User Guide

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ValveLinkt Software
Step 2: Start ValveLink Solo
Figure 2-2. Starting ValveLink Solo
Click the Start button. From the Start menu select:
Programs>ValveLink>ValveLink.
When you start ValveLink Solo it will automatically start National Instruments Fieldbus
(NI-FBUS) software if installed. If ValveLink Solo is shutdown without properly exiting the
software, NI-FBUS will continue to run. So, before starting ValveLink Solo be sure NI-FBUS
software is shut down. ValveLink Solo will not start if NI-FBUS software is running. A blue
box icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen (figure 2-3) indicates when
NI-FBUS software is running.
Figure 2-3. Windows System Tray
INDICATES NETWORK
CONNECTION (TAG CONNECTED)
INDICATES IN/OUT
OF SERVICE
INSTRUMENT LEVEL
INDICATES VALVE TYPE
VALVELINK SOFTWARE STATUS BAR
WINDOWS SYSTEM TRAY
NI-FBUS SOFTWARE ICON − “BLUE BOX”
PRIOR TO VERSION 3.0
NI-FBUS SOFTWARE ICON − “BLUE BOX”
VERSION 3.0 AND LATER