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National Instruments Corporation I-1 FieldPoint FP-3000 User Manual
Index

Numbers

4-20 mA pressure sensor, converting to Fieldbus
(example), 3-2 to 3-6
assigning tag to new block, 3-3
bringing block online, 3-6
creating function block, 3-2 to3-3
scaling the reading, 3-4
selecting module and channel, 3-3
setting input range, 3-4
setting up scheduling, 3-5

A

ACK_OPTION parameter, C-1
Actual modes (table), 4-11 to 4-12, C-14
address tag. See tags.
AI (Analog Input) function block
connecting PID to AI and AO blocks
(example), 3-14
description, 4-2
PID control loops, 4-5
alarm parameters, 4-6to 4-8
ALARM_STATE/UPDATE_STATE, 4-7
SUBCODE subfield, 4-8
TIME_STAMP, 4-8
UNACKNOWLEDGED, 4-7
VALUE, 4-8
ALARM_HYS parameter, C-1
alarming
overview, 4-6
temperature control with FP-3000
(example), 3-15to 3-17
ALARM_STATE/UPDATE_STATE
parameter, 4-7
ALARM_SUM parameter, C-1
ALERT_KEY parameter, C-1
ALG_RUN_TIME parameter, C-1
Analog Input function block. See AI (Analog
Input) function block.
Analog Output function block. See AO (Analog
Output) function block.
AO (Analog Output) function block
connecting PID to AI and AO blocks
(example), 3-14
description, 4-2pacetopace 4-3
PID control loops, 4-5
applications. See example applications.

B

BAL_TIME parameter, C-1
BINARY_CL parameter, C-1
BINARY_OP parameter, C-2
bitmasks for IO_OPTS parameter (table),
C-11 to C-12
BKCAL_HYS parameter, C-2
BKCAL_IN parameter, C-2
BKCAL_OUT parameter, C-2
block instantiation
overview, 1-3
temperature control with FP-3000
(example)
controlling heating element, 3-10
PID control, 3-13
BLOCK_ALM parameter, C-2
BLOCK_ERR parameter (table), C-2to C-4
BLOCK_RESET parameter (table), C-2to C-4
blocks. See also function blocks.
alarm parameters, 4-6 to 4-8
alarming, 4-6