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Build Your FieldPoint Industrial Measurement and Control System in Three Easy Steps


Step 1. Choose your network interface or intelligent Ethernet controller.

Type of Network NI Compact FieldPoint NI FieldPoint
Intelligent Ethernet cFP-2120, cFP-2020, cFP-2010, cFP-2000 FP-2015, FP-2010, FP-2000
Ethernet   FP-1601
Serial (RS-232/RS-485)   FP-1000, FP-1001
CAN   FP-1300
FOUNDATION Fieldbus   FP-3000

Step 2. For each network interface, choose your I/O modules.

Type of Signal Signal Module Channels Special Features
Analog Input Millivolts TC-120 8 16 bit, differential inputs
AI-110 8 16 bit
AI-112 16 16-bit, 60mV to 10V
Low voltage (+/-10) AI-100 8 12 bit, 2.8 ms update
AI-110 8 16 bit, filter
AI-112 16 16-bit, 60mV to 10V
AI-118 8 16-bit, 750Vrms ch-to-ch isolation
AI0-600 8 12 bit, 1.7 kHz update
Medium voltage (+/-30) AI-100 8 12 bit, 2.8 ms update
AI-102 8 12 bit, 2.8 ms update
AI0-600 8 12-bit, current output, 1.7kHz update rate
AI0-610 8 12-bit, 1.4kHz update rate
High voltage (+/- 120) AI-102 8 12 bit, 2.8 ms update
Milliamps (0-20) AI-100 8 12 bit, 2.8 ms update
AI-110 8 16 bit, filter
AI0-600 8 12 bit, 1.7 kHz update
AI-111 16 16 bit, filter
Thermocouple TC-120 8 16 bit, differential inputs
RTD RTD-122 8 16 bit, 2 or 3-wire RTD
RTD-124 8 16 bit, 4-wire RTD
Strain gauge SG-140 8 16 bit, half or full bridge, filter
Analog Output Low voltage (0-10) AO-210 8 12 bit
Medium voltage (+/- 30V) AIO-610 8 12 bit, 1.4kHz update rate
Milliamps (0-20) AO-200 8 12 bit
AI0-600 8 12 bit, 1.7 kHz update
Discrete Input 24 V sinking DI-300 8  
DI-301 16
240 AC/DC sink or source DI-330 8  
11-30VDC DIO-550 16  
Discrete Output 5-30 V sourcing DO-400 8 Overcurrent protection (DO-410)
DO-401 16
DO-410 8
5-30 V sinking DO-403 16  
10-30VDC DIO-550 16 250mA output
Relay Output Relay (250 AC, 120 DC) SPST

RLY-421

 8  
Relay (250 AC, 120 DC) SPDT

RLY-423

 4  
Specialty Counter (24 V) CTR-500 8 8 count inputs, 4 gate inputs, 4 outputs
Counter (TTL) CTR-502 8 8 count inputs, 4 gate inputs, 4 outputs
Quadrature encoder QUAD-510 4 4 axis quadrature encoder
PWM (5-30V) PWM-520 8 Programmable duty cycle and period
Pulse generation PG-522 8 Finite or continous pulse train

Step 3. Select an appropriate solid backplane and connector blocks (for Compact FieldPoint), or terminal bases (for FieldPoint).

Solid Backplanes Connector Blocks Terminal Bases
(Compact FieldPoint) (Compact FieldPoint) (FieldPoint)
cFP-BP-4 (4-slot) cFP-CB-1 (screw terminal) FP-TB-1 (screw terminal)
cFP-BP-8 (8-slot) cFP-CB-3 (isothermal) FP-TB-2 (spring terminal terminal)
cFP-CB-11 (screw terminal) FP-TB-3 (isothermal)
CB-37FV (external, vertical) FP-TB-10 (dual channel)
CB-37FH (external, horizontal) FP-TB-CAL (calibration)
SH-37M-37F (shielded cable)