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NI-FBUS Monitor Software 15.0 Win32/64Eng NI现场总线监控软件15.0

NI-FBUS Monitor Software
NI-FBUS Monitor Software可帮助您使用现场总线接口设备调试、监测和分析现场总线(FBUS)数据通信。
NI-FBUS Monitor Software是一款应用软件，可用于检测通信并捕获FBUS设备之间传递的数据包。使用此软件，您可以使用现场总线接口设备来诊断H1网络通信并进行设备开发调试。您还可以解码来自FBUS的数据包，监测实时列表并执行数据包分析。该软件还提供可配置的多窗口显示。NI-FBUS Monitor软件具有可配置的多窗口显示功能，您可以过滤数据包并实时查看列表和总线统计信息。

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NI-FBUS 15.0 Readme

July 2015

This file contains important information about the NI-FBUS software, including installation instructions, new features, a partial list of bug fixes for each release, known issues, and troubleshooting questions.

Overview

System Requirements

Supported Hardware

Application Software Support

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

New Features and Bug Fixes

NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0

NI-FBUS Configurator 14.0

NI-FBUS Configurator 5.0

NI-FBUS Configurator 4.1.1

NI-FBUS Configurator 4.1

NI-FBUS Configurator 4.0.1

NI-FBUS Configurator 4.0

NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0.2

NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0.1

NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0

Driver Version Naming Changes

Evaluation Mode

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions

Known Issues

Resources

Credits

Accessing the Help

Finding Examples

Automating the Installation of NI Products

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

NI Software Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

Legal Information

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Overview

The NI-FBUS software enables you to develop applications to configure and control Foundation Fieldbus networks and devices. The NI-FBUS 15.0 software includes the following components:

• NI-FBUS Communications Manager (CM) 15.0
• NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0
• NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0
  

Note  If you upgrade from an earlier version of the NI-FBUS software, NI recommends that you upgrade all components to the same version to avoid incompatibility between versions.

System Requirements

NI-FBUS 15.0 supports the following operating systems:

• Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows XP SP3 (32-bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
  

Notes  The following list describes restrictions for using NI-FBUS on Windows: NI-FBUS supports only R2 editions of Windows Server. Upgrading Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 with the NI-FBUS software installed might result in device configuration information damage and ostensible disconnection between devices. NI recommends that you reinstall the NI-FBUS software after upgrading the operating system.

Supported Hardware

NI-FBUS 15.0 supports the following NI hardware products on Windows:

• NI PCI-FBUS/2 (2-Port Fieldbus Interface for NI PCI)
• NI PCMCIA-FBUS Series 2 (1-Port FOUNDATION Fieldbus Interface for PCMCIA)
• NI PCMCIA-FBUS/2 Series 2 (2-Port FOUNDATION Fieldbus Interface for PCMCIA)
• NI USB-8486 without USB screw retention and mounting option (1-Port FOUNDATION Fieldbus Interface for USB)
  

Application Software Support

The following table lists the application software versions, including service packs, supported by NI-FBUS. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.

Application Software	Versions Supported by NI-FBUS
LabVIEW	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Note  If you want to use the LabVIEW VIs for NI-FBUS, you can only use the 32-bit version of LabVIEW.

Microsoft Visual Studio Support

The following table lists the programming languages and Microsoft Visual Studio versions supported by this version of NI-FBUS.

Programming Languages	Visual Studio Versions Supported by NI-FBUS
.NET Framework 4.0 Languages	6.0, 2003, 2005, 2008
.NET Framework 4.5 Languages	2012

Note  NI-FBUS 15.0 also supports Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0.

Installation Instructions

Complete the following steps to install NI-FBUS:

Notes  Before installing NI-FBUS, check whether you need to complete the following preliminary tasks to prepare a clean environment to run NI-FBUS. Install NI-FBUS before you install the Fieldbus hardware such as the NI USB-8486, NI PCMCIA-FBUS, NI PCMCIA-FBUS Series 2, and NI PCI-FBUS/2 cards. Refer to the Installing the Hardware section of the NI-FBUS Installation Guide, available in PDF-format in the NI-FBUS Software media or in printed-format shipped with the media, for information about installing and configuring the NI-FBUS hardware. If you have the NI-FBUS Configurator 5.0 or earlier installed on the computer, you must uninstall the previous version from the computer before installing the NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0. You are recommended to remove all existing NI-FBUS cards, such as the NI USB-8486, NI PCMCIA-FBUS, NI PCMCIA-FBUS Series 2, and NI PCI-FBUS/2 cards, from the computer. If you have the NI-FBUS Monitor and the NI-FBUS Configurator installed on the same computer, uninstalling the NI-FBUS Monitor might cause the NI-FBUS Configurator to work improperly. To ensure that the NI-FBUS Configurator works properly, you must reinstall the NI-FBUS Configurator after uninstalling the NI-FBUS Monitor.

• Log in as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges.
• Insert the NI-FBUS Software media and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
  
  If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate to the media using Windows Explorer and launch the autorun.exe file from the media.
• Choose Install NI-FBUS 15.0 to install all the components including NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0. Choose Install Monitor 15.0 to install only NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0.
  
  You can also select the installation components in the Features dialog box later.
• The interactive setup program guides you through the necessary steps to install NI-FBUS. You can go back and change values where appropriate by clicking the Back button. You can exit the setup by clicking the Cancel button.
• Restart the computer when the setup is complete.
  

Activation  You can use NI-FBUS Communications Manager and its APIs for free. You must purchase and activate the NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0 and NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0 before you can use the online interfaces.

Visit ni.com/fieldbus for more information about purchasing and using the products.

Caution  Reinstalling NI-FBUS Configurator might cause you to lose existing port configuration information. Before uninstalling the previous version of the NI-FBUS Configurator, create backup copies of the NVM files. The NVM files store the port configuration parameters you changed from their default values. If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator 2.3.6 or later, the NVM files are located in the National Instruments\NI-FBUS\Data\Nvm directory. If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator 2.3.5 or earlier, the NVM files are located in the NIFBUS\Data\Nvm directory.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.

New Features and Bug FixesConfigurator 15.0

• Added support for LabVIEW 2015
• Removed CompactRIO support
  
  • Field Device VIs are not available under the Foundation Fieldbus palette.
  • Field Device properties are not available.
  • Real-time target support is not available.
  • Remote operations on CompactRIO are not available.
    
• Added support for the Foundation Fieldbus Template feature
• Added the COLLECTION block type to the nifGetObjectAttributes() function
• Extended the default segment number from four to 12 to support more segments
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Configurator.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  514081	Configurator method of a DD file displays the help instead of the label
  507037	SMAR linking device fails in the ITK test because the CM invokes wrong VFD reference numbers
  507034	ITK 6.1.1 crashes for test case i9001_03 on NI PCI-FBUS
  507032	A race condition occurs in NI USB-8486 firmware when reading and writing data
  498281	Add Tag Editor to support OPC operations

  
  

Configurator 14.0

• Added support for LabVIEW 2014
• Removed legacy VIs and utilities
  
  • The legacy VIs are not available under the Legacy API (Windows Only) palette.
  • Tag Editor is not available.
  • Add Interface Wizard is not available.
    
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Configurator 14.0. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Configurator.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  483217	Interface Configuration Utility does not count EDDL local parameter number correctly
  473688	Maximum size for Common Software Download is incorrect in ITK
  468492	The C# API WaitAlert2 does not work
  424901	The Configurator cannot display the & symbol properly
  422834	Communications Manager (CM) resets CURRENT_TIME in MIB to 1972/01/01 when you download linking schedules in Clear Device mode
  422071	Update the .NET framework from 2.0 to 4.0 for .Net library

  
  

Configurator 5.0

• Added support to use CompactRIO with NI USB-8486 as field devices:
  
  • Creating, editing, and deleting the Analog Input (AI), Analog Output (AO), Discrete Input (DI), and Discrete Output (DO) function blocks programmatically
  • Auto-recovery after configuration
  • Added Link Active Scheduler support to NI USB-8486 in field device mode
    
• Added field device support to CompactRIO with NI USB-8486, including NI cRIO-901x/902x/9068/9076/908x
• Added support to NI cRIO-9068 for Linux RT
• Added support to Windows 8.1
• Added support for LabVIEW 2013 SP1
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Configurator 5.0. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Configurator.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  415733	Configurator does not show DD-defined menu correctly
  382252	Domain download based on MIB is not supported
  382251	Variable list data type is not readable in C# library

  
  

Configurator 4.1.1

• Added support to the HSE ITK
• Added support for LabVIEW 2012
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Configurator 4.1.1. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Configurator.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  346192	Adding a customized tab in the block view on Configurator causes the error of NIFCONF_ERR_APPLICATION_EXCEPTION
  335253	Communications Manager cannot find the latest version of DD5 file when the Rev01 DD file does not exist
  325020	The VB6 example application crashes when opening session
  320528	Interface Configuration Utility fails to import the DD/CFF file when the DEV_REV is greater than 9

  
  

Configurator 4.1

• Added support to NI USB-8486 with USB screw retention and mounting option on CompactRIO
• Provided a set of LabVIEW APIs to monitor data over the H1 bus and programmatically configure the H1 network (excluding schedule/trend/alarm downloading)
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Configurator 4.1. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Configurator.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  302729	The Import DD feature fails if the local file path is longer than 100 characters
  247680	The function nifDownloadDomain() returns E_RESOURCE (-6) error when downloading Yokogawa FVX110 firmware
  247652	The Field Diagnostic Alarm test cases cannot run due to the E_BAD_ARGUMENT (-5) error in the function nifConnectAlert()

  
  

Configurator 4.0.1

• Added support to Windows 7
• Added support to the 64-bit operation systems for Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008 R2
• Improved the user interface of Communications Manager
• Enabled the interfaces automatically with default settings without the need to run Interface Configuration Utility
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Configurator 4.0.1. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Configurator.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  219390	Configurator crashes on some EDDL devices
  217415	Configurator crashes in Live List window when CM is closed manually
  215340	The parameter values in offline device are still NULL if the imported online parameters are 0
  203244	Incorrect tab index for EDDL with empty menu item

  
  

Configurator 4.0

• Added support to NI USB-8486 H1 interface devices
• Added support to DDS 5.1.2
• Improved EDDL layout
• Added new DD/CFF files supporting the new devices
• Fixed some major inconvenience issues
  

Monitor 4.0.2

• The following table contains the ID and title of the issue fixed in NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0.2. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Monitor.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  332131	Monitor may lose packets when a large number of FF devices are connected with NI USB-8486

  
  

Monitor 4.0.1

• The following table contains the ID and title of the issue fixed in NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0.1. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Monitor.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  300080	Monitor may sometimes fail to launch

  
  

Monitor 4.0

• Added support to NI USB-8486 H1 interface devices
• Added support to Windows 7
• Added support to the 64-bit operation systems for Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008 R2
• Added support to the simulator board
• The following table contains the ID and title of the issues fixed in NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0. This table is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in this version of NI-FBUS Monitor.

  ID	Fixed Issue
  101645	Supporting for partial load of the large files
  88190	Some packet numbers become negative
  87112	The first page is always printed when printing a specific page

  
  

Driver Version Naming Changes

NI-FBUS versions are now aligned with the versions of major NI application software products. This alignment gives you information about the year the driver was released and the most recent software version the driver was designed to work with. Driver versions now start with a two-digit year indicator: <;ProductName>. For example, NI-FBUS 15.0 is the version released with LabVIEW 2015. The last version released under the old numbering scheme is NI-FBUS 5.0, including NI-FBUS Configurator 5.0 and NI-FBUS Monitor 4.0.3. The first version released under the new numbering scheme is NI-FBUS 14.0, including NI-FBUS Configuration 14.0 and NI-FBUS Monitor 14.0.

Evaluation Mode

You can use NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0 and NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0 in evaluation mode by clicking the Evaluate Now button when you launch the software.

In evaluation mode, NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0 only supports the offline function, which includes the following features:

• Configuring multiple offline interfaces
• Configuring offline devices through DD/CFF files
• Configuring offline function block applications
• Saving offline configurations
  

In evaluation mode, NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0 only supports the offline function, which includes the following feature:

• Running the simulator board based on an existing Monitor record file
  

Note  The NI-FBUS Monitor does not support block instantiation on offline devices.

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I install the NI USB-8486, NI PCMCIA-FBUS, NI PCMCIA-FBUS Series 2, or NI PCI-FBUS/2 interface board?
  
  Install NI-FBUS and shut down the computer. Follow the instructions in NI-FBUS Installation Guide to install the Fieldbus hardware. Restart the computer and Windows recognizes the NI-FBUS interface card automatically. Use the Found New Hardware Wizard and install the driver for the new hardware.
  
  Run the Interface Configurator Utility, which shows the NI USB/PCI/PCMCIA interface after you install the driver.
  
  Open the NI-FBUS Communications Manager to use the newly-configured hardware.
• When do I need to activate the NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0 and Monitor 15.0?
  
  When launching NI-FBUS Configurator 15.0 or NI-FBUS Monitor 15.0, activate the product in the activation request dialog box that appears. You also can activate these products later using the NI License Manager, available by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI License Manager.
  
  You must activate NI-FBUS Configurator before you can use the following features:
  
  • H1 interfaces (NI PCMCIA-FBUS, NI PCI-FBUS, and NI USB-8486) and HSE interfaces (Ethernet and HSE Linking Device)
  • Ethernet and High-Speed-Ethernet (HSE) Linking Device in the Add Interface Wizard, Interface Configuration Utility, and Communications Manager
    
  
  You do not have to activate the NI-FBUS Configurator in the following situations:
  • Install the drivers for the NI-FBUS interface devices
  • Use Communications Manager APIs to build your own applications
  • Evaluate the NI-FBUS Configurator in offline mode
    
• How do I activate the NI-FBUS Configurator and NI-FBUS Monitor?
  
  You can acquire the activation code from NI through the Internet, telephone, or fax. Refer to the National Instruments License Manager Help, available by selecting Help»Contents in the NI License Manager, for more information about activating the NI software.
  
  Do not remove the Ethernet adapter from the computer after you activate NI-FBUS Configurator. Removing the Ethernet adapter might deactivate the NI-FBUS Configurator.
• How does NI-FBUS Communications Manager support Device Descriptions (DD)?
  
  NI-FBUS uses manufacturer-supplied device descriptions. To use a new Device Description (DD), you must specify a "Base Directory" for your device descriptions. This directory can be anywhere on your computer. All your DD files are in this directory. Complete the following steps to locate the base directory.
  
  • Launch the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility and click Import DD/CFF.
  • Click DD Info.
  • Click Browse to locate the base directory path, or manually enter the path to this directory, such as C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI-FBUS\DD.
    
  After locating the directory, complete the following steps to import your manufacturer-supplied DD files into this directory.
  • Launch NI-FBUS the Interface Configuration Utility and click Import DD/CFF.
  • Click Browse to locate the DD/CFF file or input the path.
  • Click OK.
  • The Interface Configuration Utility checks the DD/CFF files. If this utility does not detect any errors, the utility copies the .cff file, the .ffo file, and the associated .sym file to the correct location in the base directory. Otherwise, the utility returns an error message for you to identify the error.
    
  NI-FBUS uses identifying information in the actual device to locate the DD for this device. The identifying information includes four resource block parameters: "MANUFAC_ID", "DEV_TYPE", "DEV_REV", and "DD_REV". If the identifying information is incorrect, NI-FBUS is not able to locate the DD for the device. When NI-FBUS locates the DD, NI-FBUS matches the block types in the DD with the actual blocks in the device by using the Item ID of the block characteristics record. If this block information is incorrect, NI-FBUS is not able to locate the description of that particular block.
• Troubleshooting — Setting Addresses
  
  If you cannot set the address of your device, you may need to change some of the "System Management Info" parameters in the Advanced settings of your interface port in the Interface Configuration Utility. The parameters in setting addresses are T1 and T3. These parameters represent delay time values that your interface card uses to compensate for the delays inherent in the device and in the set address protocol.
  
  T1 is a parameter that describes the expected response delay of the device at a given address. Normally, you do not need to increase the value of this parameter; however, if your interface card cannot detect responses of the device related with setting an address, increase this value of this parameter. The correct value for this parameter can depend on the number of devices on the link. For example, if you are using a bus monitor, you might see a WHO_HAS_PD_TAG request going to the device to start the Set Address sequence, and an IDENTIFY response coming back, but with the host never continuing with the next step in the protocol, the SET_ADDRESS packet. This probably mean that your T1 value is too small and should be increased.
  
  T3 is a parameter that describes the expected time for the device to respond at its new address. This parameter is highly dependent on the number of devices on the link and the number of addresses being polled. Refer to the next troubleshooting issue Setting the Number of Polled Addresses for more information about setting the number. If you are using a bus monitor, you may be able to see the host identify a device with the IDENTIFY packet at the new address before the device has sent its probe response (PR) packet to the host. This error indicates that the T3 value is too small. If this error occurs, increase your T3 value until the IDENTIFY packet to the new address occurs after the PR.
  
  All of the System Management Info timers are in units of 1/32 of a millisecond; for example, T3=32000 units means that T3=1 second.
• Troubleshooting — Setting the Number of Polled Addresses
  
  The Fieldbus Specification describes how a Link Active Scheduler device (LAS device) probes a list of addresses to allow devices to come online during normal operation. The LAS sends a Probe Node (PN on the bus monitor) packet to each address in its list of addresses during operation at a regular interval determined by the number of devices on the link and the value of the Link Maintenance Token Hold Time parameter. The Fieldbus Specification describes how to tell the LAS to avoid probing certain addresses in the range, which can speed up detection of new devices on the bus (or devices that are having their addresses changed). The two parameters involved in maintaining the list are called FirstUnpolledNode and NumOfUnpolledNodes, and they can be found in the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration utility advanced settings for a port, under the "DLME Master Info" section. The following diagram shows how the LAS determines the list:
  
      PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPP
  
      |               |<--NumOfUnpolledNodes-->|        |
  
    0x10 (16)    FirstUnpolledNode                 0xf7 (247)
  
      P is the address that is probed for new devices
  
      X is the address that is not probed for new devices
  
  To summarize, FirstUnpolledNode tells the LAS the starting address of a section of addresses to skip, and NumOfUnpolledNodes tells the LAS the length of that region. So if FirstUnpolledNode was 0x25 and NumOfUnpolledNodes was 0xba, then none of the addresses from 0x25 to 0xdf would be probed. That means that if a device with an address of 0x25 was placed on this bus, the LAS would not probe it and it would never be able to send or receive packets on the bus.
  
  The main reason to have a NumOfUnpolledNodes with a nonzero value is this: The LAS probes every address in the list, and then starts over again at the beginning. Remember that a device cannot become active on the bus until its address is probed. If the LAS is probing all 255-16+1=240 possible addresses and each probe node request goes out every T millisecond, it might take 240T milliseconds for a device to come online. If, however, the LAS probed only the first 16 addresses and the last 16 addresses, it might take 32T milliseconds for the device to come online; this results in the new device being recognized almost 8 times faster. These parameters also affect the Set Address protocol, because recognizing a device at a new address is the same as recognizing a completely new device, because the new address must be probed for the device to come online. In this way, the NumOfUnpolledNodes parameter can affect the value of the Set Address protocol parameter "T3", which is described in the section above. Increasing the NumOfUnpolledNodes parameter might fix a SetAddress T3 problem because it takes the device less time to be recognized at the new address.
  

Known Issues

• For devices with a third-party stack, the NI-FBUS Configurator might take a long time to update device information such as Function Block list, MIB parameters, and so on. The reason is that when a device with a Softing stack has a higher address, like 0xE0 or 0xF6, the NI-FBUS Communications Manager is hard to obtain a valid VCR connection to the MIB of the devices. You can solve the problem by changing the address of the device to a lower one when the Configurator finishes updating the device.
• The following table contains the ID and title of known issues for NI-FBUS.

  Issue ID	Known Issue
  431096	Issue - NI-FBUS PCI/FBUS card does not appear in ICU after reinstalling the FBUS without restart. Description - When you use the NI PCI/FBUS card on Windows XP and reinstall or upgrade NI-FBUS, you plug out the Fieldbus hardware. After the installation, the card does not appear in ICU. This issue only occurs on Windows Vista or later. Workaround - Launch the Windows Device Manager, uninstall the card, click Scan for the changed hardware, and reinstall the software for the hardware.
  219594	Issue - When the system with multiple NI USB-8486s connected is recovered from hibernation on Windows Vista or later, only one USB-8486 is left in Configurator. Description - When the system with multiple NI USB-8486s connected is recovered from hibernation, the log in Communications Manager shows that all the interfaces are reinitialized automatically. When you use Take Online in Configurator, only one USB-8486 is left in the list. This issue only occurs on Windows Vista or later. Workaround - Restart Communications Manager and Configurator after the system is recovered from hibernation.
  171893	Issue - NI-FBUS does not support the dynamic image display feature in EDDL Description - The dynamic attribute of the image in EDDL is not supported. Configurator shows these images statically. Workaround - N/A
  89744	Issue - Communications Manager cannot initialize the HSE/H1 linking device if one of the link IDs is equal to or greater than 0xF0FF Description - If one of the link IDs on the HSE/H1 linking device is equal to or greater than 0xF0FF, Communications Manager can not start successfully. Error occurs when initializing the HSE/H1 linking device. Workaround - Use the default ID. Do not set the ID to the value which is equal to or greater than 0xF0FF.

  
  

Resources

Refer to the Fieldbus Foundation website for more information about FOUNDATION Fieldbus. Refer to the National Instruments website for more information about NI FOUNDATION Fieldbus products. If any problem persists, send an email to fieldbus.support@ni.com for NI FOUNDATION Fieldbus products support.

Credits

This product includes components that use eCos. In regards to the eCos, the following notice applies: No modification is made by NI to the version of the eCos used in this product.

Accessing the Help

The NI-FBUS software provides two help files. Refer to the NI-FBUS VI Help, accessible from LabVIEW, for information about the FBUS VIs and properties. Refer to the NI-FBUS Utilities Help, available by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»Documentation»NI-FBUS Utilities Help or (Windows 8) by clicking NI Launcher and selecting NI-FBUS»Documentation»NI-FBUS Utilities Help in the window that appears, for information about the NI-FBUS utilities.

Finding Examples

Select Help»Find Examples from LabVIEW to launch the NI Example Finder. LabVIEW examples for NI-FBUS are located in the labview\examples\NI-FBUS directory. You can modify an example VI to fit an application, or you can copy and paste from one or more examples into a VI that you create.

Automating the Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.

If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.

For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:

• For more information about silent installations of individual NI products, refer to KB 4CJDP38M, Automating the Installation of a Single Installer.
• For more information about silent installations of NI products in a suite, such as NI Developer Suite, refer to KB 4GGGDQH0, How Do I Automate the Installation of a Suited Installer?.
• To determine what version of NI Installers your product contains, refer to KB 4CJDR18M, How Can I Determine the Type and Version of My NI Installer?.
  

How to Use NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.x

When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.x, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher.

Using NI Launcher

NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.

Note  NI MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.x. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher.

Pinning Frequently Used Applications

For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary:

Current Application	Icon Location	Pin to Action
Windows 8.x Desktop	Desktop Taskbar	Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar
Windows 8.x Desktop	Start screen	Right-click application and select Pin to Start
Windows 8.x Start screen	Desktop Taskbar	Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen

Finding All Programs

If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view, right-click anywhere on the Start screen and select All apps (Windows 8.0) or click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen (Windows 8.1).

For more information about NI support for Windows 8.x, visit ni.com/windows8.

NI-FBUS Drops Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in 2016

NI-FBUS will drop support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 as of July 1, 2016. Versions of NI-FBUS that ship after July 1, 2016 will not install or run on Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. For detailed information about NI application software product life cycles, visit ni.com/info and enter one of the following Info Codes:

Product	Info Code
LabVIEW	lifecycle
LabWindows™/CVI™	cvi_lifecycle
Measurement Studio	mstudiolifecycle
TestStand	tslcp
DIAdem	ddlcp
SignalExpress	selcp
VeriStand	nivslifecycle

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