ni-fbus communications cannot connect interface

[alangard]

I am using NI-FBUS Communications Manager 3.2 with a NI PCMCIA-FBUS Series 2 card in a Ricoh R/RL/... series PCMCIA adapter on a desktop computer.  I enabled the PCMCIA card via the Interface Configuration Utility.  When I start the Comm Manager, I get the following error message:

NI_FBUS Communications Manager cannot connect interface 0 on the fieldbus board 1. Click OK to.....

Windows sees the Ricoh adapter card and the Series 2 card as working properly.  If I install the Series 2 card in a laptop, the Comm Manager starts properly.  The same series 2 card and Ricoh adapter card has been used in another desktop computer also running XP SP2.

How do I get this combination up and running?

[Ryan.S]

This seems a compatibility problem.

It's hard to troubleshoot which part has the problem, the PC, the adapter or the card.

[alangard]

I tried the PCMCIA card and adapter card in another computer running XP and NI-FBUS Communications Manager 3.1.1.  The combination worked properly; the card was seen and the Comm Manager opened.  When Configurator was opened, the device attached to the link was seen.

Is there a compatibility difference between Comm Mgr 3.1.1 and 3.2?

[Ryan.S]

I think the compatibility issue exits in the hardware, but not the software.

You can try the 3.1.1 on the current computer. Remove 3.2, install 3.1.1, and run Communication Manager.