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NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual
NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual
June 2004 Edition
Part Number 371171A-01
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Important Information Warranty The AT-FBUS and PCMCIA-FBUS are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor. The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming
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Compliance Compliance with FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Regulations Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial-commercial locations only) or Class B (for use in residential or commercial locations). All National Instruments (NI) products are FCC Class A products. Depending on where it
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Contents About This Manual Conventions ...................................................................................................................ix Related Documentation..................................................................................................x Chapter 1 Introduction NI-FBUS Monitor Overview .........................................................................................1-1 Windows of the NI-FBUS Monitor ..................................................
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Contents Filter Window................................................................................................................ 3-9 Packet View .................................................................................................... 3-10 Packet Display Formats .................................................................... 3-10 Packet View Toolbar ........................................................................ 3-11 Statistics View.................................
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Contents Glossary Index © National Instruments Corporation vii NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual
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About This Manual This manual describes the NI-FBUS Monitor utility, its features, and how to install and use it. The NI-FBUS Monitor utility is intended for use with Windows 2000/NT/XP. 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
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About This Manual 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. NI-FBUS In this manual, the term NI-FBUS, when used alone, refers to the NI-FBUS Communications Manager. Related Documentation The following documen
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1 Introduction This chapter contains an overview of the NI-FBUS Monitor. NI-FBUS Monitor Overview The NI-FBUS Monitor is a Win32 application used to monitor, debug, and analyze fieldbus data packets. The NI-FBUS Monitor detects communication on the bus, capturing data packets that are passed between fieldbus devices. These packets are time-stamped and displayed in real time in active packet view of the NI-FBUS Monitor. The NI-FBUS Monitor can display data packets in decoded format or in hex
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2 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 so
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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Started Manual, both of which are included in PDF-format on the NI-FBUS Communications Manager CD. Configuring the Software If you are installing an AT-FBUS board, the physical settings on the board must match the software settings you configure. To read your IRQ line from your board, look at the number printed on the board under the jumper. Configuration Steps for Windows 2000/NT/XP 1. Select Start»Programming Files»National Instruments» NI-FBUS»Inter
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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration If the process and the driver start up successfully under Windows NT, you can configure the nifb driver to load at system startup. Change the StartupType for the nifb driver to Automatic through the Devices window in the Control Panel. If you are using Windows NT, you can also move the NIFB shortcut to the StartUp folder to make it start up automatically when your computer boots or restarts. © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 NI-FBUS Monitor User
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3 Windows and Menus This chapter describes each of the menus and windows in the NI-FBUS Monitor utility. List of Windows Main Window Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window that contains all the other windows and toolbars. Filter Window Displays data packets and statistical information. Each filter window has its own packet filter. Filter Dialog box you can use to select which data packets to capture. The options are as follows: FDL Filter—Filters packets by the Fieldbus Data Link (FDL)
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Chapter 3 Windows and Menus Packet View Toolbar Gives access to view options for the packet view. Statistics View Toolbar Gives access to view options for the statistics view. Standard Toolbar Gives access to commonly used functions in a toolbar format. About the NI-FBUS Monitor Interface The NI-FBUS Monitor consists of windows and data objects. The main window is the large desktop window that contains all other windows of the NI-FBUS Monitor. It has a menu bar and various toolbars. The sma
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Chapter 3 Windows and Menus Figure 3-1 is a graphical example of the relationships between the windows and the document. The gray area represents the graphical area that appears on the desktop. The documents on the left are data objects invisible on the desktop. Note Even if a window is split using the Split Filter Window function, the filter window still has only one filter attached to it. Figure 3-1. Relationship of Windows to Capture Documents Main Window The main window contains all the
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Chapter 3 Windows and Menus Figure 3-2. Main Window When you start the NI-FBUS Monitor, it opens a new filter window and a new capture document. The capture document contains the actual data packets that are captured from the bus. The filter window is a graphical representation of the data stored in the capture document. The filter window is minimized in Figure 3-2. By default, the NI-FBUS Monitor opens the standard toolbar at the top and the Packet View toolbar on the left of the main wi
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Chapter 3 Windows and Menus Standard Toolbar Figure 3-3 shows the standard NI-FBUS Monitor toolbar. Figure 3-3. Standard Monitor Toolbar Following are descriptions of the standard toolbar buttons: New Capture creates a new capture document. Open Capture opens an existing capture document. Save Capture saves the current capture document. Cut removes a selected capture document. Copy duplicates a capture document to Clipboard for pasting. Paste pastes a capture document to a different location. F
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Chapter 3 Windows and Menus Filter Settings shows the filter settings for the current filter window. Add Filter Window creates a new filter window and filter for the current capture document. Split Filter Window splits the filter window into a multi-paned filter window. Cascade Window arranges the open documents in a diagonal order. Tile Window arranges two filter windows in vertical order. Help opens the NI-FBUS online help utility. Main Menu Bar The main menu bar is at the top of the main wi
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Chapter 3 Windows and Menus Save As Saves the current capture document with a new name. Print Prints the current capture document. Print Setup Sets up the printer and printer options. Recent File List the most recently saved files. Exit Exits the NI-FBUS Monitor. Capture Menu The Capture menu allows you to control the capture. To view this menu, click the Capture option at the top of the main window, or right-click in the filter window. The standard toolbar has a button for most of the items
