National Instruments FP-1000 Network Connection

4. Add terminal bases to the DIN rail with their local bus

connectors firmly mated to the FP-1000 local bus connector.

The FP-1000 is shipped with a protective cover over the local

bus connector. Remove this protective cover, and place it over

the local bus connector of the last terminal base in the stack.

Figure 3 shows an installed FP-1000 network module.

Figure 3. Installed Network Module

Network Connection

Connect the FP-1000 to a host computer using the 9-position DSub

RS-232 connector on the FP-1000. Connect the RS-232 port of the

FP-1000 to the RS-232 port on your computer using a male-to-

female “straight-through” cable. Do not use a “null modem” cable

(usually female-to-female). For reference, the pinout of the

RS-232 connector on the FP-1000 is shown in Figure 4.

Protective

Cover

Local Bus Connectors

Firmly Mated

Rail Snap

Locked DIN

Rail