Installing Software on the RT Target

Use the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard in MAX to install the software and drivers from the host computer on the RT target. With the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard, you can view and change the software that is installed on the target. Click Help in the wizard for more information about installing and uninstalling software on the RT target.

Complete the following steps to launch the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard:

1. Find and expand your RT target under the Remote Systems item in the MAX configuration tree, right-click Software, and select Add/Remove Software.
   
   When you select Add/Remove Software, MAX launches the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard. This displays all the National Instruments software and drivers installed on the host computer that you can install on a selected RT target.
2. Select the software you want to install on the RT target, click the icon next to the software, and select Install the feature.
   
   Some components are automatically included as dependencies of other components. For more information about the features listed in the wizard, select the feature to view a description.
   
   The following list describes components you might commonly install.
   
   

   Note  If you have multiple versions of a component installed on the host computer, the most recent version is selected by default. You can choose to install another version.

   • Ethernet Drivers—MAX automatically selects the appropriate Ethernet driver(s) for the RT target when you install the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine for RT component.
   • LabVIEW Real Time—MAX selects this item automatically when you install the LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine for RT component.
     
     
     • NI RT Extensions for SMP (MultiCore Support)—Install this item to take advantage of parallel processing on a multiple-CPU system.
       

       Note  Single-CPU systems perform best without the NI RT Extensions for SMP component. Also, some applications, such as those that consist mainly of single-point I/O, can achieve lower latency on a multicore system by using a single CPU without the NI RT Extensions for SMP component.

     • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Runtime Support—Install this item if your application requires additional DLLs built with Visual Studio 2008.
   • LabWindows/CVI Network Streams for RT—Install this item if your application uses functions from the Network Streams Library.
   • LabWindows/CVI Network Variable for RT—Install this item if your application uses functions from the Network Variable Library.
   • LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine for RT—Install this item to add support for LabWindows/CVI RT applications on the RT target. This component is required for all LabWindows/CVI RT applications.
   • Language Support for LabVIEW RT—Install this item if you are using strings in your RT application containing ASCII characters above 127 or multibyte characters. After installing this item on the RT target, you can configure the locale in MAX by selecting the target in the Remote Systems item in the MAX configuration tree, selecting the System Settings tab, and modifying the Locale option.
   • NI Hardware Drivers—Install the appropriate drivers for any other hardware libraries that you use in your application. For example, install the NI-DAQmx component if your application uses functions from the NI-DAQmx Library.
   • Network Variable Engine—MAX automatically selects this item when you install the LabWindows/CVI Network Variable for RT component.
   • NI Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring—Install this item to use a Web browser to monitor and configure an RT target.
   • State System Publisher—Install this item to monitor CPU and memory usage for an RT target from the NI Distributed System Manager.
   • USB Support—Install this item to enable support for accessing USB thumbdrives.
   • Variable Client Support for LabVIEW RT—MAX automatically selects this item when you install the LabWindows/CVI Network Variable for RT component.
3. When you finish selecting the software you want to install, click Next and continue following the instructions on the screen.