© National Instruments Corporation vii HSE Linking Device and NI-FBUS Software
About This Manual
This manual contains instructions on how to install and configure the
NI-FBUS software with an HSE Linking Device. The HSE Linking Device
is an HSE device used to attach H1 links to the High Speed Ethernet.
The NI-FBUS software is intended for use with Windows2000/NT/XP
because Windows9x is less robust than Windows 2000/NT/XP. This
manual assumes that you are already familiar with your Windows operating
system.

How To Use the Manual Set

Refer to the Foundation Fieldbus Overview to learn the basics of Fieldbus.
The Foundation Fieldbus Overview also includes tutorials to lead you
through developing a simple Fieldbus application.
Refer to this getting started manual to install and configure the NI-FBUS
software with your HSE linking device.
If you are using the National Instruments FBUS-HSE/H1 Linking Device
as your HSE linking device, refer to the Installation Guide: FBUS-HSE/H1
LD Fieldbus Network Module Linking Device and the FBUS-HSE/H1
Linking Device (LD) User Manual to install the HSE linking device.
If you are using an HSE linking device from a third-party vendor, refer to
the installation guide or user manual provided from the vendor to install
your HSE linking device.
If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator, refer to the NI-FBUS
Configurator User Manual to install and use the NI-FBUS Configurator
software.
If you are using the NI-FBUS Communications Manager Application
Programmer Interface (API), refer to the NI-FBUS Communications
Manager User Manual to learn how to use the NI-FBUS Communications
Manager API for your application. Refer to the NI-FBUS Communications
Manager Function Reference Manual to l ook up sp ec ifi c information about
NI-FBUS Communications Manager functions, such as syntax and error
messages.