User's Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
HSE Linking Device and NI-FBUS Software 2-8 ni.com
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