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cFP-20xx Quick Start Guide ni.com

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After you have configured the cFP-20

in FieldPoint Explorer, follow these steps to configure

Compact FieldPoint devices and channels.

A. In the Comm Resource Configuration dialog box, click FFiinndd DDeevviicceessto search for all of the

devices connected to the cFP-20

. If the Comm Resource Configuration dialog box is not

already open, right-click the cFP-20

in FieldPoint Explorer and select EEddiitt tthhiiss ccoommmm

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If FieldPoint Explorer finds no devices, refer to the user manual.

B. After FieldPoint Explorer finds the Compact FieldPoint modules, click the ++sign next to FFPP

RReessin the left pane to expand the device hierarchy and display the modules found on the

network.

The hierarchy includes all of the modules connected to the cFP-20

. The default name of

each device found includes the name of the FieldPoint module, followed by a space, the @

sign, and the address of the module (for example, cFP-2000 @0). For each module found, one

I/O Item is created for each channel on the module, and if all the channels are of the same

type, one I/O Item is created to represent all the channels on that module collectively.