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© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 NI-FBUS Monitor User Manual
4
How To Use the NI-FBUS
Monitor
This chapter describes how to perform basic tasks with the NI-FBUS
Monitor.
Starting the NI-FBUS Monitor
To launch the NI-FBUS Monitor application, double-click the Fieldbus
Monitor icon in the Fieldbus Software program group.
Starting Capture
To start capture, complete the following steps:
1. (Optional) Before starting a capture, you might want to open the filter
to select specific packets to capture. To open the filter, select Filter
Settings from the Capture menu or click the Filter Settings button on
the standard toolbar. The filter appears as a dialog box that allows you
to select which packets you want to capture. You do not have to
configure the filter at the start of capture; you can configure the filter
any time during the capture.
2. (Optional) To select a board to capture from, select Capture»Settings
and select the Capture Settings tab from the Settings dialog box.
3. To capture data, select Start Capture from the Capture menu or click
the Start Capture button on the standard toolbar.