Advanced Settings Tab

The LabVIEW Advanced Settings tab contains the following options:

• Run VI on a Remote Computer —Specifies a VI for remote call. This section contains the following options:
  • Remote Host —The remote computer to use to run the VI.
  • Specify Expression For Host —Specifies whether the Remote Host control contains an expression the LabVIEW Adapter evaluates at run time to determine the name of the remote host.
  • Remote Project Path —The path and name of the LabVIEW project the step calls on the remote computer. When you specify an absolute or relative path, the remote computer loads the LabVIEW project into memory, if it is not already open. When the path is relative, the remote computer interprets the path as relative to the application directory, if applicable. Specifying a remote LabVIEW project path is optional.
  • Remote VI Path —The path and name of the VI the step calls on the remote system. When you specify an absolute or relative path, the remote computer loads the VI into memory, if it is not already open. When the path is relative, the remote computer interprets the path as relative to the application directory, if applicable. If a VI of the same name is already in memory, the VI is used regardless of whether the path of the VI is the same as the path specified.
    Note

    • If a path is not specified in the Remote VI Path control, the remote system will download the VI specified in the VI Pathname control on the Module tab, if it is not already in memory and if the remote system is running LabVIEW Real-Time Module to which TestStand can download.
    • If the step calls an Express VI, the Remote VI Path control is disabled. Express VIs are downloaded to a real-time system that uses LabVIEW if supported by TestStand.
    • If the step uses a Remote Project Path, the Remote VI Path control specifies the URL of the VI within the defined LabVIEW project.
  • Port Number —The TCP/IP port number to use to connect to the remote system.
  • Timeout (ms) —The time, in milliseconds, to wait for a connection before timing out.
• Always Run VI in LabVIEW Run-Time Engine —When you enable this option, you can always use a LabVIEW Run-Time Engine (RTE) to run the VI, regardless of the global LabVIEW Adapter setting. TestStand selects the appropriate version of the LabVIEW RTE according to the version of LabVIEW in which you last compiled the VI. This guarantees that the VI will always be loaded with a specific version of the LabVIEW RTE, even if another version exists. Use this option when you do not want the global settings for the adapter to affect the tools and step types you create.
  Note TestStand can use newer versions of the LabVIEW RTE when you install LabVIEW on your development system. You can include newer versions of the LabVIEW RTE in deployments using the Drivers and Components dialog box of the TestStand Deployment Utility .
• Array Parameters Match LabVIEW Array Dimensions —Constrain array parameters to match the size of the corresponding LabVIEW array control or indicator in every dimension. When enabled, the data at each index of a multi-dimensional array in TestStand and the corresponding control or indicator in LabVIEW will be the same when passing arrays during execution.
  Note After you change this option, you must reload the module before you can execute it. An error indicator on the Module tab of the Step Settings pane will prompt you to reload the module.

See Also

Calling VIs on Remote Computers