National Instruments FieldPoint FP-1000 - Connecting the FP-1000 to Your Computer; Figure 2-7. Module Installation Diagram; Figure 2-8. Host Computer Connected to One FP-1000 and

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 2-7 FieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual
Figure 2-7. Module Installation Diagram
Connecting the FP-1000 to Your Computer
This section describes the network configurations possible with the
FP-1000 network module.
Connect the RS-232 port of the FP-1000 to your host computer’s
RS-232 port. Use a 9-pin DSUB male-to-female straight-through cable.
Do not use a null modem cable (usually female-to-female).
You can connect only one FP-1000 for each RS-232 port in your host
computer. You can add more FieldPoint banks without using more
RS-232 ports of your host computer, by connecting one or more (up
to 24) FP-1001 network modules to the RS-485 repeater port of the
FP-1000. This network configuration is shown in Figure 2-8.
Figure 2-8. Host Computer Connected to One FP-1000 and
Two FP-1001 Network Modules
Alignment
Slot
Key
Latch
Guide Rails
Terminal BaseI/O Module
Host Computer
FP-1000FP-1001FP-1001
RS-232RS-485