Chapter 4 How To Use the NI-FBUS Monitor
NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual 4-2 ni.com
Stopping Capture
You can stop data capture in one of two ways:
• Select Stop Capture from the Capture menu or click the Stop
Capture button on the standard toolbar.
• Select Capture»Settings and click the Capture Settings tab in the
Settings dialog box. Click the Stop capture when max reached
button to stop capture after the NI-FBUS Monitor receives the number
of packets specified by Max num of packets.
Saving Data
To save the captured data, select Save from the File menu or click the Save
Capture button on the standard toolbar. The NI-FBUS Monitor places the
saved data in the current window. During the save operation, the NI-FBUS
Monitor prompts you to save all of the captured data or just the filtered data,
if there was any filtering after capture.
You can save data in two formats:
•*.mon, a binary format that the NI-FBUS Monitor can reload and
refilter
•*.txt, an ASCII format that text editors can load
Finding Data
To find data, select Find Data from the Capture menu or click the Find
Data button on the standard toolbar. The Find dialog box, as shown in
Figure 4-1, appears. If the NI-FBUS Monitor finds the data, it places an
elliptical mark by the packet in which the data appears.
Figure 4-1. Find Dialog Box