National Instruments FieldPoint FP-3000 User Manual
Summary of FieldPoint FP-3000
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Fieldpoint ™ fp-3000 network module user manual fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual january 1999 edition part number 322169a-01.
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Page 3: Important Information
Important information warranty the fieldpoint fp-3000 network module is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment th...
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© national instruments corporation v fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual contents about this manual conventions ...................................................................................................................Xv related documentation.........................................................
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Contents fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual vi © national instruments corporation chapter 3 example applications initial power on: assigning address and device tag.................................................. 3-1 example 1: converting a 4–20 ma pressure sensor to fieldbus using fp-3000 ........ 3-2...
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Contents © national instruments corporation vii fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual chapter 4 block reference block overview .............................................................................................................4-1 function blocks.......................................................
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Contents fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual viii © national instruments corporation fp_cjc_source.......................................................................................... 4-15 fp_mod_status........................................................................................ 4-15 fp_n...
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Contents © national instruments corporation ix fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual bypass ..........................................................................................................C-4 channel ....................................................................................................
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Contents fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual x © national instruments corporation lo_pri ........................................................................................................... C-13 low_cut...................................................................................................
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Contents © national instruments corporation xi fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual write_alm..................................................................................................C-22 write_lock................................................................................................C-22...
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Contents fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual xii © national instruments corporation figure 2-12. Fp-3000 connector pinout.................................................................... 2-12 figure 2-13. Leds on the fp-3000............................................................................ 2...
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Contents © national instruments corporation xiii fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual table c-3. Checkback states ..................................................................................C-5 table c-4. Control options ..................................................................................
Page 13: About This Manual
© national instruments corporation xv fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual about this manual this manual describes how to use your fieldpoint fp-3000 network module. Conventions the following conventions appear in this manual: » the » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a ...
Page 14: Fp-3000 Network Module
© national instruments corporation 1-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 1 fp-3000 network module overview this chapter provides an overview of the fp-3000 network module. Overview of the fp-3000 network module the fp-3000 is an intelligent network interface and controller module that manages a bank of...
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Chapter 1 fp-3000 network module overview fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 1-2 © national instruments corporation figure 1-1. Fieldbus network setup the fp-3000 network module provides a fieldbus interface to conventional analog and discrete i/o devices. For example, the fp-3000 makes a 4–20 ma pressu...
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Chapter 1 fp-3000 network module overview © national instruments corporation 1-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual features of the fp-3000 network module function blocks conventional devices connected to i/o modules are made visible as fieldbus function blocks. Function blocks are software modules whic...
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Chapter 1 fp-3000 network module overview fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 1-4 © national instruments corporation interoperability the fp-3000 network module can send or receive data from any fieldbus-compliant device. The pid block in the fp-3000 can get its input from any fieldbus-compliant device; ...
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© national instruments corporation 2-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2 installation and configuration this chapter describes how to install device description files, mount your fieldpoint fp-3000 network module, connect the terminal bases, connect power to the network module, and connect the fp-300...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-2 © national instruments corporation figure 2-1. Ni-fbus configuration utility dialog box 4. Click on the dd info button. The following dialog box appears. Figure 2-2. Dd info dialog box 5. Click on the import dd button. The f...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual figure 2-3. Import dd dialog box 6. Enter the file name for the device description into the entry field, then click on ok. If the import process is successful, the following dialog box appe...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-4 © national instruments corporation mount the fp-3000 and terminal bases you can mount your fieldpoint system either to a din rail or directly on a panel. Panel mounting is generally the more secure option, but din rail mount...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual figure 2-6. Mounting the fp-3000 onto a din rail 3. Slide the fp-3000 to the desired position along the din rail. After the fp-3000 is in position, lock it to the din rail by pushing the ra...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-6 © national instruments corporation 3. To add more terminal bases, install them on the rail and connect their local bus connectors together. A single fp-3000 can support up to nine terminal bases. 4. Place the protective cove...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-7 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual figure 2-8. Installing the network panel mount accessory 3. Lock the panel mount accessory into place by pushing the rail clip to the locked position, as shown in figure 2-5. 4. Mount the f...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-8 © national instruments corporation connectors should remain firmly mated after all the bases are mounted to the panel. 5. Place the protective cover (from the bag of accessories that came with your fp-3000) onto the local bu...
Page 26: Connect Power to The Fp-3000
Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-9 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual connect power to the fp-3000 an 11–30 vdc power supply is required by each fp-3000 on your network. The fp-3000 filters and regulates this supplied power and provides power for all the i/o ...
Page 27: Power-On Self Test (Post)
Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-10 © national instruments corporation this is the amount of power the network module consumes from the power supply to power itself and the i/o modules. It does not include any power consumed by devices that you wire to the te...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-11 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual figure 2-11. Fieldbus connectors on the fp-3000 use a fieldbus cable with a 9-pin female dsub connector to connect the fp-3000 to a properly terminated fieldbus network. Refer to the field...
Page 29: Led Indicators
Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-12 © national instruments corporation figure 2-12. Fp-3000 connector pinout led indicators the fp-3000 has four led indicators: power, network, process, and status. Figure 2-13 shows the leds on the fp-3000. Figure 2-13. Leds ...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-13 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual the multicolored process led is used to indicate the current state of the processes being controlled by the fp-3000. When a pid function block on the fp-3000 module is in initialization, t...
Page 31: Hotpnp (Hot Plug and Play)
Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-14 © national instruments corporation hotpnp (hot plug and play) the hotpnp feature simplifies system installation, configuration, and maintenance. With the hotpnp feature, you can remove or insert i/o modules into the fieldpo...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-15 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual as soon as the fp-3000 configures the new i/o module through the hotpnp service, that i/o module becomes automatically accessible on the network. Inserting new i/o modules when a new i/o m...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-16 © national instruments corporation fieldbus system. You do not need to update all the fp-3000 modules with the new firmware. Follow these steps to update the firmware: 1. Select fp-3000 update utility from the start menu of...
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration © national instruments corporation 2-17 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual figure 2-15. Fp-3000 search dialog box 3. Select the fp-3000 module that needs to be updated, and enter the path to the firmware image file..
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Chapter 2 installation and configuration fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 2-18 © national instruments corporation figure 2-16. Select fp-3000 module dialog box 4. Click on the download button of the update utility. This process takes about 15 minutes. At the end of the process, the fp-3000 is updated ...
Page 36: Example Applications
© national instruments corporation 3-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3 example applications this chapter provides examples that show you how to configure the fp-3000 to perform common tasks, including reading from a 4–20 ma current loop device, taking temperature readings from a thermocouple module...
Page 37: Fieldbus Using Fp-3000
Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-2 © national instruments corporation example 1: converting a 4–20 ma pressure sensor to fieldbus using fp-3000 one common application of the fp-3000 is interfacing to a conventional device, such as a 4-20 ma pressure sensor or a 4-20 ma...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3. Select fp ai 110 block from the list, then click on the ok button. This creates the correct analog input block on the fp-3000. Assign a tag to the new block by default, new blocks are created with...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-4 © national instruments corporation set the input range 1. Find the fp_ai_110_range parameter in the block. 2. Set the parameter to 3.5–21 ma , since this range most closely matches the 4–20 ma that you expect from your transmitter. Sc...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual set up scheduling before the block will operate, you need to schedule the block to execute. All fieldbus function blocks (including function blocks on the fp-3000) execute according to a schedule. Yo...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-6 © national instruments corporation bring the block online 1. Go to the mode_blk parameter of the resource block and set the target to auto . 2. Go to the mode_blk parameter of the block you created and set the target to auto . 3. Re-r...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-7 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual wire the thermocouple to channel zero of the fp-tc-120 module, paying attention to the polarity of the thermocouple wires. Channel zero is between terminals 1 and 2 of the fp-tc-120. Next, wire the h...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-8 © national instruments corporation set the input range and thermocouple type 1. Find the fp_tc_120_range parameter in the block. 2. Set the parameter to 0–2048 k (degrees kelvin). 3. Set the fp_thermocouple_type to the type of thermoc...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-9 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual you can avoid setting the xd_scale value manually if you set the cfg_opts option called automatically adjust xd_scale. This allows the fp-3000 to copy the value from fp_tc_120_range straight into the...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-10 © national instruments corporation bring the block online 1. Go to the mode_blk parameter of the resource block and set the target to auto . 2. Go to the mode_blk parameter of the block you created and set the target to auto . 3. Re-...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-11 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual select the module and channel determine the fieldpoint module number by counting each module in the order it is attached to the fp-3000, beginning with one. In this example, assume that the fp-tc-12...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-12 © national instruments corporation in the case of analog output blocks, you do not need to tell the block to use the scaling parameters. The block will always use both xd_scale and pv_scale parameters. Set up scheduling before the bl...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-13 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual pid control instantiate a pid block now that your input and output blocks are functioning, you can “close the loop” by creating a control block and putting the loop under automatic control. To insta...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-14 © national instruments corporation connect the pid to the ai and ao blocks 1. Drag the new pid block to the function block application window. All three of your blocks (ai, ao, and pid) should be in the window. If not, drag the remai...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-15 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4. Read the mode_blk parameter. The actual mode should read iman , for initialization manual. This means the pid is not able to enter auto because the ao block is not in cascade mode. 5. Go to the a...
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Chapter 3 example applications fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 3-16 © national instruments corporation 3. Set the hi_lim parameter to 40 . This is the high limit that triggers the high limit alarm. The units are defined to be the same as pv_scale , which is degrees celsius. Figure 3-5. High limit ala...
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Chapter 3 example applications © national instruments corporation 3-17 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual figure 3-6. Pid alarm connection dialog box 5. Download the configuration. The pid now detects a high limit alarm whenever the temperature exceeds 40° c, and the alarm is transmitted to the interfac...
Page 53: Block Reference
© national instruments corporation 4-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4 block reference this chapter describes the function blocks and the parameters supported by the fp-3000. Block overview the fp-3000 consists of a number of blocks. A block is a predefined software module that runs on an fp-3000 a...
Page 54: Types of Function Blocks
Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-2 © national instruments corporation a pid control loop consists of one of each of the following function blocks: an analog input (ai) block to read the process variable in a device (such as a transmitter), a proportional–integral–derivative...
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Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual control blocks to switch smoothly from manual to automatic mode. It also has a faultstate behavior that allows the block to react if communications fail between itself and the upstream block. Pid (proport...
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Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-4 © national instruments corporation log (fieldpoint log block) (fp-3000 specific) the log block contains a log of error conditions and events detected by the device as it operates. Stat (fieldpoint statistics block) (fp-3000 specific) the s...
Page 57: Pid Control
Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual pid control in a fieldbus network, a pid control loop is composed of three function blocks: an analog input (ai) block, a proportional integral derivative (pid) block, and an analog output (ao) block. Fig...
Page 58: Alarming
Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-6 © national instruments corporation figure 4-1. Pid function block application dialog box alarming the fieldbus network supports event notification messages from field devices like the fp-3000. Fieldbus function blocks use event notificatio...
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Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-7 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual unacknowledged the unacknowledged subfield indicates the acknowledgment state of the alarm or event. A host application typically acknowledges the unacknowledged alarm when an operator sees and acknowledg...
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Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-8 © national instruments corporation time_stamp the time the alarm was detected by the fp-3000. In foundation fieldbus, all devices share a common sense of time. This shared sense of time is used to timestamp alarm conditions as they occur, ...
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Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-9 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual over the fieldbus using a host configuration tool, the block that is sending data to the other block is called the publisher. The block receiving the data is called the subscriber. When communication is e...
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Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-10 © national instruments corporation limit table 4-4 describes the limit subfield values. Mode_blk parameter and mode handling the block’s mode behavior is controlled with the mode_blk parameter. The mode_blk parameter contains four fields ...
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Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-11 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual actual mode an indicator of the current mode of execution of the device. This is a read-only parameter. Normally, the actual mode of the block is equal to the target mode of the block. However, configura...
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Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-12 © national instruments corporation permitted mode a list describing the modes into which the block may be target. For example, in order to set a target mode of manual , the manual mode bit must be set in the permitted mode field. The perm...
Page 65: Fp-3000 Specific Parameters
Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-13 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual fp-3000 specific parameters cfg_opts an option in the i/o function blocks to automatically set the scaling or alter the block behavior. Generally, this option can make configuration easier. Dev_opts a li...
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Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-14 © national instruments corporation fieldpoint_channel the fieldpoint i/o channel the block has been assigned to. Writing to this parameter updates the channel parameter appropriately. Fp-3000 determines the channel parameter automatically...
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Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-15 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual fp_ao_200_range allows the range of a channel on a fieldpoint fp-ao-200 to be adjusted. Fp_cjc_source allows the cold junction compensation to be adjusted on a fp-tc-120 module. Note cold junction compen...
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Chapter 4 block reference fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual 4-16 © national instruments corporation fp_pwm_520_period the period of the pulse width modulated waveform, in milliseconds. Fp_rtd_122_range allows the range of a channel on a fieldpoint fp-rtd-122 to be adjusted. Fp_rtd_type allows adjustmen...
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Chapter 4 block reference © national instruments corporation 4-17 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual version_information the revision of the firmware currently in use by the fp-3000. This parameter, present in the resource block, also contains the version numbers of the foundation fieldbus specification...
Page 70: Configuring The Fp-3000
© national instruments corporation a-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual a configuring the fp-3000 the fp-3000 has three configuration switches accessible from an opening in the top of the module. These switches are shown in figure a-1. Figure a-1. Configuration toggle switches simulate enable when on,...
Page 71: Write Lock
Appendix a configuring the fp-3000 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual a-2 © national instruments corporation write lock when on, the device rejects writes to block configuration parameters. Linkages between blocks still function correctly. Reset when on, this switch causes the device to reset all config...
Page 72: Troubleshooting
© national instruments corporation b-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual b troubleshooting the fp-3000 is a powerful and highly flexible tool you can use to solve distributed i/o and control problems. Because of this flexibility, you might encounter problems getting the fp-3000 to perform the functions...
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Appendix b troubleshooting fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual b-2 © national instruments corporation table b-1 describes common fieldbus communication problems and possible solutions. Table b-1. Fieldbus communication problems problem solutions fp-3000 is not visible on the fieldbus from a host configur...
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Appendix b troubleshooting © national instruments corporation b-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual i/o module problems fp-3000 offers diagnostic capabilities to help find problems with the i/o modules you have plugged in. Software configuration problems the fp-3000 software consists of a number of fun...
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Appendix b troubleshooting fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual b-4 © national instruments corporation table b-3. Generic software configuration problems problem solutions block will not leave oos (out of service) mode, and block_err does not report any errors • make sure you have written a non- oos mode ...
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Appendix b troubleshooting © national instruments corporation b-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual block leaves oos mode but will not go into the exact target mode your block is correctly configured, but some run-time condition is keeping the block from reaching its target mode. • if your block is con...
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Appendix b troubleshooting fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual b-6 © national instruments corporation cannot access or view the parameters added by national instruments make sure that the device descriptions are installed in the correct location. Refer to the section install the device description file i...
Page 78: Fieldbus Parameters
© national instruments corporation c-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c fieldbus parameters ack_option allows alarms to be automatically acknowledged by the block with no outside intervention. This is useful if you are not interested in acknowledging certain alarms from a block. Alarm_hys the amount...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-2 © national instruments corporation binary_op an interlock input. When in discrete_state_1 , the output of the block is forced open ( discrete_state_1 ). This interlock input has priority over all interlock inputs, except safeguard_cl ...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual table c-1. Error codes error code code description other 0x0001 undefined block error condition. Block configuration error 0x0002 the block has detected an error in its configuration. This usually in...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-4 © national instruments corporation block_reset lets you reset the statistics or the configuration of an individual function block. Bypass allows the normal control algorithm to be bypassed if the control_opt parameter’s bypass enable ...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual clr_fstate writing clear to this parameter causes the device-wide faultstate to be cleared and output blocks to resume normal execution. Also see set_fstate and fault_state parameters. Confirm_time t...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-6 © national instruments corporation control_opts a list of options used to adjust the way control blocks, such as the pid block, operate. The options are described in table c-4. Cycle_sel/cycle_type unused in fieldpoint. Dd_resource un...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-7 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual dd_rev the revision of the device description used by the device. Dev_rev the revision of the device. Dev_type the manufacturer’s model number for the device. Dv_hi_alm the current state of the devia...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-8 © national instruments corporation feature_sel/features the features parameter lists features supported by the device. Use the feature_sel parameter to manually enable and disable the supported features listed in the features paramete...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-9 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual ff_val the feed-forward value. Field_val the value from the input channel, in percent of scale. Fp_autoconfigure this parameter, present in the resource block, causes the fp-3000 to automatically con...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-10 © national instruments corporation hard_types a list of available channel types. As i/o modules are inserted and removed from the fp-3000 bank, bits in this field change to reflect the presence or absence of types of i/o channels. Hi...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-11 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual l_type the linearization type. This parameter affects the way the value from the transducer is linearized in the analog input block before it is presented as the block output. In all cases, the fiel...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-12 © national instruments corporation lim_notify a limit on the number of unconfirmed alarm/event notification messages the device can have active at once. This must be less than or equal to max_notify . Lo_alm the current state of the ...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-13 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual lo_pri the priority of the low limit alarm. Low_cut with an l_type of indirect square root , this can be used to establish a floor for values from the transducer. Values below this floor are conside...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-14 © national instruments corporation nv_cycle_t the time interval in milliseconds in which nonvolatile parameters are committed to nonvolatile storage. Table c-9. Operational modes mode description target the desired mode of operation ...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-15 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual op_cmd_cxo the lowest level priority input. This can be used to allow the operator to activate interlock behavior with a write from the host application. Out the current output value of the block. O...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-16 © national instruments corporation pv the process variable being controlled by the process. Pv_ftime the filter time used in input blocks. For analog blocks, it is the time constant for a low pass exponential filter used to dump out ...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-17 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual rcas_out the back calculation output used by the host when establishing a remote cascade loop. Reset the time constant for the integral component of the pid block. It is measured in seconds per repe...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-18 © national instruments corporation rs_state the current state of the device. Table c-13 lists device states. Safeguard_cl an interlock input. When in discret_state_1 , the output of the block is forced closed ( discret_state_0 ). Thi...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-19 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual shed_rcas the shed time for the rcas_in parameter. If the block is in rcas mode and the rcas_in parameter has not been updated in shed_rcas time, the block performs mode shedding as determined by th...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-20 © national instruments corporation sp_rate_dn the rate, in pv units per second, the setpoint can be moved downwards. If the setpoint moves faster than sp_rate_dn , the block acts as if the setpoint is moving downwards at the maximum ...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters © national instruments corporation c-21 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual strategy used to identify groupings of blocks. Tag_desc used to describe the purpose of the block. Test_rw unused by the block algorithm. Used to test interoperability of reads and writes of differe...
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Appendix c fieldbus parameters fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual c-22 © national instruments corporation update_evt the current state of the update event, along with a time and date stamp. This event is issued whenever a static parameter is changed and st_rev is incremented. Write_alm the current state...
Page 100: Advanced Function
© national instruments corporation d-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual d advanced function block behavior this appendix explains advanced features of function blocks that are unnecessary to establish simple control strategies. Use this information to diagnose problems in control strategies and to dev...
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Appendix d advanced function block behavior fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual d-2 © national instruments corporation figure d-1. Parameter connections for cascade initialization mode and status behavior during cascade initialization cascade initialization is arbitrated through the status of the backwar...
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Appendix d advanced function block behavior © national instruments corporation d-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual to prevent windup, the control loop needs to be aware when it is unable to control the process. If the downstream block can no longer control the process, it reports a status of bad to t...
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Appendix d advanced function block behavior fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual d-4 © national instruments corporation bypassing cascade initialization if cascade initialization is unnecessary, you can bypass it by leaving the back calculation input of the upstream block unwired. By manually writing a st...
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Appendix d advanced function block behavior © national instruments corporation d-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual target mode is changed at the time the block sheds mode, and the block does not attempt to enter the original lower priority mode when the shed condition ends. Table d-1. Mode shedding o...
Page 105: Specifications
© national instruments corporation e-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual e specifications this appendix describes the specifications of the fp-3000 network module. All fieldpoint network modules undergo extensive testing for operating under rugged environmental conditions that exist in industrial appli...
Page 106: Technical Support Resources
© national instruments corporation f-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual f technical support resources national instruments offers technical support through electronic, fax, and telephone systems. The electronic services include our web site, an ftp site, and a fax-on-demand system. If you have a hardw...
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Fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual f-2 © national instruments corporation telephone and fax support national instruments has branch offices all over the world. Use the following list to find the technical support number for your country. If there is no national instruments office in your country, contac...
Page 108: Glossary
© national instruments corporation g-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual glossary prefix meanings value m- milli- 10 –3 m- mega- 10 6 % percent ° degrees 0x precedes a hexadecimal number b bytes bank the combination of one fieldpoint network module and one or more terminal bases and i/o modules. C cels...
Page 109: Index
© national instruments corporation i-1 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual index numbers 4-20 ma pressure sensor, converting to fieldbus (example), 3-2 to 3-6 assigning tag to new block, 3-3 bringing block online, 3-6 creating function block, 3-2 to 3-3 scaling the reading, 3-4 selecting module and chann...
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Index fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual i-2 © national instruments corporation bringing online converting 4-20 ma pressure sensor to fieldbus (example), 3-6 temperature control with fp-3000 (example) controlling heating element, 3-12 taking temperature readings, 3-10 fp-3000 specific parameters, 4-13 t...
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Index © national instruments corporation i-3 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual overview, b-3 resource block configuration problems (table), b-6 updating fp-3000 firmware, 2-15 to 2-18 write lock switch, a-2 confirm_time parameter, c-6 control_opts parameter (table), c-6 converting 4-20 ma pressure sens...
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Index fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual i-4 © national instruments corporation field upgradability, 1-4 fieldbus communication problems overview, b-1 problems and solutions (table), b-2 setting device tag and network address, b-1 fieldbus network, connecting to fp-3000, 2-11 to 2-12 fieldbus parameters...
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Index © national instruments corporation i-5 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual pv_scale, c-16 rate, c-16 rcas_in, c-17 rcas_out, c-17 reset, c-17 restart (table), c-17 rout_in, c-17 to c-18 rout_out, c-18 rs_state (table), c-18 safeguard_cl, c-18 safeguard_op, c-18 set_fstate, c-19 shed_opt (table), c-...
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Index fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual i-6 © national instruments corporation support for fieldpoint modules, 4-4 to 4-5 types of function blocks, 4-2 to 4-4 g gain parameter, c-10 grant_deny parameter, c-10 h heating element, controlling (example), 3-10 to 3-12 assigning tag to new block, 3-10 bringi...
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Index © national instruments corporation i-7 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual linearization types (table), c-12 link active scheduler (las), 1-4 lo_alm parameter, c-12 lo_lim parameter, c-13 lo_lo_alm parameter, c-13 lo_lo_lim parameter, c-13 lo_lo_pri parameter, c-13 lo_pri parameter, c-13 log (field...
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Index fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual i-8 © national instruments corporation power calculating power for fieldpoint bank, 2-10 connecting power to fp-3000, 2-9 initial power on procedure, 3-1 power led, 2-12 power-on self test (post), 2-10 4-20 ma pressure sensor, converting to fieldbus (example), 3-...
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Index © national instruments corporation i-9 fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual sp_lo_lim parameter, c-20 sp_rate_dn parameter, c-20 sp_rate_up parameter, c-20 stat (fieldpoint statistics block) function block, 4-4 status and mode behavior during cascade initialization, d-2 to d-3 status handling, 4-8 t...
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Index fieldpoint fp-3000 user manual i-10 © national instruments corporation problems and solutions (table), b-2 setting device tag and network address, b-1 i/o module problems (table), b-3 software configuration problems, b-3 to b-6 generic software configuration problems (table), b-4 to b-6 overvi...