Controlling an anemometer remotely over internet using LabView 2012

[Gundu123]

Hi all,

I am using LabView 2012.

Existing System:

 I am acquiring data from the anemometer and analyzing data and representing the same on the local machine (Laptop).

Both controlling and viewing data  through GUI in Local Machine.

What I want to implement?

I want the same GUI to publish in INTERNET  (Worldwide) and allow remote user to view and control the app remotely.

I am looking for the correct approach to achieve this.

Please someone can suggest the correct approach for this.

Thank You in advance.

[Sam_Sharp]

Hi Gundu,

There are a couple of possible solutions that I can think of for this (of course there are always more...):

1) Use LabVIEW Remote Front Panels - using a PC with Internet Explorer and the LabVIEW run-time engine installed, you can configure your VI/application so that you can access the front panel of it remotely using a web browser.

2) Use TCP/IP - you can set up your application to listen for a TCP/IP connection and then write an application (either in LabVIEW or otherwise) that connects to your application and receives/sends the necessary data. You'll need to come up with a messaging protocol/format and create the secondary application etc.

Option 1 is simpler/quicker and sounds very similar to your requirements - but I think Option 2 is more powerful (and is not limited to LabVIEW/IE/requiring the runtime to be installed - the accessing application can be written in anything that supports TCP/IP).

Of course, with either solution you'll need to make sure that your local network / router is configured in such a way that the PC running the software will be accessible from the internet on the appropriate ports (and be aware of the security considerations of doing so).

[apok]

Remote Application Control and Monitoring

[Gundu123]

Hi Sam,

 Thank you so much for yoyr solution...is it possible to access the host application by remote client sitting any where in the world using the first method(LabVIEW Remote Front Panels) stated by you.

Is this work for both iternet and intranet?

is there any dependency on other 3rd party software?

I think 1st method is easy compare to 2nd method.

[Gundu123]

thank you apok, 

 your link helped me a lot,i just want to confirm whether remote controlling can be done through internet (even if server and clients are in different networks).

[Sam_Sharp]

Yes - as long as the network and any firewalls are configured correctly (port forwarding etc.) then yes it will work over the internet. You may also need to adjust the 'Allowed' IP addresses that can access the remote front panel within LabVIEW - but it should be a relatively easy setting to find.

[Gundu123]

Thank you so much i will try to set all firewall and network settings...thank you again.