National Instruments NI FBUS User Manual

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NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual  
NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual  
June 2004 Edition  
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About This Manual  
Chapter 1  
NI-FBUS Monitor Overview.........................................................................................1-1  
Chapter 2  
Installing the Software...................................................................................................2-1  
Installing the Hardware..................................................................................................2-1  
Configuration Steps for Windows 2000/NT/XP .............................................2-2  
Chapter 3  
View Menu........................................................................................3-8  
Packet Menu......................................................................................3-8  
Statistics Menu..................................................................................3-8  
Window Menu...................................................................................3-8  
Toolbars Menu ..................................................................................3-8  
Help Menu.........................................................................................3-9  
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FMS Filter Tab ................................................................................. 3-18  
Filter by Address Tab ....................................................................... 3-19  
Capture Settings Tab....................................................................................... 3-19  
Chapter 4  
Viewing Data................................................................................................................. 4-3  
Improving Performance................................................................................................. 4-4  
Turn Live Updates Off.................................................................................... 4-4  
Filter Only for Needed Data............................................................................ 4-4  
No Split Windows........................................................................................... 4-4  
Appendix A  
Pinout Information  
Technical Support and Professional Services  
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Index  
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About This Manual  
This manual describes the NI-FBUS Monitor utility, its features,  
and how to install and use it.  
The NI-FBUS Monitor utility is intended for use with  
Windows 2000/NT/XP.  
Conventions  
The following conventions appear in this manual:  
»
The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options  
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to  
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options  
from the last dialog box.  
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This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to  
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bold  
Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such  
as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter  
names.  
italic  
Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction  
to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word  
or value that you must supply.  
monospace  
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keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.  
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programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations,  
variables, filenames, and extensions.  
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monospace bold  
Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer  
automatically prints to the screen. This font also emphasizes lines of code  
that are different from the other examples.  
monospace italic  
Italic text in this font denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value  
that you must supply.  
NI-FBUS  
In this manual, the term NI-FBUS, when used alone, refers to the NI-FBUS  
Communications Manager.  
Related Documentation  
The following documents contain information that you might find helpful  
as you read this manual:  
Fieldbus Standard for Use in Industrial Control Systems, Part 2,  
ISA-S50.02.1992  
AT-FBUS Getting Started Manual  
PCI-FBUS Getting Started Manual  
PCMCIA-FBUS Getting Started Manual  
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Introduction  
This chapter contains an overview of the NI-FBUS Monitor.  
NI-FBUS Monitor Overview  
The NI-FBUS Monitor is a Win32 application used to monitor, debug,  
and analyze fieldbus data packets. The NI-FBUS Monitor detects  
communication on the bus, capturing data packets that are passed between  
fieldbus devices. These packets are time-stamped and displayed in real  
time in active packet view of the NI-FBUS Monitor. The NI-FBUS  
Monitor can display data packets in decoded format or in hexadecimal  
format. The NI-FBUS Monitor can filter out unwanted data packets at three  
levels: the Fieldbus Data Link layer (FDL), the Fieldbus Messaging  
Specification layer (FMS), and by fieldbus addresses.  
Windows of the NI-FBUS Monitor  
The NI-FBUS Monitor has a Multiple Document Interface (MDI). An MDI  
window contains many smaller windows open concurrently that display  
data from different sources. These smaller windows are called filter  
windows. In the NI-FBUS Monitor, some filter windows might contain  
previously-captured data, while other filter windows might capture new  
data from different buses or the same bus.  
Chapter 3, Windows and Menus, lists and describes the windows of the  
NI-FBUS Monitor.  
The recommended minimum platform for the NI-FBUS Monitor is a  
66 MHz 486 processor with 8 MB of RAM. If you want to run the  
NI-FBUS Monitor on a slower platform, refer to the Improving  
Performance section of Chapter 4, How To Use the NI-FBUS Monitor.  
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Installation and Configuration  
This chapter contains instructions for installing and configuring your  
NI-FBUS Monitor software and your fieldbus interface.  
Installing the Software  
Caution If you are installing the NI-FBUS software over an existing version, write down  
your card configuration and any port configuration parameters you changed from their  
defaults. Reinstalling may cause you to lose any existing card and port configuration  
information.  
Complete the following steps to run the software installation program.  
1. Login as Administrator or as a user with Administrator privileges.  
2. Insert your NI-FBUS Monitor CD.  
The autorunutility should launch the NI-FBUS Monitor installer  
wizard. If it does not launch the installer wizard, complete the  
following steps.  
a. From the Start menu, select Run.  
b. In the Run dialog box, type the following:  
x:\setup  
where xis the letter of the drive containing the distribution disk.  
The interactive setup program takes you through the necessary  
steps to install the software.  
Installing the Hardware  
To install the AT-FBUS hardware, refer to the AT-FBUS Getting Started  
Manual, which is included in PDF-format on the NI-FBUS  
Communications Manager CD.  
To install the PCMCIA-FBUS and PCI-FBUS hardware, refer to the  
PCMCIA-FBUS Getting Started Manual and the PCI-FBUS Getting  
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Started Manual, both of which are included in PDF-format on the NI-FBUS  
Communications Manager CD.  
Configuring the Software  
If you are installing an AT-FBUS board, the physical settings on the board  
must match the software settings you configure. To read your IRQ line  
from your board, look at the number printed on the board under the jumper.  
Configuration Steps for Windows 2000/NT/XP  
1. Select Start»Programming Files»National Instruments»  
NI-FBUS»Interface Configuration Utility to start the NI-FBUS  
Interface Configuration Utility.  
2. To configure the software, refer to the Interface Configuration  
Utility Help.  
Interface Port Configuration  
1. Start the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility.  
2. In the configuration window, select the port you want to configure and  
click the Edit button.  
3. Select Monitor for the Usage.  
4. Click the OK button.  
Your software is configured.  
Starting the NI-FBUS Monitor Driver (Win NT 4.0 Only)  
The nifbkernel-mode driver is launched automatically under  
Windows 2000/XP. Under Windows NT, the driver must be started  
manually, as follows. The installation program defines the StartupType  
for the driver as Manual.  
1. After you configure your installation, restart Windows. You must  
restart your computer before you can use the NI-FBUS software.  
2. Start the kernel-mode device driver nifbby entering the following  
command at the command prompt:  
You can also start nifbby selecting Start»Settings»Control  
Panel»System»Device Manager»NIFB»Start.  
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If the process and the driver start up successfully under Windows NT,  
you can configure the nifbdriver to load at system startup. Change the  
StartupTypefor the nifbdriver to Automatic through the Devices  
window in the Control Panel. If you are using Windows NT, you can also  
move the NIFB shortcut to the StartUp folder to make it start up  
automatically when your computer boots or restarts.  
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Windows and Menus  
This chapter describes each of the menus and windows in the NI-FBUS  
Monitor utility.  
List of Windows  
Main Window  
Multiple Document Interface (MDI)  
window that contains all the other  
windows and toolbars.  
Filter Window  
Filter  
Displays data packets and statistical  
information. Each filter window has its  
own packet filter.  
Dialog box you can use to select which  
data packets to capture. The options are as  
follows:  
FDL Filter—Filters packets by the  
Fieldbus Data Link (FDL) layer.  
FMS Filter—Filters packets by the  
Fieldbus Messaging Specification (FMS)  
layer.  
Filter by Address—Filters packets by  
address.  
Settings  
Dialog box you can use to set the  
following NI-FBUS Monitor options:  
Capture Settings—Capture options.  
Display Settings—Color and font  
options.  
Toolbar Settings—Toolbar options.  
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Packet View Toolbar  
Gives access to view options for the  
packet view.  
Statistics View Toolbar  
Standard Toolbar  
Gives access to view options for the  
statistics view.  
Gives access to commonly used functions  
in a toolbar format.  
About the NI-FBUS Monitor Interface  
The NI-FBUS Monitor consists of windows and data objects. The main  
window is the large desktop window that contains all other windows of the  
NI-FBUS Monitor. It has a menu bar and various toolbars. The smaller  
windows inside the main window are filter windows. Each filter window  
uses a single filter to determine what data the NI-FBUS Monitor captures.  
The main data object that stores these captured data packets on a disk and  
holds the data in memory is called the capture document. You can use the  
filter window to view the data in the capture document. You can attach  
several filter windows with the corresponding filters to the capture  
document.  
When you select New from the File menu, the NI-FBUS Monitor creates  
a new capture document and a corresponding filter window. The filter  
window displays data from the capture document. Each filter window has  
an exclusive filter attached to it that you can view as a dialog box. To  
display the filter, select Filter Settings from the Capture menu. You can  
use the filter to determine what data the NI-FBUS Monitor displays in the  
filter window and what data it saves to the capture document. To add a new  
filter window to the document, select New Filter Window from the  
Capture menu. Adding a new filter window attaches a new filter window  
and filter to the document. You can use the new filter to filter different data.  
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Figure 3-1 is a graphical example of the relationships between the windows  
and the document. The gray area represents the graphical area that appears  
on the desktop. The documents on the left are data objects invisible on the  
desktop.  
Note Even if a window is split using the Split Filter Window function, the filter window  
still has only one filter attached to it.  
Figure 3-1. Relationship of Windows to Capture Documents  
Main Window  
The main window contains all the windows of the NI-FBUS Monitor. The  
frame of the main window contains a menu bar and a status bar. The frame  
can also have toolbars on it. Figure 3-2 shows the main window.  
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Figure 3-2. Main Window  
When you start the NI-FBUS Monitor, it opens a new filter window and  
a new capture document. The capture document contains the actual data  
packets that are captured from the bus. The filter window is a graphical  
representation of the data stored in the capture document. The filter  
window is minimized in Figure 3-2. By default, the NI-FBUS Monitor  
opens the standard toolbar at the top and the Packet View toolbar on the  
left of the main window’s frame.  
Menus and the Standard Toolbar  
To see help for the NI-FBUS Monitor controls, browse through the menus  
or pause the cursor over the standard toolbar, shown in Figure 3-3. To see  
a short description of a menu or toolbar function, pause your cursor over  
the item. The NI-FBUS Monitor displays the description in the status bar,  
which is located at the very bottom of the main window. Pause your cursor  
over an item in the toolbar to see a short description of the item in a yellow  
rectangle near the cursor.  
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Standard Toolbar  
Figure 3-3 shows the standard NI-FBUS Monitor toolbar.  
Figure 3-3. Standard Monitor Toolbar  
Following are descriptions of the standard toolbar buttons:  
New Capture creates a new capture document.  
Open Capture opens an existing capture document.  
Save Capture saves the current capture document.  
Cut removes a selected capture document.  
Copy duplicates a capture document to Clipboard for pasting.  
Paste pastes a capture document to a different location.  
Find Data finds data in the current window.  
Start Capture starts a capture on the selected board.  
Stop Capture stops the capture on the selected board.  
Reset Capture deletes all captured packets  
Live Updates Off turns off automatic screen updates during a capture.  
Updating the screen constantly can be a problem if you have a slow  
computer.  
Capture Settings sets your capture, display, and toolbar settings.  
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Filter Settings shows the filter settings for the current filter window.  
Add Filter Window creates a new filter window and filter for the current  
capture document.  
Split Filter Window splits the filter window into a multi-paned filter  
window.  
Cascade Window arranges the open documents in a diagonal order.  
Tile Window arranges two filter windows in vertical order.  
Help opens the NI-FBUS online help utility.  
Main Menu Bar  
The main menu bar is at the top of the main window and lists all of the  
operations that you can perform in the NI-FBUS Monitor. When you select  
an item in the menu, a short help message describing the option appears in  
the Status Bar at the bottom of the main window.  
File Menu  
The File menu allows you to open, save, print, and create new documents.  
Following are descriptions of the File menu selections:  
New  
Creates a new capture document.  
Open  
Opens an existing capture document in  
*.monformat. A text editor is included in  
the NI-FBUS Monitor for opening *.txt  
files.  
Close  
Save  
Closes the current capture document.  
Saves the current capture document.  
Two save formats are allowed: *.mon,  
which saves captured and filtered data  
to a binary file, and *.txt, which saves  
captured and filtered data as a text file.  
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Save As  
Saves the current capture document with  
a new name.  
Print  
Prints the current capture document.  
Sets up the printer and printer options.  
List the most recently saved files.  
Exits the NI-FBUS Monitor.  
Print Setup  
Recent File  
Exit  
Capture Menu  
The Capture menu allows you to control the capture. To view this menu,  
click the Capture option at the top of the main window, or right-click in  
the filter window. The standard toolbar has a button for most of the items  
in the Capture menu.  
Following are descriptions of the Capture menu selections:  
Settings  
Sets your capture, display and toolbar  
settings.  
Filter Settings  
Shows the filter settings for the current  
filter window.  
Start Capture  
Stop Capture  
Starts a capture on the selected board.  
Stops capture on the selected board.  
Deletes all captured packets.  
Finds data in the current window.  
Displays hexadecimal data.  
Displays detailed data.  
Reset Capture  
Find Data  
Hexadecimal Data  
Verbose Data  
High Priority Updates  
Live Updates  
Enhances live updates.  
Turns off real-time updates. This is a  
useful feature if your computer is slow.  
Smooth Live Updates  
Scrolling Live Updates  
Shows flicker-free updates, but is slower.  
Scrolls data during capture, but is slower.  
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View Menu  
You can use the View menu instead of the toolbars to configure the active  
filter window views.  
Packet Menu  
the Packet View Toolbar section for a description of each option.  
Statistics Menu  
The Statistics menu has the same options as the statistics view toolbar.  
Refer to the Statistics View Toolbar section for a description of each option.  
The Live List View shows the devices on the fieldbus that are active and  
functioning (alive).  
Window Menu  
You can use the Window menu to control the layout of windows contained  
in the main window.  
Following are descriptions of the Window menu selections:  
Add Filter Window  
Creates a new filter window and filter for  
the current document.  
Split Filter Window  
Splits the filter window into a  
multi-paned filter window.  
Cascade  
Cascades the open windows.  
Tiles the open windows.  
Arranges the icons.  
Tile  
Arrange Icons  
Window List  
Lists the open windows.  
Toolbars Menu  
You can use the Toolbars menu to show or hide the toolbars of the  
NI-FBUS Monitor.  
Following are descriptions of the Toolbars menu selections:  
Standard Toolbar  
Packet Toolbar  
Shows the standard toolbar.  
Shows the Packet View toolbar.  
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Statistics Toolbar  
Status Bar  
Shows the Statistics View toolbar.  
Shows the status bar.  
Help Menu  
You can use the Help menu to display information about the NI-FBUS  
Monitor.  
Filter Window  
The filter window displays the data in a capture document, and can display  
this data in different formats. The filter window has three tabs located in the  
bottom left of the window that you can use to switch between statistics view  
and packet view. Both the statistics view and the packet view have toolbars  
that allow you to choose what each view shows. Figure 3-4 shows an  
example of a filter window.  
Figure 3-4. Filter Window  
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Packet View  
You can use the packet view to display and manipulate data packets.  
This view is the main medium of interaction between you and the capture  
document. To select the packet view, click the Packets tab at the bottom  
left of the filter window, or select Packet View from the View menu.  
Figure 3-5 shows the filter window in packet view.  
Figure 3-5. Filter Window and Captured Data in Packet View  
Packet Display Formats  
Packet data can be in one of three formats: simple, decode, or hex.  
All formats have the same header, which follows:  
(*/#)PACKET_NUMBER - TIME(HH:MM:SS.US) LENGTH - SIZE  
An asterisk (*) next to a packet indicates that a packet prior to that packet  
is missing. The asterisk indicates that, after several attempts, the monitor  
on the fieldbus interface could not pass the packet to the host application  
(the NI-FBUS Monitor). This problem might happen on slow PCs. If you  
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A pound sign (#) next to a packet number means that the NI-FBUS Monitor  
received the packet that arrived right before the indicated packet.  
The format of the time measurement is as follows:  
Hours:Minutes:Seconds.Microseconds  
The Simple format is a condensed version of the Decode format, and  
shows only the type of Protocol Data Units (PDUs) of the FDL, FMS, and  
FAS (Fieldbus Access Sublayer) layers in the packet. The Decode format  
fully decodes the data packet and formats the data according to the PDU  
sections of the packet. The Hex format performs a hexadecimal dump of  
the data in the PDU sections of the packet.  
Packet View Toolbar  
The Packet View toolbar is on the left of the main window in the  
Figure 3-5. The Packet View toolbar controls how the filter window  
displays data. To move the Packet View toolbar, click it and drag it. Pause  
the cursor over a toolbar control to see the tool tips. Figure 3-6 shows the  
Packet View toolbar.  
Figure 3-6. Packet View Toolbar  
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Following are descriptions of the buttons, checkboxes, and drop-down lists  
on the Packet View toolbar:  
Radio Buttons  
Simple  
Displays a short view of the data in a  
packet.  
Decode  
Hex  
Fully decodes the data in a packet.  
Displays a hexadecimal dump of the data  
in a packet.  
Checkboxes  
Time  
Displays the time stamp of a packet.  
LAS\TM  
Displays the LAS and Time Master  
information of a packet.  
FDL  
Displays the FDL portion of a packet.  
Displays the FAS portion of a packet.  
Displays the FMS portion of a packet.  
FAS\SM  
FMS  
Hex  
Displays decoded numeric data in  
hexadecimal format. The drop-down list  
to the right is the width in bytes that the  
data occupies on the screen.  
Verbose  
Displays more information about the  
packet.  
Graphic Buttons  
Horizontal Packets displays FDL, FAS, and FMS horizontally on the  
screen.  
Vertical Packets displays FDL, FAS, and FMS vertically, from top to  
bottom, on the screen.  
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Drop-Down List  
Time Measured  
Allows you to select the time calculation  
to perform on the packet. The options are  
as follows:  
Absolute—Shows the absolute time  
relative to the start of the NI-FBUS  
Monitor utility.  
Idle—Shows the idle time between  
packets.  
From Start—Shows the time from the  
start of one packet to the start of the next  
packet.  
From End—Shows the time from the  
end of one packet to the end of the next  
packet.  
Transmission—Shows the time it took to  
transmit a packet.  
Statistics View  
The statistics view shows the volume of the types of fieldbus packets  
passed over the bus, and the bus time (or bandwidth) that these packets  
consume. To select this view, click the Statistics tab at the bottom left of  
the filter window, or select Statistics View from the View menu. The most  
useful statistics chart is the Bandwidth chart. It is a pie chart showing the  
relative use of bandwidth for the FMS, FAS, and FDL packets as a fraction  
of the whole bus time. The FMS Services chart displays the volume of the  
different types of services transmitted from the FMS layers of the bus  
devices. The FMS Services chart is a breakdown of the FMS PDU section  
of the Bandwidth chart. The FDL PDUs chart shows the volume of the  
FDL PDUs transmitted over the bus. The FDL PDUs chart is a breakdown  
of the FDL PDU section of the Bandwidth chart. Figure 3-7 shows the  
statistics view.  
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Figure 3-7. Filter Window Showing Statistics View  
Statistics View Toolbar  
The Statistics View toolbar allows you to select which graphs you would  
like to see. This toolbar is not visible by default. You can view this toolbar  
by selecting Statistics Toolbar from the Toolbars menu. Deselecting the  
box for a chart removes the corresponding chart from the view, and  
checking the box for a chart displays the chart. Figure 3-8 shows the  
Statistics View toolbar.  
Figure 3-8. Statistics View Toolbar  
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Following are descriptions of the checkboxes on the Statistics View  
toolbar:  
Bandwidth  
Displays the relative bandwidth between  
FDL, FAS, and FMS packets.  
FMS  
Displays the FMS Service volume.  
Displays the FDL PDU volume.  
FDL  
Verbose  
Displays detailed statistics and spells out  
parameter names.  
Live List View  
Schedule View  
The Live List View shows what devices on the fieldbus are active. This  
view lists active devices as alive and inactive devices as dead. The Live  
List View is active only during data capture.  
The Schedule View shows the function block schedule packet information  
on the bus. An associated schedule file should be assigned in Capture  
Settings before a capture is started.  
Filters  
The filter is a tool you can use interactively at capture time or after capture.  
Filter Operation During Capture  
During capture the filter is valid, and the NI-FBUS Monitor discards all  
data not matching the filter. However, if there are multiple filter windows,  
the NI-FBUS Monitor checks each filter to make sure that it retains the  
desired data. If you make changes to the filter, the NI-FBUS Monitor  
instantly downloads the changes to the fieldbus, so the changes take effect  
immediately.  
Filter Operation After Capture  
After capture, you can filter out more undesired data (postfilter) by  
selecting only the packets you want to view. Changes to the filter forces the  
NI-FBUS Monitor to refilter the data, so that only the selected packets are  
visible. The NI-FBUS Monitor retains all of the original captured data. To  
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refilter the data and display the desired packets, click on the packet types  
that you want to view again. The data filtered out during capture is not  
accessible. For example, after capture, you cannot recover Pass Token (PT)  
FDL packets if they were not enabled during capture.  
Basic Filter Logic  
A filter behaves differently depending on whether you select addresses on  
the Filter by Address tab. If no addresses are selected, the filter uses all  
addresses and combines the FDL Filter and FMS Filter choices, and  
captures the types of packets checked in those dialog boxes. If any  
addresses are selected on the Filter by Address tab, incoming packets  
are first screened for their address. If the address is one of the selected  
addresses, it is then compared to the FDL filter and the FMS filter.  
Pseudocode for the filter follows:  
If no addresses are selected in the Filter by Address tab:  
Packets Captured = FDL Filter + FMS Filter  
If addresses are selected in the Filter by Address tab:  
Packets Captured = Address(es) * (FDL Filter + FMS Filter)  
Where + stands for or and * stands for and.  
Filter Dialog Box  
To view the Filter dialog box for a filter window, right-click the mouse to  
bring up the Capture menu and select Filter Settings, or you can click the  
Filter Settings toolbar button. The title bar of a filter displays the name of  
the filter window to which it is attached. The filter appears as a dialog box  
with three tabs—FDL Filter, FMS Filter, and Filter by Address. You can  
open the Filter dialog box any time before, during, and after capture, or you  
can hide it from view.  
The following sections describe the tabs on the Filter dialog box.  
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FDL Filter Tab  
The FDL Filter tab filters packets at the FDL layer and lists all of the FDL  
PDU types for easy selection. Select the checkbox by an FDL type to  
capture that type of packet. The Show Transfer Errors checkbox enables  
the display of data-transfer errors. A data-transfer error can occur if a  
packet does not have the proper checksum attached to it, which can be  
caused by bus noise. The NI-FBUS Monitor displays protocol errors along  
with the packets. Figure 3-9 shows the FDL Filter tab.  
Figure 3-9. FDL Filter Tab  
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FMS Filter Tab  
The FMS Filter tab filters packets by FMS service and lists all the FMS  
Services available. Select the FMS PDU Type using the radio buttons on  
the left of the dialog box to view the services corresponding to that PDU  
type in the FMS Services box. Select a checkbox to enable capture of the  
corresponding packet type. Figure 3-10 shows the FMS Filter tab.  
Figure 3-10. FMS Filter Tab  
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Filter by Address Tab  
The Filter by Address tab filters data for a specific address or addresses.  
The NI-FBUS Monitor detects and lists all the currently detected addresses  
in the Detected Addresses box of the Filter by Address tab. The  
NI-FBUS Monitor captures data only for the selected addresses, and no  
other addresses. If you want to capture data for all addresses, click the  
Clear All button to ensure that no other addresses are selected. If you want  
to configure the filter before capture, use the User Defined field to insert  
addresses into the address list. Select the Hex Addresses checkbox to view  
the addresses in the Detected Addresses box in hexadecimal format. The  
User Defined field interprets data entered as hexadecimal data.  
Figure 3-11 shows the Filter by Address tab.  
Figure 3-11. Filter by Address Tab  
Settings Dialog Box  
This dialog box contains optional settings for capturing data, displaying  
data, and changing the toolbar. To bring up the Settings dialog box, select  
Settings from the Capture menu.  
Capture Settings Tab  
The Capture Settings tab allows you to select the board to use, and to  
specify what you want the NI-FBUS Monitor to do after it receives the  
number of packets in the Max num of packets field. Figure 3-12 shows the  
Capture Settings tab.  
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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  
reached  
Stops capture of data after the NI-FBUS  
Monitor receives the Max num of  
packets.  
Continuous capture when  
max reached  
Continues capture after the NI-FBUS  
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 occurs. Improper packet decoding  
format causes decoding errors.  
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Stop packet on reception  
error (HW)  
Stops continuous capture when a  
reception error occurs.  
Write to file  
Writes captured data directly to the file  
specified in the field. If you select  
Continuous capture when max  
reached, the NI-FBUS Monitor writes  
data to the file until you stop the capture.  
During a continuous capture, the number  
of packets retained in memory does not  
exceed the value in the Max num of  
packets field.  
Display Settings Tab  
The Display Settings tab allows you to select the colors of packet portions  
and the font the NI-FBUS Monitor uses to display data. To change a color,  
click the color next to the field name. To change the font, click the Fonts  
button. To reset the colors and fonts to the NI-FBUS Monitor defaults, click  
the Default Colors and Default Font buttons. Figure 3-13 shows the  
Display Settings tab.  
Figure 3-13. Display Settings Tab  
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Toolbar Settings Tab  
The Toolbar Settings tab allows you to select which toolbars the NI-FBUS  
Monitor displays. Select the Show Tool Tips checkbox to activate the tool  
tip help for most controls. To view the tips, pause your cursor over a  
control. Figure 3-14 shows the Toolbar Settings tab.  
Figure 3-14. Toolbar Settings Tab  
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Monitor  
This chapter describes how to perform basic tasks with the NI-FBUS  
Monitor.  
Starting the NI-FBUS Monitor  
To launch the NI-FBUS Monitor application, double-click the Fieldbus  
Monitor icon in the Fieldbus Software program group.  
Starting Capture  
To start capture, complete the following steps:  
1. (Optional) Before starting a capture, you might want to open the filter  
to select specific packets to capture. To open the filter, select Filter  
Settings from the Capture menu or click the Filter Settings button on  
the standard toolbar. The filter appears as a dialog box that allows you  
to select which packets you want to capture. You do not have to  
configure the filter at the start of capture; you can configure the filter  
any time during the capture.  
2. (Optional) To select a board to capture from, select Capture»Settings  
and select the Capture Settings tab from the Settings dialog box.  
3. To capture data, select Start Capture from the Capture menu or click  
the Start Capture button on the standard toolbar.  
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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  
Finding 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  
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  
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Viewing Data  
You can view data in a filter window, and switch between tabs to view  
all the information, or you can split the window and view all tabs  
simultaneously.  
To split the current Filter window into four panes, select Window»Split  
Filter Window or click the Split Filter Window button on the standard  
toolbar. The split window allows you to look at different parts of the capture  
at the same time. Figure 4-2 shows an example Filter window screen split  
into four panes that display the data for this filter.  
Figure 4-2. Example Filter Window Session  
In Figure 4-2, the upper left pane displays statistical information about the  
packets on the bus, and the other three panes display the packets in the  
simple, decode, and hex modes, respectively. The toolbar affects the  
currently active view, so be sure to select a view by clicking in the view  
area before selecting the toolbar options.  
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Improving Performance  
This section contains hints for improving the performance of the NI-FBUS  
Monitor on systems slower than the platform recommended mentioned in  
the Recommended Minimum Platform section of Chapter 1, Introduction.  
Conserve Memory  
Close unnecessary applications, and set Max num of packets on the  
Capture Settings tab to a low value (less than 500). To see the Capture  
Settings tab, select Capture»Settings or click the Capture Settings  
button on the standard toolbar.  
Turn Live Updates Off  
To prevent the NI-FBUS Monitor from updating its windows, deselect  
Live Updates on the Capture menu. On a slow computer, it can take a  
relatively long time (more than one second) to update the graphics in  
windows. During this time, you can lose many data packets. Lost packets  
are denoted by an asterisk (*) before the packet in the capture.  
Filter Only for Needed Data  
Pass Token (PT), Time Distribution (TD), Return Token (RT), Probe  
Node (PN), Probe Response (PR), and Compel Data (CD) packets occur  
frequently. You might not want to collect all of these, particularly the Probe  
Node (PN) packets.  
No Split Windows  
In general, the fewer open windows the NI-FBUS Monitor has to update,  
the faster the NI-FBUS Monitor performs.  
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Pinout Information  
This appendix contains information about the pinout of the fieldbus  
connectors.  
One cable for either the PCMCIA-FBUS or AT-FBUS is included in your  
kit. The following figures show the pinout of the fieldbus connectors so you  
can make your own cable if you need a longer cable than the one in your kit.  
Figure A-1 shows the fieldbus connector pinout for both the AT-FBUS and  
PCMCIA-FBUS.  
No Connection  
Power –  
No Connection  
Power +  
No Connection  
Data –  
No Connection  
Data +  
No Connection  
Figure A-1. Fieldbus Connector Pinout  
The pinout of the fieldbus connector uses pins 6 and 7 of the J1 connector  
for the fieldbus signals, as specified in the Fieldbus Standard for Use in  
Industrial Control Systems, Part 2, ISA-S50.02.1992.  
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Figure A-2 shows the PCMCIA-FBUS cable. An arrow on the cable points  
to pin 1 of the screw terminal block.  
PCMCIA-FBUS, POR  
V-  
D-  
SH  
D+  
V+  
T 1  
J2  
J1  
Figure A-2. PCMCIA-FBUS Cable  
Figure A-3 shows J2, the screw terminal block pinout for the  
PCMCIA-FBUS cable.  
1
2
3
4
5
Power  
Data  
Shield  
Data +  
Power +  
Figure A-3. Screw Terminal Block Pinout  
All of the signals on the screw terminal block provide a direct connection  
to the 9-pin DSUB. Pins 2 and 4 of the J2 screw terminal block provide an  
alternate connection to the fieldbus. The screw terminal block is not a  
second, independent link. National Instruments provides the Power+ and  
Power– connections as passive connections from the DSUB to the screw  
terminal. The PCMCIA-FBUS itself does not supply power to or draw  
power from these pins.  
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Technical Support and  
Professional Services  
Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at  
ni.comfor technical support and professional services:  
Support—Online technical support resources at ni.com/support  
include the following:  
Self-Help Resources—For immediate answers and solutions,  
visit the award-winning National Instruments Web site for  
software drivers and updates, a searchable KnowledgeBase,  
product manuals, step-by-step troubleshooting wizards, thousands  
of example programs, tutorials, application notes, instrument  
drivers, and so on.  
Free Technical Support—All registered users receive free Basic  
Service, which includes access to hundreds of Application  
Engineers worldwide in the NI Developer Exchange at  
ni.com/exchange. National Instruments Application Engineers  
make sure every question receives an answer.  
Training and Certification—Visit ni.com/trainingfor  
self-paced training, eLearning virtual classrooms, interactive CDs,  
and Certification program information. You also can register for  
instructor-led, hands-on courses at locations around the world.  
System Integration—If you have time constraints, limited in-house  
technical resources, or other project challenges, NI Alliance Program  
members can help. To learn more, call your local NI office or visit  
ni.com/alliance.  
Declaration of Conformity (DoC)—A DoC is our claim of  
compliance with the Council of the European Communities using  
the manufacturer’s declaration of conformity. This system affords  
the user protection for electronic compatibility (EMC) and product  
safety. You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting  
ni.com/certification.  
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Technical Support and Professional Services  
If you searched ni.comand could not find the answers you need, contact  
your local office or NI corporate headquarters. Phone numbers for our  
worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual. You also can visit  
the Worldwide Offices section of ni.com/niglobalto access the branch  
office Web sites, which provide up-to-date contact information, support  
phone numbers, email addresses, and current events.  
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Symbol  
Prefix  
pico  
Value  
10–12  
10–9  
10– 6  
10–3  
103  
p
n
nano  
micro  
milli  
kilo  
µ
m
k
M
G
T
mega  
giga  
106  
109  
tera  
1012  
A
alive  
Active and functioning on the fieldbus.  
ASCII  
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.  
Communication that occurs at times which are not predetermined.  
Compatible with the 16-bit Industry Standard Architecture.  
asynchronous  
AT-compatible  
B
B
Bytes  
bandwidth  
binary format  
bus  
The capacity of a bus to transmit data.  
A file format composed of ones and zeroes for computer use.  
A pathway for data between devices.  
bus noise  
Imperfections in data transfer caused by cable length or interference from  
external factors.  
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C
capture document  
An NI-FBUS monitor document in memory that contains all the settings  
and data of your capture.  
CD  
Compel Data.  
channel  
A pin or wire lead to which you apply or from which you read the analog  
or digital signal.  
checksum  
A method used to ensure that data is transmitted correctly.  
Communication Stack  
The hierarchy of layers in a layered communications model that performs  
the services required to interface the User Application to the Physical Layer  
of the fieldbus.  
CPU  
Central processing unit.  
D
data packet  
A unit of data of a certain size.  
Inactive or not functioning on the fieldbus.  
Direct Memory Access.  
dead  
DMA  
DRAM  
Dynamic Random Access Memory. Memory that requires electricity and  
refreshing to hold data.  
F
FAS  
FDL  
fieldbus  
See Fieldbus Access Sublayer.  
See Fieldbus Data Link layer.  
An all-digital, two-way communication system that connects control  
systems to instrumentation.  
Fieldbus Access  
Sublayer  
The layer of the communication stack that provides an interface between  
the DLL and layer 7 of the OSI model. The FAS provides communication  
services such as client/server, publisher/subscriber, and event distribution.  
fieldbus address  
Location of a board or device on the fieldbus; the fieldbus node address.  
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layer  
The second lowest layer of the fieldbus communications stack.  
Fieldbus Messaging  
Specification layer  
The layer of the communication stack that defines a model for applications  
to interact over the fieldbus. The services FMS provides allow you to  
read and write information about the OD, read and write the data  
variables described in the OD, and perform other activities such as  
uploading/downloading data, and invoking programs inside a device.  
filter  
A software screening device you configure to make the NI-FBUS Monitor  
capture only certain types of data that move across the fieldbus.  
Filter window  
FMS  
A window inside the main window of the NI-FBUS Monitor that shows  
captured data with selected data filtered out.  
See Fieldbus Messaging Specification layer.  
H
hex  
Hexadecimal.  
Hertz.  
Hz  
I
I/O  
IRQ  
ISA  
Input/output.  
Interrupt request.  
Industry Standard Architecture..  
L
layer  
See Communication Stack.  
M
MDI  
See Multiple Document Interface.  
Multiple Document  
Interface  
A software interface that contains many smaller windows open  
concurrently that display data from different sources.  
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P
PC  
Personal Computer.  
PDU  
Protocol Data Unit.  
PN  
Probe Node.  
PR  
Probe Response.  
processor  
protocol error  
PT  
The central controlling and computing part of a computer.  
An error in data transfer that has to do with the way the data is sent.  
Pass Token.  
R
RAM  
Random Access Memory.  
Return Token.  
RT  
T
TD  
Time Distribution.  
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C
layout (figure), 3-21  
overview, 3-21  
documentation  
conventions used in manual, ix  
related documentation, x  
drivers (NI resources), B-1  
capture document, 3-2  
relationship to window (figure), 3-3  
capture menu  
filter settings, 3-7  
find data, 3-7  
finding data, 4-2  
hexadecimal data, 3-7  
high priority updates, 3-7  
live updates, 3-7  
reset capture, 3-7  
saving data, 4-2  
scrolling live updates, 3-7  
settings, 3-7  
smooth live updates, 3-7  
start capture, 3-7  
starting capture, 4-1  
stop capture, 3-7  
stopping capture, 4-2  
verbose data, 3-7  
FDL filter tab  
layout (figure), 3-17  
fieldbus messaging specification layer  
(FMS), 1-1  
viewing data, 4-3  
capture settings tab  
layout (figure), 3-20  
options, 3-20  
overview, 3-19  
configuration  
file menu options, 3-6  
layout (figure), 3-19  
overview, 3-19  
filter dialog box  
interface port, 2-2  
description, 3-1  
conventions used in the manual, ix  
FDL tab, overview, 3-17  
filter by address tab, overview, 3-19  
FMS tab, overview, 3-18  
functional overview, 3-15  
options, 3-1  
D
overview, 3-16  
Declaration of Conformity (NI resources), B-1  
diagnostic tools (NI resources), B-1  
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filter window  
description, 3-1  
functional overview, 3-9  
layout (figure), 3-9  
live list view, 3-15  
packet view, 3-10  
packet display formats, 3-10  
schedule view, 3-15  
statistics view, 3-13  
layout (figure), 3-14  
main menu bar  
capture menu, 3-7  
file menu, 3-6  
help menu, 3-9  
overview, 3-6  
packet menu, 3-8  
statistics menu, 3-8  
toolbar menu, 3-8  
view menu, 3-8  
window menu, 3-8  
filters  
basic logic, 3-16  
filter dialog box, 3-16  
filter operation after capture, 3-15  
filter operation during capture, 3-15  
overview, 3-15  
main window  
description, 3-1  
functional overview, 3-3  
layout (figure), 3-4  
menus and standard toolbar, 3-4  
multiple document interface (MDI), 1-1  
FMS filter tab  
overview, 3-18  
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help menu, 3-9  
NT only, 2-2  
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description, 1-1  
filter dialog box, 3-1  
filter window, 3-1  
installation  
NI-FBUS software re-installation  
(caution), 2-1  
hardware installation, 2-1  
improving performance, 4-4  
interface configuration utility, 2-2  
interface port configuration, 2-2  
list of utility windows, 3-1  
main window, 3-1  
minimum platform recommended, 1-1  
packet view toolbar, 3-2  
procedural overview, 3-2  
settings dialog box, 3-1  
software installation, 2-1  
instrument drivers (NI resources), B-1  
interface port, 2-2  
interface port configuration, 2-2  
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KnowledgeBase, B-1  
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software re-installation (caution), 2-1  
standard toolbar, 3-2  
start driver in NT, 2-2  
related documentation, x  
starting the monitor, 4-1  
screw terminal block pinout, A-2  
settings dialog box  
capture settings tab, 3-19  
description, 3-1  
display settings tab, 3-21  
functional overview, 3-19  
options, 3-1  
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decode, 3-11  
overview, 3-19  
packet menu options, 3-8  
(figure), 3-10  
packet view toolbar  
checkboxes, 3-12  
toolbar settings tab, 3-22  
single filter, 3-2  
software (NI resources), B-1  
split filter window  
button, 4-3  
capture menu, 4-3  
example view (figure), 4-3  
standard toolbar  
FAS/SM button, 3-12  
FDL button, 3-12  
FMS button, 3-12  
hex button, 3-12  
LAS/TM button, 3-12  
time button, 3-12  
add filter window button, 3-6  
button functions, 3-5  
capture settings button, 3-5  
cascade window button, 3-6  
copy button, 3-5  
cut button, 3-5  
description, 3-2  
filter settings button, 3-6  
find data button, 3-5  
find data dialog box (figure), 4-2  
help button, 3-6  
verbose button, 3-12  
description, 3-2  
drop-down list options, 3-13  
functional overview, 3-11  
graphic buttons  
horizontal packets button, 3-12  
vertical packets button, 3-12  
layout (figure), 3-11  
radio buttons, 3-12  
layout (figure), 3-5  
decode button, 3-12  
hex button, 3-12  
live updates off button, 3-5  
new capture button, 3-5  
open capture button, 3-5  
paste button, 3-5  
simple button, 3-12  
PCMCIA-FBUS cable, A-2  
pinout information, A-1  
programming examples (NI resources), B-1  
reset capture button, 3-5  
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save capture button, 3-5  
split filter window button, 3-6, 4-3  
start capture button, 3-5  
stop capture button, 3-5  
tile window button, 3-6  
toolbar menu options, 3-8  
toolbar settings tab  
layout (figure), 3-22  
overview, 3-22  
training and certification (NI resources), B-1  
troubleshooting (NI resources), B-1  
statistics menu  
live list view, 3-8  
options, 3-8  
statistics view toolbar  
checkboxes  
bandwidth, 3-15  
FDL, 3-15  
FMS, 3-15  
Web resources, B-1  
window menu  
verbose, 3-15  
description, 3-2  
layout (figure), 3-14  
add filter window, 3-8  
arrange icons, 3-8  
cascade, 3-8  
options, 3-8  
split filter window, 3-8, 4-3  
tile, 3-8  
window list, 3-8  
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technical support, B-1  
toolbar menu  
packet, 3-8  
standard, 3-8  
statistics, 3-9  
status bar, 3-9  
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