.

The default link ID is read from the HSE linking device, or is assigned

by the NI-FBUS if the link ID read from the HSE linking device is

invalid. The valid link ID number starts from 0x1001. When NIFB is

starting up, it will set the link ID of the H1 port as the link ID number

you set here, and set the H1 address as 0x10.

Caution Do not modify the link ID parameter without good reason. If the link ID is

incorrectly modified, this port on the HSE linking device might not work well with

NI-FBUS software on other PCs.

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6. Select a Device Type, and then select Link Master Device.

7. Make sure that NI-FBUS is selected for Usage.

8. Click OK.

9. Repeat steps 2 through 8 for each port on the HSE linking device.

10. Click OK again to exit the configuration utility.

11. Restart the NIFB process by selecting Start»Programs»National

Instruments»NI-FBUS»NI-FBUS Communications Manager for

the changes you made in the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility

take effect.

Testing the Installation

Start the NIFB process by selecting Start»Programs»National

Instruments»NI-FBUS»NI-FBUS Communications Manager.

The NIFB process must be running in the background to use a Fieldbus

application.

On successful startup, the NIFB displays a message confirming successful

process startup, the title bar of the NIFB window changes to

NI-FBUS (running), and an icon appears on the Windows taskbar. It may

take a few minutes for NIFB to start up and this message to display.

If NI-FBUS does not start up successfully, the configuration for the

Ethernet interface or the HSE linking device might be incorrect. If the

NIFB process does not start up successfully, refer to Appendix A,

Troubleshooting and Common Questions.

Changing or Deleting Existing Interface Information

To change or delete information about any interface that you have already

entered, complete the following steps:

1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»

Interface Configuration Utility.

2. Click the Boardx icon, where x refers to the board number of the

interface you want to change or delete.

3. Click Edit. You can edit the interface configuration information that

you entered earlier, or you can click Delete to delete this interface

entirely.

Interfaces are numbered beginning with zero. If you delete an

interface, the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility renumbers all

the remaining interfaces. For example, if you delete Board0, it appears

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that you deleted the last interface, because all the remaining interface

numbers are decreased by one automatically.

To reinstall the interface, refer to the Installing the HSE Linking

Device section and the Setting the NI-FBUS Software to Use Your

HSE Linking Device section.

Importing Device Descriptions

The device description files contain information about the types of blocks

and parameters supported by your Fieldbus device, along with online help

describing the uses of given parameters. If your Fieldbus device uses

manufacturer-specific device description files, you must import the device

description files (shipped with the device, or available from the device

manufacturer). To do so, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the device description disk or CD (if supplied by your Fieldbus

device manufacturer) into the disk drive of the host computer.

2. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»

Interface Configuration Utility to run the Interface Configuration

Utility.

3. Click Import DD/CFF. The Import DD/CFF dialog box opens.

4. Click Browse, browse to the .ffo device description file path, and

click Open. Typically, the device description for your Fieldbus device

is supplied on a disk from the manufacturer. For each device, there are

two device description files, one that ends in .ffo and one that ends

in .sym. Select the .ffo file, and the corresponding .sym file will

be imported automatically. The file name will be in the form

Digit Digit Digit Digit.ffo (for example, 0101.ffo).

Table 2-1. Board Renumbering

Original Address Address after Deleting Board1

Board0 Board0

Board1 (deleted)

Board2 Board1

Board3 Board2

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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.

5. Click OK. A window opens that gives the full path to which the .ffo

and .sym files were copied.

6. Click DD Info. The DD Info dialog box opens as shown in Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5. Import DD file

7. 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.

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Your base directory will include a folder for each different manufacturer for

which you have imported a device description. For example, if you import

the device description for the National Instruments FP-3000 device, you

will find a folder called 4e4943. This is the National Instruments

Foundation Fieldbus device manufacturer ID number.

The next layer of folders is the device type. For example, the FP-3000 has

a device type ID number of 4005.

Underneath this layer of directories you will find the individual device

description files (.ffo and .sym).

8. If necessary, click Browse to select the standard text dictionary,

provided with NI-FBUS. The text dictionary has a .dct extension.

9. Click OK.

For more information on device descriptions, refer to the Device

Descriptions section of the Foundation Fieldbus Overview document.

Starting the NIFB Process

The NIFB process must be running any time you want to use your

HSE linking devices as the Fieldbus interfaces to communicate between

the linking device and the bus.

On successful startup, the NIFB displays a message confirming successful

process startup, the title bar of the NIFB window changes to

NI-FBUS (running), and an icon appears on the Windows taskbar. It may

take a few minutes for NIFB to start up and this message to display.

Beginning to Use Your NI-FBUS Software

If you are using the NI-FBUS Communications Manager, refer to the

NI-FBUS Communication Manager User Manual for information on using

your software. If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator, refer to the

NI-FBUS Configurator User Manual for information on using your

software.

If NI-FBUS is unable to connect to and initialize an interface device,

and you decide to continue NI-FBUS startup, NI-FBUS will not try to

reconnect to that interface again. This is true of all interface types supported

by this software.

Troubleshooting and

Common Questions

This appendix describes how to troubleshoot common problems that occur

while getting started with Fieldbus.

Error Messages

Utility could not access or locate the registry.

• If using Windows 2000/NT/XP, make sure you are logged in to

Windows with Administrator privileges.

• Your registry entries for NI-FBUS may have been deleted or corrupted.

Uninstall the NI-FBUS software, then reinstall the software as

described in the Installing the Software section of Chapter 2,

Installation and Configuration.

The HSE linking device cannot be found.

• Verify the HSE Linking device settings as described in the Setting

the HSE Linking Device section of Chapter 2, Installation and

Configuration.

• Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»

Interface Configuration Utility. Make sure your HSE linking

device appears under the list of interfaces.

• Make sure your HSE linking device is online.

NIFB Problems

When using the HSE Linking device with Windows 2000/NT/XP,

Nifb returns an error message stating that the linking device cannot

be found.

• Verify the HSE Linking device settings as described in the Setting

the HSE Linking Device section of Chapter 2, Installation and

Configuration.

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• Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»

Interface Configuration Utility. Make sure your HSE linking

device appears under the list of interfaces.

• Make sure your HSE linking device is online.

When a Fieldbus device is connected to the bus, the NIFB process often

hangs when the title bar reads Waiting for Startup Completion. If I

disconnect the cables, it starts properly.

This is probably due to a device address conflict. In the NI-FBUS Interface

Configuration Utility, make sure that the interface is not at the same address

as anything else on the link.

The NIFB process hangs, does not start up, or never shows that it is

running.

• The Fieldbus network address is not unique. Remove the cable from

the HSE Linking device. Restart the NIFB process. If it runs

successfully, there is probably a Fieldbus network address conflict.

If you have FP-3000 network modules on the bank, powering them off

and then back on will cause them to look on the bus for available

addresses and change addresses if necessary.

• Check for multiple copies of nifb.dll on the machine. If multiple

copies are found, NI-FBUS was incorrectly re-installed. Uninstall

NI-FBUS, search for any remaining copies of nifb.dll, delete them,

then reinstall the software.

• Check how many interface boards are showing up in the Interface

Configuration Utility. Make sure that this matches the number of

boards in the system. Also check that the number of ports match the

physical hardware (one port versus two port boards).

Interface Configuration Problems

When using the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility on a

Windows 2000/NT machine, the error message utility could not

access or locate the registry appears.

• Make sure you are logged in to Windows with Administrator

privileges.

• Your registry entries for NI-FBUS may have been deleted or corrupted.

Uninstall the NI-FBUS software, then reinstall the software as

described in the Installing the Software section of Chapter 2,

Installation and Configuration.

Appendix A Troubleshooting and Common Questions

In the Interface Configuration Utility, I see more boards than what

physically exist in the machine.

Select Edit for the extra board. In the next window, select Delete.

Caution You should not attempt to make unguided changes in the Windows Registry.

Doing so can cause a number of problems with your system.

Problems Using Manufacturer-Defined Features

NI-FBUS uses identifying information in the actual device to locate the

device description for the device. The identifying information includes

four resource block parameters: MANUFAC_ID, DEV_TYPE, DEV_REV, and

DD_REV. If the identifying information is incorrect, NI-FBUS will not be

able to locate the device description for the device. When it has located

the device description, NI-FBUS matches the block types in the device

description with the actual blocks in the device by using the Item ID of

the block characteristics record.

If the blocks in the device do not match the blocks in the description, or

if there is no appropriate device description for the manufacturer, device

type, device revision, and device description revision being returned by

the device, then there is a device description mismatch. In either case,

NI-FBUS uses only the standard dictionary (nifb.dct) and you will

be unable to use any manufacturer-supplied functionality.

These parameters can be read from the device resource block.

The following procedure will help you troubleshoot a

DD_SIZE_MISMATCH_ERROR by finding out if there is a device description

available on your computer that matches what your device expects.

Complete the following steps to use the NI-FBUS Dialog utility to check

device description files.

1. Start the NIFB process. Wait until the process has finished initializing.

2. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»

NI-FBUS Dialog.

3. Right-click Open Descriptors and choose Expand All.

4. After the expansion is complete, click Cancel to close the Expand All

window.

5. Right-click the resource block for your device. It should be under

Open Descriptors»Session»Interface Name»Device Name»

VFD Name»Resource Block Name. Select Read Object.

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6. Select the Read by Name radio button and enter MANUFAC_ID as

the name. Click Read. Write down the hexidecimal number found

in parenthesis (0xnumber) in Table A-1.

7. Repeat step 6 for the name DEV_TYPE.

8. Repeat step 6 for the name DEV_REV.

9. Repeat step 6 for the name DD_REV.

10. Repeat steps 5 through 9 for each device, then close the NI-FBUS

Dialog utility.

11. In the Interface Configuration Utility, click DD Info. Write down the

base directory specified for device descriptions. Close the Interface

Configuration Utility.

12. Use Windows Explorer to view the contents of the base directory

specified in the Interface Configuration Utility. The Fieldbus

specification defines the directory hierarchy for storing device

descriptions. There is a different subdirectory for each device

manufacturer. Under the base directory, you should see a directory

with the number from step 6 for the first device.

13. Under the appropriate manufacturer directory, there is a directory for

each device type that you have from that manufacturer. Check to make

sure that you see a directory with the number from step 7.

14. Under the appropriate device type directory, there are individual device

descriptions. The device description file name is a combination of the

device revision (the number from step 8) and the device description

revision (the number from step 9). The device revision is the first two

digits, and the device description revision is the second two digits. For

example, if your number from step 8 was 2 and from step 9 was 1, you

should see files called 0201.ffo and 0201.sym. Device descriptions

are backward compatible. This means that instead of seeing 0201, you

might see 0202. This is allowed by the Fieldbus specification. Also,

having additional files in this directory is not a problem. The NI-FBUS

Table A-1. Device Names

Resource Block Parameter Name

MANUFAC_ID

DEV_TYPE

DEV_REV

DD_REV

Appendix A Troubleshooting and Common Questions

Configurator will use the most recent device description revision for

a given device revision. If you do not have the appropriate .ffo

and .sym files, you must obtain them from the device manufacturer.

Be sure to import them properly by clicking DD Info and using the

Import DD button in the Interface Configuration Utility.

15. Repeat steps 12 through 14 for each device.

The second cause for this problem is when the contents of the file do

not accurately describe the device characteristics, even if the device

identification information matches the file identification information.

This problem is caused when a device manufacturer makes a change

to the firmware of the device without incrementing the device revision,

in violation of the Foundation Fieldbus recommendation. If this is the

case, you must contact your device manufacturer for a resolution.

Uninstalling the Software

To uninstall your NI-FBUS software, select Start»Settings»Control

Panel»Add/Remove Programs.

If you are only using the Communications Manager, select NI-FBUS

Communications Manager to uninstall. If you are using the NI-FBUS

Configurator, select NI-FBUS Configurator.

The uninstall utility does not remove the NI-FBUS directory itself or any

files in the \Data\Nvm directory. To completely uninstall the software,

manually remove the files in the \Data\Nvm directory and the NI-FBUS

directory structure.

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Glossary

Alarm A notification the NI-FBUS Communications Manager software

sends when it detects that a block leaves or returns to a particular

state.

API See Application Programmer Interface.

Application Function blocks.

Application Programmer

Interface

A message format that an application uses to communicate with

another entity that provides services to it.

Asynchronous Communication that occurs at times that are not predetermined.

Bank The combination of one FieldPoint network module and one or more

terminal bases and I/O modules.

Basic device A device that can communicate on the Fieldbus, but cannot become

the LAS.

Block A logical software unit that makes up one named copy of a block and

the associated parameters its block type specifies. The values of the

parameters persist from one invocation of the block to the next. It can

be a resource block, transducer block, or function block residing

within a virtual field device.

Bus The group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a

computer. Typically, a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or

other devices are connected. Examples of PC buses are the ISA and

PCI buses.

Bus scheduler See Link Active Scheduler.

Glossary

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CCelsius.

Cable A number of wires and shield in a single sheath.

Channel A pin or wire lead to which you apply or from which you read the

analog or digital signal.

Communication stack Performs the services required to interface the user application to the

physical layer.

Control loop A set of connections between blocks used to perform a control

algorithm.

CPU Central processing unit.

Data Link Layer The second-lowest layer in the ISO seven-layer model (layer two).

The Data Link Layer splits data into frames to send on the physical

layer, receives acknowledgment frames, and re-transmits frames if

they are not received correctly. It also performs error checking to

maintain a sound virtual channel to the next layer.

DD See Device Description.

Descriptor A number returned to the application by the NI-FBUS

Communications Manager, used to specify a target for future

NI-FBUS calls.

Device A sensor, actuator, or control equipment attached to the Fieldbus.

Device address A memory address that you use to access a device in a computer

system.

Device Description A machine-readable description of all the blocks and block

parameters of a device.

Device ID An identifier for a device that the manufacturer assigns.

No two devices can have the same device ID.

Device tag A name you assign to a Fieldbus device.

Directory A structure for organizing files into convenient groups. A directory

is like an address showing where files are located. A directory can

contain files or subdirectories of files.

Driver Device driver software installed within the operating system.

Glossary

Event An occurrence on a device that causes a Fieldbus entity to send the

Fieldbus event message.

Field device A Fieldbus device connected directly to a Fieldbus.

Fieldbus An all-digital, two-way communication system that connects control

systems to instrumentation. A process control local area network

defined by ISA standard S50.02.

Fieldbus cable Shielded, twisted pair cable made specifically for Fieldbus that has

characteristics important for good signal transmission and are within

the requirements of the Fieldbus standard.

Fieldbus Foundation An organization that developed a Fieldbus network specifically based

upon the work and principles of the ISA/IEC standards committees.

Fieldbus Network Address Location of a board or device on the Fieldbus; the Fieldbus node

address.

Foundation Fieldbus

specification

The communications network specification that the Fieldbus

Foundation created.

FP-3000 National Instruments network interface module for the

FieldPoint I/O system.

Function block A named block consisting of one or more input, output, and contained

parameters. The block performs some control function as its

algorithm. Function blocks are the core components you control a

system with. The Fieldbus Foundation defines standard sets of

function blocks. There are ten function blocks for the most basic

control and I/O functions. Manufacturers can define their own

function blocks.

Function Block Application The block diagram that represents your control strategy.

H1 The 31.25 kbit/second type of Fieldbus.

HSE High Speed Ethernet. The 100 Mbit/second type of Fieldbus.

HMI Human-Machine Interface. A graphical user interface for the process

with supervisory control and data acquisition capability.

Glossary

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IEC International Electrotechnical Commission. A technical standards

committee which is at the same level as the ISO.

Kbits Kilobits.

Kernel The set of programs in an operating system that implements basic

system functions.

LabVIEW DSC The LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control (DSC)

Module builds on the power of LabVIEW for high channel count

and distributed applications. It adds easy networking, channel and

I/O management, alarm and event management, historical

datalogging, real-time trending, and OPC integration to the

LabVIEW environment.

Link A Foundation Fieldbus network is made up of devices connected by

a serial bus. This serial bus is called a link (also known as a segment).

Link Active Scheduler The Fieldbus device that is currently controlling access to the

Fieldbus. A device that is responsible for keeping a link operational.

The LAS executes the link schedule, circulates tokens, distributes

time, and probes for new devices.

Link master device A device that is capable of becoming the LAS.

Live list The list of all devices that are properly responding to the Pass Token.

Lookout National Instruments Lookout is a full-featured object-based

automation software system that delivers unparalleled power and

ease of use in demanding industrial measurement and automation

applications.

Loop See Control loop.

Mode Type of communication.

Glossary

Network address The Fieldbus network address of a device.

Nifb.exe The NIFB process that must be running in the background for you to

use your AT-FBUS or PCMCIA-FBUS interface to communicate

between the board and the Fieldbus.

NI-FBUS API The NI-FBUS Communications Manager.

NI-FBUS Communications

Manager

Software shipped with National Instruments Fieldbus interfaces that

lets you read and write values. It does not include configuration

capabilities.

NI-FBUS Configurator National Instruments Fieldbus configuration software. With it, you

can set device addresses, clear devices, change modes, and read and

write to the devices.

NI-FBUS Fieldbus

Configuration System

See NI-FBUS Configurator.

NI-FBUS process Process that must be running in the background for you to use your

AT-FBUS or PCMCIA-FBUS interface to communicate between the

board and the Fieldbus.

Object An element of an object dictionary.

OPC OLE for Process Control.

Parameter One of a set of network-visible values that makes up a function block.

PC Personal Computer.

Physical Layer The layer of the communication stack that converts digital Fieldbus

messages from the communication stack to actual physical signals on

the Fieldbus transmission medium and vice versa.

PLC See Programmable Logic Controller.

Programmable Logic

Controller

A device with multiple inputs and outputs that contains a program

you can alter.

Glossary

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Repeater Boost the signals to and from the further link.

Resource block A special block containing parameters that describe the operation of

the device and general characteristics of a device, such as

manufacturer and device name. Only one resource block per device is

allowed.

Roundcard A hardware interface for developing Foundation Fieldbus-compliant

devices.

sSeconds.

Segment See Link.

Server Device that receives a message request.

Service Services allow user applications to send messages to each other

across the Fieldbus using a standard set of message formats.

Session A communication path between an application and the NI-FBUS

Communications Manager.

Signal An extension of the IEEE 488.2 standard that defines a standard

programming command set and syntax for device-specific

operations.

Stack A set of hardware registers or a reserved amount of memory used for

calculations or to keep track of internal operations.

Tag A name you can define for a block, virtual field device, or device.

Terminator A device used to absorb the signal at the end of a wire.

Trend A Fieldbus object that allows a device to sample a process variable

periodically, then transmit a history of the values on the network.

Glossary

VCR See Virtual Communication Relationship.

VFD See Virtual Field Device.

Virtual Communication

Relationship

Preconfigured or negotiated connections between virtual field

devices on a network.

Virtual Field Device The virtual field device is a model for remotely viewing data

described in the object dictionary. The services provided by the

Fieldbus Messaging Specification allow you to read and write

information about the object dictionary, read and write the data

variables described in the object dictionary, and perform other

activities such as uploading/downloading data and invoking

programs inside a device. A model for remotely viewing data

described in the object dictionary.

Index

board renumbering (table), 2-8

changing or deleting existing interface

information, 2-7

common questions, A-1

communication parameters, setting the H1

port, 2-6

properties (figures), 2-6

configuration, 2-1

choosing software, 1-2

troubleshooting interface problems, A-2

conventions used in the manual, viii

device descriptions, importing, 2-8

import DD file (figure), 2-9

device names (table), A-4

diagnostic tools (NI resources), B-1

documentation

conventions used in the manual, viii

how to use the manual set, vii

NI resources, B-1

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