Chapter 3 Windows and Menus
NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual 3-20 ni.com
Figure 3-12. Capture Settings Tab
Following are descriptions of the options on the Capture Settings tab:
Bus Name Allows you to select a fieldbus interface
board.
Schedule Allows you to select a fieldbus schedule
configuration file.
Max num of packets Allows you to enter the maximum
number of packets you want the
NI-FBUS Monitor to capture.
Stop capture when max Stops capture of data after the NI-FBUS
reached Monitor receives the Max num of
packets.
Continuous capture when Continues capture after the NI-FBUS
max reached Monitor receives the Max num of
packets by dumping the oldest packet
from the captured data, and saving the
newest packet.
Stop on packet decoding Stops continuous capture when a packet
error (SW) error occurs. Improper packet decoding
format causes decoding errors.