This document provides a quick guide to install and configure the
FP-3000 network module. For more detailed information on using
the network module, refer to the FP-3000 user manual.
Features
•FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 interface to control network
•Runs on 11 to 30 VDC power
•Built-in high efficiency power supply powers I/O modules
•–40 to +60 °C operation
Kit Contents and Optional Equipment
Your kit contains the following items:
•FP-3000 network module
•Accessories: protective connector cover, tw o DIN rail stops,
Device Description diskette
You can order the following optional equipment from National
Instruments:
•Panel mount accessory, part number 777609-01
•Terminal bases and I/O modules, complete list of terminal
bases and I/O modules in the National Instruments online
catalog at
•Cables
•24 VDC power supply
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T o avoid damaging the FP-3000 and the terminal
bases, make sure that power is not applied to the FP-3000
while you install or remove terminal bases.
Follow these steps to install the FP-3000:
1. Use a flat-bladed screwdriver to open the DIN rail clip to the
unlocked position, as shown in Figure 1.
Rail Clip LockedRail Clip Unlocked
Figure 1.
DIN Rail Clip
2. Mount the FP-3000 onto a 35 mm DIN rail or onto a panel
mount accessory.
•Installing onto a DIN rail:
a. Hook the lip on the rear of the FP-3000 onto the top of
a 35 mm DIN rail and press the FP-3000 down onto the
DIN rail, as shown in Figure 2.
Local Bus
Connector
Lip
Cover
Press
Figure 2.
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Mounting the FP-3000 onto a DIN Rail
35 mm DIN Rail
b. Slide the FP-3000 to the desired position along the
DIN rail.
c. Lock th e rail clip.
•Installing onto a panel mount accessory, which you can
order separately from National Instruments:
a. Snap the panel mount accessory onto the module
as shown in Figure 3.
Press
Figure 3.
Mounting the FP-3000 onto a Panel Mount Accessory
b. Lock the rail clip.
c. Mount the FP-3000 and panel mount accessory onto
the desired surface. You can drill pilot holes using the
directions in the FieldPoint Network Module Panel Mount Accessory installation guide.
3. Add terminal bases with their local bus connectors firmly
mated to the FP-3000 local bus connector.
4. Place the protective cover over the local bus connector of the
last terminal base in the bank. Figure 4 shows an installed
FP-3000 network module on a DIN rail.
Figure 4. Network Module and Terminal Base Mounted on a DIN Rail
DIN
Rail
Network Connection
Connect the FP-3000 to a Fieldbus network using the 9-position
DSub connector on the FP-3000. The pinout of the DSub connector
is shown in Figure 5.
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NC
NC
NC
NC
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6
789
NC
Data –
NC
Data +
NC = No Connection
Figure 5. Dsub Connector Pinout
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Powering the FP-3000
Caution
Connect the FP-3000 to the terminal base before
applying power to the FP-3000 to avoid damaging the
FP-3000 or a terminal base.
An 11-30 VDC power supply is required by each FP-3000 on your
network. The FP-3000 filters and regulates this supplied po wer and
provides power for all the I/O modules in the bank. Therefore, you
do not need to provide power separately to each FieldPoint I/O
module in the bank. If your field I/O devices need to be powered
separately, you can use the terminals provided on each terminal
base for such power supply connections.
The power connector is a 6-pin screw terminal connector whose
pinout is shown in Figure 6.
v
v
11-30 VDC
Backup Power
Supply
(optional)
11-30 VDC
Primary Power
Supply
Figure 6.
+
–
+
–
FP-3000 Power Connector Pinout
v
c
c
c
V
To adjacent device
(optional connection)
C
Connect the primary power supply to the center V and C pair . You
can connect an optional backup power supply to the left V and
C pair. The right V and C pair provides a convenient means of
connecting power to the V and C terminals of a terminal base.
Figure 6 shows this optional connection.