National Instruments FieldPoint FP-1000 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Installing and Using the FieldPoint SoftwareFieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual4-2 ©National Instruments CorporationFor more information on FieldPoint Explorer, refer to the UsingFieldPoint Explorer section, later in this chapter.BridgeVIEW ServerThe BridgeVIEW server for FieldPoint provides communicationbetween FieldPoint devices and applications you develop using theBridgeVIEW graphical programming package for automation. Thisnative BridgeVIEW sever allows access to I/O items defined in theFieldPoint Explorer. If you prefer, you may also choose to use the OPCserver to access FieldPoint hardware from BridgeVIEW.For more information on the BridgeVIEW server, refer to the Using theFieldPoint BridgeVIEW Server section, later in this chapter.Lookout Driver ClassThe FieldPoint Lookout driver class allows the Lookout object-basedautomation software package to communicate with the FieldPointdevices. This driver class provides a FieldPoint object with connectionsto the tag name space of the I/O items configured in the FieldPointExplorer.For more information on the Lookout driver class, refer to the Using theFieldPoint Lookout Driver Class section, later in this chapter.LabVIEW VIsA set of VIs (Virtual Instruments) provide communication between I/Oitems configured in the FieldPoint Explorer and applications youdevelop using the LabVIEW graphical programming environment. Aset of example applications using these VIs is also provided.For more information on LabVIEW VIs, refer to the Using theFieldPoint LabVIEW VIs section, later in this chapter.LabWindows/CVI FunctionsApplications you develop using the LabWindows/CVI C programmingenvironment use a set of C function calls to communicate with I/O itemsconfigured in the FieldPoint Explorer. An instrument driver with a setof function panels and example programs is provided to accelerate yourdevelopment process.