National Instruments FieldPoint FP-2000 User Manual

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Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware and Software© National Instruments Corporation 2-15 FP-2000/2010/2015 User ManualThe FP-20xx supplies 9 W of power to the I/O modules. Using certain I/Omodules that consume more than 1 W may reduce the total number ofI/O modules allowed in the bank to less than nine. Refer to the operatinginstructions for each I/O module for power consumption information.Connecting to Field DevicesUse each I/O module’s operating instructions, or the diagram under itsremovable label, to help you connect your field devices.Powering Up the FP-20xxPlug in each power supply to the FieldPoint bank. At power-up, theFP-20xx runs a power-on self test (POST) that takes several seconds.You should see the POWER and STATUS LEDs come on. After aboutfive seconds, the STATUS LED begins flashing. This indicates that theFP-20xx is ready to be configured, and you can proceed to installing theFieldPoint software.If you have already assigned an IP address to the FP-20xx, the STATUSLED turns off, and the A, B, C, and D LEDs come on for about 15 secondsas LabVIEW RT starts up. Once they turn off, the I/O module READYLEDs come on, and the FP-20xx is ready for use.If the STATUS LED does not light up as described here, refer to theSTATUS LED Error Indications section of Appendix C, Troubleshooting.Installing Software on the Host PCThe FP-20xx has the embedded LabVIEW RT Engine and FieldPointsoftware pre-installed, but you must install the necessary software on thehost PC. Follow these steps to install the FieldPoint software on thehost PC.1. Install the software packages you plan to use, such as LabVIEW,LabVIEW RT, Lookout, Measurement Studio, or LabWindows/CVI,before you install the FieldPoint software. The FieldPoint softwareinstallation installs the LabVIEW VIs and examples, Lookout driverclass, and LabWindows/CVI instrument driver only if it finds thecorresponding development software installed.2. Close all other applications.