Configuring a Project

Use a LabVIEW project to work with NI CompactRIO Device Drivers and C Series modules. Configure the project with targets and items for your hardware devices:

Target—Any device on which you can run LabVIEW VIs, such as CompactRIO controllers, Single-Board RIO devices, myRIO devices, roboRIO devices, and NI ELVIS RIO Control Module (NI ELVIS RIO CM) devices.

Item—A container for reconfigurable I/O or devices, such as C Series modules, CompactRIO chassis, Ethernet RIO chassis, MXIe-RIO chassis, and Single-Board RIO devices.

The following figure shows a LabVIEW project configured with targets and items.

1. Controller Target
2. Chassis Item
3. Real-Time Scan Resources Item
4. C Series Module Items (Scan Interface)
5. FPGA Target  
6. C Series Module Item (FPGA Interface)

For an example of a LabVIEW project using C Series I/O, refer to the Using the Scan Interface with FPGA Interface LabVIEW project in the labview\examples\CompactRIO\NI Scan Engine\Getting Started\Using Scan Interface with FPGA Interface\Using Scan Interface with FPGA Interface.lvproj .