1. A method for displaying parameters of a block on a computer system, the computer system including a display screen, wherein the computer system is coupled to a fieldbus network, wherein the fieldbus network includes a plurality of devices connected to a fieldbus bus, wherein one or more of the fieldbus devices includes one or more blocks, the method comprising: displaying on the screen a plurality of block icons in response to user input, wherein each of said plurality of block icons represents one or more of said blocks, wherein each of said plurality of block icons includes one or more algorithms and one or more parameters; selecting a block in response to user input; displaying on the screen a list of block parameters corresponding to said selected block, wherein said displaying on the screen the list of block parameters includes displaying on the screen values corresponding to each of said parameters.