interfacing labview with fieldpoint

[munzzz]

currently i have problems in interfacing labview with the fieldpoint cfp-2020 that we had purchased lately. how can i load a labview program into the fieldpoint so that i can run my program from the fieldpoint itself? i have search through some of the examples on fieldpoint, and i found out that they need the .iak file..what is it about? it's a fieldpoint configuration file?

[Synap]

I've generated .iak files by running the "Measurement & Automation Explorer" which came in the same software package that Labview did.  By clicking around in the remote devices section, you can see what units are connected to your fieldpoint and save the .iak file that LabView can use.

I download my .vi's by changing the executable target, either in the startup splash screen for LabView, or within LabView itself under Operate>>Switch Execution Target.  When you click 'run' it will download it into the FP.

[Khalid]

To add to Synap's good response, you can also create executables out of our VIs (using the App Builder -- LabVIEW Professional only?) and this would run the executable independent of your host PC.  In this case, the LabVIEW executable uses the config info' from a file on the cFP itself. 

Regards,

-Khalid

[Tom_W_[DE]]

Hi All-

These are both good suggestions- I just want to add that you must have LabVIEW Real Time installed if you plan to target your FieldPoint controller from LabVIEW for VI deployment.  Other than this caveat, the suggestions before are great.

Thanks-

[munzzz]

hey all..
thanks for all the suggestions in solving my mysteries...i juz found out that i need LabView Real Time installed also..anyway, thankz alot.. =)

[Tom_W_[DE]]

I'm glad we could help- best of luck with your app!