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M
Macrocycle
Manufacturer's
identification
Menu
Method
Mode
N
Network address
Network Management
NI-FBUS API
NI-FBUS Communications
Manager
NI-FBUS Configurator
NI-FBUS Fieldbus
Configuration System
NI-FBUS process
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The least common multiple of all the loop times on a given link,
or one iteration of a the process control loop.
An identifier used to correlate the device type and revision with its
device description and device description revision.
An area accessible from the command bar that displays a subset of the
possible command choices. In the NI-FBUS Configurator, refers to
menus defined by the manufacturer for a given block.
Methods describe operating procedures to guide a user through a
sequence of actions.
Type of communication.
The Fieldbus network address of a device.
A layer of the F
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contains objects that other layers of the communication stack use,
such as Data Link, FAS, and FMS. You can read and write SM and
NM objects over the Fieldbus using FMS Read and FMS Write
services.
The function calls provided by NI-FBUS Communication Manager.
Software shipped with National Instruments Fieldbus interfaces that
lets you read and write values. It does not include configuration
capabilities.
National Instruments Fieldbus configuration software. With it, you
can set device addresses, clear devices, change modes, and read and
write to the devices.
See NI-FBUS Configurator.
Process that must be running in the background for you to use your
NI-FBUS interface boards (USB-8486, PCMCIA-FBUS, or
PCI-FBUS) or Linking Devices (HSE-H1 Linking Device or
Controlnet-FF Linking Device) to communicate between the
application and Fieldbus.
G-7
™ Fieldbus communication stack that
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