The National Instruments FP-3000 is an intelligent network interface module that connects a node of up to nine FieldPoint I/O modules to a FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 (31.25 kb/s) network for distributed control applications. The FP-3000 module includes a full complement of instantiable Fieldbus function blocks, including AI, AO, DI, DO, CDO, PID, and Expression. The network module provides several diagnostic and autoconfiguration features to simplify installation, use, and maintenance. The NI FP-3000 can act as a Link-Active Scheduler (LAS) and manage all Fieldbus communications. For easy configuration and integration, you can use the AT-FBUS and PCMCIA-FBUS host interfaces for H1 Fieldbus and the accompanying host software, including the easy-to-use NI-FBUS Configurator and an OPC server for Fieldbus.
National Instruments designs and manufactures all products to minimize failures, however unexpected failures can still occur. Extended warranties provide a fixed economical price at the time of system purchase, covering any repair costs for up to three years. In addition, they offer the following benefits:
Significant cost savings compared to individual repair incidents
Fault location, diagnostics, and repair by NI any time the system product fails
All parts and labor costs covered as well as any adjustments needed to restore the hardware to manufacturing specifications
NI recognizes the need to maintain properly calibrated devices for high-accuracy measurements. NI provides manual calibration procedures, services to recalibrate your products, and automated calibration software to calibrate many NI measurement products.
Return your registered product under warranty at no additional labor and parts cost. NI offers fault location, diagnostics, and repair any time the system fails as well as any adjustments needed to restore the hardware to manufacturing specifications.