You can develop code with a virtual myRIO, but in order to actually run it, the Virtual Hardware would have to be able to emulate the functionality of the actual myRIO, including being able to emulate its Hardware and Software.
The myRIO has multiple "hardware" devices -- A/D converters, D/A, DIO, with varying specifications. Developing a "myRIO functionality in Software" is much harder than developing a "Virtual A/D Converter" that "makes up data" (typically a sinusoid at some frequency) and hands it to you at some specified rate and format.
So you might be able to develop some code for your virtual myRIO, but don't expect to emulate its FPGA or hardware directly. You'll need a physical myRIO, I think, for that. [Fortunately for me, I have one ...]
Bob Schor
