Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 2-7 HSE Linking Device and NI-FBUS Software
6. Select a Device Type, and then select Link Master Device.
7. Make sure that NI-FBUS is selected for Usage.
8. Click OK.
9. Repeat steps 2 through 8 for each port on the HSE linking device.
10. Click OK again to exit the configuration utility.
11. Restart the NIFB process by selecting Start»Programs»National
Instruments»NI-FBUS»NI-FBUS Communications Manager for
the changes you made in the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility
take effect.
Testing the Installation
Start the NIFB process by selecting Start»Programs»National
Instruments»NI-FBUS»NI-FBUS Communications Manager.
The NIFB process must be running in the background to use a Fieldbus
application.
On successful startup, the NIFB displays a message confirming successful
process startup, the title bar of the NIFB window changes to
NI-FBUS(running), and an icon appears on the Windows taskbar. It may
take a few minutes for NIFB to start up and this message to display.
If NI-FBUS does not start up successfully, the configuration for the
Ethernet interface or the HSE linking device might be incorrect. If the
NIFB process does not start up successfully, refer to AppendixA,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.

Changing or Deleting Existing Interface Information

To change or delete information about any interface that you have already
entered, complete the following steps:
1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments»NI-FBUS»
Interface Configuration Utility.
2. Click the Boardx icon, where x refers to the board number of the
interface you want to change or delete.
3. Click Edit. You can edit the interface configuration information that
you entered earlier, or you can click Delete to delete this interface
entirely.
Interfaces are numbered beginning with zero. If you delete an
interface, the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility renumbers all
the remaining interfaces. For example, if you delete Board0, it appears