Target configuration loads with error

[FKhueson]

Hi, I've just run into an issue with target configuration. When selecting target configuration from the hobbyist menu, labview searches for some files, then opens the target configuration window with a broken arrow error. Clicking the broken arrow brings up the error window, which shows no error. 

I tried performing a repair on the hobbyist toolkit and the recommended additional modules, rebooted, but got same behavior. Not sure what to troubleshoot next.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

[FKhueson]

Apologies: Win11, LV2024 Q3 32-bit 24.3.4f4

[FKhueson]

Including an example of the files it searches for.

(I don't know how I managed to draw over the first screenshot, please ignore that 🙂 )

[AndyLB]

Hi FKhueson,

Are you using the community edition of LabVIEW or the professional version?

Which version of the Hobbyist toolkit did you install?

Do other LabVIEW example VI's run OK?

[FKhueson]

Hi Andy,

Using Professional, hobbyist version 2024 Q3. Just opened the B Spline Fitting Demo example and it runs fine. Also tried running a full repair on all LabVIEW products, no improvement.

[FKhueson]

I just uninstalled and reinstalled LabVIEW, and the problem persists. Are there files I need to delete in between uninstalling and reinstalling?

[AndyLB · Accepted solution]

The Hobbyist toolkit installer creates files in the following folders in 

C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2024\

examples\MakerHub\LINX

help\Hobbyist

menus\Categories\Hobbyist

project\Hobbyist

vi.lib\MakerHub\LINX

The following NI page may be useful as it describes an error similar to your screen grab

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YQgfCAG&l=en-GB

[FKhueson]

Thanks for the link. I had found the directory the KB article mentions, and the files that are searched when opening the Target Configuration window are missing, though the directory was accessible. I switched the data directory path elsewhere, new files were generated, so I copied over the new files to the original data directory and switched the data directory path back to the original. Now the Target Configuration window loads properly.

Unsure why these didn't get included during installation or repair. Appreciate the help!