Deploying an RT Application

When you finish developing your RT application, you can deploy it to an RT target. After you deploy the RT application, the RT application runs automatically every time the RT target reboots.

Select Run»Install Program to Real-Time Execution Target to deploy your RT application. This option performs the following actions:

• Checks that the release configuration of the DLL has been built; if not, LabWindows/CVI prompts you to build the DLL or cancel.
• Deploys the release DLL and any statically linked DLLs to the NI-RT\CVI folder on the RT target.
• Sets the release DLL as the startup DLL. The startup DLL runs automatically every time the RT target reboots.
• Displays a dialog box indicating that the DLL was copied and prompting you to reboot the RT target.

If you have additional support files that you need to deploy, complete the following steps:

1. Select Run»Manage Files on Real-Time Execution Target to launch the LabWindows/CVI Real-Time File Copy Utility.
2. Click Add Files and browse to any support files that your application requires. The utility immediately copies the files to the NI-RT\CVI folder on the RT target.
3. Click Done when you finish adding support files.