topic Re: How install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine? in LabVIEW

How install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine?

Chris_12345 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:47:23 GMT

Is it possible to install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine? It seems that MAX is not available under Linux, so is there an alternative that works under Linux?

Re: How install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine?

Jacob_K — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:59:48 GMT

Are you wanting to know how to deploy software to a cRIO using Linux or are you asking about how to install NI-RIO drivers on a Linux machine?

Re: How install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine?

Jacob_K — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:15:41 GMT

A little info for you. The LabVIEW Real-Time module is current only available for LabVIEW for Windows. We have a great knowledgebase that talks about it:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/D7FEE3A3C833827F86256D9000433E9F?OpenDocument

We do however offer runtime support for NI-Rio.

http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/2134/lang/en

The readme file for the NI-RIO driver also includes a lot of information of how to install and operate.

https://download.ni.com/support/softlib/reconfigurable_io/NI-RIO%20Driver/NI-RIO/NI%20RIO%203.5.0/Linux/README.txt

Re: How install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine?

Chris_12345 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:42:56 GMT

I am trying to find out how to deploy software to a cRIO using Linux.

Re: How install cRIO drivers from a Linux machine?

Jacob_K — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:23:28 GMT

Our RIO driver currently does not support Linux outside of the Runtime version. As a result, you will not be able to configure the device from this OS. That being said, it is still possible to change the IP address on the controller (assuming you know what its current IP address is). The IP settings for the controler are stored in the RT.ini file saved on the controller. In this ini file, you will find a token for the controllers IP Address. If you modify this file and save it back to the controller, once you reboot the controller it will use the IP adress that you specified. This process is typically performed using an FTP client. Most customers perform their configuration from MAX instead.

Here are some links to other documents that discuss using cRio with Linux.

	https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YIE4CAO&l=en-US
	https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YIDuCAO&l=en-US