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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 you want. 
This chapter helps you diagnose and solve common problems that you 
might encounter using the FP-3000. Problems you might encounter with 
the FP-3000 include Fieldbus communication problems, I/O module 
problems, and software configuration problems.
Fieldbus Communication Problems
The interface between the host computer and the FP-3000 is a 
FOUNDATION Fieldbus network. The network allows you to connect 
multiple devices (such as FP-3000s or other Fieldbus transmitters) and 
hosts together, with each device or host having a unique network address 
and a unique device tag. A master device on the Fieldbus constantly polls, 
or probes, empty network addresses to check for new devices. A number of 
problems can arise related to this networking scheme.
Setting Device Tag and Network Address
All Fieldbus devices such as the FP-3000 need a unique network address 
and a unique device tag before they can be fully operational. The FP-3000 
ships without a device tag and with a default network address, which is a 
network address used temporarily to allow a device tag to be written by a 
host configurator. Once the device tag is written, a permanent network 
address can be assigned. If you are using the NI-FBUS Configurator, these 
steps happen automatically when the Configurator sees the FP-3000.