National Instruments FieldPoint FP-1000 - Page 5

Table of Contents
FieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual vi
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Connecting Power to the FP-1000/1001....................................................................... 2-15
Calculating Power for a FieldPoint Bank ...................................................... 2-16
Completed Hardware Installation .................................................................. 2-17
Chapter 3
Feature Set Description
High-Speed Local Bus.................................................................................................. 3-1
Network Watchdog Timer............................................................................................ 3-1
SnapShot Feature.......................................................................................................... 3-2
Programmable Power-Up State.................................................................................... 3-3
HotPnP (Hot Plug and Play)......................................................................................... 3-4
HotPnP During Power-Up ............................................................................. 3-5
HotPnP During Operation.............................................................................. 3-5
Inserting New I/O Modules............................................................. 3-5
Replacing I/O Modules.................................................................... 3-5
Power-On Self Test (POST)......................................................................................... 3-7
LED Indicators ............................................................................................................. 3-7
Chapter 4
Installing and Using the FieldPoint Software
FieldPoint Software Overview ..................................................................................... 4-1
FieldPoint Explorer Configuration Utility ..................................................... 4-1
BridgeVIEW Server....................................................................................... 4-2
Lookout Driver Class..................................................................................... 4-2
LabVIEW VIs ................................................................................................ 4-2
LabWindows/CVI Functions ......................................................................... 4-2
OPC Server .................................................................................................... 4-3
Other Options for Communicating with FieldPoint Devices......................... 4-3
Data Throughput with the FieldPoint Servers................................................ 4-4
Installing FieldPoint Software...................................................................................... 4-4
Using FieldPoint Explorer............................................................................................ 4-4
Getting Assistance While You Work............................................................. 4-5
Getting Started with FieldPoint Explorer....................................................... 4-7
Using the FieldPoint BridgeVIEW Server................................................................... 4-12
Using the FieldPoint Lookout Driver Class ................................................................. 4-13
Using the FieldPoint LabVIEW VIs............................................................................. 4-16
Using the FieldPoint LabWindows/CVI Functions...................................................... 4-18
Using the FieldPoint OPC Server................................................................................. 4-19
Using FieldPoint with an Optomux Server .................................................................. 4-21