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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
HSE Linking Device and NI-FBUS Software 2-6 ni.com
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.