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Table of Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Figure 2-8. RS-485 Connector Pinout for the FP-1000 and FP-1001 ...................... 2-7 Figure 2-9. Terminating RS-485 Using the Combicon Adapter .............................. 2-8 Figure 2-10. Typical...

© National Instruments Corporation ix FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual About This Manual This manual describes how to install and use the FieldPoint FP-1000 and FP-1001 network modules. How to Use This Manual Set FieldPoint User Manual Network Connection, Hardware Configuration, and Feature Se...

About This Manual FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual x © National Instruments Corporation Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows: • Chapter 1, FP-1000 and FP-1001 Network Module Overview, provides an overview of the FieldPoint network modules. • Chapter 2, Installation a...

About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation xi FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual italic Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key concept. This font also denotes text from which you supply the appropriate word or value, as in Windows 3.x. italic monos...

© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Chapter 1 FP-1000 and FP-1001 Network Module Overview This chapter provides an overview of the FieldPoint network modules. The FP-1000 FieldPoint network module connects an industrial RS-232 network to FieldPoint I/O modul...

© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to install and configure your FieldPoint network module, connect it to an RS-232 or RS-485 network, and connect power to the network module. Installing th...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 2-2 © National Instruments Corporation 3. Slide the network module to the desired position on the DIN rail. After the module is in position, push the rail snap into the locked position to lock the module in place on the ...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 3. Attach the terminal base to the network module by firmly mating the local bus connectors. 4. To add more terminal bases, install them on the rail and mate their local bus connect...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 2-4 © National Instruments Corporation Figure 2-5. Host Computer Connected to One FP-1000 and Two FP-1001 Network Modules Connecting the FP-1001 to the Network This section describes the network configurations possible w...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-5 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Figure 2-6. Host Computer Connected to Three FP-1001 Network Modules The multidrop topology used in the networking configurations provides protection against power failures at indiv...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 2-6 © National Instruments Corporation Both serial interfaces are self-configured to use the following parameters: 1 Start Bit, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, No Parity The supported baud rates are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual The FP-1000 does not use RS-232 hardware handshaking, but it still asserts the RTS and DSR signals for host computers or software that may require these signals. A host computer tha...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-9 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Figure 2-11. Typical Signal Connections for Host Computer Connected to Multiple FP-1001 Network Modules Configuring the Network Module Figure 2-12 shows the 8-position switch on the...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 2-10 © National Instruments Corporation Follow these steps to set the address and baud rate for your network module. 1. Choose and set a network address. Refer to the following section, Setting the Network Address, for m...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 2-12 © National Instruments Corporation Setting the Baud Rate Switches 6-8 set the network module baud rate. Table 2-2 shows the switch positions and the corresponding network baud rates of the network module. Note: If y...

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-13 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Figure 2-13. FP-1000 and FP-1001 Power Connector Pinout The two terminals labeled V are internally connected on the network module, as are the two terminals labeled C. Power must b...

© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Chapter 3 Feature Set Description This chapter describes the feature set for the FP-1000 and FP-1001 network modules. Both the FP-1000 and FP-1001 have an identical feature set, so this chapter uses the term network module...

Chapter 3 Feature Set Description FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 3-2 © National Instruments Corporation • Watchdog enabled/disabled status for each I/O module. • Watchdog timeout value for the bank. Note: Each bank has only one watchdog timeout value that is common for all the modules in tha...

Chapter 3 Feature Set Description © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual If you have enabled the SnapShot feature, the network module restores the stored settings to all I/O modules and channels in the bank every time you power up, until you disable the SnapSho...

Chapter 3 Feature Set Description © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual HotPnP During Power-Up Upon power-up, the network module automatically uploads an electronic data sheet (EDS) from each I/O module in its bank. The network module then configures each I/O ...

Chapter 3 Feature Set Description © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Power-On Self Test (POST) The power-on self test (POST) is a test suite that the network module performs at power up to verify its own operational status. The test is non-invasive and ther...

© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Chapter 4 Using the FieldPoint Software This chapter describes how to use the FieldPoint hardware with various servers and software packages. FieldPoint Software Overview Your FieldPoint software consists of three parts: t...

Chapter 4 Using the FieldPoint Software FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 4-2 © National Instruments Corporation Using the FieldPoint Explorer You can use the FieldPoint Explorer to accomplish the following tasks: • Configure the characteristics and hardware of a FieldPoint device network • Con...

Chapter 4 Using the FieldPoint Software © National Instruments Corporation 4-3 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Using the FieldPoint Server with LabVIEW To use the FieldPoint server from LabVIEW, first configure and test your FieldPoint device network from FieldPoint Explorer. After you are sa...

Chapter 4 Using the FieldPoint Software FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual 4-4 © National Instruments Corporation Using the FieldPoint Lookout Driver The FieldPoint Lookout driver uses the configuration information in the IAK file created by the FieldPoint Explorer for its own configuration. The...

© National Instruments Corporation A-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Appendix A Specifications This appendix describes the specifications of the FP-1000 and FP-1001 network modules. All FieldPoint network modules undergo extensive testing for operating under rugged environmental conditions ...

Appendix A Specifications FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual A-2 © National Instruments Corporation RS-485 Isolation ................................ 2500 Vrms breakdown, 250 Vrms operational Environment Operating Temperature ....................... –40° C to +70° C Storage Temperature ............

© National Instruments Corporation B-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Appendix B Customer Communication For your convenience, this appendix contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve your technical problems and a form you can use to comment on the product do...

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FieldPoint System Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Complete a new copy of this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration. ...

FieldPoint Banks Please use one page per FieldPoint bank. Network module _____________________________________ Firmware revision ____________ Address __________________________________________ Baud rate __________________ Circle the state of the following items when your problem occurs: LEDs POWER: ...

Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps ...

Documentation Comment Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products. This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs. Title: FieldPoint ™ FP-1000 and FP-1001 RS-232/RS-485 Network Module User Manual Edition Date: July 1997 P...

© National Instruments Corporation I-1 FieldPoint FP-1000/FP-1001 User Manual Index A ACCESS LED, 3-7addresses, setting address and baud rate, 2-9 to 2-10network address, 2-10 to 2-11unique address for each module (note), 2-10 B banks. See FieldPoint banks.baud rate address and baud rate switch sett...